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By John C. Jackson Many State Parks are dear places to us and other citizens around the state.As an example, Moran State Park is one of the great accomplishments of the recovery plan in the 1930s to find jobs for victims of the great depression. There are beautiful picnic and camping sites around two lakes,
The Met: Live in HD's third opera of the season is Siegfried by Richard Wagner, airing at Orcas Center on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 1 pm Don't miss the third installment (in two parts) of Robert Lepage's stunning new production of Wagner's Ring cycle. In part three of the Ring, Wagner’s cosmic
Dear Editor: The San Juan Preservation Trust, the non-profit land conservation group in the San Juan Islands, traditionally steers clear of political campaigns. With our private, market-based approach to protecting special places from development, the Preservation Trust’s constituency attracts people from every political persuasion. We understand that much of our appeal and our membership support
By Tom Welch When I wrote the following article back in 2007, I was interested in ‘what might have been’ on Orcas Island. A major roadway slashing across the island from end to end was one development that I was mighty glad had never occurred. The recent conversation about solid waste, and the possible closing
By Harry Patton Hi, gang! Have finally bit the bullet and moved back to my Orcas cabin! Got lonely over there and wanted to come home and be with my friends (and, of course, Sweet Anita). Be among real people again and visit the Magnolia Bar and the American Legion. Hafta be careful of what I
Southside Loop for Turtleback Hikers Over the last several months, San Juan County Land Bank staff, volunteers and members of the Washington Conservation Corps completed a new section of trail on the south side of Turtleback Mountain Preserve. At just under ¾ mile, the Lost Oak Trail connects to the existing South Trail,
Hint: it's not Mt. Baker Road By Tom Welch The San Juan Islander newspaper reported in 1910 on plans developed by Robert Moran and a nationally-prominent ‘good roads expert’ named Samuel C. Lancaster to build a ‘Grand Scenic Highway’ on Orcas Island from Doe Bay to Deer Harbor. The proposed road was to be twenty
Orcas Islander Norm Stamper, best-selling author, occasional actor and former Chief of Police in Seattle has long been a proponent of drug policy reform. Now there is a bill before the Washington State Legislature to legalize marijuana, and Stamper calls it a "good model" for drug policy reform. Stamper served as a police officer
Winter The Haitian earthquake disaster has a personal connection with Orcas Island as Rosedanie Cadet returned to her home in Limbé, Haiti, followed by Steve and Tyler Diepenbrock and then a group of Orcas High Schoolers later in the spring. To help out, go to www.noramise.org The Eastsound Planning Review Committee addresses the county process
Orcas Center, in association with Orcas A Cappella, will present the Zedashe Ensemble from the Republic of Georgia for a concert of traditional Georgian music, both secular and religious, on Sunday, October 3 at 7:30 pm. Returning for their third US tour, Zedashe Ensemble will perform a captivating evening of song and dance