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
Writer’s Roundtable May 14: How’s Modern Media Working for You?
By JoEllen Moldoff Margie Doyle will be the Presenter at this month's Writer's Roundtable, "Contemporary Communication: Face to Face, or Facebook to Facebook?" We are all the media, communicating messages to each other in person, by videos, online, email, snail mail, telephone. So how is that working for you? Margie
Ferries: Anacortes Terminal Overhead Loading Closes for Maintenance
San Juans' Route Community Meeting in June David H. Moseley, Assistant Secretary of theFerries Division for Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced last week that s Starting on Monday, May 9, the overhead loading structure will be closed through Thursday, May 19, for maintenance of mechanical systems. All walk-on passengers
Oystercatchers Nesting on Indian Island
By Russel Barsh The Indian Island Marine Health Observatory confirmed today that there is a Black Oystercatcher nest with three eggs on Indian Island. Thus far, the Canada geese nesting nearby have not interfered. Local volunteers ask that you avoid walking on the island until the Oystercatcher chicks have hatched and
Guest Opinion: An Urban Growth Area Resident’s Perspective on Critical Areas
By Sadie Bailey Updated May 8 at 11:30 a.m. Here in Eastsound’s Urban Growth Area (UGA) – at sea-level, only a mile wide, and vulnerable to a wipeout in an overdue 9.0 magnitude earthquake – it seems our critical areas are viewed as disposable. Here we get maximum negative impacts
Basic Watercolor Class Starts May 17
Caroline Buchanan is teaching a once-a-year basics class in watercolor painting at the Olga Community Club. Is watercolor something you have thought you always wanted to learn? This May is the time to give it a try. The dates are Tuesday through Friday, May 17-20. Learn how to
Everything You Wanted to Know About Mom But Were Afraid to Ask
Contributed by Joan Roulac Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions: Why did God make mothers? 1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2.. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
Don’t Miss Schools’ Dance & Drama Showcase
By Andrea Cohen Providing arts education experiences for Orcas public school students is definitely a community effort. In the absence of school funding for dance, theatre and art faculty, the Orcas Center has, for the last four years, coordinated an arts education grant project with funds from the Washington
Michael Sky Writes “Jubilee Day”
Author Facing Cancer Diagnosis Michael Sky, Orcas homeowner at OPAL Commons, website developer, and author of several books and websites, has published his first novel, Jubilee Day. Jubilee Day is a political thriller that recounts what happens when a group of principled, committed U.S. citizens enact a sacrificial
Two San Juans’ Ferry Meetings in May — on Lopez and in Anacortes
From the San Juan Islands Ferry Group The San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 11 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the Lopez Island Public Library meeting room. The FAC is scheduling some meetings in locations other than Friday Harbor to make
Promote Local Tourism During National Travel & Tourism Week, May 7 – 15
By Deborah Hopkins, San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau May 7-15 is National Travel & Tourism Week. To celebrate, the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau is promoting Washington State Tourism’s campaign “Share Your Washington” – asking each Island resident to invite their friends and family to visit Washington and the San
Homeschool Book Exchange Coming June 3
By Michel Vekved The Homeschool Book Exchange is set for the first Friday of June! Friday, June 3rd 10 am-12 at the public library. (This is not affiliated with the public school.). You may drop off your gently used books (curriculum, reading or other)-IF you are donating to homeschool families;
Farmer’s Market this Saturday, Rain or Shine –or Both!
Opening Day this Saturday, May 7 The Orcas Island Farmer’s Market starts this Saturday at the Eastsound Village Green. And if it rains, will the Market go indoors? “Oh heavens no!” said new Market Manager Jennifer Pietsch. Even though it’s been “so wet -- and hard for everybody
Canoe Island French Camp Offers Gourmet Dessert Classes
Pâtisserie By the Sea Benefits French Camp Scholarships Canoe Island French Camp has a new and exciting scholarship fund benefit this spring, “The Art of French Pastry and Chocolate: A Scholarship Fund Benefit for Canoe Island French Camp.” At the workshop, students will learn to make beautiful
Community Foundation Hosts Board “Boot Camp”
By Hilary Canty, Executive Director, Orcas Island Community Foundation Nonprofit “Board Boot Camp” is just around the corner! Board Boot Camp is an intensive three hour introduction to skillful nonprofit board service. With more than 100 nonprofit and service organizations on Orcas, chances are you have been asked to serve
School Board Takes On $1 million Debt
Repairs to elementary building involve vacating the school next month The Orcas Island School District Board of Directors decided, with Director Jim Sullivan dissenting, to approve a $1,000,000 loan from Cashmere Bank, in order to match a Department of Commerce grant to repair the Orcas elementary school building. The energy
Indian Island Marine Health Observatory Field Research Day this Saturday
Join local scientists and community volunteers at Eastsound Waterfront Park in conducting surveys of fish and inter-tidal creatures on low tide days during the spring and summer. Learn about the unique marine life of our home waterfront. The next Field Research Day is Saturday, May 7 at the lowest tide
