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: County Needs to Hear from You
Our Shorelines Need You If your vision for San Juan County shorelines includes vibrant ecosystems and a healthy respect for natural erosion, San Juan County needs to hear from you. If you think it wiser to plan for sea level rise than to ignore it, San Juan County needs to
This Weekend Should Be Interesting!
Friday, September 30 Alexander's Real Time Band 7:30 p.m. Alan Alexander III will be playing his original tunes and accompanying himself fretless bass, walkabout dulcimer, and guitar. As a performing musician he has toured internationally headlining and opening for artists like UB40, Jimmy Cliff, Ziggy Marley, Taj Mahal, Third World
Letter to the Editor: Stewardship 101 and Waste Disposal
Becoming Ballot Wise: Sustainable Waste Options In response to this week’s County Counsel meetings, I’m advocating for two things: 1) an educational process for remodeling toxic waste practices locally, for schools, households, neighborhoods, and businesses; and 2) a citizen task force to research and recommend valid options for initiating minimal
Futures Fair and College Counseling 2011 at Funhouse
Wednesday, October 5th and Thursday October 6th For the second year in a row The Funhouse is teaming up with Orcas High School and the Futures Fair to offer their college counseling program. Top experts from Seattle will be here to offer financial advice (good to start thinking of at
“Words from Images” at Writer’s Roundtable
Saturday, October 8th, 1-3 at the Library JoEllen Moldoff will present "Words From Images" at the next meeting of the Writer's Roundtable. "Using pictures as writing prompts, we will spend this month’s Roundtable experimenting and exploring our creative responses to visual stimuli. Pictures carry with them implicit narratives, making them
Letter to the Editor: The Best Part of Orcas Living
The best part of living on Orcas is the support we give each other in the community. This past Wednesday I served a meal at the cafeteria with food all grown locally on the island. I couldn’t have done it without the help of lots of friends and family. First,
Sprinkler Hazards Removed from Buck Park Playing Fields
This week, Orcas Island Park and Rec (OIPRD) Commissioner Bob Eagan dug out the faulty sprinkler heads at Buck Park in preparation for Island Irrigation coming in to repair the extensions and replace some of the non-functioning sprinkler heads. OPALCO loaned the equipment to Eagan, who is a
Key Club Reciprocates with Kiwanis Lunch Guests
The Kiwanis International Service Club has long had an active Orcas Island branch. Part of their service is in mentoring the Key Club, their high school service club counterparts. Orcas Kiwanis outreach has regularly included hosting Key Club members at their weekly Tuesday lunch meetings in the Upper
Guest Column: Endow Orcas Expands Ability to Follow Your Heart
By Helen Bee, Orcas Island Community Foundation Trustee “Endow Orcas” started out as a farsighted plan by the Community Foundation to help island non-profits develop the systems and skills we would all need to begin to create endowments for our several organizations. At the invitation of OICF, a group
Letter to the Editor: Orcas Angels Dinner Welcomes New Coordinator
We would like to thank the community for the outstanding support that Orcas Angels received for our Prime Rib Dinner on Friday the 16th. We had servings for 120 people and sold out in less than two hours! We would like to say a special ‘Thank You’ to: The American
Help Choreograph “Enchanted Forest” With Bollywood Dancer/Singer
Friday, Sept. 30 at the Orcas Center, 6 to 8 p.m. By Zanetha Rising Prashant Kakad, a reknown Bollywood dancer/singer/DJ is choreographing a piece for the upcoming show, "Enchanted Forest," an upcoming cabaret-style event at the Orcas Center. The class will be Friday night and is open to the Orcas community-at-large.
Chimayo Restaurant Gets Regional Acclaim
By Hanna Raskin for the Seattle Weekly The restaurant-soon-to-be-formerly-known-as-Chimayo takes its clientele from Tex-Mex to Tuscany. "We're kind of hard to find," confesses Bill Patterson, the pasta virtuoso who offers nightly recitals on Orcas Island at his restaurant, Chimayo. Patterson is given to understatement— he believes the communion of eater
OPAL Director Lisa Byers Builds Community Land Trust — and Consensus
Gala dinner October 1; National Conference Tours Oct. 24 This Saturday’s Gala Dinner for Of People and Land (OPAL) Community Land Trust is a milestone in many ways for the Orcas Island Community and for OPAL’s Director, Lisa Byers. The dinner will honor OPAL’s Charter and Lifetime
Special School Meeting to Consider Teacher Re-instatement
The Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board of Directors will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. today to consider the overall budget, and fund balance, which need to be addressed before any additional FTE is approved, according to OISD Board President Janet Brownell. At the regular monthly school board
Orcas Family Connections Collaborates with Many to Open Island Resource Center
Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 1291 North Beach Road Orcas Family Connections officially opens its doors as a full-service Family Resource Center this afternoon at its new location in the Kaleidoscope Annex on North Beach Road. Orcas Family Connections (OFC) was formed with the leadership
Election Forum to Present Orcas Candidates & Issues
The Orcas Island sub-unit of the League of Women Voters of the San Juan Islands will sponsor an Election Forum on Wednesday, October 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Orcas Island Senior Center in Eastsound. Invitations have been issued for the contested positions of: Port Commissioner 2, a
