Here’s a thought…
“That confidence — that the law cannot reach you because you are the one wielding it — is the oldest and most dangerous delusion in Washington.”
MILES TAYLOR
Yacht club hosting seafaring folk dance fundraiser
Friday, September 20, 6:30 p.m., West Sound Community Center -- from Michele Wiley for Sail Orcas -- OIYC is sponsoring an open Contra (Folk) Dance at West Sound Community Center benefit Sail Orcas. Each couple dances with each other couple in the line. Today Scotch, Irish, French Canadian jigs, reels,
Orcasional Musings | Early ferries? From where, to where, with what?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| In 1922, Captain Harry Crosby converted the Harvester King from kelp collector to front-ramp automobile ferry. At last it was easy to drive on, and then drive off again. But Crosby soon found that the need for a vacationers' ferry was just too
Sheriff’s Report | September 4 – 10, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, September 4, 201919-007645 Unwanted Person 07:33:57 09/04/19A Deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of an unwanted person. It was requested that the unwanted person be trespassed from the property. The Deputy was unable to locate the person. Follow up required.
Educate before you medicate: Seniors and Cannabis at Senior Center
Wednesday, September 18, 1 - 2 p.m., Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- After our summer hiatus, the Orcas Senior Center will be resuming its free, informative and intellectually stimulating lectures series called Meeting of the Minds. On Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 at 1pm Nancy Southern will
Library group will meet to discuss Foreign Policy Assoc. ‘Great Decisions’ program
Fourth Mondays, beginning September 23, 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Library -- The Library is pleased to announce a new series based on the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions program. Join America's largest discussion series and be part of a nation-wide, non-partisan program intended to
SWISH! Girls basketball registration deadline coming up
-- from Brooke Bruland for Orcas Park & Rec -- Deadline for Girls SWISH basketball is Monday, September 16. We need more girls, grades 3-8 to have teams! You are welcome to register now and pay later. We also have limited scholarships and payment plans available upon request. SWISH girls
WSF launches hybrid-electric ferry build project
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Greening our fleet is a major priority, and I’m proud to say we took a big step forward this week with the launch our Hybrid-Electric Ferry Build Program! Representatives from our many partners in the maritime industry gathered at Vigor's Seattle Shipyard on Monday to
Fish For Teeth brings free mobile dental clinic to Friday Harbor
Friday - Saturday, October 4 - 5 -- from Hayley Day for Fish For Teeth -- Fish for Teeth sponsors a mobile dental van for dental clinics on San Juan Island, three times a year. Islanders unable to afford dental care can receive it for free thanks to the local
Guest Opinion | Now there’s a word for it
-- from Bill Appel -- We’ve all felt it in our quiet moments: the breakdown of community values, a steady drumbeat of more people, as people drive faster, make more noise, litter more, drink more or take drugs first to sleep, then to get through the day. It’s a feeling
Genealogy Club branches out to learn about recording video histories
Tuesday, September 17, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Kathi Ciskowski for Orcas Island Genealogy Club -- The Orcas Island Genealogy Club is free and open to anyone who is interested in exploring family genealogy--whether you have years of experience or are just wanting to begin now.
Last chance to have your plants diagnosed
Saturday, September 14, Farmers Market Wednesday, September 18, Driftwood Nursery -- from Dianne Macondray -- Last chance this year to find out why your plants are not thriving. Bring your unhealthy specimens in a ziplock bag to the San Juan County Master Gardeners at the Eastsound Farmer’s Market Saturday September
Plans for a revitalized Olga Store get more real
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- Teams from the Friends of the Olga Store Building (FOSB) and the Orcas Food Co-op got together for a public presentation on Friday, September 6 at the Olga Community Center. Both groups had good news to share. FOSB reported that the U.S.
New online Permit Center now available
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The Department of Community Development is excited to announce that you can now search for permits, check permit status, request code enforcement, pay fees, and request inspections through the **NEW** San Juan County Online Permit Center. Links to the new online permit center
Friday Harbor soon to be home to four poetry gardens
Accepting submissions through November -- from David M. Jenkins for Friday Harbor Arts Commission -- Friday Harbor will soon be the home of four poetry gardens. The Town of Friday Harbor and the Friday Harbor Arts Commission are establishing the new poetry gardens as a way of bringing poetry—a way
Lest we forget…
-- from Jens Kruse -- Here are three stories to help us never forget 9/11/01: www.esquire.com/news-politics/a48031/the-falling-man-tom-junod/www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/were-the-only-plane-in-the-sky-214230www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/trump-hillary-clinton-september-11-911-attacks-nyc-214236
Next Port meeting agenda now available
Thursday, September 12, 4:30 p.m., Port Office -- from Dwight Guss for Port of Orcas -- Commissioners for Port of Orcas will convene on Thursday, September 12 for a regularly-scheduled meeting: OLD BUSINESS DISCUSSION – Public use of old Bathroom. DISCUSSION – Preliminary Budget Draft. NEW BUSINESS Update on Wetland
