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
Perennial Candidate April the Cow Mooooves Into the Race for Mayor
Orcas Islanders are serious participants in the fund-raising Campaign for Mayor as they horse-trade their votes to see who truly is the cat's meow. But for those who think this campaign is going to the dogs, consider ALL the candidates for this auspicious position. The Eastsound Mayoral Race
Orcas Center Launches Digital Expansion Campaign
From the Orcas Center Live opera performances will be screened at Orcas Center Sometimes dreams do come true. Orcas Center has been dreaming about providing live streaming and high quality screenings on the Center Stage for years, including Metropolitan Opera Live (Met Live) and The National Theatre Live,
New Self-Haul Garbage, Recycling Fees Effective July 1
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager Effective July 1st, garbage drop off fees at County solid waste facilities will increase fifty cents per can to $9.50, and by $20 per ton to $355, for bulk loads. At the same time, the cost of dropping off larger amounts of
KidStage Theater Camps Bring “Glee” & “Harry Potter” to Center Stage
By Halley McCormick This summer, Orcas Center welcomes a pair of guest instructors from the Village Theatre to teach two week-long day camps. The camps, called "KIidStage," follow a different theme each week. The first week, students participate in a camp centered around the hit television show, "Glee," and modern
Funhouse Plans Eco-Fest & Solar Science Fair
New event to take place on Saturday, August 6th The Funhouse is inviting participation from a wide variety of individuals, groups and businesses with table displays, outdoor booths and hands-on demonstrations of stuff like: Renewable energy technologies (PV, wind, microhydro, solar thermal, tidal power, biomass/biogas, and more...) Energy awareness, efficiency
Orcas Island Rowing Offers Beginners’ Classes
By Martin Taylor You’ve heard about the phenomenal success the junior rowing club had at the regional competitions at the end of their spring rowing season. Well how would you like to learn to row too? It won’t make you a teenager again, but it will make
Where in the World is Charles Dalton?
Saturday's Solstice Parade was a photographer's paradise, as local talent Damien Stark makes clear in his photo at right.
Summer Camp Opportunities Abound
By Lin McNulty Nothing completes the summer experience and promises life-long memories, if you are a kid, more than going to camp. Orcas is most fortunate to have a playful plethora of offerings from which to choose, whether you seek the experience for a day, a week, or a month.
OrcasDigerati.com: a New Information Services Company
By Martin Taylor There is a new information services company on Orcas: OrcasDigerati.com. It is run by a 13-year resident of Orcas that a lot of you may know: Martin Taylor. Many of you will know Martin as a professional photographer and that is indeed one of
The Week Ahead: Celebrate the Rock’s Bounty
Wednesday, June 22 FEAST shows a must-see documentary film, "Queen of the Sun,"' Farm Education and Sustainability for Teens (FEAST) kicks off its 2011 year of classes with " Queen of the Sun." What are the bees telling us about our modern industrial life-style? expertly explores this question and the
Thor Hansen to Speak on “Feathers”
Did you know? The Aztec emperor Montezuma demanded feathers as tithes from vassal kingdoms and built a palatial aviary with thousands of live birds cared for by three hundred full-time servants? A mountain climber would have to wear eleven pairs of polypropylene long johns to achieve the same heat retention
Gaylord to Pursue Barefoot Bandit County Charges
By Randall Gaylord, SJ County Prosecutor Colton Harris-Moore Pleads Guilty to 7 Federal Charges, Including Bank Burglary in Eastsound On Friday June 17, 2011 Colton Harris-Moore pled guilty to seven charges brought in Federal District Court in Seattle. One of those charges included a burglary of the Islanders Bank in
FEAST for All! Schedule for Teens and Adults
The Farm Education and Sustainability (FEAST) summer program begins next week with a documentary about the sustainability of bees in the face of industrialization and continues through the summer, with the support of community farmers, poultry raisers, naturalists, shepherds, energy experts, blacksmiths and harvest preservers. The FEAST program
Solstice Parade Shines Through the Mist
The Orcas Solstice Parade danced through the streets of Eastsound at noon today, oblivious to the misty rain, although many carried bumbershoots, and parapluies, otherwise known as umbrellas. The groups assembled at the Odd Fellows Hall and concluded at the Village Green, where music and a fashion
Tribute to Barbara Mason-Urschel June 30
By Holaday Mason My mother, Barbara Mason- Urschel was born 4/30/1928 in Racine, Wisconsin to Marjery and Nick Burrell. She and her older brother Jim were raised in Madison, Wisconsin near Lake Wingra park which inscribed in her a love for the beauty of the natural world, a love
Colton Harris-Moore Pleads Guilty Today
Colton Harris-Moore, aka “the Barefoot Bandit,” pleaded guilty to federal charges today, including the burglary of Islanders Bank on Orcas Island on September 5, 2009, using tools stolen from Ace Hardware in Eastsound. San Juan County Prosecutor Randy Gaylord, who attended the hearing in Seattle today, said that he
