Here’s a thought…
“When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it, always.”
MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI
Guest Opinion | EWUA recall vote
||| FROM JIM COOK, EWUA COMMISSIONER ||| Soon it will be time to consider all that you’ve read and heard and VOTE on the EWUA recall. I wish us all luck given the degree to which discussion has become almost entirely fact free; We’ve devolved into personal attacks, innuendo, court
Apache Stronghold heads east on prayer journey to Supreme Court
||| FROM INDYBAY.ORG ||| Apache Stronghold shares their journey through the west, from the Lummi Nation to California, and in gatherings with Quechan and Hopi, and in the cities of Tucson, Phoenix and Flagstaff, Arizona. The Prayer Journey to the Supreme Court continues east in the journey to protect sacred
Sheriff’s Report | August 14 – 20, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 24-005217 Burglary,NonRes 06:45:53 08/14/24 Orcas Island Deputies were dispatched to a Vandalism. Probable Cause was found an individual was arrested for Malicious Mischief 2nd Degree and booked into the county jail. The incident was documented. 24-005223 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 11:18:27
Are you using your Medicare preventive benefits?
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Many Medicare beneficiaries don’t realize that Medicare offers a number of free services to help keep people healthy. When you get these services from a provider enrolled in Medicare, you will not have to pay a deductible or a copay. The
A new season begins for Orcas Island Garden Club
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| SIGN UP or RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP HERE Warm greetings fellow garden club members and friends of the garden club! We hope you are enjoying a bountiful growing season, abundant pollinator encounters and quality time with friends and family. September marks the beginning of this
Seniors, emergency preparedness, and response
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Vulnerable populations, including island seniors, are at increased risk in an emergency or disaster. An ordinary inconvenience (e.g., power outage) can constitute an emergency for a senior dependent upon electric medical equipment. In 2018, Orcas Senior Center (OSC) conducted an educational
County Council’s request to governor for relief from ferry service disruptions not fulfilled
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council issued a request to the Washington State Governor’s Office for a ‘State of Emergency’ and ‘executive relief’ from ferry service disruptions. The 180-day interim proposal outlined a plan for financing local marine transportation alternatives that would attempt to mitigate
Free Concert
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Free Summer Concert hosted at the Community Church with Stephen Baker, Emy and Lisa Carter and friends this Saturday at 6:30 pm.
Fire risk and climate change in the San Juan Islands
||| FROM ISARA GREACEN, INTERN, LOPEZ COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| Climate change can significantly heighten the risk of natural disasters, particularly wildfires which pose a concern to the San Juan Islands. The State of Washington’s Department of Ecology explains that “climate change causes forest fuels to be drier and more
Guest Opinion | Can they really sell Eastsound Water Users Association out from under us?
||| FROM ELISABETH BRITT ||| Introduction A 501(c)(12) organization, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) includes benevolent life insurance associations, mutual ditch or irrigation companies, mutual or cooperative telephone companies, electric companies, or similar organizations. These cooperatives are designed to provide essential services to their members at the
Book Discussion
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Public Library and San Juan County Master Gardeners welcome Jennifer Jewell, host of the NPR podcast "Cultivating Place" and author of several gardening books including her new book called "What We Sow" this Friday, August 23rd at 6:30 pm.
Too many people, not enough management
A look at the chaos of 'overtourism' in the summer of 2024 ||| FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| SINTRA, Portugal (AP) — The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a long rope that, when pulled, rings a literal bell
Orcas Island Jazz Festival at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas Island Jazz Festival (OIJF) lights up Orcas Center every Labor Day weekend to celebrate and share the music of jazz. As a program of Orcas Center under the artistic direction of Martin Lund, OIJF consistently showcases superb jazz. Each year
Editorial | ‘Then quit sending me stuff…’
||| FROM LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Eastsound Water Users Association situation is confusing to me. Anybody else think this way? Several times, now, I have been cautioned to not publish an email I received from EWUA -- after I have posted it. I've also received a request to post
Island Ways | Nantucket Select Board approves $450,000 for lease to locals
Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living, lack of affordable housing, tourist management, ferry problems and environmental degradation. We are living on opposite ends of the country but
Bach Heals at Emmanuel Parish Hall
||| FROM JEFFRY STEELE ||| I have assembled an experimental mix of music, poetry, and expressive movement that seeks to promote compassion, solidarity, and the healing power of music—that of J. S. Bach in particular. I am blessed by the participation of talented members of our community (see flyer) in
