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
Guest Opinion: The Importance of School Buses
By Bob Connell Orcas' island-wide, centralized solution to public education is based in part on a simple premise: that parents can get their kids to and from school in a convenient, affordable, and safe manner. It is admittedly difficult and painful to make small-scale budgeting decisions that trade off money
Want to Volunteer at the Public Library?
By Kathleen Lunde The Orcas Island Public Library is looking for a few good volunteers to work the front desk and shelve materials. This involves a three- hour shift once a week. Complete training and supervision is provided for beginners. The library is a great place to meet our diverse
Computer Classes at the Library: How to Use the Website
By Martin Arnold The Orcas Island Library’s website is more than just the home page on the Library’s public access computers. The Library’s web site is an information portal to the World Wide Web. From this web site you can access old newspapers, gather information on repairing your
The Galloping Gourmet Embraces Edible Gardening
Wednesday, March 21 at Orcas Center Stage at 10 a.m. By Sue Lewis On March 21 the Garden Club will bring you Graham Kerr, the former “Galloping Gourmet” on television, who had cooked just about everything edible there was to cook. But he had never actually grown anything
Actors Theater Issues Call for Actors for Upcoming PlayFest
What better way to celebrate Spring than by participating with your friends and neighbors on-stage at the Grange! This year marks the 7th Anniversary of the Actors Theater of Orcas Island 10 Minute PlayFest. Co-founders Doug Bechtel and Sandy Thompson’s vision for local writing and acting talents to be displayed
Miss Representation: the Media’s View of Powerful Women
Sunday, March 18, at 2 pm. at the Odd Fellows Hall By Anita Castle, DVSAS Director The award-winning movie Miss Representation will be screening for the second time in the islands at 2 p.m Sunday, March 18 at the Odd Fellows. This powerful documentary exposes how mainstream media contribute to
Rally to End Home Foreclosures Planned
Thursday, March 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eastsound Waterfront Park A special rally to end home foreclosures in our community is planned for Thursday, March 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The rally will take place at Eastsound Waterfront Park, as part of the weekly
Sign Up Now for “The Poet’s Masquerade” Workshop in April
Saturday, April 7 at the Orcas Library April is National Poetry Month and Orcas poet, writer and teacher Jill McCabe Johnson will offer "The Poet's Masquerade: A persona poetry workshop" on Saturday, April 7, followed by a poetry reading for the community. The workshop will take place from 10 a.m.
Job Loss Predicted if Coal Terminal Developed
From Communitywise Bellingham Increased noise and nuisance from coal trains could hurt livability, waterfront redevelopment, tourism A new report released Tuesday, March 6 concludes that the development and operation of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) at Cherry Point could lead to a net loss of jobs in Whatcom
Canine Capers: The Importance of Rituals
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
Letter to the Editor: Friday Bus Service Critical
Dear Editor, Did the School Board think about the negative impact of cutting the School Bus Service on Fridays in order to save $6,500? How many parents will have to drive twice on Fridays to take their kids back and forth to school and what about if it affects their
Mid-March: Change of Command, The Tides of March, Salish Sea Animals and St. Paddy’s Day!
Tuesday, March 13 Orcas Island Public Library Board of Trustees meeting, 9 to 11 a.m. 376-4985. Friends of the Orcas Island Library meeting, 3:30 p.m. at the Library. 376-4985 "Change of Command" Ceremony of Orcas Island Fire and Rescue The new Fire Chief, Kevin O'Brien, will be publicly sworn in
County Provides Online Video of Wetlands Meeting
San Juan County Council Clerk Ingrid Gabriel has provided an internet link to view the March 6 Planning Commission meeting on Wetlands. Viewers will be prompted to install Microsoft Silver Light to view the meeting. The video can be seen at https://www.avcaptureall.com/Sessions.aspx#session.96c24bd2-d63b-49ec-922a-3219e035ecea Gabriel writes, "Tom Munsey was good enough to
Salish Sea Landscape Series on Lopez
Sally Reeve, Member, Islanders for San Juan Islands NCA The public is invited to the Salish Landscapes Series on Lopez Island this spring. Tuesday March 13 Russel Barsh is speaking at the Lopez Library, 7-9pm. Garden of the Ancestors – an introduction to Coast Salish settlement patterns, economy, and ecology.
Boosters Promise the Year’s Most Well-Attended Event
Have you bought your ticket to the biggest event on Orcas this spring? If not, the Orcas Island Booster Club invites you to stay seated, leave your shoes off and relax at home by buying a ticket to our first annual Non-Event Spring Fundraiser, scheduled for Sunday April 1st. Don’t
Orcas School District to Cut Friday Bus Service
No Friday bus transportation beginning March 23 Orcas Island School District Superintendent/Principal Barbara Kline announced in a letter to parents and staff on Friday, March 9 that school bus service will be canceled one day a week, on Fridays, beginning March 23. Superintendent Kline's letter follows: The Orcas Island School
