Here’s a thought…
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Letter to Editor | We are entitled to hear the whole story about McVeigh
||| FROM DAVID JOHNSON ||| I am compelled to respond to Kari McVeigh’s recent letter to the editor published on July 10, 2024, titled “Kari McVeigh responds to attacks.” While Ms. McVeigh attempts to frame the previous news coverage as an unwarranted assault on her campaign, it is crucial that
SJC Tourism at a Crossroads? (Part 2 – Paulsen-Hughes respond)
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| In Part 1 on the future of the SJC Visitors Bureau, I had planned to include the thoughts of each candidate vying to represent Orcas Island on the County Council – Justin Paulsen and Rick Hughes – since one of them will likely
New orca calf born to Southern Resident L pod
||| FROM KING-TV ||| A very young orca calf was spotted off the coast of San Juan Island Monday. The calf is the newest member of the L pod subgroup. According to the Center for Whale Research, the calf, L128 and its mother, L90, both look healthy and appear to
Guest Opinion | Energy transition, the bigger picture, Part 3 of 3
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| Richard Heinberg had seven concurrent steps of what we could do. Here are a couple more. If all happened simultaneously we might have a slim chance. Step 1 It is clear that there is only one way to avert the coming global upheaval, and that
Art Opening | Robert Dash
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is pleased to present the next Art Opening, Friday, September 27 from 5:30pm – 7pm with featured artist, Robert Dash in the lobby, and a community show of Drawings and Prints in the Madrona Room. Robert Dash is an
PFFAP applications open to support local infrastructure and small businesses
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Starting today, applications are open for the Public Facilities Funding Assistance Program (PFFAP). Funded by sales and use tax, this program allows for local entities to apply for funding to finance public facilities serving economic development purposes. What is PFFAP? San Juan County
Letter to Editor | A cascade of management failures
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN, FRED KLEIN, and ROBERT AUSTIN ||| On Saturday EWUA members received yet another in a long chain of email letters purportedly written by Board President Teri Nigretto, claiming to absolve General Manager Dan Burke of his unauthorized misappropriation of over $10,000 in member funds. Upon closer
Editorial & Adrift | Another beautiful day on Orcas Island
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| It's just another beautiful day on Orcas Island. The sky is clouded over and we probably, once again, will not see the aurora over our heads tonight. If the cloudiness lasts a couple more days, we will miss the upcoming lunar eclipse. There
Guest Opinion | Energy transition, the bigger picture, Part 2 of 3
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| Before we continue with Part 2, here is some added information that is useful when we talk about the lifespan of solar panels. The energy payback of solar panels is about 1-4 yrs (newer technology has lower embedded energy) which means for the rest of
Guest Opinion | Energy transition, the bigger picture, Part 1 of 3
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| A few notes regarding the excellent recent article by Richard Heinberg about energy transition, which was published HERE a couple weeks ago. We will have a closer look at: urgency, energy descent, population and steps 1-7. Urgency Let’s take a look at where we are
Letter to Editor | Two major reasons to support Kari McVeigh
||| FROM SHAUN HUBBARD and HAROLD KAWAGUCHI ||| Two of the many reasons why we support Kari McVeigh for San Juan County Council: fire and water. Inherently, islands are finite bodies of land surrounded by water, and yet we have a scarce supply of fresh, drinkable water. Kari is in
Letter to Editor | Land Bank deserves our support
||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| When I first considered moving to San Juan County over a decade ago, the first thing I did was go to every bit of public and protected land in the county that I could find. Along with a good library, the most important feature of
Meet County Council candidates
||| FROM JOSEPH SEGAULT ||| Town Hall meeting to introduce the county council candidates Wednesday the 25th of September 5 o clock at the fire hall on Orcas Island.
Call for Artists: Drawings and Printmaking
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE ||| Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is calling all Orcas artists to showcase your creativity and passion for drawings and printmaking art! Community shows are open to ALL island artists, beginning and experienced alike. Its purpose is to showcase island art and
Good Lovelies Return to Orcas Center
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER ||| Join us on Sunday, September 22 at 7pm on Orcas Center’s mainstage for Good Lovelies – Guitar-wielding songwriters all, and queens of the goose bump, raising three-part harmony with grace and ambition. Good Lovelies are a Canadian folk/country harmony trio, consisting of Caroline Brooks, Kerri
Odd Fellows seeks a facilitator
||| FROM MICHAEL HURWICZ for ORCAS ODD FELLOWS ||| Would you like to be a key facilitator for a beloved and valuable community resource: the Orcas Island Odd Fellows Hall? Located on beautiful Madrona Point in Eastsound, the Hall has been a natural community gathering place since it was originally
