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
Open mic at the Grange moves to third Mondays
-- from Gordon Koenig -- The wildly popular Open Mic at the Orcas Island Grange is moving to every third Monday beginning this month. Our next open mic will be held at the Grange on Monday, May 20. This is an acoustic, family friendly open mic where people can hear
Genealogy Club to observe History Lives Here month with field trip, guest speakers
Tuesday, May 21, 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Kathi Ciskowski -- We’ve all heard of the Pike Place Market in Seattle…did you know that the man it was named after is buried here on Orcas? What could be a better way to celebrate “History Lives Here” month
Reminder | A Photographic Journey: Climate and Antarctica
Wednesday, May 15, 7 p.m., Sea View Theatre -- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Cavangah-Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Photographer, filmmaker, former NASA researcher, bird expert, and Lopezian Peter Cavanagh will present a photographic journey of a voyage along the Scotia Arc to Antarctica. Come learn
SJC Tourism 2019: Growing pains, planning for the future
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- As part of National Travel & Tourism Week, the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau teamed up with the Chamber of Commerce to host the Bureau’s 20th Annual Spring Membership Luncheon. Held at the Outlook Inn on Orcas, a wide range of island-wide
State budget invests in local volunteer projects to improve health of Salish Sea
-- from Dave Pringle for Senate Democratic Caucus -- The 2019-21 Washington state operating budget invests $910,000 to NW Straits Commission for continued project support for Marine Resources Committees around Puget Sound. The 2019-21 Washington state operating budget invests $910,000 to NW Straits Commission for continued project support for Marine
Maher Ashram founder will speak at Emmanuel
Wednesday, May 15, 7 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Monica Steele for Treacy Levine Center -- Come be inspired by the stories of the magic of Maher’s unconditional love in action where Women are healing Women & Children. Sister Lucy Kurienwill be speaking on May 15 at 7 p.m.
Two opportunities this week for Master Gardeners’ input on your struggling plants
-- from Dianne Macondray for Master Gardeners of San Juan County -- The Master Gardeners of San Juan County will be accepting samples of diseased or poorly thriving plants at Driftwood Nursery on Wednesday May 15 from 11 - 1 and at the Farmer’s Market, Eastsound Village Green on Saturday
County to conduct survey of residents and businesses regarding tourism
-- from San Juan County News -- Tourism helps support the San Juan Islands’ economy, but it may also create some challenges. County, state, and federal agencies have been working together to manage visitors and their impacts. Recent studies reported visitors’ opinions toward tourism issues and possible solutions. Many people
Village Green now has free internet from Rock Island
Vendors and visitors can access fiber-backed wi-fi during Farmers Market -- from Dan Burke for Rock Island Communications -- Rock Island Communications, the only provider of fiber-optic broadband in San Juan County, announced last week that high-speed wireless internet is now accessible on the Orcas Island Village Green at no
Orcas Road project this week features new Swan Road intersection
-- from Shannon Wilbur for San Juan County Public Works -- The new Swan Road intersection at Orcas Road is now open to traffic with increased sight distance for driver safety. More work in the area still to come later on in the project. Construction now moves north and next
Montessori guide / teacher delivers this week’s school update
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- We are mixing things up a bit with this week’s update and highlighting the OISD’s GiveOrcas grant for Montessori teacher training for Bill Alsdurf.
Letter to Editor | Sign this book for islander moving back to Texas after decades
-- from Laurel Rust -- DD Glaze, beloved and unique Orcas islander for several decades, is moving back to Texas in a few weeks. For those of you who know and love her, there is a book held at the circulation desk at the library for you to write in
Island Air Ambulance celebrates CAMTS accreditation
-- from Will Hamilton for Island Air Ambulance -- Friday Harbor, WA – Island Air Ambulance was recently awarded full reaccreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services (CAMTS) and joins an elite group of medical transport services that have achieved this recognition. CAMTS is an independent, non-profit
Coast Salish Speaker Series
Saturday, May 18, 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Island Library -- Swil Kanim shares traditional songs and stories of the Coast Salish peoples. The Coast Salish Speaker Series brings a unique opportunity for engagement with Coast Salish peoples to promote understanding of the culture, art, and
Sheriff’s Report | May 1 – 7, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, May 1, 201919-003104 Fraud 09:56:57 05/01/19 A Lopez Island resident reported receiving a scam telephone call from a subject representing that the callers' grandson was in jail and needed bail money immediately. As the scam was immediately recognized, no money or
Orcas Road redux: A fait accompli
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- In this story, we begin with the ending: The fate of those trees on Orcas Road along the west side of the straightaway just south of the Exchange appears to have been pre-ordained. After several conversations with representatives of Public Works, Councilman
