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“Whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help.”
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
County Settles Public Records Requests
-- from San Juan County -- San Juan County has resolved Public Records Act (“PRA”) claims made by John Geniuch, the former Building Official, related to four public records requests he made in 2015. Mr. Geniuch accepted an offer of judgment in the amount of $85,000 plus reasonable attorney’s fees.
Writers Roundtable to Explore Uses of History in Writing
Saturday, April 23, 1-3 p.m., Orcas Library -- from JoEllen Moldoff -- Transforming the Past Through Words: the uses of history in writing memoir, fiction, non-fiction and poetry, with Kathi Ciskowski, presenter Orcas Island resident Kathi Ciskowski will share some insights and tips on a variety of ways she has incorporated history into
Montessori for Preschool Children Grows and Grows
April 23 Open House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 30 Auction at 6 p.m. at Random Howse -- by Margie Doyle -- The Montessori School announces an Open House and a "Spring Garden Party" Auction to celebrate its continuing work on Orcas Island to "respond to the needs
Sign Up Now for Spring Healing Arts Fair
Spring Fair Weekend April 30-May 1 -- from the Healing Arts Center -- Registration is now open at the Healing Arts Center--sign up ASAP to get the appointment you want. Practitioners will be offering massage/bodywork, acupuncture, and more at greatly discounted rates, only $50/hr. & $30/half-hour. All proceeds fund the
Great Islands Clean-Up Coming Down the Pike
Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to noon -- from the San Juan County Land Bank -- Last year's Great Islands Clean-Up Yielded lots and lots of trash on Orcas Islanders and visitors alike are invited to join in the fun and help give San Juan, Orcas and
April Poetry | Jill McCabe Johnson
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. Saying Goodbye -- Jill McCabe Johnson -- And if I loved you, I could say, stay with me. Istvan Laszlo Geher
Guest Opinion: Good Tech is Good Business
-- by Terry O'Sullivan -- As a resident of the San Juan Islands I am voicing my support for the OPALCO/Rock Island broadband initiative, and offering a perspective on 'technology' and local businesses which seemingly has been lost in an increasingly angry dialog complaining about that initiative. OPALCO/Rock Island is
Chronic Disease? Senior Center Offering Free Workshop
Tuesdays, May 3-June 7, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Senior Center -- from Jami Mitchell, Senior Services Specialist, Senior Center -- Do you live with a chronic disease like arthritis, diabetes, depression, COPD, obesity, back problems, or another chronic condition? Or are you the caregiver for someone who does? The Orcas Senior Center is honored to
Another Female Orca Calf Identified
J53 is confirmed female -- from the Center for Whale Research -- Of the eight orcas born in 2015, two are now identified as female. Photo courtesy of Jill Hein In light of the recent news of deceased L95 and the unknown SRKW calf, we are happy to
OPALCO’s “Energy Assist” Provides Bill Credits to 108 Coop Members
Funds still available for low-income households -- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- OPALCO announced that 108 co-op members have applied for and received a monthly credit on their power bill since the new Energy Assist program began in February. The monthly bill credit ranges from $10/month (one person household)
April Poetry | Margie Doyle
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. Nothing is lost -- Margie Doyle -- Yes it is What is the nothing that is lost? Where can it
Letter to Editor: SeaDoc Grateful for NOAA Grant and Private Donors
-- from Joe Gaydos, Chief Scientist and Regional Director -- Tracking the health of individual endangered wild animals has only been done in rare cases. This "extreme conservation" measure, as it was called when describing its benefits to endangered mountain gorillas, is a tool we know will benefit Southern Resident killer
Hangmen, London’s Hottest Ticket, Streams Live
Thursday, April, 21 at 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver, Box Office Manager -- Laugh-out-loud funny play, darkly comic with witty dialogue – hugely entertaining but also thought-provoking. Where? NT Live’s Hangmen at Orcas Center Thursday, April, 21 at 7:30 p.m. If you’ve not yet experienced great theatre
Composting with Kristina Bayas and Diana Brooks
-- from Jan Jacobson for the Orcas Garden Club -- Kristina Bayas and Diana Brooks will explain the basics of composting, with and without worms. Learn how composting works, what kind of organisms do the work for you, optimal conditions to make the magic happen, and easy directions to get you
Far-reaching Impacts in Suspension of Cherry Point Coal Export Review
-- by Floyd McKay for Crosscut.com -- Environmental reviews of a coal-export terminal that would be the largest in the nation were summarily suspended on April 1 — but it was no April Fool’s trick for the developers of Gateway Pacific Terminal or local, state and federal agencies working on
April Poetry | Sadie Bailey
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. No Box -- Sadie Bailey -- will conceal anyone who has something to hide. no prison bars can contain someone
