Here’s a thought…
“We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?”
Support Group Forms for Parents of Quirky Kids
Second Wednesday of the month -- from Beth Jenson -- On behalf of the Funhouse, I'd like to let you and other parents know of a new support group I'm starting this fall for parents of "quirky" kids. It is a free support group for self-identifying parents of kids who have
Abreu NYC Performance to Begin at Random Howse
Thursday, September 8, 8:30 p.m., Random Howse -- from Sharon Abreu -- Sharon Abreu is preparing to hit New York City with her one-woman show, The Climate Monologues, but first she’s performing at Random Howse in this fundraiser for her trip. The show begins at 8:30 and runs 50 minutes. There is no
Letter to Editor | Thank You From Fair Staff
-- from San Juan County Fair Staff and Fair Board -- To all of those in San Juan County; exhibitors, volunteers, vendors, & entertainers, the San Juan County Fair Board and Fair staff give YOU a standing ovation. Be sure to check out the Fair website for a “Best of
Celebration of Life: Hiram Guinn Stickney, May 28, 1927–April 10, 2016
Saturday, September 10, 3 p.m., Episcopal Church -- from Penelope Hawkes -- Please come and help us celebrate the life of the man whose smile could light up a room on September 10, 2016 Episcopal Church, Eastsound 3 p.m. Appetizer Reception to follow in Parish Hall.
WSU Presents Forest Owners Field Day
Saturday, September 17, 7:40 a.m. - 2:40 p.m., Lopez Island -- from Ian Fawley, WSU -- This is a smaller, local version of our regional field day. The San Juan Islands Field Day will feature a suite of outdoor workshops specifically for people with wooded property in the San Juan Islands.
Sun Comes Out to Kickoff Back to School Event
--by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=46488] The 2016-17 school year is off to an auspicious start, as evidenced at the Tuesday, Sept. 6 kickoff in the school courtyard in front of the Old Gym (maybe we should start calling it the Good Old Gym?) Rain clouds and grey skies were
Seasonal Ups and Downs
-- from Bea vonTobel -- Back in the early 60s when I was first exposed to geology classes, we learned about the "rebound theory." For those parts of the world that had been glaciated, an interglacial period meant that the great weight of the ice had been lifted, and land masses
Islanders Off to Help Lakota People
-- from Spirit Eagle -- Orcas Islanders, please help the Lakota People at Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota in their Stand against the Bakken Crude Oil Pipeline going 100 miles through the Standing Rock Reservation (Lakota Reservation) in South |Dakota. Last week on Tuesday the Army Corps of Engineers
Island Inspirational All-Stars PresentsThe Nocturnes Dance Concert
Saturday - Sunday, September 10 - 11, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Come and see this artistic dance concert at Orcas Center. The Island Inspirational All-Stars presents The Nocturnes on Center stage at Orcas Center. There will be two dance concerts on Saturday, September 10 and Sunday,
“Boards in Gear” Workshops on Lopez and San Juan
Lopez: Thursday, Sept. 15, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Lopez Center. San Juan: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Brickworks in Friday Harbor Advance registration required -- from Victoria Compton, Director, County Economic Development Council (EDC)-- The San Juan County Economic Development Council EDC and
Whale Museum Lecture: Southern Resident Research Update
Tuesday, September 13, 7 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Jill Berger -- The Whale Museum’s Lecture Series Northwest Fisheries Science Center Southern Resident Killer Whale Research Update 2016 Presented by M. Bradley Hanson, Ph.D. The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome Brad Hanson as part of the 2016 Lecture
Travel Advisory | Crane Moving Wednesday from Landing to Deer Harbor
-- by Lin McNulty -- San Juan County Public Works has issued an Oversize/Overweight Moving Permit to Ludtke Pacific Trucking for Wednesday, September 7. The lowboy will be transporting an RT635C Grove Crane on board an eight-axle lowboy truck from Orcas Landing to Channel Road and Potlatch in Deer Harbor for the
Sometimes, This Happens…
-- by Lin McNulty -- If you wandered into Eastsound today, you may have noticed a sailboat that wandered into East Sound today. As the Sassafras waits patiently on jackstands for a tide change to take it back to sea, the owner, wandering somewhere around town in a reportedly orange hoodie, could
Flotsam & Jetsam | Green Crab
— a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin — Was just minding my own, on the ferry the other day, headphones in and plowing through the last pages of Jose Saramago’s The Stone Raft, when a green crab scurried into the seat opposite me, unfolded a map of the San
EWUA Seeks Recommendations from its Membership
-- from Fred Klein -- Republished Sept. 5 upon request It’s not hard to find stories in the media describing how drinking water is becoming increasingly precious and strategically important in many parts of the globe… fortunately at our local level, we are blessed with adequate water resources if we use them
How to Hike and Leave No Trace
Thursday, September 8, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Moran State Park -- from Mehgan Herold -- Hike with the Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers and learn about Leave No Trace and tips for low impact hiking in Moran State Park. Meet at Cascade lake Day Use Area. Hike is rated as
