Here’s a thought…
“America is and always has been an argument — it’s an experiment.”
DAVID W. BLIGHT
Remember that recent islands-wide visitor survey? Results are now available
-- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- Results are in from the Islands-Wide Survey about Tourism and Visitor Management in the San Juan Islands. Conducted by Confluence Research and Consulting, the 2019 survey canvassed residents and businesses on a variety of issues related to the impacts
Letter to Editor | Cheesy thank you from OIEF
-- from Janet Brownell for Orcas Island Education Foundation -- Thank you to the over 150 people who turned out for the 3rd Annual Grilled Cheese Showdown. It was a mighty tasty evening. The voting was REMARKABLY close -- but the winner of this year's grilled cheese was Cheryl Helm
Orcas Rotary invites community to a special presentation
Friday, February 21, 5 to 6 p.m, Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- from Jeanne S. McPherson, PhD -- Susan Martin, PhD will speak on Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century on Friday, February 21 from 5 - 6 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Susan Martin
Jon Boogz answers a few questions before next week’s Orcas Center performance
Norm Stamper’s January 28, 2020 WIWP interview with movement artist, choreographer, and director Jon Boogz. Edited for length. Norm Stamper – Who were your early influences as a movement artist? Jon Boogz – Well, I started dancing at age 4 and can remember watching all kinds of artists: tap, ballet,
Spring and soccer: They’re both just around the corner
-- from Brooke Bruland for Orcas Park and Rec -- Spring is almost here! Take a look at all the Spring Soccer opportunities Orcas Island Park and Rec is offering! Pre-k Soccer, ages 3-5 3:30-4:15 p.m. Tuesdays/Thursdays April 21 - May 21 Pee Wee Soccer, ages 5-7, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays/Thursdays
Fire Commission will meet in special session tomorrow
Friday, February 14, 9 a.m., Eastsound Fire Station Commissioners: Tim Fuller, Janet Marlow, Jim Helminski (absent), Wesley Heinmiller, Rick Christmas (absent); Chief Scott Williams; District Secretary Kimberley Kimple, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue staff, and the community. Welcome and Introduction Public Comment Financials January 2020 Financial Report – Chief Williams
Person under investigation for novel coronavirus locally
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County has its first person under investigation related to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global outbreak. A person under investigation is a person with symptoms consistent with coronavirus infection and who has either recently traveled to an affected area, or has
‘A luxury prison camp’: Washingtonians on cruise ships held captive by coronavirus, uncertainty
-- excerpt from Seattle Times -- Meanwhile, somewhere off the coast of Thailand, Lydia and John Miller of Orcas Island have been walking 10 miles a day around the deck of the Holland America Westerdam, which was refused entry to five ports because of concerns about the coronavirus — even
Letter to Editor | A letter to voters
-- from Bev Leyman -- It is very important to register and vote in every election. Your vote is your voice. In San Juan County, the deadline for in-person registration and voter updates closes at 8 p.m. on March 10, the date of the Presidential Primary. Your Presidential Primary Voter’s
Point Lawrence Rd single lane closed near Doe Bay
-- from Colin Huntamer for Public Works Dept. -- Earlier today San Juan County Public Works installed a single lane road closure at Point Lawrence Rd (Near Doe Bay) due to erosion caused by the recent heavy rains. A single line of travel remains OPEN to all traffic. At this
Fish For Teeth bringing mobile dental clinic to Friday Harbor
Friday - Saturday, March 6 - 7, Mullis Community Center -- from Hayley Day -- Fish for Teeth sponsors a mobile dental van for dental clinics on San Juan Island, three times a year. Islanders can receive affordable dental care, thanks to the local nonprofit Fish For Teeth, on Friday,
Three shades of beige shades installed at Food Bank
-- from Orcas Island Food Bank -- Providing shade from the sun, relief from wind and snow and a little privacy at all times, the new roll-up shades recently installed in front of the food bank building are the result of a thoughtful suggestion by former Food Bank board member,
Upcoming Garden Club session: Growing tomatoes from seed to harvest
Wednesday, February 19, 10 a.m., Madrona Room -- from Nita Couchman for Orcas Island Garden Club -- The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Debby Hatch to our February 19th meeting in the Madrona Room at the Orcas Center at 10:00 am. For her presentation titled Tomatoes from Seed to Harvest, Lopez Island
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so
Explore where the branches of your family tree might take you
Tuesday, February 18, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Kathi Ciskowski -- "There's Even More to Explore" is the topic of the February 18 Genealogy Club meeting. Last month we started an in-depth look at Ancestry.com features including organizing trees, customizing your home page, optimizing search results, successfully using
Letter to Editor | Corona virus, China, and the U.S.
-- from Steve Henigson -- The largest and most powerful Socialist economy in the world today is China. It’s where the Corona Virus was born, in a live-food-animal market in the city of Wuhan. Having noticed a new disease which was harming people locally, and, finally, killing them in large
