Here’s a thought…
“Nothing limits intelligence more than ignorance; nothing fosters ignorance more than one’s own opinions; nothing strengthens opinions more than refusing to look at reality.”
SHERI S. TEPPER
Orcas Sail Club goes to nationals
Fundraisers begin with bake sale and car wash this afternoon Last weekend, the Orcas Sailing team dominated the 2009 NWISA Doublehanded District Championships and have earned a slot at the national sailing competition to be held mid-May in Florida. Sail Orcas -- the community sailing club -- the
Poem for the Day: Carry
Carry I want to carry you and for you to carry me the way voices are said to carry over water. Just this morning on the shore, I could hear two people talking quietly in a rowboat on the far side of the lake. They were talking about fishing, then
Lutheran Women in the San Juan Islands to retreat April 28
The Friday Harbor Branch of the Lutheran Church in the San Juan Islands invites women from all three Branches of the Lutheran Church to participate in a one-day Retreat on Tuesday, April 28. The Ferry Schedule determines the boundaries for the agenda. Sharon Kick of San Juan Island says, "We
Letter to the Editor: Pay cash to help local businesses
Here's an idea. How about urging all of us to pay cash for island-based goods and services whenever it is personally convenient or appropriate? It would be especially meaningful to the smaller, one or two person operations and the providers of personal services where the 3% to credit card companies is especially
Budget advisors meet with school board
Yesterday, April 21, the Orcas Island School District (OISD) Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) met with the OISD board to review the budgeted and actual expenditures for the 08-09 school year, in preparation for formulating the school education plan for next year. Steve Diepenbrock advised the group which included OISD teachers
Sunny weather brings tennis for all levels
As the weather heats up, so too does the activity level around Buck Park. One activity that has gone on for many years now is Open Tennis. Open Tennis is sponsored by the Orcas Island Tennis Association and is open to all players. It happens each Wednesday from 4-6 p.m.
Teens and the Law: What you should know
A forum on Teens and the Law will be presented April 28th, 6:30 p.m. at Orcas Middle School Cafeteria in Eastsound. Parents, students ages 10-18 and the public are invited to a community forum led by panelists Randy Gaylord, County Prosecuting Attorney, Sargent Steve Vierthaler, San Juan County Sheriff's Department;
Cooking in the Barn series to benefit Children's House
Christina Orchid will once again host a "Cooking in the Barn" series this spring to benefit Children's House. The former chef/owner of Christina's Restaurant who now instructs budding chefs at Seattle Culinary Institute, Christina will be teaching a four week series in May at Christina and Bruce Orchid's Red Rabit
Poem for the Day: Chicago
Chicago Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight handlers; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders: They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I have seen your painted women under the gas lamps luring the
Julian Glasser, Peter Fisher, Bob and Pat Jester and the Bullock Brothers win Stewardship Awards
Contributed by Liz Illg Eight Good Stewardship awards were presented at “Sustainable San Juans: Greening Your Home, Business and Food,” an Earthday event held Saturday in Friday Harbor. The awards were part of a three- day celebration of environmental stewardship sponsored by the San Juan Stewardship Network
Cabaret in the Air to feature local performers
Orcas Center presents Cabaret in the Air, a fun, mysterious and unique variety show that features local dancers, singers and a musician. Cabaret in the Air will be performed in the OffCenter Stage on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 23, 24 and 25 at 7:30 pm. Cabaret in the Air
Poem for the Day: Hiawatha's Departure
Hiawatha’s Departure By the shore of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, At the doorway of his wigwam, in the pleasant Summer morning, Hiawatha stood and waited. All the air was full of freshness, All the earth was bright and joyous, And before him through the sunshine, Westward toward
The week ahead meetings and celebrations of the earth and the air: April 20 – 26
Monday, April 20 Eastsound Planning Review Committee work session. Plans for the May 4 Open House. 5 p.m. at the Airport conference room. Tuesday, April 21 Meeting to discuss elementary "common area expectations" (including school discipline) w/ Principal Tom Gobeske and elementary school teachers--public invited. 3:30 p.m. 376-2284. Budget Advisory
Poem for the Day: Lines for Cuscuscaraway and Mirza Murad Ali Beg
Lines for Cuscuscaraway and Mirza Murad Ali Beg How unpleasant to meet Mr. Eliot! With his features of clerical cut, And his brow so grim And his mouth so prim And his conversation, so nicely Restricted to What Precisely And If and Perhaps and But. How unpleasant to meet Mr.
Eastsound water tests bring surprising results
High nitrate levels not associated with caffeine, test finds Scientific fact has challenged the assumption that the increased level of nitrates in Eastsound well water is caused by a dense concentration of septic fields. Paul Kamin, General Manager of the Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA), which sells and monitors
Poem for the Day: Everyone Sang
Everyone Sang Everyone suddenly burst out singing; And I was filled with such delight As prisoned birds must find in freedom Winging wildly across the white Orchards and dark green fields; on; on; and out of sight. Everyone's voice was suddenly lifted, And beauty came like the setting sun. My
