Here’s a thought…
“If you don’t vote you don’t exist. It is the only place where we’re all equal, the voting booth.”
GLORIA STEINEM
Bob’s Brew Boasts Best of the Fest!
By Madie Murray Known to most of us as just plain Bob, no one was probably more surprised than he was to hear his name announced as the first place winner of the Orcas Island Cider and Mead Festival Home Brew Competition with his 2002 Hard Apple Cider.
Student Art Featured at Food for Thought Benefit
...as well as brisket, a band and a bus! By Madie Murray Some of the finest art comes from young minds and hearts, and the Food for Thought Benefit on May 26 will have some of the best available for you to own. This year, the Orcas Island
Soil Test Challenges: Two Ways
From the San Juan Islands Conservation District Soil Challenge: Two Categories! 1) Spring 2012 - Follow-up Testing This category of testing is limited to those who submitted samples to be tested in the Fall of 2011 and showed deficient fertility. Limit one test per landowner. Only 20 tests in total
Canine Capers: What’s My Place
by Lesley Liddle Lesley Liddle is a certified service and pet dog trainer. First Mate Lulu is a Corgi/Red Heeler with spots like a baby harbor seal; Crewman Leonard is a Chihuahua/Doxie with tall ears like a rabbit. Both dogs have very short legs and were originally found in California
Wildfire Workshops May 21-24
From San Juan County Department of Emergency Management Learn about the assessments of wildfire risk and the wildland urban interface of San Juan County. Discuss YOUR priorities for how our community can best mitigate these risks. The planning committee would like to provide the opportunity for meaningful discussions among community
Orcas Center Brings Back Season Favorites
ENCORE Season starts with National Theatre Live and Met Live On Screen starting May 25 Orcas Center launches the 2012 Summer ENCORE Season with National Theatre Live and Met Live On Screen starting May 25. The 2012 Summer ENCORE Season starts with a bang with the London and
World Renowned Tibetan Muscian at Indralaya
By Leonie Van Gelder Nawang Khechog, Grammy nominated Tibetan Musician will be gifting the Orcas community with a free concert at Indralaya on Saturday, June 2, 2012. Nawang will also be facilitating a workshop called "Awakening Kindness May 31-June 3 at Indralaya. For more information, please contact Indralaya at indralaya@indralaya.org
SeaDoc Hires Two New Scientists
Updated May 14 at 9 p.m. SeaDoc recently announced that it has hired on two new visiting scientists to help with important projects. Ted Pietsch, a professor at the University of Washington’s Burke Museum with a long record of research and publication, joins SeaDoc to create a definitive
The Week Ahead: History, Music and 10 Tiny Dances
Monday, May 14 HistoryLink videoconference at the Orcas Public Library at 10 a.m. Marie McCaffrey, Executive Director of HistoryLink.org, the nation’s first encyclopedia of community history created expressly for the Internet. An informal coffee hour will begin at 9 a.m. at the San Juan Island Library, followed by a 10am
Letter to the Editor: Why the CAO Will Pass
As a concerned citizen and property owner in San Juan County, this CAO has been driving me nuts. As I think about it and observe the document coming to completion, I am left with a few thoughts. Let me state out right that I oppose this ordinance for a
Doe Bay Invites Public to NASA Space Exploration
Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m. "If you would like to know how some of your space exploration tax dollars are being spent and what we are learning from those endeavors," take advantage of a National Air and Space Administration (NASA) presentation by one of NASA's Space
Emily Reid Featured in Next History Matinee
Sunday, May 20 at 3 p.m. at the Senior Center From the Orcas Island Historical Museum For the next very popular monthly gathering sponsored by the Orcas Island Historical Museum, long-time Westsound resident Emily Reid will head up the circle for stories and discussion about the old days.
Recruitment for a Library Board Opening
From the Orcas Island Library If you have passion, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to champion the Orcas Island Public Library please keep reading. The Orcas Island Public Library is seeking a new trustee to complete a term ending at the end of 2012, with possible reappointment for a five-year
League of Women Voters Presents “Peak Oil” and “Patriocracy”
Dr. James Murray, Professor of Oceanography at the University of Washington will address the collision of rising demand for oil with the inelastic supply including increases in production of non-convention oil sources in his presentation “Peak Oil”, Monday May 21, 7 pm at the library meeting room in Friday Harbor.
Criminal Justice/Public Safety Sales Tax on August Primary Ballot
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager On Tuesday, May 8, the San Juan County Council voted unanimously to place a three-tenths of one percent sales tax increase proposal on the August 7 primary election ballot. Revenue raised from the tax would be used to protect existing law enforcement,
Take a Big Bite of Orcas for Wolf Hollow
Saturday, May 26, 11 am - 3 pm From Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehab Center Mark your calendars! The 17th Annual Bite of Orcas will be held on Sat. May 26 in its usual setting on the Village Green in Eastsound. Island restaurants and caterers will be presenting examples of their
