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
Islander requests assist in identifying unusual critter
-- from Tony Ayer -- Over the years we have all seen the multicolored deer that some refer to as “ goat deer “…Is it simply inbreeding? I have heard stories of a true albino buck that lived in the state park and had a grand time with the herds
Safety emphasis patrols will target stand up paddleboarders Labor Day weekend
State Parks Boating Program reminds paddlers to be safe -- from Washington State Parks -- Marine law enforcement agencies on Washington state’s marine and fresh waterways will conduct safety emphasis patrols over Labor Day weekend — specifically targeting stand up paddleboarders. The goal is to educate them about laws and
Meet Rachel Wilson, new PE teacher
-- from Orcas Island School District -- How would your elementary school or high school classmates remember you? They would probably first remember me as tall! I would also hope they would remember me as kind, honest and hardworking. Did you have a favorite teacher? My favorite teacher wasn’t my
Tickets going fast for Orcas Island Jazz Festival
-- from Kristen Wilson -- Tickets are selling faster than in past years, so if you want to see the great jazz artists this weekend at the Orcas Island Jazz Festival - you’ll want to move quickly before the shows sell-out. Tickets are on sale now at www.OrcasCenter.org for three superb nights
Book Review | If We Can Keep It: How the Republic Collapsed and How It Might be Saved
-- Book review by Jens Kruse -- On September 17, 1787, the final day of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, so the story goes, a woman approached Ben Franklin and asked him: “Well, doctor, what have we got – a republic or a monarchy?” He supposedly answered with a challenge:
Orcasional Musings | Friday Harbor? Why’s it called that?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| Our illustrious Editor recently asked me to write a short essay on what happened on Orcas Island during the very brief, but not really unpleasant, little dust-up that history calls The Pig War. In June of 1859, a settler from the United States
All in a day’s work at Orcas Fire & Rescue
-- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Fire & Rescue -- Orcas Island Fire and Rescue had two periods Friday with overlapping emergencies. The first two were cardiac calls. Both required treatment by EMS and transport by air to a local hospital. A third cardiac patient was also treated and transported Friday, all before
Sheriff’s Report | August 14 – 20, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, August 14, 201919-006753 Controlled Substance Problem 09:31:39 08/14/19 A Deputy responded to a walk-in report of a possible drug issue. The reporting party completed a written statement, a report was made, and the report forwarded to a detective for a follow
Giving Garden distributes 100 lbs of fresh, organic produce to the community
Sustainability workshops offered -- from Alex Tamayo Wolf for Giving Garden -- In just four months, the Giving Garden, which is one of four garden beds in the Enchanted Food Forest at Orcas Christian School, distributed more than 100 pounds of fresh, organic vegetables to the community through the Orcas Food
Emmanuel’s bell will toll to mark 400 years since first slave arrived in America
Sunday, August 25, 12 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- from Deborah Sparks for Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia Bishop James B. Magness invite Episcopal churches to take part in a national action to remember and honor the first enslaved Africans who
Stroll SJIMA exhibits to the strains of four-hand piano
Friday, September 6, 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m., San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- The Archipelago Collective will present an informal concert at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) on Friday, September 6 from 11:45 a.m.
Book now: Mammogram van returning to Senior Center in September
Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24 -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Assured Imaging Women’s Wellness will be bringing the latest in digital mammography to Orcas Senior Center on Monday, September 23 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesday, September 24 from 8 a.m. to
Meet Madden Surbaugh, new OISD Food Service Director
-- from Orcas Island School District -- Do you have pets? I have a six-year-old 70 lb. lab/shepherd mix named Zoe. Any favorite hobbies or interests outside of work? Food is my biggest interest - eating, cooking, learning. What kind of music do you like? I like most music. I
Letter to Editor | Earth has a solution to humanity’s destruction
-- from Domenic Verbano -- The Earth’s Solution to Humanity's Destruction: Unity Consciousness. There is a solution. And the Earth has it. And it is so gentle and subtle and sweet, many of us have hardly noticed it…I have often asked myself: What is the Earth collectively going to DO
OPALCO moving offices due to septic system failure
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- The septic system for OPALCO’s 1970s Eastsound offices has failed. The headquarters building will be closed for about six months beginning September 10 to replace the system and repair the building. The Eastsound office will temporarily relocate to the original historic 1930s headquarters building
Rep. Larsen to tour April’s Grove, Prune Alley, visit Orcas Island Senior Center
Friday, August 23 -- from Rep. Rick Larsen's office -- On Friday, August 23, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will tour April’s Grove with OPAL Community Land Trust staff to learn how federal funding is being used to construct affordable housing in San Juan County. OPAL Community Land Trust relies on
