Here’s a thought…
“The politician wants men to know how to die courageously; the poet wants men to live courageously.”
SALVATORE QUASIMODO
Ferry Ridership Increases: Six Percent for San Juans
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Memorial Day weekend ridership increases. Preliminary ridership numbers are in and they show that Memorial Day weekend sure was busy! From May 21-26, we carried over 435,000 total riders and system-wide ridership increased about 4 percent from the same weekend last year. Ridership from Anacortes
Gallery Presents New Show and New Member
-- from Kathleen Youngren, for The Gallery -- Brook Meinhardt with her mixed-media portrait of Abe Lincoln The members of The Gallery in Eastsound are excited to welcome a new member, Brook Meinhardt. Brook has been a freelance illustrator with work appearing in many national newspapers and magazines.
Business Spotlight: Consignment Thrives at Mr. & Miscellaneous
-- by Cara Russell -- Josh and Misty Holley at the new consignment store, Mr. & Miscellaneous (formerly Aurora's and Fashion Fairy) Meet Mr. & Miscellaneous, Your Local Mom and Pop Second-Hand Shop Reduce, reuse, recycle, repair, and redistribute: the five ‘Rs,’ are a way of life for
Welcome to the 2015 WSU Master Gardener Interns
-- from Connie Domenech -- Congratulations to 26 new WSU Master Gardener Interns! After completing well over 60 hours of in-class and online training, the new WSU Master Gardener Interns will be completing their volunteer hours through various community education activities. Welcome to the following new interns: Blakely Island: Linda Whitcomb
Film Screening of “Directly Affected”
Wednesday, June 10 at 7 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Katie Fleming -- Orca Pod and Tanker, by Chris Teren The San Juans Alliance and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation are co-sponsoring a free screening of “Directly Affected” on June 10 at 7 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall
Youth Survey Local Stores
-- from Julie Pinardi -- The 8th grade Circle of Leaders finds local stores in our area care about our neighborhood and our youth. This is based on information the group collected while conducting a Community Assessment of Neighborhood Stores (CANS). Over the past several weeks, the 8th grade students
High School Musicians Present Last Concert of the School Year
Thursday, June 4, at 7 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Kristen Wilson -- “Music is why I get up in the morning,” says Orcas High School Strings player Wylie Kau. “In my mind there’s no better way to start the day off in the right direction.” Wylie, like all the
Emily Foster Recovers, Thanks to Many
Emily Foster -- by Margie Doyle -- Emily Foster, Orcas High School senior, is the first to say she's one lucky girl. Aside from the fact that she's recovered amazingly from a hit and run accident on Eastsound's Main Street, Emily feels fortunate and overwhelmingly grateful that she
Governor Orders Legislators Into Special Session
Legislature’s next round: compromise? -- by John Stang for Crosscut.com -- Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered a second-30-day special session to begin Friday in order to resolve sluggish talks on the 2015-2017 budget for Washington. And Inslee ordered that House Democratic and Senate Republican budget negotiators meet face-to-face daily in
Become a FROG and Take the Ferry Survey
-- from Anne Haley, Chairman, Washington State Transportation Commission -- In about a week, we will be sending 22,000 members of the Ferry Riders Opinion Group (FROG), a link to a new survey that will ask you to weigh in on the WSF reservation system. The results will provide valuable input
“Write Your Life,” and “Loveland” with Ann Randolph at Orcas Center
Friday, May 29, 8 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Gretchen Krampf -- Writer/performer Ann Randolph is bringing her current solo show, Loveland, to the Orcas Center on Friday, May 29 at 8PM. Loveland played for two years straight in San Francisco where it won the SF Weekly Award for “Best Solo Show”
How Are We Doing? A Quarterly Review of County Finances
-- by County Auditor F. Milene Henley -- First quarter 2015 On a recent sunny afternoon, I saw a cart of purple and yellow flowers sitting next to the red, white and blue ballot drop box on the green lawn in front of the brick-red courthouse. The scene struck me,
Calling all OISD Yearbook Owners
-- from Martin Arnold for the Orcas Island Public Library -- TO: Orcas School District Alumni RE: Yearbook Digitization The Orcas Island Library has been given the opportunity to digitize any and all Orcas School District Yearbooks. If anyone out there has any they would like to donate (we put
Randy Cornelius Honored for Lifetime Achievement
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- Randy Cornelius, former General Manager and now Board member of OPALCO Former General Manager and current Board Member, Randy J. Cornelius was honored by his peers with the Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) Life Member Award on May 20, 2015 during
Week Three of “The Years of Living Dangerously “
Thursday, May 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Orcas Island Public Library -- from Gretchen Krampf -- We continue our series, “The Years of Living Dangerously,” with episodes 5 and 6. In Episode 5, "True Colors" Olivia Munn learns about ocean acidification and the proposed West Coast coal export terminals that would nearly double
Jeremy King Honored for Work at Lavender Hollow and Longhouse
-- from Judy Whiting for OPAL -- Manager of the Year, Jeremy King, was recently honored at the state convention of the Washington Affordable Housing Management Association. In the photo with him are (left to right) DeAnn Hartman, AHMA and ARHC Executive Director, Jeremy King, and Jennifer Wood, AHMA
