Here’s a thought…
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.”
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
‘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
Call for artists, innovators for spring Makers Fair
Benefit for Orcas Center presented by San Juan Makers Guild -- from San Juan Makers Guild -- The Orcas Chapter of the San Juan Makers Guild is hosting a Spring Makers Fair on Saturday, March 28 at the Orcas Center, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The multi-media event features a juried
Need a Washington State boating education card?
Take a free U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary “Adventures in Boating” class Saturday, February 22, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Skagit Valley College San Juan Center -- from Chuck Dalldorf, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary -- The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary San Juan Islands Detachment is offering a free Washington State Basic Boater
A-OK garage sale getting ready, taking donations (corrected)
-- from Jane Heisinger -- AOK (Art for Orcas Kids) is having their 3rd annual Garage Sale on Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Orcas Island Public School cafeteria. As you know, there is no funding for art in the Elementary and Middle schools and
Long-time conservation director stepping down at San Juan Preservation Trust
-- from Craig Canine for San Juan Preservation Trust -- Debra Clausen, who has served as Conservation Director of the San Juan Preservation Trust since 2006, is retiring at the end of this month. ThePreservation Trust’s board of trustees and fellow staff members wish to acknowledge her enormous contribution to
A poem for this day
-- Submitted by Margot Shaw -- God's Grandeur -- by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS The world is charged with the grandeur of God.It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oilCrushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod?Generations have trod,
Killebrew Lake Road now open to all traffic
-- from Colin Huntemer for County Public Works -- Killebrew Lake Rd is now OPEN to all traffic. Please be advised that the roadway is surfaced with gravel. The County expects to re-pave the road with chip seal in the spring.
Free all-you-can-eat Mexican buffet at community dinner
Tuesday, February 11, 5 - 7:30 p.m., Orcas Christian School -- from Kathy Roosma for Orcas Christian School -- February’s Community Dinner at Orcas Christian School is on Tuesday, February 11, from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. This is an all-you-can-eat Mexican buffet featuring enchiladas, burritos, Spanish rice, refried beans, Mexican
