Here’s a thought…
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.”
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Yakima engine room crew receives award for reliability
One year with no lost trips due to mechanical failure -- from Washington State Ferries -- Each year, we honor the vessel engine crews and Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility personnel who achieve the highest level of fleet reliability. Over the past week, we presented our 2018 Customer Service Reliability Award
Singing, songwriting, shenanigan workshop just added to weekend lineup
Sunday, June 9, noon - 4 p.m. -- from Mandy Troxel -- Trying something new, creative, personal can be some of the bravest work you’ll ever do. And we believe that the best way to coax out ideas, songs, words, whatever might in there takes a thoroughly supportive environment and
Time to renew your OPALCO Energy Assist credit
Get $30-$60 a month off your OPALCO and Rock Island bills -- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- OPALCO offers monthly bill credits for members from low-income households through the Energy Assist program. Energy Assist gives qualified members a credit of $30-$60/month (depending on household size) and the same amount
Program increases access to locally grown foods
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County Health and Community Services is partnering with Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor and Orcas Island Community Foundation to offer Market Bucks at Farmers Markets on Orcas and San Juan Islands. The Market Bucks Program provides additional dollars for women and children participating
Senior Center to host a disaster preparedness session
Monday, June 10, 1:15-3 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Join us for an informative community discussion about disaster preparedness. We will be talking about communication systems and how to prepare yourself, your household, and your community for natural disaster. Greg Hancock will
UPDATE to Saturday story: Elwha running two hours late due to ‘cleanup on the car deck’
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Vessel #1 Elwha is running an estimated two hours behind schedule due to a necessary cleanup on the car deck. This delays the 8:55 p.m. from Anacortes to Shaw and Orcas, and the 7:50 p.m. and 10:05 p.m. from Orcas to Anacortes. We apologize
Letter to Editor | Senior Center thanks island donors
-- from Orcas Senior Center -- Board members and staff of Orcas Senior Center (OSC) nonprofit would like to thank our community and the Orcas Island Community Foundation for helping us raise $9,500 to support professional foot care services for seniors and people with disabilities. Elders often need professional foot
Health care on Orcas at a crossroads
-- from Anne Presson, for Orcas Island Health Care District -- Orcas Island Health Care District (District) has now been officially operational for one year. To date, our primary focus has been on establishing the District and entering into Clinical Services Agreements (CSA) to provide funding to both Orcas Family
County asks that you participate in this first step of land capacity analysis
-- from San Juan County Communications -- A draft Gross Developable Lands Inventory (GDLI) web map is available for public comment until June 28, 2019. The GDLI map identifies the parcel type (residential, commercial, etc.) and category (fully developed, partially developed, etc.) of all County parcels. This categorization is based
Kruse Reviews: Two new books that memorialize D-Day
-- A book review by Jens Kruse -- This Thursday, June 6, 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. By way of remembrance and commemoration I read and would like to review for you two recent accounts of this momentous moment and phase of
Renowned memoirist coming to speak at Orcas Library
Tuesday, June 11, 6 p.m., Orcas Library @ -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Island Library -- Join author, journalist, and educator Susan Lampe and learn how to use memoir writing to resolve issues of love, conflict, and forgiveness in relationships. Susan says she wrote Parsing the Dragon: A Memoir
Eastsound Planning Review Committee meeting agenda
Thursday, June 6, 3 - 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Erika Shook for Eastsound Planning Review Committee -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee will meet in a regular-scheduled session on Thursday, June 6 at the Eastsound Fire Station from 3 - 6 p.m. to address the following agenda
Two 40th District senatorial candidates to appear in Friday Harbor
Saturday, June 15, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Skagit Valley Friday Harbor campus -- from David Turnoy, Chair, San Juan County Democrats -- Senatorial candidates Liz Lovelett (top), and Carrie Blackwood On Sunday, June 2, at the endorsement meeting of the 40th Legislative District Democrats, both Liz Lovelett and Carrie Blackwood
Learn to make your own bullrush hat in Olga workshop
Saturday - Sunday, June 8 - 9, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Olga Community Center -- from Madie Murray for Olga Strawberry Council -- Ever wanted to make your own hat just to your liking? Here’s your chance. In collaboration with the Olga Strawberry Council, Maria Bullock will be guiding
County seeks to fill board, commission vacancies
-- 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: https://sanjuanco.com/641/Board-Committee-Vacancies. Persons interested in serving on a board or advisory committee
Susan Slapin artwork on display at Islanders Bank
Acrylic, mixed media, printmaking, pastels, photography. All of Susan’s paintings are colorful, textured, and inspired by Nature. The intuitive and sensory world, play a large part in the process and outcomes -- some images contemplative, others bold. For further information, contact the artist via email: susan@susanslapin.com.
