Here’s a thought…
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
MARK TWAIN
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council December 9, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OBSERVER CORPS ||| During public access time eight people from Lopez spoke about the negotiations of a new interlocal agreement between the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District and the County. Most of the speakers supported renewing the current agreement without change, while several requested another
SJC postpones OPALCO’s hearing for proposed Bailer Hill solar project in favor of additional info
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) is postponing the public hearing examiner meeting (previously scheduled for Dec. 18) for OPALCO’s Bailer Hill micro-grid and battery installation project while waiting for additional information. The future hearing examiner meeting date is to be
Christmas at Emmanuel Church calendar
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Balance Class Inspired by Feldenkrais Method
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Andrea Preiss, a seasoned Feldenkrais practitioner and therapeutic eurythmist, for a relaxing movement class at Orcas Senior Center, Tuesdays at 11 am (No class December 10, 24, and 31). Emphasizing a seated position, these subtle exercises rooted in the Feldenkrais
Land Bank December 2024 monthly meeting & annual retreat agendas
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold an abbreviated monthly meeting and annual retreat Friday, December 13. The monthly meeting is scheduled for 8:30am – 9:15am. The annual retreat is scheduled for 9:15am - 2:30pm. The meeting will
‘It’s nonstop’: How noise pollution threatens the return of Norway’s whales
Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are adding to the din underwater ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| From the moment that the biologist Dr Heike Vester presses play, the sound of the static of the fjord
Guest Opinion | In the ‘blue bastion’ of WA, avoid the tyranny of the majority
||| BY MICHAEL RIORDAN, SPECIAL TO THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Democracy in America is under siege, but we may be able to preserve it here in the state of Washington. To do so, however, we will surely have to evade — and avoid — what Alexis de Tocqueville called “the
County Council supports new cultural access program by adopting 1/10 of 1% sales tax
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the December 10, 2024 Council meeting, the San Juan County Council passed an ordinance to approve a new 1/10th of 1% sales tax to create a Cultural Access program. During the meeting, the Council held a public hearing, deliberated, and passed as a councilmanic measure the proposed ordinance
Ready to make your gift to Orcas? Time is running out
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Hello Community and Friends, The close of Holiday GiveOrcas is Thursday at midnight. That means we have just a few more days to reach a fully funded campaign. We are halfway there... The good news is, five organizations have reached
The Co-op Way: Capital credit checks are in the mail
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| Just in time for the holiday season, more than $1.1M in capital credit checks are going out to longtime OPALCO members this month, as they do each year. As a co-op, OPALCO does not earn profits. Revenues over and
Drop-In Peer Grief Support Group
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us for a supportive, non-judgmental space to process grief and mourning with the Drop-In Peer Grief Support Group Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. at Orcas Senior Center. This group is designed to help normalize your feelings, facilitate healing, and provide understanding.
Festival of lessons and carols
||| FROM EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL PARISH ||| Come and sing favorite carols and hear again the familiar but ever-new Christmas story in words and music at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish of Orcas Island on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 - 5:00 pm Reception to follow.
New winter sailing schedule released by WSF
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The new winter sailing schedule for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route begins Sunday, Dec. 29. Vehicle reservations are currently open for the new schedule. Working closely with the community, we developed the new winter schedule to include: Adjusted island stops Revised sailing times Updated vehicle allotments for each
Christmas at Orcas Island Community Church
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Celebrate the Christmas season at the Community Church with Advent Services and Vespers, Concerts, and a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.
Community Band is back for Holiday Concert
||| FROM KAREN KEY SPECK for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY BAND ||| It's been a long hiatus since the Orcas Island Community Band presented a Holiday Concert - last in 2019! The Band is excited to host a winter concert at Orcas Center, Friday, December 20, 2024 at 7:00pm. Admission is
County Council considers extending agreement with Lopez Solid Waste to allow for more collaboration
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the Council meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024 (2:26:45), San Juan County Council discussed recent community feedback regarding the proposed update to the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District (LSWDD) interlocal agreement. Based on public sentiment and the desire to strengthen the working relationship
