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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
April Poetry: Train Storm
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to offer daily poetry during April. Train Storm On a day like this, shrouded as I am, in a tapestry of grey, I think of you, the train we
Letter to the Editor: Pick of Three
My problem is I am one vote short. Three wonderfully deserving candidates are running for two OPALCO board seats. Sadly, one of our three will have to sit thiis round out and wait until next time. As I ponder the question of what qualities or characteristics could be brought to
Guest Opinion: Open Letter to Council re: Shoreline Characterization
Editor's Note: please see: https://theorcasonian.com/shoreline-comments-due-today-shoreline-form-a-hoax Dear Council Members, I became aware last week that the deadline for submitting a review of the Shoreline Characterization Report was due on Monday April 30, 2012. As I waded through the documents at the library and then had a disk sent to me from
What to Do with Japan’s Tsunami Debris
By Brendan Cowan, Director San Juan County Department of Emergency Management As time passes after the March 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, there is increasing attention being paid to the issue of tsunami debris washing onto Washington State beaches. Both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and WA State
The Annual OIEF “Food for Thought” Event May 26th
From Janet Brownell, President, Orcas Island Education Foundation What are you doing Saturday of Memorial Weekend? Why barbecue at home -- when you can attend the Orcas Island Education Foundation's "“Picnic and Barbeque by the Sea” at Four Winds Camp in Deer Harbor? This is OIEF's most important annual fundraising
April Poetry: Gothozoic, Period
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to offer daily poetry during April. Gothozoic, Period Her poetry is paleoskinlithic blacken feels the words read up her sad darkness wet raven oil soak scent merry-go-rounds the air
Country Corner Day Next Weekend
From Liz Longworth at Country Corner Country Corner Day will be Saturday, May 5th from 11am – 2pm. We will have a Bounce House, Horse Rides, Smoothie Bar Samples, Hot Dogs, Root Beer Floats, Giveaways, Mothers Day Cards and Gifts with the Orcas Angels and much more. The big sale
Guest Opinion: OPALCO and the Future
By Lance Evans Orcas Power & Light Cooperative’s 75th Annual Meeting on the ferry is scheduled for Saturday, May 5. There is also an election for the two District 2 directors, voted on by all members, regardless of their home district. I am one of the three candidates running for
Charter Review Commission to Refine Recommendations for Ballot
From the Charter Review Commission Outreach Committee The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) is on Saturday April 28th at the San Juan Grange from 8:30am to 2pm (with a break for lunch). Public input is welcomed and there is time set aside for comments
An Over-the-Top Weekend Lies Ahead
Friday, April 27 Spring Scrapbooking Retreat All Weekend (Friday, April 27 – Sunday, April 29) at YMCA Camp Orkila. Meals, snacks and lodging are provided. Contact Joie Lucas at 360-622-6151 (cell) or email joielucas@centurytel.net Money Smart Week Sponsored by the Orcas Public Library. 1 to 2:30 pm. New Trends
April Poetry: Barefoot Burglar Tryptich
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to offer daily poetry during April. Barefoot Burglar Tryptich Part I – The Kid I know I live in a trashy trailer Mom yells at me I yell at
Hearing for Extra .3% Sales Tax for Criminal Justice, Public Safety
From Ingrid Gabriel, County Council Clerk Tuesday, May 8 beginning at 10:15 a.m. at Council Hearing Room The San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Ordinance regarding an additional sales and use tax to be used for criminal justice,
Equipment Glitch Cuts Land & Cell Service this A.M.
From Brendan Cowan, Director San Juan County Department of Emergency Management According to CenturyLink, an as yet unidentified equipment malfunction in Eastsound has cut off some, and possibly all landline and cell phone service to and from Orcas Island, including 911 access. At this time, all other islands are unaffected.
Treat Yourself to a Peek and Purchase in Granny’s Attic
Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center "Lots of nice surprises for everyone" await visitors to Granny's Attic this Saturday, says Jane Heisinger, Coordinator of the Senior Services Advisory Committee. She and her fellow workers have been carefully sorting and pricing
April Poetry: Her Birthday
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to offer daily poetry during April. Her Birthday is the seventh and this year, as I suppose on most years, I think of her on the seventh Perhaps it
See What Mt. Baker Road Improvements Will Bring
Thursday, May 3, from 1 to 5 p.m. across from OPALCO generator plant San Juan County Public Works Department will host an Informational field walk on the Land Bank’s Stonebridge Preserve which will be affected by the Mount Baker Road and Trail Improvement projects. The informational field walk will
