Here’s a thought…
“The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.”
GEORGE ORWELL
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
Give Where You Live Update
-- from Hilary Canty -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation’s Give Where You Live grant catalog is setting new records this year, thanks to the generous contributions of so many friends and neighbors. So far, 58 donors have contributed $106,000 towards the 29 proposals presented this year. Fantastic! The Give
Tansy: Be Gone
-- from Kate Yturri, Judy Winer and Gwen Stamm, Master Gardeners -- Tansy ragwort is a winter annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial that can grow up to 6 feet tall. It is easily recognized by its bright yellow flower heads, with each flower bearing about 13 petals (ray florets), and by
Letter to Editor: Huge Thanks from Montessori
-- from Moriah Armstrong, OMS Board President -- Thank you for coming to the Orcas Montessori School “Beach Party” Fundraiser to benefit the children of Orcas Island. So many contributed to the success of this event we cannot list them all. Their generosity makes it possible for OMS to underwrite many scholarships, keep
Medical Foundation Annual Meeting Focuses on Aging and Alzheimer’s
Dr. Thomas Montine, MD, PhD -- from Madie Murray -- The community is invited on Tuesday, May 12 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall, to learn of the Medical Foundation’s accomplishments during the past year and hear Dr. Thomas Montine, Director of the
Vikings Baseball Last Regular Season Game: GO!
Monday, May 11, 5 p.m., Buck Park -- from Justin Paulsen -- Join the Viking Baseball team at Buck Park this Monday for the final regular season game against Friday Harbor! It is our Senior game and a win would give us great confidence as we head into play offs
