Here’s a thought…
“If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.”
WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT
EWUA addresses two important issues
||| FROM TERI NIGRETTO for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| Dear Members and water users, There are two Important items we need to address Director Misconduct We write today to notify you that that two of our elected Board members, Ron Claus and Carol Ann Anderson, have breached their fiduciary duties as Board
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Scene/Story/Show improv workshop
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is pleased to offer a three-day Improv Workshop with Brian James O’Connell, geared to help you not just on stage, but with any artistic endeavor you do! Through his decades of award-winning stagecraft, filmmaking, and producing, Brian has created the
Walk for Health – Caminata Por Salud
||| FROM ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| June is Great Outdoors Month, a time to celebrate the beauty and wonder of nature, explore the great outdoors, and appreciate the natural world around us. Whether it's hiking in a national park, camping under the stars, fishing in a serene lake, or
OICMF to bring music to Lum Farm
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival (OICMF) is delighted to bring to you “Music on the Farm”, a half-hour of music for toddlers and preschoolers with Charly Taylor and Mandy Troxel. Every Friday from June 21 through August 23 at 1:30pm,
Biden-Harris administration launches Task Force to advance historic commitment to restore wild salmon, other native fish in Columbia River Basin
||| FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ||| WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the creation of a new interagency Columbia River Task Force and the release of a landmark report acknowledging the harms that the federal dams have inflicted and continue to inflict on Tribes in the region. These steps advance
County streamlines job application process with new software
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to launch a new software program that will make applying for a County job easier and faster. The new applicant tracking system, powered by NEOGOV, includes a streamlined option for applicants to create an online profile, easily apply
Community Water Taxi, Island Water Taxi partner to serve community during ferry outage
||| FROM ED ANDREWS ||| Members of the Community Water Taxi (CWT) and the owner-operator of Island Water Taxi, LLC sprang into action on Saturday, June 15th when the inter-island ferry went out of service for the day. The county faced the challenge of needing to move a lot of
Construction on Lopez skatepark project begins in July
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Parks, Recreation, and Fair is pleased to begin construction for a new skatepark on Lopez Island. Construction will begin in early July and the new, approximately 6,300 sq ft skatepark is estimated to take four months to complete. Project Background
Letter to Editor | Senior Center an untapped resource
||| FROM SUZETTE LAMB ||| In 2020, my husband and I were lucky enough to become full-time residents of East-est Orcas. In 2023 I was able to start volunteering at the Orcas Senior Center (OSC) and what I’ve learned is that OSC is a quiet untapped resource that now needs
Letter to Editor | Join me in supporting Senior Center campaign
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE ||| Orcas Senior Center (OSC) provides services and opportunities for givers and receivers on both sides of the volunteering equation. My parents died at early ages, so I didn’t get the chance to “pay it forward” with them. Volunteering at OSC allows me to invest in
Monthly financial Q&A with retired CPA Michael Kulper
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Michael Kulper, a retired CPA and college accounting instructor, for insightful monthly Q&A sessions on budgeting, saving, and investing. These sessions will take place at Orcas Senior Center on the first Monday of every month, starting Monday, July 1, at
US admits dams in Pacific northwest have devastated Native Americans
||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| The US government, in a report published on Tuesday, acknowledged for the first time the harms that federal dams have inflicted on Native American tribes in the US Pacific northwest. The report by the interior department details the “historic, ongoing and cumulative impacts of federal Columbia River
Water Board members look to recall Water Board members
||| FROM CAROL ANN ANDERSON, RON CLAUS, and JIM COOK ||| The three of us, Board members of Eastsound Water Users Association, have recently called for the recall of our fellow Board members Teri Nigretto, Jim Nelson, Mike Cleveland and Leith Templin because they have repeatedly failed to fulfil their
Chief vanSchaick leaving OIFR; Commissioners Fuller and Biddick resign
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Effective June 30, 2024, Chief vanSchaick will be leaving OIFR. During her tenure, OIFR’s volunteer numbers increased significantly, and voters approved a new five (5) year levy. Simultaneously, Chief vanSchaick was successful in renegotiation of the union contract resulting for
Land Bank hosts public meeting and field trip
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Conservation Land Bank invites the public to a community meeting and field trip to the Crescent Beach Preserve to discuss a Stewardship and Management Plan for the area. The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is increasing efforts to improve
