Here’s a thought…
“It wasn’t a Blue Wave; it was an American Tsunami!”
Local Democrats Call to End War Funding
By Sharon Abreu A Conversation Café will discuss the cost of the wars on May 18 The Washington State Democratic Party passed a resolution last weekend calling on federal legislators from Washington State to oppose further funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and also to take leadership to
County Council to Hold Best Available Science Workshop
The San Juan County Council will conduct a workshop on Best Available Science (BAS) on Monday, May 16, 2011 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. WA. The workshop includes conference calls with BAS scientists. Public comment will be accepted. The workshop will
All Invited to Discuss “The Help” Today
Linda Slone will lead a discussion of The Help by Kathyrn Stockett at Darvill's Bookstore this afternoon. In The Help, author Kathryn Stockett describes three extraordinary women whose determination to tell their real stories instead of living silent lives forever changes a town, and the way women--mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends--view
The Week Ahead: Full of Ferries and Flowers
Monday, May 9 Doe Bay Café / Splab Literary Series - Documentary Film and Commentary Dominick DellaSala, author of Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World will be commentating about PBS documentary "A Wild American West," at 7 p.m. in the café. Please call for reservations - 376-8059. Tuesday, May
Dinner and Dance – Chimayo’s and Simply Ballroom
Dine at Chimayo’s before Simply Ballroom and be gifted with a yummy complimentary appetizer. Then come over to the Orcas Center and be awed by the award-winning performance of The Utah Ballroom Dance Company on Friday, May 13 at 7: 30 pm! Tickets $15 at www.orcascenter.org or call
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;
