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
The Funhouse is Looking for Mentors
The Funhouse Mentor Program has been successful for over a decade. Typically, our Mentor Program touches the lives of about 75 children every year. We provide traditional one-on-one mentors, and several types of project-based matches that link an adult with a small group of children. We are actively seeking caring
Granny’s Attic Getting Filled with Recycled Treasures
Thanks to the contributions of Orcas Islanders, and the busy bees on the Senior Center Advisory Committee, Granny's Attic will again be open on Saturday, April 16 with rooms full of treasure to choose from. The sale starts at 10 a.m. and closes at 3 p.m. At 2
Consensus Group Labored Long to Find “A Way Forward”
"People in the community had to open their pockets to make sure I had a nice place to go to school when I was young. I owe it to my children and those that follow to return that gift that I was given." Tom Tillman Forty-three Orcas residents met in
Consensus Reached on “A Way Forward” for Orcas Schoolchildren
A diverse group of over 40 islanders has been meeting with a goal “to reach a consensus on a way forward to ensure that the facilities of the OISD are adequate to meet our collective responsibility for the education of our community’s children; and to draft a statement of the
Education, Poetry and Grange Events this Week
Monday, April 11 "True Grit" read by the Darvill's Book Club group Discussion of the Charles Portis' Western will be led by Al Bentley at 5:30 p.m. Movie Night at Doe Bay Cafe Movie starts at 7 p.m., free popcorn at show time, half-priced bottles of wine. There is full
“Music Matters” Message Approved for License Plates
By Marilyn Anderson Last month, a petition was circulated during and after the Music Advocacy Group Concert in support of a bill to create a "Music Matters" special license plate. The income from fees for this license plate would create a perpetual funding source to “promote music education in schools
Be Part of the Solution Against Sexual Assault
Community Meetings April 13 and 14 in Friday Harbor From the San Juan County Prosecutor's Office The month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. The San Juan County Prosecutor’s Office and Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Services of the San Juans (DV/SAS) have teamed up to raise awareness and join
BullWings Survey: Should the School Board Take the Money?
(Editor's Note: the question before the school board on[intlink id="11887" type="post"]matching grant funds[/intlink] has been placed before BullWings:Orcas Issues readers at the top of the website from April 1 to April 10. Please consider "voting" in the comment section of the informal, posted "Ballot" along with your brief comment. Thank
Turn Mourning into Dancing at KindlingsFest July 27-30
"Come unto me all ye that are weary and I will give you rest!” Pastor Dick Staub of the Orcas Island Community Church says, “This summer’s KindlingsFest will provide rest for your souls and food for thought. There is no place better to renew your spirit, mind and body than
Orcas LGBT Fund Begins New Grant Cycle
The Orcas LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Fund announces that their 2011 grants cycle is underway. The fund currently has over $25,000 available for grants that are compatible with the fund’s mission.That mission is to grant funds to nonprofit organizations with ties to Orcas Island for programs that encourage
Upcoming Classes at the Public Library
Now is the time to hurry down to the Library to take advantage of a number of interesting learning opportunities that are coming up in April and May. English Language Classes will be offered on Saturday afternoons at the Orcas Island Public Library beginning on Saturday, April 16, from 3:00
Orcas Island Grange in 1931: Jane Barfoot-Hodde Was There!
April 16 Ceremony on San Juan Island to Honor Pioneer in Person By Tom Welch Jane Barfoot-Hodde joined the Washington Grange in 1931 at the age of 18, following in her mother’s footsteps. Growing up on the Willis family farm near Obstruction Pass homesteaded by her grandparents in
Letter to the Editor: Solid Waste Questions
The solid waste issue is being debated presently. Apparently some options are being considered by our council members. The option that entails keeping facilities open on three islands and includes additional funding through property taxes will be on the ballot initiative this fall. If that fails then apparently the other
Join your poet Friends in Celebration of National Poetry Month!
I will be the gladdest thing under the sun, I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one... Edna St. Vincent Millay I will be the wettest thing under the rain, I will touch a hundred puddles and not fall in one - again... Ann M. T.
“A Way Forward” Consensus Group Issues Statement
By Fred Klein A diverse group of over 40 islanders has been meeting with a goal "to reach a [intlink id="11846" type="post"]consensus on a way forward[/intlink] to ensure that the facilities of the OISD are adequate to meet our collective responsibility for the education of our community's children; and to
Kids and Drugs on Orcas Island
Deputy Bruce Distler, the “Drug Recognition Expert” with the Orcas Island Sheriff’s Office will be the featured speaker at the next monthly meeting of the PTSA on Thursday, April 14, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Deputy Distler will give an overview of drug use in our community: what is being
