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: That’s Community!
Until I moved to Orcas, I never experienced anything like the community we have here. Last week I attended two fun, heart-filling benefit events. First was the benefit for Morgan Meadows and her family. Those who attended the evening of poetry, music and munchies at the Odd Fellows Hall were
County Budget Revision Ordinance Subject of Hearing
September 13 at 10:15 a.m. San Juan County Council Clerk Ingrid Gabriel announced that the Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony on a proposed Ordinance and to revise the San Juan County 2011 Budget Appropriations to account for a projected reduction in revenues and
New County Boat Expected to Reduce Costs, Boost Efficiency
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager Wednesday, San Juan County’s Public Works Department took delivery of a new boat that will enable it to retire two aging boats and, for the first time, give it the capacity to carry its own materials and even small vehicles,
Letter to the Editor: Please Help with MS Fundraising Goal
Dear Friends: I've reached 50% of my goal for the MS Bike Ride this year. The ride is coming right up on September 10-11th. Please help me raise the final $500. We held a car wash and the first Annual Chili Cook-Off and Extreme Croquet Tourney for MS (check out
Orcas, Lopez Town Hall Meetings Planned
Wetlands Town Hall Meetings on Orcas Sept. 8, on Lopez Sept. 9 Orcas Island County Council Members Patty Miller and Richard Fralick will host a Town Hall Meeting on the Update of the Critical Areas Ordinance at the Orcas Fire Hall, 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound on Thursday, September 8 from
What a Wonderful Weekend Ahead!
Friday, September 2 Lower Tavern Celebrate the Beach all Weekend Dust Bunnies perform 6 pm , no cover charge, Karaoke 9ish, no cover charge. 376-4848 “People & Persons Unknown” Photography Show Reception from 5:30 pm to 7 pm at the Orcas Center. The Orcas Island Camera Club invites you to
Letter to the Editor: Labor Day and the Work Force
Dear Editor, With Labor Day coming up in few days from now I thought perhaps I should write a few lines to express my feelings about this three day holiday which is enjoyed by all Americans. It was a carpenter, Peter McGuire, who first thought of creating Labor Day
“The Pleasures of Memoir Writing” at Roundtable
The monthly Writer’s Roundtable will discuss "The Pleasure of Memoir Writing" on Saturday, September 10, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Public Library in Esatsound. JoEllen Moldoff will facilitate “A memoir is a piece of writing that blends a story with the author’s process of making sense of that
The New Month Arrives With a Poem
September it rained in my sleep and in the morning the fields were wet I dreamed of artillery of the thunder of horses in the morning the fields were strewn with twigs and leaves as if after a battle or a sudden journey I went to sleep in the summer
Guest Column: Irene Inspires Island Preparedness
By Dave Halloran Like the folk song, "Goodnight Irene," Hurricane Irene has left many tales of woe in its path of destruction. Emergency Managers frequently use these as examples and cautionary tales, and this is another plea to readers to prepare their homes and neighborhoods for a disaster such as
OPALCO Equipment Failure Causes Brief Eastsound Power Outage
From Orcas Power and Light (OPALCO) [Yesterday, Aug. 31,] at approximately 2:15 p.m., OPALCO linemen were performing routine maintenance in an underground vault located by the County Sheriff’s office on Mt. Baker Road when an equipment failure caused a fault and brief outage. Because the line crew was working in
Children’s House Makes Changes, Looking Ahead to Next 40 Years
VIP Soiree and Family Farm “Bawl” this weekend Children’s House on Orcas Island started 40 years ago. Its campus is made up of two buildings on Pea Patch Lane, off North Beach Road – the Lavendar House preschool and the Infant Toddler Center. This Saturday, it will
Walk Judd Cove Preserve with Land Bank Stewards
Saturday, Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. The San Juan County Land Bank invites to you a Guided Interpretive Walk at the Judd Cove Preserve. Join Join Preserve Steward Ruthie Dougherty and local historian Boyd Pratt on a walk to explore the preserve’s natural and cultural history, including the lime quarry
T’ai Chi Chih Classes on Mondays Start Sept. 12
Beginning class starts September 12 at 8:30 a.m. Joan Roulac will start a new series of T’ai Chi Chih classes, beginning Monday morning, September 12 at the Orcas Senior Center. Roulac asks, “Ready to experience less pain, and develop more balance, flow and ease in your daily life? What if
Land Bank Opens Historic Driggs Park in Friday Harbor
From the San Juan County Land Bank The Land Bank has partnered with property owners Pete and Becky Kilpatrick to allow public access to the lot at the corner of Caines Street and Argyle Avenue. The lot is adjacent to the Land Bank’s office space in the historic
Multiple Changes in CAO Review & Environmental Statement Subject to Public Hearing Sept. 16
Written comments due Sept. 14 From the San Juan County Department of Development and Planning The San Juan County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on an ordinance amending the Wetlands Critical Area provisions of the San Juan County Code. A State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Review Determination Notice
