Here’s a thought…
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.”
ALFRED KORZYBSKI
An Inside Look at the Orcas Island Youth Conservation Corps – Week 2
-- by Izabela Janacek, Martha Lum & Molly Troxel -- [metaslider id=45169] Have you ever wondered how people make trails? The kids of Orcas Island Youth Conservation Corps or OIYCC learned just this, during a recent Camping Trip to Shaw Island. Fourteen enthusiastic crew members from the corps, aged from 12
Workshop on Managing Small Forests
Saturday, July 30, 2016, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thornbush Farm, Friday Harbor -- from Julia Turney and Jay Lucas -- Many San Juan forests are overstocked and need ecologically-based thinning to be their healthiest! Join us for a walk in the woods and learn how to implement easy techniques to
Celebrate with Cancer Survivors as They Start Their 7th Year
Thursday, July 14 at 5 p.m. at the Community Church --by Sue Lewis -- The Cancer Survivorship Group will celebrate its 6th anniversary on Thursday, July 14. We are excited to begin our seventh year of providing support, friendship, and resource information with our members and guests. Our celebration will
Molly Gloss and Wild Ginger to Entertain on Shaw
Saturday July 16 at 11 a.m. at the Shaw Island Library -- from Alex MacLeod -- Shaw Island Library and Museum The Shaw Island Library & Historical Society will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding with several events on Saturday, July 16. The organization is among the
Would You Take an Earlier Ferry to America?
-- from Cathy Ellis -- "How many ferry commuters are interested in an earlier scheduled departure from Orcas to Anacortes?" If a solution can be found to adjust schedules for an earlier departure from Orcas to Anacortes, would you use it? Please respond on-line, below, as a "comment." As it
Congressional Candidate Weighs In On Dallas Shooting
-- from B.J. Guillot -- Marc Hennemann, Republican candidate for Congress in the Second District, has released the following statement concerning [Thursday] night’s terrorist murders of police officers in Dallas: “I am deeply shocked and saddened by the terrorist attack on police officers in Dallas last night. My thoughts and
Sheriff’s Report | June 29 – July 5, 2016
June 29, 2016 16-004323 Accident-HitRun 14:57:50 06/29/16 A Deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a hit and run. The Deputy documented the incident and currently there are no suspects in this case. 16-004322 Trespassing 15:00:55 06/29/16 A Deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of an unwanted person
Eagle Forum Sponsors Candidate Forum
Wednesday, July 13, 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Cindy Carter -- Come to the Candidates Forum on July 13 at 5 pm at the Eastsound Fire Station. All of the San Juan Island County Council candidates will be in attendance (or have a representative). Listen to their positions
The Ground Shall Break So That We May Read
Saturday, July 16, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Orcas Island Library -- from Phil Heikkinen -- Everyone is invited to the Groundbreaking Celebration and Picnic — 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 16 — of the Books and Beyond Expansion of the Orcas Island Library. Enjoy free bratwurst and trimmings prepared
Conservation District Will Host Tea and Talk with OPALCO Board
Tuesday, July 12, 5:30 - 7 p.m., San Juan Island Grange -- from San Juan Conservation District -- Please join OPALCO Board Members Vince Dauciunas, Mark Madsen, and Winnie Adams for some tea and decaf, and time to talk about OPALCO and Rock Island. We will talk about changes affecting
OASIS to Honor GED Recipients
Monday, July 11, 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Jill Sherman -- Come celebrate the accomplishments of our local OASIS Alternative School's GED recipients. This year we are recognizing Zonia Darnall, Ashanti Ellyson, and Danny Hodges. All Orcas Island community members are welcome to attend. Eastsound Fire Hall, Monday, July
Conservation District Program Makes it Possible to Lease a Leaf
San Juan Islands Conservation District announces Take Charge electric vehicle (EV) program -- from Jensen Lovelett -- The San Juan Islands are the perfect place for electric vehicles. To support the transition to low carbon transport technology, we are promoting two new programs: The Public Charge Station Incentive Program, sponsored by
Statement from Gov. Jay Inslee on Dallas Police Shooting
-- from Jaime Smith, Governor's Office -- Martin Luther King, Jr. said, ‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.’ This feels like a time of darkness. The cause of justice is not advanced by the abhorrent hate
Learn Watercolor in Summer Series by Caroline Buchanan
-- from Caroline Buchanan -- Back from a delightful time teaching watercolor in Three Forks, Montana, Caroline Buchanan is about to start her annual Orcas Island summer series of watercolor classes. Tuesdays in July: Next Tuesday – the many colors of greens (in foliage) at Knapp’s farm Drawing and Painting
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee to Meet
Wednesday, July 13, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Fire Station -- from Wes Heinmiller -- Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee PUBLIC MEETING DEER HARBOR FIRE STATION #24 PUBLIC MEETING ROOM JULY 13, 2016 1:30 PM TO 3:30 PM 1. Chair: Call to order, Quorum, Minutes of last meting. 2.
Auditor Explains Undervotes, Overvotes, and Write-ins
The seventh in a series of articles about elections in Washington State by San Juan County Auditor F. Milene Henley. The County Auditor administers elections and voter registration in the County. (View first article HERE. View second article HERE. View third article HERE. View fourth article HERE. View fifth article HERE. View sixth
