Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Garden Club guest to present horticultural explorations, contemplations for 21st century
Wednesday, November 13, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Nita Couchman for Orcas Island Garden Club -- The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Jenny Harris, horticulturalist, plant nerd and planting designer, on Wednesday, November 13 at 10 a.m. at the Orcas Center’s Madrona Room. Jenny will speak about horticultural explorations of
Lahari hires new Door to Door program coordinator
Orcas Door to Door to focus on community outreach and growth. -- from Dennis King for Lahari -- Orcas Door to Door, a Lahari ‘Aging on Orcas’ program, has recently hired a community specialist as the new program coordinator. Sara Pelfrey has recently moved here, from the Portland, OR area,
School District will again honor our veterans with breakfast, assembly
Friday, November 8, 8:45 a.m., Orcas School -- from Orcas Island School District -- Orcas Island School District presents a Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, November 8, beginning with a continental breakfast in the Cafeteria and culminating with an assembly at 9:30 a.m. in the High School Gym. All local
Una ofrenda para el mundo
An offering for the world Sunday, November 17, 4 p.m., Adventist Fellowship Chapel Music arranged for 8-string classical guitar from Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, & Argentina performed by Jeffry Steele to benefit Amazon Watch, a protector of the rainforest and indigenous rights.
County completes sale of Lopez property for affordable housing project
-- from San Juan Communications -- On October 25, 2019, San Juan County completed the sale of .80 acres of land situated in Lopez Village to Housing Lopez, Inc. for the development of affordable housing rental units. Housing Lopez will develop six affordable rental units on the property with long
EDC hosts cross-industry symposium for knowledge workers, business owners
Wednesday, November 20, 1 - 3 p.m., San Juan Island Library -- from Mickey von Dassow for Economic Development Council -- Knowledge workers can meet with San Juan County business owners at the EDC’s Cross-Industry Symposium. The symposium is designed to connect entrepreneurs with people from other industries who have
From Christmas bird hunts to Christmas bird counts -119 years of counting
Saturday, December 14 -- from Barbara Jensen -- In 1900 ornithologist Frank Chapman along with other conservationists were disturbed at the slaughter of birds in the annual holiday event called the "side hunt." The team that shot the most birds and other small animals was the winner. As a protest,
Letter to Editor | All the candy, all the donations
-- from Laurie Michael for Bonnie Brae -- Yet another year of over 100 kids at Bonnie Brae Lane! By Halloween, the donations came to over 50 lbs of candy at least! And the energy of those kids is so much fun. I want to thank you and the community for
Committee vacancies abound, so pick your spot to serve your community
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available on the County's website at: http://sanjuanco.com/641/Board-Committee-Vacancies. Persons interested in serving on a board or advisory committee
Final call for entries on Friday Harbor Poetry Garden contest
-- from Julie Greene for Town of Friday Harbor -- San Juan County residents of all ages are reminded to submit their entries in the Town’s Poetry Garden poetry contest by the end of this month. Winning entries will be engraved on plaques located in four poetry gardens to be
Guest Opinion | Comparing Premera and Kaiser health plans
Grab a cup of tea and read on... -- from Pegi Groundwater -- How do Premera‘s new Medicare Advantage plans compare to the Kaiser plans that many islanders have now? SHIBA volunteers in San Juan County are hearing that question every day. The answer is complicated; they are similar in
Fire Commissioners review 2020 draft budget
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- Fire Chief Scott Williams presented the Orcas Board of Fire Commissioners with the proposed 2020 budget for Orcas Fire & Rescue (OIFR) at the Board’s October 21 meeting. The complete budget draft can be viewed here. The expected revenue of $3,212,896 includes
Library hosts ‘Who was Chief Seattle’ talk
Saturday, November 9, 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Island Library -- Orcas Island Library and Humanities Washington invite the community to an engaging conversation with David Buerge, a member of the 2019-2020 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau. This free event takes place at the Library in
Time for annual Turkey Shoot wherein no turkeys are shot
Saturday, November 16, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sportsmen Club -- from Pat Muffett for Orcas island Sportsmen Club -- The Orcas Island Sportsmen Club invites the public to come and win their Thanksgiving Turkey at the 68th annual fall Turkey-Time Family Fun Shooting Contests. The shoot is on Saturday November
This month’s Olga Potluck celebrating Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 9, 5:30 p.m., Olga Community Center -- from Lorna Rhodes for Olga Community Center -- Come celebrate Thanksgiving with neighbors and friends at the Olga Community Center. This month’s Olga Potluck is Saturday, November 9. Social hour begins at 5:30 and we sit down for dinner at about
West Beach construction continues, but nearing completion
-- from Jacob Heinen for San Juan County Public Works -- We’re beginning to wrap things up at the intersection of West Beach and Enchanted Forest Road. Last week we completed 100% of the MSE wall, backfilled against the wall, and prepared for utility installations. This week was focused on
