Here’s a thought…
“People will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never forgive you for being right.”
THOMAS SOWELL
Orcas schools looking to fill board vacancy
-- from John Fleming, Chair, Orcas Island School District Board of Directors -- As you may have already heard, we are seeking applicants for a recent vacancy on our School Board. This position was vacated mid-term and election laws of our state mandate that our board appoint someone to fill
‘Old Lady on the Trail’ author to stop by Orcas Library
Friday March 6, 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Island Library -- Author Mary Davison delivers an informative and amusing rendition of her experiences in long distance hiking, which she discovered at the young age of 60. Hiking’s “Triple Crown” consists of the Appalachian Trail (2,181
San Juan County homeless count declines
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The 2020 San Juan County “Point-In Time” (PIT) Homeless Count identified 133 people who have no stable place to live, a decrease from the 2019 count of 149. Of the 133 people identified as having no stable place to live, 66 people were
A common-sense local perspective on coronavirus from county health officials
-- from Frank James MD, San Juan County Health Officer; Mark Tompkins, Director, San Juan County Health & Community Services; Brendan Cowan, Director, San Juan County Department of Emergency Management -- Coronavirus is on all of our minds, and for good reason. We are living through a global public health
Wastewater treatment plant repair requires maintenance rate increase
Monday, March 9 at 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Susan Kimple for Eastsound Sewer & Water -- In October of last year, the Eastsound Sewer & Water District (ESWD) sent a letter to all users of the sewer system informing them of the need to repair, upgrade, and
How do we build an island makers economy?
Deadline call for artists and innovators -- from San Juan Makers Guild -- The Orcas Chapter of the San Juan Makers Guild is working on building a local economy for our creative and ingenious local makers. On March 28, the Guild is hosting a Spring Makers Fair at the Orcas
How to comment on draft transportation element of Comp Plan
-- from San Juan County Communications -- We invite you to provide comments on the draft Transportation Element: www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/19770/ Send your comments to Compplancomments@sanjuanco.com by March 18, 2020. Subject line: Transportation Element Provide: Your full name and address for the record OR mail comments to Linda Kuller, SJC
Health District: Cost of current roofing/HVAC bid not affordable
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- The Orcas Island Health Care District met just once in the month of February, reporting mostly incremental progress on its long-term plans for the Orcas medical care system. But one fact was glaringly clear: the current estimate to replace the roof of
Letter to Editor | Thank you to Community Hero Program
-- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Orcas Senior Center would like to thank the community and Orcas Food Co-op for supporting the nutrition program during the month of December’s Community Hero Program. Community members who shopped at Orcas Co-op rounded up their purchases to the nearest dollar
Books and more books at Library’s upcoming sale
Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Orcas School Cafeteria -- from David Kosiur for Friends of Orcas Library -- Rake in some great book bargains at the Friends of the Orcas Island Public Library Winter Book Sale, March 7 at the Orcas Island School Cafeteria. The book sale
SJC Tourism Study finally released: Big challenges – tough choices
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, REPORTER ||| The second part of an ambitious tourism research project, commissioned in 2015 by the Terrestrial Managers Group of San Juan County and carried out by Confluence Research and Consulting, has finally been released. Phase 1, released in June 2018, focused on visitors; Phase 2
Last Ocean Night of season will talk about Tufted Puffins
Wednesday, March 4, 7 - 8 p.m., Sea View Theatre -- from Justin Cox for Sea Doc Society -- The final Ocean Night of the season is Wednesday, March 4 and will feature the debut of the next episode of Salish Sea Wild, which is all about Tufted Puffins. On
School Board will meet this week
Thursday, February 27, 5 p.m., Orcas School Library -- from Orcas Island School District -- Following is the regular School Board meeting agenda for Thursday, February 27, 5 p.m. in the Orcas School Library. Public is invited. AGENDA 5:00 PM CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING - School
The Gothard Sisters bring contemporary Celtic music to Orcas Center
Friday, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center -- Orcas Center is pleased to welcome The Gothard Sisters, a dynamic musical group of three sisters who play contemporary Celtic music. Through 10 years performing, touring and writing music together, the optimistic style of their music
Hear the tales of epic rowing adventures by local islander
Hosted by the Wooden Boat Society of the San Juans Sunday, March 8, 2020, 6:45 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Steve Mckenna -- In the years between 1979 and 1985, long time Orcas islanders, Steve and Mary Gropp made a series of long distance wilderness voyages by rowing boat
Is OIHCD-owned healthcare clinic workable, achievable ?
A call for a Community Advisory Group to Health District -- from Vincent Shu, MD -- We can not tell you how much we appreciated OIHCD's commissioners’ tireless efforts to re-shaping our Island’s healthcare model in a cost-effective way. This need to look for other viable options is driven by
