Here’s a thought…
“The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.”
GEORGE ORWELL
“Write Your Life” with Ann Randolph at Orcas Center
Friday, May 29 at 8 p.m., Orcas Center Workshop Sat - Sun, May 30-31, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Madrona Room -- from Gretchen Krampf -- Writer/performer Ann Randolph is bringing her current solo show, "Loveland," to the Orcas Center on Friday, May 29 at 8 p.m. “Loveland” played for two
Fire and Rescue Meet Today
Thursday May 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall --from Pat Ayers for the Orcas Fire and Rescue District -- The Regular Meeting of the San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 will take place at the Eastsound Fire Hall on Thursday afternoon, May 21, at 5:30 p.m.
Acting Chief Mik Preysz Relishes the Challenge
-- by Margie Doyle -- Mik Preysz, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue Interim Chief Orcas' new Fire and Rescue Chief, Mik Preysz, is a citizen of Hungary, Canada, and the U.S. He drinks tea, not coffee. His story has lots of turns, and "not everything's logical," he says.
Letter to the Editor: Kind Soul, Please Step Up
-- from Anne Hay -- Would the kind soul who returned my purse last week please step up and be recognized as a towering example of honesty and good neighborliness? This mystery started Thursday when I missed my purse just before driving two neighbors, my husband Joe, and me to
Community Invited to Discover Umwelt. What?
Exhibit opens May 23, San Juan Island Museum of Art -- from Diane Martindale -- Umwelt (pronounced: /oomvelt): the world as it is experienced by any one particular organism. The upcoming exhibit, LIMINAL CURRENTS; Exploration of an Empathic Umwelt, is an awe-inspiring installation by Matthew Gray Palmer that provides
Oil Trains in Anacortes
Wednesday, June 3, 7 p.m., Depot Arts Center, 611 R Avenue, Anacortes -- from Gretchen Krampf -- Discussing the facts on oil trains in Skagit County. What: “The Thin Green Line: Anacortes Faces the Costs and Consequences of Oil Trains” a presentation and Q&A with Sightline Institute policy director Eric
Conference and Discussion: “Sharing Canoe Culture”
Wednesday May 27 at 5:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from The Rev. Berto Gándara-Perea -- Adam Lorio, Education Program Manager for the Samish Indian Nation, will join us to share about Tribal Canoe Journey traditions and protocol. Samish and other local tribal canoes will be landing on Orcas during
Guest Opinion: Let’s Get Money Out of Politics
-- from David Turnoy -- What is the one single obstacle that gets in the way of solving almost every problem that our government could solve? It is money in politics. Supreme Court decisions have equated money with speech, enabling those with more money to buy more political advertising and
Lopez Crowds Ferry Reservation Gathering
-- by Ann Palmer -- Lopezians pack the Center to ask questions about the WSF reservation system The May 19 Town Hall meeting to discuss the ferry reservation system was standing room only. The meeting was hosted by San Juan County Council members Jamie Stephens and Rick Hughes
Gilbert and Sullivan in the San Juans: A 27-year Tradition
Wednesday, June 2, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Ken DuBois, Catlin Gabel School -- Catlin Gabel students present The (Sci-Fi) Mikado The Catlin Gabel School is proud to present a live production of The (Sci-Fi) Mikado, an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta, The Mikado, presented in
“The Bite” Cancelled/Postponed
-- from Julie Duke, Executive Director, Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center -- If you haven't heard, we unfortunately had to cancel the Bite of Orcas, scheduled for this upcoming Saturday, the 23rd. It was to be the 20th anniversary of the event. We were unable to get enough restaurants to participate this
OPAL Honors Mary Riveland and Justin Paulsen at 25th Annual Meeting
-- from Judy Whiting -- Community leader Mary Riveland and general contractor Justin Paulsen, owner of Terra Firma, NW, were honored, respectively, for their volunteer service and dedication to fair housing at the 25th annual meeting of OPAL Community Land Trust on April 29. Riveland was awarded the Sky Award,
OIHM Season Opening Costume Gala
Saturday, May 23, 5 - 10 p.m., Orcas Museum -- from Maggie Vinson -- Calling all guys and dolls, gangsters and molls, dappers and dames! You do not want to miss out on the museums opening season gala, celebrating our newest exhibit THE SMUGGLERS’ BLUES– The Illegal, Immoral and Illicit
Guest Column: Eastsound Water Sources at Normal Levels
-- by Paul Kamin, General Manager, Eastsound Water Users Association -- Purdue Lake is at normal levels. Much of Washington is discussing drought preparations for this summer due to the extremely low snowpack that accumulated this winter. EWUA’s water sources not dependent on snowpack. Purdue Lake on Buck
The 36th Spaghetti, err. . . Taco Dinner
-- by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=36841] The event is known traditionally known as the Spaghetti Dinner, but this year on Friday May 15, from 5-6:30PM, 7th and 8th grade students at the Orcas Public School instead served tacos to the community for their 36th annual spring fundraiser. ’With the current phase
Early Music at Salish Sea Festival
Tuesday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- On May 19, the Salish Sea Early Music Festival begins its Spring Festival of three concerts with Winds of the Renaissance, featuring dulcian player Anna Marsh with lutenist John Lenti. The elusive dulcian,
