Here’s a thought…
“The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.”
ALDOUS HUXLEY
Cars and Planes Take Center Stage on Orcas
-- by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=30772] If you didn't get your fill of planes at the Annual Fly-In at Orcas Airport this weekend, you only had to go down the road a bit, where the members Orcas Radio Control Aircraft Society (ORCAS) held their own little Fly-in. “We fly them,
A Drop of Ink May Make a Million Think
Read a Free Book and Work for the Future -- by Margie Doyle -- Joe Symons and Anita Orne have again collaborated to make their fortune and ensure their future. How? By bringing possible solutions for climate change to the stakeholders whom they most believe in: school students, specifically, middle
Don’t Miss the Artists Studio Tour
Friday August 15 – Sunday August 17, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. -- from Bruce Wilson & Mary Jane Elgin -- [metaslider id=30743] Thirty two premier Orcas Island artists and craftspeople will welcome the public into their working studios for the Orcas Artists’ Three Day Studio Tour, Friday August 15
Orcas: From Treetop to National TV
-- by Lin McNulty -- Donated hand-carved Lummi logo. Photo: Treehouse Masters Even if you are a Treehouse Master, apparently you still need a little local Mudd, Witt, Sides, and a Duke to bring your project to completion. A young couple named Diane and Brian on Dolphin Bay
Orcas Auction: 130 Years of Stories and History
-- by Margie Doyle -- It's August and an historic auction of island and international artifacts, called “An Orcas Family — 130 Years and Counting” will wow event guests at Youngren's Barn at the end of the month. Auction assistant Millie Vetterlein writes, "Art objects from around the globe, furniture
Ferries Secretary Reviews a Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Week
-- from George Capacci, Interim Assistant Secretary WSDOT/Ferries Division -- This has been a challenging week for Washington State Ferries and the customers we serve. On Tuesday, July 29 the Tacoma lost power while entering Eagle Harbor near Bainbridge Island. Captain Ty Anderson and crew dropped anchor and immediately stabilized
Climate Change Talk: Impact on Glaciers
Thursday, August 7, 7 p.m., San Juan Island Library -- from Julia Vouri -- Physical Scientist from Mount Rainier National Park will discuss how Climate Change Impacts Glaciers on August 7 at the San Juan Island Library Learn how glaciers in the Pacific Northwest have changed over the last 100-150
Editorial: Road or Garden? Who Gets to Decide?
-- by Margie Doyle, updated Aug.1 at 10 a.m. -- Correction: the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) will not meet the first Thursday in August. The Eastsound Sub-Area Plan will be discussed at a public hearing before the Planning Commission, August 15 at the Legislative Conference Room in Friday Harbor,
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for Time and Talents
-- from Michael D. Triplett, DDS -- Many thanks go out to Cynthia Wood, Alva Arguello and Barbara Ehrmantraut for donating their time and talents to help allow our office to provide $3,800 in free dentistry at our May 14 clinic to our friends and neighbors in need. Our next
Ferry Alert for the San Juans
-- from Washington State Ferries -- UPDATE: 6:23 p.m., July 31, 2014 The 7:20 pm sailing from Anacortes to Shaw and Orcas is full for vehicle traffic. The Anacortes terminal is now staging the 6:45 pm to Lopez, the 8:20 pm to Friday Harbor, and the 9:00 to Lopez, Shaw,
West Coast Governors Oppose Oil Leasing
-- from David Postman, Office of the Governor, Washington State -- Gov. Inslee has joined California Gov. Jerry Brown and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber in formally opposing oil and gas leasing off the west coast. [Following] is a letter from the three governors to Interior Secretary Sally Jewel expressing their
Ranker: Decision to Re-Route Anacortes Ferry to Edmonds “Short-Sighted”
-- from Aaron Wasser -- Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, released the statement below Thursday morning urging Washington State Ferries to reverse its decision to move a ferry from the Sidney route to replace a broken down ferry in another route: “I have nothing but sympathy for our fellow ferry
Missing Oregon Woman May Have Ties to San Juans
-- from Sheriff Rob Nou -- Jennifer Huston. Photo: OregonLive.com Oregon law enforcement authorities investigating the disappearance of Jennifer HUSTON, 37 of Dundee, OR on July 24, 2014 have learned that HUSTON has visited the San Juan Islands in the past. There has been no specific information to
Ferry Cancellations
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Thursday: All international departures from Anacortes, Friday Harbor and Sidney, B.C., will be canceled on Thursday, 7/31 and Friday, 8/1 due to vessel repositioning throughout the system. The affected westbound departures are Anacortes 8:25 a.m. and 2:50 p.m., and Friday Harbor 9:45 a.m. The
To Be or Not to Bee Safe
Sunday August 3, at 2:30 p.m. upstairs at the Orcas Food Co-op -- by Chom Graecen -- Gardeners beware. Some “bee friendly” plants that you buy may end up harming, instead of, helping bees. The health of honey bees, bumble bees and other pollinators have been under serious threat and
Climate Change in the San Juans Presentation
Thursday, July 31, 7 p.m., San Juan Island Grange -- from Julia Vouri -- Learn how climate change is affecting weather in the San Juan Islands and throughout the region today and tomorrow in a presentation by University of Washington Research Meteorologist and Washington State Climatologist Dr. Nicholas Bond, Ph.D.
