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
Funky Shakin’ with Orcas Horns on Shakespeare Saturday
Inaugural "Spring ShakeDown" dance party Saturday, March 31 at Odd Fellows Hall in Eastsound The island's premier funky soul band, the Orcas Horns, is throwing a Renaissance-themed dance party on April Fool’s Eve (March 31) at Ye Olde Odd Fellows Hall. Everyone is invited to have a ball
Orcas Music Advocacy Group Wins National Award
Last Sunday's annual "Music, Music, Music" concert at Orcas Island School Gym showed what vision and perseverance can do. For 15 years, the Orcas Island Music Advocacy Group (MAG) has brought forward local music groups and music students to perform for the Orcas community. This year's event was emceed by
One More Week to Comment on Solid Waste Plan
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Program Manager San Juan County’s solid waste utility staff has begun reviewing public comments on the February 7 draft of the Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Plan. (https://sanjuanco.com/swmp). Planner Elizabeth Anderson said that many of the early comments focus on the conversion from
Letter to the Editor: Complex CAO Regulations
Site-specific buffers are complex. In a perfect world, site-specific buffers would be better for property owners and better for our environment. But the costs to administer a system of this complexity will be high, both in time and money, unless the new regulations are clear, consistent and GMA-compliant. Any criticisms
Stephen Kobrin to Speak on The Future of the Book at CrossRoads Lecture
Orcas CrossRoads Lecture Series will host professor and publisher, Stephen J Kobrin, who will present - Books and Bits: The Digital Revolution, Books and Publishing - on Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m. at the Orcas Center. The digital revolution changes the way information is encoded and transmitted, dramatically
Cal McLachlan Tells of Old Deer Harbor Days
Sunday March 18 at 3 p.m. at the Senior Center This month the Orcas Island Historical Museum will feature storytelling by Deer Harbor native Cal McLachlan on Sunday March 18 at 3 pm. Born in 1926 on his family’s Pole Pass property, Cal worked in the Deer Harbor
Spring Ahead
by Lin McNulty As if Spring were already here, it is time again to move your clocks forward. As Daylight Savings Time is not mandated by the federal government, residents of Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Marianas Islands won't need to change
The Weekend: It May Rain, but Go Anyway
Friday, March 9 Kindlings WinterFest an annual lecture series featuring leading thinkers on issues of contemporary importance. Friday, March 9 – Sunday, March 11 @ Orcas Island Community Church It is a scaled down, lecture only version of the annual summer event KindlingsFest. WinterFest 2012′s theme is designed to help each
Orcas Community Council Schedules Gathering/Potluck
Sunday, March 11, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Deer Harbor Community Center from Gretchen Krampf In recent weeks we have seen significant community engagement at meetings called, inviting Orcas residents to learn more about pending environmental impact and COA, lingering legal disputes impacting local property owners and communications about Friends of the San
Letter to the Editor: “Leonardo Live” Producer Responds
Editor's note: The Orcas Center presentation of "Leonardo Live" received some criticism from Terry Johnsonhttps://theorcasonian.com/letter-to-the-editor-leonardo-da-vincis-london-show (click on the article's headline to read the comments from Orcas Issues readers that followed Johnson's review.) Those comments emphatically agreed with Johnson's viewpoint. On March 7, the producer of the film, Phil Grabsky, responded.
Charter Review Commission Hears Differing Views on Number of Commissioners
Presentations from Citizens' Salary Commission, Council Chair and former Council legislators heard From the Charter Review Commission Outreach Committee The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) is on Saturday March 10th at Grace Episcopal Church in Lopez Village from 8:30 am to 2pm (with a
Brynna Gregg, Page to Senator Kevin Ranker
Brynna Gregg, a 10th grader from Orcas Christian School, took time away from her studies last week to participate in the Senate Page Program at the Washington State Legislature. Gregg was one of 24 students ages 14 to 16 that took part in the program during the eight
Community Foundation Sinks Teeth into New Initiative
By Hilary Canty, Executive Director OICF Last year’s Community Needs Assessment gave the Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) plenty of food for thought. It was clear that several areas of great need exist on Orcas, but the one that consistently rose to the surface was access to physical, mental and
Medicine Wheel Workshop Saturday
Saturday, March 10, 12-5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station Native American shaman Robin Youngblood, who lives in Hawaii, is doing a Medicine Wheel workshop on Orcas this Saturday. The Medicine Wheel, or Wheel of Life, is a modality for experiencing and integrating the transitions in our lives, from
Guest Opinion: Lopez Charter Review Commissioner Presents Recommendations
By Richard Ward, Lopez Island (Editor's note: Richard Ward was elected one of 18 members of the Charter Review Commission. Following is his review of the charter and proposed recommendations, excerpted from the full document, which can be downloaded at Review of San Juan County's Home Rule Charter. This document
Lopez Radio Features Chamber Music Festival
from Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival performances will be featured on a special broadcast on Lopez Radio station KLOI this Friday, March 9 at 2 pm. The program will be repeated Sunday at 2 pm. You don’t have to live on Lopez to hear it.
