Here’s a thought…
“It wasn’t a Blue Wave; it was an American Tsunami!”
Letter to the Editor: Proposition 1 Brings No Benefit
Dear Editor, I am urging a no vote on both Propositions 1 and 2 of the Charter Review. We owe a thank you to the review commission members who considered the issues. We owe it to ourselves to vote no on Propositions 1 and 2 Charter Review. I see no
The Weekend: Wish You Were Here!
Friday, August 24 Washington Territory during the Antebellum and Civil War Eras Lorraine McConaghy to speak from 7-9 pm, in the Lundeen Room of the Orcas Senior Center. Sponsored by the Orcas island Historical Society. Free. Saturday, August 25 Orcas Angels Car Wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Letter to the Editor: Negative Impact to County’s Concessions in CAO Process
Dear Council and Shireene Hale; Thank you for the final chance to comment on Wetlands and Fish and Wildlife CAO chapters, and for your hard work on these. After some time of not closely following the Wetland CAO Draft Ordinance changes, I am shocked and sad at how much this
School Enrollment = State Funds — Looking Good
School Board Hears Feedback on Change to Athletic Policy By Margie Doyle At the August 20 Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board of Directors meeting, the full board (with Vice Chair Chris Sutton videoconferencing from Washington DC) heard some positive news. First the school enrollment is looking strong, with 20
“Silence and Song” Class with Susan Osborn
Susan Osborn's "Silence and Song" classes Wednesdays in September Susan Osborn will be offering another "Introduction to Silence and Song" class at Eastsound's Orcas Mandala in September. "This is an opportunity for you to explore in depth the intimate relationship between your voice and your emotions," says Susan.
County Treasurer Warns of Telephone Scam
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager San Juan County Treasurer Jan Sears reports that a number of senior citizens around the state have received apparently deceptive telephone solicitations from a company that is marketing reverse home mortgages. As a lead-in to selling their product, the solicitor asks for
Editorial: Waste Not, Want Not — Visionary or Obsolete?
By Margie Doyle Garbage in; garbage out. If only it were that simple. But as long as we continue to regard the end product of our consumption and construction as “waste,” and as long as we are not happy living with that "waste," we have to deal with the complexities
Orcatrazz Swing Band at Music in the Park
Updated August 23 at 4 p.m. From Ken Speck On Sunday August 26, ORCATRAZZ performs for the Parks Department sponsored Music in the Park series from 5 to 7 p.m. This marks the 13th year of performances by Orcatrazz Swing Band. Everyone is invited to share an evening absolutely free
Council Votes for Split Waste-Recycle Contracts
Public Works staff directed to negotiate with both Cimarron and ORS By Margie Doyle The Council revisited the propositions offered by Cimarron Enterprises, a trucking company, and Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange (ORS) on Tuesday morning, Aug. 21, and with succinct commentary, accepted the recommendation from the Orcas Transfer Site Vendor
Local Author and Illustrator Introduce “A Granny With Fins”
Local author Sally Hodson and illustrator Ann Jones have created Granny's Clan, about the J-pod Granny Orca August 30 at 6 p.m. at Darvill's Bookstore Join local author Dr. Sally Hodson and illustrator Ann Jones at Darvill’s Bookstore on Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the story
Life Church Kids Raising Funds for Well in Undeveloped Country
Life Church Kids Team for "Cup of Life" By Carol Kulminski “Every six seconds someone dies of water-related problems around the world,” according to the International Director, Terry Waller, for the Water for All Project. Life Church Kids have teamed up with World Concern to do something about
County’s Implementation of Employee Compensation Study
By Robert W. Jean, San Juan County Administrator Pro Tem San Juan County is now implementing the results of a new employee compensation study and some members of the community have raised questions about how and why this is being done. The County’s policy is to set employee wages based
Doe Bay Brings Sandman this Wednesday
From Doe Bay Café Chris Sand will perform at The Doe Bay Café on August 22, this Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. "Sandman produces a thoroughly contemporary and unromanticized vision of the itinerant minstrel . . . His songs arise from the same dusty world Woody Guthrie wrote about without
Actors Theater: Dark Thoughts and Dark Acts in “Torso”
Daphne (Aaimmee Johnson) prefers a knife while Eddie (Zach Knight) prefers a pistol in "Torso" Actors Theater announces seven performances of the play "Torso" over three weekends By Doug Bechtel The Actors Theater of Orcas Island will present seven performances of the play "Torso" by Seattle playwright Keri
San Juan Island Firefighters Assist at Cle Elum Fire
From Steve Marler, Chief, San Juan Island Fire Rescue On the afternoon of Tuesday, August 14th, two fire engines left San Juan Island to assist nearly 1,000 firefighters from around the State of Washington to battle a wildland fire near Cle Elum. When they left San Juan Island, the “Taylor
Judy Wallace Helps Out U.S. Service Personnel
Saturday,August 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Island Market Orcas Island boasts a "secret Santa" who puts together and ships Care Packages for active duty service personnel during the holiday season. Throughout the year, Judy Wallace purchases and collect: personal hygiene items from chapstick to bug repellant beef jerky
