Here’s a thought…
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.”
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
“Across the Universe” Tickets for Live Stream Available NOW!
Tickets still available for this weekend -- from Orcas Center -- "Across the Universe" with Beatles' music at the Orcas Center. Sold out, but now you can buy tickets for the Live Streaming in the Madrona Room All tickets to "Across the Universe-A Celebration in Concert" in the
Garden Club Meeting Features Ferns
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 10 a.m. at Orcas Center -- by Jan Jacobson -- "Fancy Fronds! Everything you want to know about hardy ferns" will be the topic by Judith Jones at the May Garden Club Meeting. Judith’s collegiate obsession with the Victorian period led to a fascination with
Allen Ray Minnis (March 7, 1942 – May 5, 2015)
-- from Evans Funeral Chapel -- Allen Ray Minnis, 73, of Orcas Island, passed away on May 5, 2015 surrounded by his family. Allen was a well-loved member of the Orcas community known for his kindness, generosity, patience, carpentry skills and love of fishing and hunting. He was born on
Letter to the Editor: We Need Choices
-- by Ed Sutton -- Here we are; one-half way through the filing period this year for elected offices, and only TWO of 24 positions on which candidates have filed have more than one candidate. There are still many positions for which there are no candidates. In most cases, the
End-of-Life Directives at Peace Island Medical Center
Wednesday, May 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Peace Island Medical Center, Friday Harbor -- from Lori Polevoi -- Ross Fewing, director of the Center for Mission at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, will discuss “Advance Directives for End-of-Life Care” on Wednesday, May 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Shannon O’Brien Chosen Dean of Missoula College
-- from University of Montana -- Shannon O'Brien, new dean of Missoula College, University of Montana Shannon (O'Brien) [daughter of Coleen O'Brien of Olga], and the education policy adviser for Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, will become the next dean of Missoula College, University of Montana on July 1.
NAS Whidbey Aircraft to Participate in FH Memorial for Vietnam MIA
Tuesday, May 19 at 1:15 p.m, Friday Harbor Airport -- from Anthony Popp, Assistant Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey Island -- Weather permitting, two EA-18G Growlers from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island will fly over Friday Harbor Airport on May 19 at 1:15 p.m. as part of a memorial tribute to
Explorations in Creative Community Building Tonight
Wednesday, May 13 Community Potluck 6:30, Presentation 7:30 - 9 pm The Funhouse Commons -- from Mariah Miller -- HOME on Orcas: Explorations in Creative Community Building with Mark Lakeman $5-20 donations gratefully accepted for travel expenses, and Funhouse space. No one will be turned away due to inability to
Traditional Middle School Dinner — Tacos This Year!
The Middle School has hosted a Spaghetti Dinner every spring for years as its main fund raiser of the year. This year, while bond construction goes on, they're missing a cafeteria and kitchen to prepare and serve the dinner. But the enterprising 7th and 8th-graders will substitute tacos for spaghetti
Ranker Bill to Hire Vets, Get Kids Outside Signed Into Law
-- from Aaron Wasser -- Bill signing for outdoor recreation bill (SB 5843). This bill changes criteria for the “No Child Left Inside” program to incentivize programs applying for grants to utilize veterans for at least 50 percent of their program implementation. The bill also creates an outdoor recreation
Alaskan Fisherman to Protest Navy War Games
-- from Emily Stolarcyk, Eyak Preservation Council -- On Saturday, May 16th at 2:30 pm Alaska Time, commercial fishermen will use their boats to surround the Cordova fuel dock in a peaceful protest to raise Alaskan and National awareness and speak out against the Navy’s upcoming “war games” in the Gulf of Alaska
Spineless: Portraits of Marine Invertebrates at County Art Museum
-- from Rebecca Parks of San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- Hermissenda Crassicornis, opalescent nudibranch, a Susan Middleton photo, on display with others at San Juan Islands Museum of Art, May 23 to Aug. 21. (Photo copyright Susan Middleton) From May 23 to August 21, the walls
Team Orcas Wins the Sailing Port Townsend Open
-- from Michele Wiley for Sail Orcas -- Youth Sailing team winners, from the left Wylie Kau, Ronan Kau, McCabe Webb, Jadyn Kopp, Dominick Wareham, William Coe, Maggie Toombs, Axel Greening and Michael Chesher (kneeling) OHS's young team has a very strong finish to the spring season. Nine
Lopez’s Solar for Our Schools Event a Smashing Success
-- from Kelsey Green and Michel Vekved, Solar For Our Schools, San Juan Islands Conservation District -- To the Lopez Community: On Saturday, May 2nd Solar de Mayo (a dinner and benefit concert fundraiser for Solar for Our Schools) was held at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
Find Out about Lyme Disease — Nature’s Dirty Needle
Thursday, May 14 at 5:30 p.m. at Orcas Food Co-op Mara Williams, "This book is dedicated to all who have ill for many years and have struggled on a daily basis to get help and feel better against difficult odds. There is hope and you can heal." Mara
Thor Hanson to Speak on The Triumph of Seeds
-- by Michael Riordan -- Thor Hanson, scientist and author A rising star in the literary firmament of the San Juan Islands, author Thor Hanson will be speaking about his most recent book at Episcopal Parish Hall on Thursday, May 14. Orcas gardeners and farmers, as well as
