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.”
Still Time to Enter Dinner Winner Raffle
-- from Karen Key Speck -- The Dinner Winner Raffle has one more month for you to purchase raffle tickets to win a gift certificate to the Orcas eatery of your choice! Orcas Family Health Center will be selling raffle tickets through September 8th at which time the Board will
Votes in the Primary Election Due Today!
Mail by 3 p.m. or drop off at Ballot Box by 8 p.m. Primary Election ballots are due today, Tuesday, August 5. They need to be postmarked no later than August 5 or dropped in a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. On Orcas Island, the ballot box location is
Orcas Gleaners Set to Harvest Your Excess Bounty
-- from Pegi Groundwater -- Is your orchard or garden more productive than you can handle? Are you going to be off island at peak harvest time? It is a shame to let all of that lovely food go to waste when there are hungry people on the island who
County (Still/Again) Looking to Fill Vacancies
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available on the County's website at: https://sanjuanco.com/Council/AdvisoryCommittees.aspx Persons interested in serving on a board or advisory
Ferries: Summer Shuffle, Delay, Shuffle
-- from Washington State Ferries -- UPDATE: Tuesday, August 5, 4:58 p.m. The inter-island vessel Klahowya is back on schedule. UPDATE: Tuesday, August 5, 12:45 p.m. The Elwha continues to run 35 minutes late due to heavy vehicle traffic and earlier delays. The 11:55am Anacortes to Friday Harbor departed 35
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
