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
Hearts and Hands Needs Volunteers for Seniors
By Betsy Louton Hearts and Hands is an organization of the Senior Center that recruits, trains and places volunteers with elders and disabled persons in need. Volunteers visit weekly to share stories, help with light housekeeping, errands, or much needed transportation to town. “My volunteer is so remarkable. She comes
County Council Moves Toward Videoconferencing Meetings
This morning, the San Juan County Council activated videoconferencing as a way to provide citizen access on Orcas and Lopez Islands during Council meeting times in Friday Harbor. On Orcas Island, the morning session of the council dealing with redistricting was streamed live at the Orcas Island Public
County Health Dept. Schedules Flu Vaccination Clinics
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager With cold weather and flu season approaching, the San Juan County Health and Community Services Department has scheduled adult flu vaccination clinics on Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Islands. Health officials note that, because different strains of flu develop and spread each
Rosario’s Historic Music Room is the Stage for Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Concert
October 15 at 7 p.m. and October 16 at 2 p.m. Festival Favorites Chee Yun and Andrew Staupe to Perform Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival's "Leaves of Gold" fundraising concert will take place at beautiful Rosario Resort, and will be performed twice - Saturday, October 15th at 7:00
EDC presents Employment Trends & Forecast Presentation with Reinhold Groepler
Wednesday, October 5, 10:30 a.m. until noon What will the trends be for San Juan County employment in the next year? Join Washington State’s Regional Labor Economist, Dr. Reinhold Groepler, as he discusses employment trends and future in San Juan County on Wednesday, October 5. Dr. Groepler is the Regional Labor
A Glimpse of History: The Last Gunfight on Orcas
By Tom Welch Two desperate bank robbers from British Columbia fled to Orcas Island on July 9th, 1913. Stopping at the dock at Orcas landing, they left a small, white skiff tied to the float and boarded a steamer for Bellingham. One returned a day later to discover that
Full Agenda & Field Trip at Council’s Special Meet on Orcas
Tuesday, September 27 at 10 a.m. in Eastsound From Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk The San Juan County Council will conduct a Special Meeting away from Friday Harbor at the Outlook Inn, 171 Main Street, Eastsound, Wash. (Orcas Island) beginning at 10:00 a.m. Agenda items include: 1) Solid
New Ferry Schedule & Rate Changes Soon
By WSDOT Ferries Division Assistant Secretary David Moseley The fall sailing schedule starts Sunday, Sept. 25. That means fewer ferries or sailings on some routes to match the reduced demand in fall. For example, the Anacortes/Sidney, B.C., route will go from two trips a day to one, and four vessels
National Theatre Live On Screen at Orcas Center
Series launches with "One Man, Two Guvnors" Thursday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. The first play from National Theatre's Live's 2011-12 season based on "The Servant of Two Masters" by Carlo Goldoni with songs by Grant Olding, "One Man Two Guvnors" has been a smash hit leaving audiences
Rusty Post Reunites with the Yale Whiffenpoofs
By Russell Post On Monday, September 19, 2011, I will be headed back to Lee, Massachusetts where I will meet at the Bart Miller house with other close friends, together once again; all of us now well into our seventies. I find it extraordinary that all of us can meet and
Community Foundation’s Needs Assessment Report to be Unveiled at Annual Luncheon
By Hilary Canty, OICF Executive Director The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is on target to double the amount of grants it facilitates this year. So far in 2011, over $550,000 in grants have been made, an 80 percent increase over the $310,000 distributed in 2010. During these stormy
Letter to the Editor: Land Bank Critical to Our Future
Dear Editor, Our whole family appreciates the way the Land Bank supports our local economy by bringing in outside funding and by leveraging public dollars. Collaboration with willing private landowners and partner organizations helped raise over 23 million dollars of additional funds in just the last five years! Thanks to
The Week Ahead, from Historic School to Orkila’s Zip Line
Sunday, September 18 Crow Valley School Dedication and Open House, at 12:30 p.m.Built in 1888, for the past twenty or so years Crow Valley School has been owned preserved as a museum by Bud McBride and Richard Schneider. This year Schneider and McBride generously deeded the property over to the
County Council To Begin Video Conferencing
Tuesday, September 20, 10—11:30 a.m. The San Juan County Council will begin videoconferencing its Friday Harbor meetings to Orcas and Lopez Islands, beginning this Tuesday, Sept. 20. Videoconferencing will begin at 10:00 with an opportunity to address the Council during Citizens Access and continue through a discussion on redistricting
Letter to the Editor: 9-11 Observances: Bridging Significance
I had the privilege of attending two events organized around the 10th anniversary of 9-11.The first was Sunday morning (11th), at the Eastsound Firehall. With respectful devotion, we shared a tribute to the lives of the 9-11 firefighters and their families. Those who worked at Ground Zero on that
New Station, New Chief and New Strategic Plan — Some of Fire District’s Concerns
By Ken Brown At the Orcas Island Fire Commissioner’s Meeting on September 13, a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 Twin Tower attacks in New York City, and the dedication of the new fire station in Deer Harbor started the meeting off with feelings of pride
