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“If you don’t vote you don’t exist. It is the only place where we’re all equal, the voting booth.”
GLORIA STEINEM
Scott Lancaster Enters Council Race for Orcas
Therese and Scott Lancaster at the Community Parade on July 7. Scott Lancaster, Owner of Orcas Island (Ace) Hardware in Eastsound, says his wife Therese made him do it -- run for County Council position #4 (Orcas West) in the upcoming November election. Lancaster hearkens back to his
Upcoming Workshop Introduces Warre Method of Beekeeping
A new method of beekeeping will be presented at this FoodMasters workshop. Sunday August 19, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Coffelt Farm You have probably heard or read about our endangered bee populations. You know the importance of bees as pollinators for our food diversity. The
Chamber Music Festival Year 15: Composer-in-Residence Jake Heggie
Jake Heggie, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s Composer-in-Residence 2012. Photo courtesy of Art and Clarity By Margie Doyle Jake Heggie, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s first Composer-in-Residence in 2005, returns to this year’s festival with two world premiere compositions: the first, a suite for violin/viola and piano,
Letter to the Editor: Care for Where One Lives and What One Owns
Dear San Juan Citizens, Wow! We have the Audubon Society and other organizations having their members sign form letters asking to have our BLM lands be made a National Monument. Why not have a local discussion on the issue? Are we simply going to concede local control of our economy
Evergreen State Out of Service: Other Ferries Pitch In
From Washington State Ferries Updated 4:30 p.m. August 5 The Evergreen State, which is the interisland vessel, is out of service until further notice due to necessary repairs. All vessels are delayed but making scheduled stops. Yakima sails a late 3:45 p.m. Friday Harbor to Anacortes departure. Hyak sails a
Explore the Prairie at American Camp
By Madrona Murphy Join the San Juan Islands Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society and park staff in an exploration of the prairie landscape at American Camp on Sunday August 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. Meet at the American Camp visitors’ center. Chief of Interpretation/Historian Mike Vouri and
Voters’ Guide Available Online
From San Juan County Auditor Milene Henley Some voters have had trouble using the new online Voters’ Guide developed by the Secretary of State’s Office. A pdf version of the guide is now available on the San Juan County elections website. This version contains detailed information about all candidates in
Visit Lighthouses and History with Eclipse Charters
By Margie Doyle Anne Hay with Lime Kiln Lighthouse behind her on the west side of San Juan Island Eclipse Charters' flagship, the Orcas Express ventures out daily to see the creatures of the Salish Sea -- whales, yes, and seals, sea otter, dolphins, foxes, eagles and other sea
Opponents to Ballot Measures Sought to Make Arguments
From County Auditor Milene Henley County Auditor Milene Henley has confirmed the selection of persons to write Voters’ Pamphlet arguments in support of local ballot measures in the November General Election. She is still seeking qualified persons to write arguments opposing four local measures. Those measures are: An initiative banning
San Juan Islands Ferry Reservations Advisory Group Forming
From Jim Corenman, Chair, San Juan Islands Ferry Advisory Committee As David Moseley (Assistant Secretary for WSDOT and executive of the ferry system) announced at the June 7 WSF Public Meetings on the inter-island ferry and in Friday Harbor, WSF will be establishing a Community Partnership Group to assist with
Orcas Student Ambassadors Bring Home Honors
OPALCO Youth Rally Group - Paige Carlson, Connar Smith, Cameron Schuh, Joe O’Bryant, Marné Cook, Me’Taire Kilpatrick-Boe and Suzanne Olson at the Youth Rally. Six high-school students from San Juan County participated in the Idaho Consumer-Owned Utility Association (ICUA) Youth Rally through Orcas Power & Light’s scholarship program.
State Ferries Get $5.8 Million in Federal Funding
From the office of Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02 Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, [on August 2 noted] $5.8 million in federal funding for ferries in Northwest Washington. The U.S. Department of Transportation grants will fund infrastructure and passenger service improvements. “In Northwest Washington we know that ferries are a critical part
Celebrate National Farmer’s Market Week!
The Farmer's Market on Orcas Joins the Celebration of National Farmer's Market Week next Wednesday, August 8. Artwork by Erica Erickson. Wednesday, August 8 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Eastsound Village Green Summer may be on the run, but it won't bow out before the Orcas Island
The Weekend: Planes, Fairies, Volcanos and Spiderman!
Friday, Aug. 3 The Amazing Spider-Man at the Seaview Theater Peter Parker, an outcast high schooler, discovers a mysterious briefcase and begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance - leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man, he is
Sign Up Now for Kids’ Craft Booths at Aug. 11 Library Fair
Kids' Booth at 2011 Library Fair By Nita Couchman Once again this year, kids can sign up for a kids’ booth at the Library Fair to sell crafts, baked goods, or other items they have made. This year the Library Fair will be held on Saturday, August 11.
Billing Cycle Change for Some OPALCO Members
All OPALCO members on Orcas, Lopez, Shaw, Decatur, Blakely, Center, Obstruction, Crane, Canoe, Bell, Fawn and Double islands will move to a new mid-month billing cycle beginning in September 2012. Members on San Juan, Henry, Brown, Pearl, and Spieden islands and Island Network members will remain on the current end-of-month
