Here’s a thought…
“It wasn’t a Blue Wave; it was an American Tsunami!”
Lovel Pratt Announces Candidacy for San Juan County Council
Lovel Pratt, candidate for San Juan County Council From the Committee to Elect Lovel Pratt Lovel Pratt is filing as a District 1 candidate in the San Juan County Council countywide election. A San Juan Islander for 21 years with past work and volunteer experience in the
County Awarded $310,634 for Salmon Protection
By Susan Zemek, from Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office The Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board today [Dec. 10] announced the award of $19.2 million in grants to organizations around the state to restore and protect rivers and other waterways in an effort to bring salmon back from the
Guest Column: Walk the Labyrinth to Consider Beginnings and Endings
Ouroboros, a serpent eating its own tail as a metaphor for the eternal cycle of creation. By Nancy Ayer There is only one path in the labyrinth. We begin our walk on the same path where we end it…or is it that we end where we begin? Beginnings.
Museum Director, Board President Resign
It was not the kind of announcement Bill Buchan, past president of the Historical Society and volunteer Director of the Orcas Museum, looked forward to making at the Annual Meeting of the Orcas Island Historical Society on December 2. But it fell to him to announce that recently hired director
Music, Music and More in Week Ahead
Monday, December 10 The Orcas Youth Conservation Corps (OYCC) start-up group is hosting a presentation gathering at the Funhouse Commons at 6:30 p.m. We have inter-island collaborators coming to share the success of the conservation corps programs on both Lopez and San Juan islands. Tuesday, December 11 SeaDoc's Family Night
Lowe’s Comes Through Again for the Cafeteria
Doing an incredible job of getting the new ovens stacked and ready to wire up in a very small kitchen space were (left to right) Lowe’s Will Pelton and driver Dave Long (behind), school maintenance Steven Baker and Joe Maduska, K-8 Principal Kyle Freeman and school chef Zach Holley.
Verdi’s Ballo in Maschera Combines Romance and Political Intrigue in Swedish Court
Marcelo Álvarez (seated) as Gustavo and Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Anckarsträm in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Brigitte Lacombe/Metropolitan Opera Political intrigue, jealousy and vengeance run through Verdi’s Un Ballo in Macshera, streamed Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera to Orcas Center’s big screen on Sunday, December
Enjoy Christmas Tea with the Orcas Garden Club
Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Orcas Center By Jan Jacobs Hard to believe, but December is here again. That means it is time for the Orcas Island Garden Club’s annual Christmas Tea. It’s a special meeting in which members, past members and guests gather over tea served in a
Sharon Abreu to Lead Taizé Prayer Service
By Sharon Abreu I hope you can join me at 4:30 today, Sunday, Dec. 9. I'll be leading the songs in a lovely hour-long candlelight prayer service in the Emmanuel Church Parish Hall. The service will consist of a few short readings and several short songs that everyone can sing
Coal Dumped into Vancouver Harbor when Shipper Crash Destroys Terminal Berths
Update, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. Stephanie Buffum Field, Director of Friends of the San Juans, will discuss this issue today at 5 pm, on Canadian talk news station AM 980 at 5 p.m. on The World Today Weekend with Sean Leslie cknw.com/news/index If they take calls, here are the
Editorial Column: Ferries, Friends and Music are the Bounty of the Islands
By Margie Doyle Last week, Lonely Planet travel magazine named the San Juan Islands the #3 travel destination, and singled out its restaurants for praise. In the following article, Editor Margie Doyle talks about “local tourism” as experienced by the Island A Cappella singers’ interisland tour to present “Tidings
Lahari Joins with Fire & Rescue in “Orcas Safe Homes Project”
By Paul Losleben Lahari is pleased to announce a new program to assist the elderly and infirm in their homes. Entitled “Orcas Safe Homes,” the objective is to assist Orcas Island residents in identifying and correcting safety and health hazards in the home. The program, to begin in the New
Second Concert by Orcas School Musicians to Feature High School Strings, Band and Choir
The High School Strings directed by Pamela Wright (back left) By Kristen Wilson for Music Advocacy Group (MAG) Orcas High School music students will present a program of holiday classics at their concert on Thursday, December 13. High School Strings, Band and Choir students will be performing at Orcas
Letter to the Editor: Tax Savings and Allocations Explained
While Paige McCormick's letter and spirit of community fairness is much appreciated, the assessment/taxing ratio is a little more complicated. Yes, assessments have gone down, the amount of revenue you will be paying (in general) will stay the same. Great explanation from the County Assessor, posted yesterday in sanjuanislander.com/san-juan-county-assessor which
Winter Weekend, Orcas-style
Friday, December 7 Chamber of Commerce Christmas Tree Lighting starts at 3:30 with hot cider and baked treats. Music and tree lighting until about 5 p.m. Tat the Eastsound Village Green. Karaoke at The Lower Tavern, 9 p.m. Saturday, December 8 Kenyan calling bake sale to help support Mary Ann
Letter to the Editor: Kentec and Gasification Pose Solid Waste Problems
Dear San Juan County Council, I am delighted you renegotiated Orcas Recycling Services to head the Orcas transfer station. My hope is you will reconsider contracting with Kentec since Waste Management will continue on a short-term basis to haul on San Juan Island. If haulage cost is high, consider contracting
