Here’s a thought…
“When is the time we all get to eat cake? I don’t want to miss it!”
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Seed Exchange: First Step to Healthy Gardening
Saturday February 4 at 1 p.m. at the West Sound Community Hall The Third Annual Heritage Seed and Plant Exchange is coming to the West Sound Community Hall this Saturday. Everyone is invited to take part: Anyone with extra seed or plants/bulbs/tubers/etc. to share (labeled containers please). People
School Board Cuts Staff, Effective This Month
Updated Feb. 2 at 10:30 a.m. The Orcas Island School District Board of Directors authorized cuts amounting to $119,000 in non-represented personnel and school transportation last night. They did so reluctantly, after input from the Budget Advisory Committee, and after school administrators worked to minimize the impacts. Adjustments were
Letter to the Editor: Vote Yes for Our Schools
Tough times or good times, it seems to me that the very best way to make sure our society can be successful for all is to make sure we have well educated people to run that society. The only way to do that is for all of us to join
Letter to the Editor: Label GMO Foods
WAshington State has the opportunity to take the lead in Labeling GMO foods. The Bill is being stalled in the Agriculture Committee, three members (including the Chairman) of which have received campaign donations from Monsanto. Please Call the Washington State Legislature now! Only the People can stop this insanity! Demand
Strength Training Expands at Orcas Senior Center
Strength training is changing rooms and times at the Orcas Island Senior Center. The classes have been so full that last week we couldn't get everyone in. To make sure that we have room for these challenging and fun workouts the classes are moving to the bigger Lundeen Room starting this
Artsmith Offers Readers Salon at Kangaroo House
The Orcas writers' community will gather Monday, February 6 at 7 p.m. at Kangaroo House Bed and Breakfast in Eastsound for a living room salon and reading by featured writer Jason Skipper. Skipper is the author of the novel Hustle. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including Hotel Amerika
“A Taste of Orcas History” Exhibit Opens at Orcas Center
Friday, Feb. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Orcas Center “A Taste of Orcas History” exhibit, hosted by the Orcas Island Historical Society, will feature selections of historic photos, documents, stories and objects from the museum archives, as well as a collection of photos from days
Sheriff, Fire & Rescue and Bomb Squad Detonate Potential Explosive
From San Juan County Sheriff Rob Nou On Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at about 8:30 p.m. Orcas Fire and Rescue along with sheriff’s deputies responded to an Eastsound residence regarding a potentially explosive substance. The substance was an old household chemical compound from the 1930s that had become crystallized, leaving
Nautilus Book Awards Close Feb. 23
Orcas Islander Marilyn McGuire, Founder of the Nautilus Book Awards, has announced that the Awards Committee is now accepting entries in 36 categories—including audio books—and six categories for children and young adults for the 2012 Nautilus Book Awards program. All are invited to submit noteworthy books & Audio Books to
Sip and Chop with “Orcas Reads” and Christina
The Orcas Island Public Library will be putting on an event called a “Sip and Chop” with chef Christina Orchid on Thursday, February 16. The format of the afternoon will be a relaxed, yet educational, tour through the traditional cuisines of Peru. Participants will learn various techniques and preparations under
Tom Cowan Reports on Ferry Recommendations
Changes for Fare Simplification Previewed “Recommendation 6. WSF should streamline Sidney fares by establishing a single Sidney‐Anacortes fare with the ability to stop in the San Juan Islands and by eliminating the separate commercial and RV fares. No legislative action is required to implement this recommendation.” From the Joint
Letter to the Editor: CAO and the Law of Unintended Consequences
To the Editor: As I read the 51 pages of the Community Development and Planning staff report and proposed CAO ordinance general regulations the other night I broke out in a cold sweat trying to wrap my mind around the complexity of these regulations and restrictions. I am no slouch
County Council to Meet in Eastsound on Feb. 7
The San Juan County Council will conduct a Special Meeting away from at the Outlook Inn, 171 Main Street, Eastsound, WA (Orcas Island) beginning at 10:00 a.m. Agenda items include: Public Hearing on an Ordinance Adopting Voter Precincts; Action on Clapp Easement; Solid Waste Management Update including Orcas Requests for
Harry Patton Regales with Orcas Tales
By Margot Shaw There was standing room only for Harry Patton's personal stories of the east end of Orcas over the past 110-odd years. The local raconteur held forth in the back exhibit hall of the Historical Museum last Sunday, Jan. 29. One of the best recollections was
Charter Review Commission Notes Progress
From the San Juan County Charter Review Commission The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) is on February 4th at the San Juan Grange from 8am to 2pm (with a break for lunch). Public input is welcomed and there is time set aside for it early
Call for Entries for the 3rd Annual Student Chef Competition to be Held March 31!
By Madie Murray Deadline for entries March 5 Download Guidelines at www.orcasislandf2c.org - click on Student Chef Competition The Farm to Cafeteria Program has made some fun changes in this year’s competition - the biggest being that the afternoon competition for Middle School and High School students will
