Here’s a thought…
“An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.”
SPANISH PROVERB
Salish Sea Early Music Festival
Monday, February 24, 12 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- Please join us on Monday noon, February 24 at 12:00 PM (a lunchtime concert) when works from the reign of Louis XV (yes, the fifteenth this time) and our second of four 2014 Salish Sea Early Music
Nautilus Book Awards 15th Year Deadline: Feb. 21
The Nautilus Awards celebrates its 15th Anniversary this year, with the deadline for award registration this Friday, Feb. 21. Marilyn McGuire, founder of the Nautilus Book Awards, "Changing the World, one book at a time." The Nautilus Awards is an outgrowth of the NAPRA Review, a publication founded
Moseley Apologizes for Sealth Problems
-- from David Moseley, WSDOT Ferries Division Assistant Secretary -- I want to apologize to customers of the San Juan Islands for the service disruptions this week while the 90-car/1,200-passenger Sealth is out of service for repairs. We are having ongoing issues with the Sealth steering and rudder system. We had
Eagle Forum Plans Dinner, Annual Meeting
Friday, February 21, 5:30 p.m., Senior Center -- from Cindy Carter -- Washington Policy Center's speaker Liv Finne will be speaking at the 2014 Eagle Forum Dinner and Annual Meeting. Ms. Finne will be speaking on education and Common Core Curriculum. Freedom Foundation's Trent England will also be giving us
Notice of CAO Public Hearing
Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 9:15 a.m., Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE REGARDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CRITICAL AREA ORDINANCES; AMENDING ORDINANCE 3-2013 -- from Ingrid R. Gabriel -- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council
County Boards Need You
-- from County Council -- 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. Persons interested in serving on a board or advisory committee should fill out
Puppy Socialization Class
Classes start by March 2014, Odd Fellows Hall. Dates and time TBA -- from Kt Hendrie -- Dog trainers Kt Hendrie and Lesley offering a Puppy Socialization and Obedience Class. Puppy socialization classes are a controlled way to expose your puppy to novel people, dogs, and environmental stimuli. Classes will
Fearlessly Funny Cast and Sparks Cameo Too in “39 Steps”
-- A Review by Margie Doyle -- Christopher Evans and Cali Bagby (seated), drive Grace McCune and Robert Hall in "39 Steps" at Orcas Center's Black Box. There are no stars in "39 Steps," just a mini-galaxy of one amazing talent after another as Robert Hall, Grace McCune,
OPALCO Invests in Energy Savings to Keep Member Costs Down
-- from Suzanne Olson -- Amy Saxe of OPALCO’s Energy Services program presents a check to Linda Lyshall for the San Juan Islands Conservation District. Also pictured are Jay Kimball, consultant and Randy J. Cornelius, General Manager of OPALCO. OPALCO recently announced a 6% rate increase beginning in
Council Not Meeting on Presidents’ Day
-- from Ingrid Gabriel -- The San Juan County Council is not meeting on Monday (Presidents’ Day) Feb 17 or Tuesday, Feb 18. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 24.
Auditor to Seek Re-election
-- from H. Milene Henley -- If you’d asked me twenty years ago if I would ever consider running for office, I would have laughed at the idea. I’m a private person, and the thought of running for public office would have terrified me. But here we are, and last
Orcas LWV Sub-group Promotes Grassroots Action
Monday, Feb. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Public Library — by Margie Doyle – Impact on Issues -- concerned about gun safety, environmental health, money in politics, immigration? Come to the evening gatherings of the Orcas Island sub-group of the League of Women Voters Those
Local Democrats to Meet
Friday, February 21, 2:30–5 p.m., Friday Harbor Key Bank -- from David Turnoy -- Are you fed up with the political status quo? Do you want to help work for progressive change with an organization that can impact elections? Then come join a meeting of the San Juan County Democrats,
OPALCO Board Meeting
Thursday, February 20, 8:30 a.m., Friday Harbor OPALCO Office -- from Bev Madden -- The OPALCO Board of Directors will hold its regularly scheduled meet at the Friday Harbor OPALCO office located at 1034 Guard Street. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is open to all members. For
History Matinee: Orcas in the 1950s
Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. at the Senior Center -- from Bill Buchan -- What was it like growing up around Orcas Island's iconic West Beach Resort in the 1950s? Orcas Island Historical Museum presents Gerry Todd and Dave Resch telling the story about how they interacted with tourist
Guest Column: Don’t Sell Cheap U.S. Coal to Asia
-- by Michael Riordan for the New York Times (nytimes.com) -- EASTSOUND, Wash. — From where I live on Orcas Island in Puget Sound, north of Seattle, I can see Cherry Point across the wind-whipped waters of the Salish Sea. This sandy promontory jutting into Georgia Strait has become the
