Here’s a thought…
“It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.”
Burger at Brown Bag: Turn Your Head and Laugh
Wednesday, August 13, Noon, Emmanuel Episcopal -- from Carl Burger -- There's an upcoming one-guy recital at the Episcopal Church on Wednesday. Usual stuff: about 12 p.m. startup, admission by contribution to help fund music camp recipient. Half-hour, should be mostly funny, and painless. Such a weird year that I
Editorial: New Feature on Orcas Issues (Finally)
-- by Lin McNulty -- See it down there? On the left hand side? It's right below the Question of the Week. Yeah, that's it. That's what we've been working at getting for months now: The Sheriff's Report! Back in May of this year, we published an Editorial questioning a
Seastar Wasting Syndrome Declines
-- from Russel Barsh -- The latest seastar survey by the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory (August 10) found that incidence of Wasting Syndrome had declined by about half since mid-July to 19 percent. In other words, a little more than four-fifths of the Ochre Stars at Indian Island appear
Youth Conservation Corps Report: Week Six
-- from Kayleigh Horton, with Mary Gropp -- This week the OIYCC teamed up with the Washington Trails Association for a fun week of fixing up the trail around Mountain lake. To start out the week we did some tool training and met some of our new team members! We
This Week’s Growler Schedule
Flight Operations Schedule at OLF Coupeville the Week of August 10-16, 2014 NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. –Field Carrier Landing Practice (FLCP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville, Wash., from August 11-15, 2014. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, August
Letter to Editor: What I Will Do as Sheriff
-- from Ron Krebs -- My name is Ron Krebs. As your next Sheriff of San Juan County, there are a number of goals that I want to achieve. There are a number of issues that I believe directly affect the communities that we serve. My goals are as follows:
Music in the Park: CCM and Crow Valley String Band
Sunday, August 17, 5 — 7 p.m., Village Green -- from Marc Cohen - Music in the Park on August 17, from 5 to 7 pm on the Village Green, will feature local bands CCM and the Crow Valley String Band. Orcas Island musicians Cali Bagby, Carl Burger, and Marc
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for the Votes
-- from Randall Gaylord -- I want to take a moment to thank the voters of San Juan County for participating in the 2014 Primary Election. I especially want to thank the voters who marked their ballot in support of my next term as your County Prosecuting Attorney and Coroner.
Orcas Tennis Triumphs!
-- from Orcas Tennis Association -- Jill and Taj after the final match It started as a motivation. Taj Howe started playing tennis when he was 12 years old. Tony, his father, spent many hours on the court with his athletic son teaching him tennis and sharing his
Google Street View to Return
August 17 - 24, 2014 -- from Kristina Concord -- Former Friday Harbor High School students and Google Trusted Photographers Mahius & Kristina Concord will be giving businesses another opportunity to publish the inside of their location to Google Street View, a part of Google Maps that’s just starting to
Transportation Commission Releases Draft Plan 2035
Help Shape Washington’s Transportation Future: Statewide Public Comment on Plan Sought Through September 2014 Plan Recognizes Importance of Diverse Transportation Network for Puget Sound Region and Olympic Peninsula -- from Paul Parker, Deputy Executive Director, Washington State Transportation Commission -- The Washington State Transportation Commission (Commission) today released its draft
Energy Prize: San Juan County Advances to Quarterfinals
52 Communities Competing for Energy Efficiency -- from Lynda Lyshall, San Juan Conservation District Manager -- San Juan County was just selected to advance to the quarterfinalist round of the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a $5 million incentive competition to reduce energy consumption. “The enthusiasm in these communities is contagious,”
Writers Roundtable — A Taste of Summer: Sharing Our Writing
Saturday, August 16, 1-3 p.m., Library -- from JoEllen Moldoff -- Join fellow writers for an informal, open-ended conversation about our writing practice. We will have time for people to read from their own work, or to share the work of other writers whom they find appealing. If there is
Live Band Karaoke Will Rock the Fair
Friday, August 15, 7 – 9 p.m., San Juan County Fair -- from Reve Shannon -- “So you want to be a rock and roll star,” may just be song lyrics to a 1967 Byrds song, but people all over the world dream about the possibility. And what better way
Farm Stands: They’re Everywhere!
--photos and story by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=30863] Some are small, others are very small, and set along the side of the road, and you never know when you will see one around the bend, or up ahead—farm stands. It’s August and on Orcas many gardeners and farmers are
Rumi, Confessions, and Six Teens on a Junk: Don’t Miss It!
Friday, August 8, 7 p.m., Random Howse -- from Nancy Wang -- An evening of words and music. Fred Klein will recite both original and the poetry of others with the theme 'Confessions' in his languid Southern drawl that aims straight at the heart. Anji Ringzin will delight audiences with the 13th Century
