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
Letter to the Editor: Caring Bridge Site Established for Joe Goodrich
(Editor's note: Joe Goodrich has been in treatment for cancer for some months now) Dear Orcas Community, I am dedicated to keep up to date on CaringBridge for Joe Goodrich for those who would like to know how he is, what is happening, etc. The website/address is:www.caringbridge.org/visit/joegoodrich We have been
Coal Port Advocates Narrow the Range of Environmental Impacts
By Floyd McKay From Crosscut.com"News of the Great Nearby" Gateway Pacific Terminals, the entity behind Bellingham's proposed Cherry Point coal port, is moving ahead with permitting but dodging opponents pushing for an environmental review covering a wider geography. Another battle heats up over economic impacts and displaced jobs. Gateway Pacific Terminals
Anticipating Shakespeare Festival, Chamber Helps Transform Eastsound into Elizabethan Times
Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce Director Lance Evans and President Michell Marshall are waiting with the rest of us to see, “what will be born out of the Shakespeare Festival,” initiated this year on March 30 and 31. They’ve set the stage for a fun-filled, fruitful annual
Letter to the Editor: OHS Lady Vikings Win Sportsmanship Award
The Washington State Officials Association (WSOA) voted and awarded the Overall Sportsmanship Award to the OHS Lady Vikings Basketball Program! This is a tremendous honor and award never before received by the OHS Lady Vikings Basketball Program. This award also comes with a $1,000 Scholarship to a senior Team Captain--
Orcas Montessori School Open House
By Teresa Chocano, Director, Orcas Montessori School Orcas Montessori School is enrolling students for the upcoming school year and is hosting an open house on Saturday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We invite you to bring your child and your questions and explore the classroom,
Education Foundation to Fully Fund Bus Runs
From the Orcas Island Education Foundation The Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF) is happy to announce that it will donate the needed funding so that the buses will run every day for the rest of the school year. According to OIEF President Janet Brownell, “OIEF recognized the hardship a cut
Canine Capers: The Matter of Confidence
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
The Upcoming Science Fair 2012: Explosions!
By Brigid Ehrmantraut The annual Funhouse Commons Science Fair will be held this Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m. The Funhouse Commons will host exciting Science Projects presented by students of all ages. For the sixth year in a row, the fair will be offering $2,000 in scholarships to
JP & the OK Rhythm Boys Return To Agave
By Kathleen Lunde JP and the OK Rhythm boys will be playing at Agave in Eastsound this Saturday, March 24th beginning at 6 p.m. This trio features the fine fiddling of JP Wittman, with guitar and bass (and occasional musical saw) provided by Gordon Koenig and Anita Orne. From hoedowns
Polls: A New Feature on Orcas Issues
Sharp-eyed readers may have seen the introduction of a new feature -- Question of the Week -- in the right-hand column (sidebar) of Orcas Issues. Last week, we tried this out with a test Question of the Week that has had some surprises for us: to date, of the 61
Orcas Palettes Invite Islanders to See Gauguin at SAM
The Orcas Palettes and the Orcas Senior Center are going to see the Gauguin Polynesia show at Seattle Art Museum on Thursday, April 5. A deluxe bus is being chartered and will meet the touring groups in Anacortes. The cost of the bus and the museum is
Student Chef Contestants Announced
By Madie Murray Students are practicing and the stage is set for the Third Annual OISD Student Chef Competition presented by the Orcas Island Farm to Cafeteria Program with K-5 students starting at 9:30 a.m. and 6-12 students starting at noon on Saturday, March 31 in the Home Ec Room
The First Week of Spring 2012… and not a moment too soon!
Monday, March 19 Darvill's Book Club Discussion Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon. At the rock-bottom end of the sport of kings sits the ruthless and often violent world of cheap horse racing, where trainers and jockeys, grooms and hotwalkers, loan sharks and touts all struggle to take an edge,
Grief Support and Recovery Group
By Janice Wiemeyer A grief recovery group will begin meeting Tuesday, March 27 for 5 weeks from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Meetings will take place upstairs in the new parish hall of Emmanuel Episcopal Church and will be facilitated by Janice Wiemeyer, Ph.D. and River Malcolm, LMFT. Grieving is a
Letter to the Editor: Plant Leaves and Berries are Poisonous
Recently the Noxious Weed Control Program office got a call saying that a pre-school child had become immediately ill after eating some leaves. Would we come and identify the plant and ascertain if it was poisonous? The plant was Spurge Laurel (Daphne laureola) and was growing throughout the yard
Send Us Your Poems as Orcas Issues Celebrates Poetry Month
If April is Poetry Month, then it naturally follows that Orcas is Poetry Island. Again this year we will be posting a poem a day throughout the month of April. Over the years, some of the best poems printed on Orcas Issues have been written by our local poets. To
