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“There is one tradition in America I am proud to inherit. It is our first freedom and the truest expression of our Americanism: the ability to dissent without fear. It is our right to utter the words, “I disagree”.”
NATALIE MERCHANT
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
Island Boaters Asked to Give Input on Onboard Sewage Pumpouts
Tues. and Wed., April 19, 20, 2016 Two public meetings will discuss a possible free mobile pumpout service in the San Juan Islands. -- from Bridget Trosin, for Washington Sea Grant -- Last year, pumpout facilities supported by Pumpout Washington, a partnership of the Washington State Parks Department’s Clean Vessel Program,
Center for Whale Research Responds to Death of L95
-- from Kenneth C. Balcomb, Senior Scientist of the Center for Whale Research -- L95-Photo by Dave Ellifrit On 2 April 2016 we received photographs of a decomposing dead male killer whale found near Tahsis, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. The epidermis had deteriorated to
Letter to Editor: My OPALCO Board Recommendations
-- from Glenna Hall, San Juan Island -- As you may know, I served on the OPALCO Board for several years, but resigned last summer for health reasons. Numerous OPALCO members have asked me about the upcoming Board elections, and I would like to express my recommendations. I strongly urge
History Matinee: They Fly, They Swoop, They Dispense Mercy
Sunday, April 17, 3 - 4:40 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Come to this year’s first History Matinee this Sunday and listen to Orcas resident and Ports Commissioner Audrey Wells describe the history of volunteer mercy flights on Orcas Island. Audrey will have photos and stories to
All-Bach Concert Time Change
Tuesday, April 19, 8:00 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- The next Salish Sea all-Bach concert will take place an hour later than announced, at 8:00 PM on April 19 at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church. The only other change in the attached press release is that
