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
Special Three-day Filing Period June 15 – 17
By Doris Schaller, County Elections Supervisor A special three day filing period will be held in accordance with RCW 29A.24.171 for the offices listed below. Filings will be accepted on June 15, 16 & 17, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Candidate filings received after 4:30 Friday, June 17
Ferries’ “Best Travel Times” Data Available
From David Moseley, Washington State Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary , Ferries Division (WSF) This week WSF added “best travel times” data to the website for the summer schedule. WSF launched this tool in April for the spring schedule. This color-coded tool pinpoints the least and most congested sailing times
Helping Hands Noramise Reports to Orcas
By Ben Sheppard Rosedanie Cadet recently returned from Haiti, where she has founded and continues relief operations through the organization Helping Hands Noramise. On Thursday evening June 2nd, she gave an informative update during the Noramise Organization's second annual Report to the Community. The meeting at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall
The Week Ahead is Shaping Up to Be a Doozy
Updated June 13 at 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 13 Darvill’s June book group read: Tom Franklin’s Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. Franklin renders luminous prose and a cast of compelling characters in this moody, masterful entry. The Book Club will meet from 5;30 to 7 p.m. at Darvill’s. Postphoned: Farmageddon:
Brave Mouse Finds Publishing Friends on Orcas
Children’s author Molly Coxe has brought Benjamin Middlemouse and BraveMouse Books publishing company to life, and won a Nautilus Gold Award in the process. Coxe, who with her husband Craig Canine and daughter Francie moved to Orcas four years ago, has developed her love of art and
Park and Rec Special Meeting Monday
Updated June 13 at 2 p.m. Orcas Island Park and Recreation District Commission will hold a special public meeting, on Monday, June 13, 2011 at Enzo's Gallery Caffe, Eastsound from 9 to 10 a.m. The OIPRD, a municipal corporation, has been exploring a loan in the amount of $65,000 from
Orcas Park and Rec District Benefits from Community Good Will
Funding loan from Orcas Port under consideration By Mindy Kayl Orcas Park and Recreation is well on its way to being an entity that will be able to channel community donations and good will into recreational opportunities for the Orcas community. At the regular Orcas Island Park and Recreation
2011 Orcas High Commencement Ceremonies: Nostalgia, Humor and Advice
Japanese graduation songs, memories of Marble Blast, Commencement walk partnerships and a duet valedictory were highlights of Orcas Island High School Graduation ceremonies 2011, held yesterday at the High School gym. The Community Band joined the High School Band to play the graduation march, "Pomp and Circumstance" as
Editorial Column: Sewer District’s Findings Challenged
By Roger Adams [In an article reporting on the Bonnie Brae-Sewer District meeting last week in BullWings: Orcas Issues ( orcasissues.com/bonnie-brae-works-with-sewer-district-for-solutions ] Greg Ayers comments that, "When you're turning on your tap, you're collecting water from your septic system." He goes on to say that other substances are present, such
Children’s House Dinner & Cooking Classes Coming Soon
What better way to start the summer than enjoying a delicious feast?. The Children’s House will again hold its " Farm to Table Dinner" is an annual fund raiser at Red Rabbit Farm with Christina Orchid preparing the meal. She will use only the freshest local ingredients to create wonderful
Hear of “A Different Kind of Luxury” at Darvill’s
Andy Couturier, author of A Different Kind of Luxury (Japanese Lessons in Simple Living and Inner Abundance) will read from his book and engage in discussion at Darvill's Bookstore on Wednesday, June 15 at 7 p.m.. A Different Kind of Luxury is based on Couturier's popular articles in
League of Women Voters’ Meetings on San Juan & Orcas Next Week
San Juan Island group to host State Legislators on June 13 On Monday June 13, the LWV of the San Juans invites all interested members of the public to hear Washington state legislators report on their recent work in Olympia at 12 noon, June 13 at the San Juan Island
Robert Egger Made Us Think
By Madie Murray Robert Egger, Founder and President of DC Central Kitchen, is an approachable, engaging and provoking man who was impressed with what are doing here on Orcas in the way of making food and philanthropy benefit our Island. But, he also made us think about
Get Your “Orcas in Bloom” Garden Tour Tickets
Updated June 11 at 11:45 a.m. By Sue Lewis The Orcas Island Garden Club hosts the annual garden tour “Orcas in Bloom” on June 25th and 26th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beautiful woodlands, ornamental shrubs and perennials, a seaside garden, ponds, and 80 to 100 year
Writer’s Roundtable: Smells Like Poet Spirit
"When nothing else subsists from the past, after the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered· the smell and taste of things remain poised a long time, like souls· bearing resiliently, on tiny and almost impalpable drops of their essence, the immense edifice of memory." Marcel Proust
Island Ex Wins Port Project with Bid of $359,604
From the Port of Orcas At its regular meeting on June 9, 2011, the commissioners of the Port of Orcas, based on the outcome of the bids and the recommendation of WHPacitic, unanimously approved the award of a construction contract to Island Excavating, Inc., for Base Bid in the
