Here’s a thought…
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.”
ALFRED KORZYBSKI
Trump administration sued for failing to protect endangered West Coast orca
Lawsuit calls for ‘Whale Protection Zone’ as more southern residents die -- from Center for Biological Diversity -- Conservation groups sued the Trump administration [on Monday] for ignoring a legal petition to protect critically endangered Southern Resident killer whales in the heart of their Salish Sea habitat. [The] lawsuit, filed
School Board meeting agenda
Thursday, August 22, 5 p.m., Orcas School Library -- from Orcas Island School District -- 5:00 PM CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR MEETING - School Library. Approve AgendaApprove Consent Agenda PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the community, parents, staff, administrators and visitors are invited to make an announcement. SPECIAL REPORT
Letter to Editor | Brother Crow, Sister Crow
-- from Spirit Eagle -- Machines roared crunching the beautiful trees into Nothingness, toothpicks for the The Machine to pick its teeth, to show how powerful it thinks it is. Oh, but it is for a good Cause, you say. Yes, of course, to separate income groups from each other and
Meet Alia Hynek, new special education teacher
-- from Orcas Island School District -- How would your classmates remember you? My elementary school classmates would remember me as someone who was always singing! I still like to tie in a song or two into my days, so that really hasn’t changed. In high school my classmates would
A restroom fire and the little extinguisher that could
-- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Island Fire & Rescue -- Orcas Island Fire and Rescue was dispatched on Thursday, August 15 to a small fire located in a local public restroom. The fire appeared to have been started by someone igniting a piece of toilet paper located in a
Local NAPA store to celebrate 40 years in service to Orcas Island
Saturday, August 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., NAPA Auto Parts -- by Deborah Sparks, Orcas Issues reporter -- Perry Pugh, the owner of NAPA Auto Parts, is a long time local who opened his first automotive store on Orcas in 1979. He came from Southern California to inquire about
Center for Whale Research logs orca encounter in Haro Strait
-- from Center for Whale Research -- Encounter Summary: [metaslider id="71123"] Reports of residents on the west side of San Juan Island had been filing in during the morning along with a report of a fog bank lurking at the south end of Haro Strait. Dave left Snug Harbor at
TWM Lecture Series: Protecting Orca foraging areas
Tuesday, August 27, 7 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- On Tuesday, August 27, Dr. Frances C. Robertson, San Juan County Marine Program Coordinator, and Dr. Jason Wood, Lead Scientist with SMRU Consulting, will discuss “Protecting priority Southern Resident Killer Whale foraging areas
Summer Film Series continues with ‘Biggest Little Farm’
Sunday, August 25, Dusk (8:30 p.m.-ish) at OrcaSong Farm -- from Sara Donnelly -- Our Summer Film Series Under The Stars continues on Sunday, August 25 with The Biggest Little Farm at OrcaSong Farm. Join us on the ten-plus acres of botanical fields, forests, and green gardens. Come early to
New ruling to benefit Navy veterans that served in Vietnam coastal waters
-- from Jana Webb for Orcas Community Resource Center -- The Veterans Administration (VA) has previously denied compensation benefits to Navy veterans who served in the waters off the coast of Vietnam during that war. After many years and a federal appeals court ruling, those veterans are now eligible for
Orcas Veg Fest 2020 fundraiser: Burgers & brats BBQ at Island Hoppin’ Brewery
Sunday, August 25, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Island Hoppin' Brewery -- from Mariann Carrasco for Orcas Veg Fest -- Orcas Veg Fest 2020 is sponsoring a fundraising event on Sunday, August 25. Enjoy the "Burgers and Brats BBQ" at Island Hoppin' Brewery from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. using plant-based
What should State Parks focus on in the future?
Does Orcas have leftover bits from a Master Plan we could share? -- from Washington State Parks -- The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is beginning the process to develop the agency’s 2021-31 strategic plan and would like the public’s input. State Parks is hosting three public meetings to
Fire Commission to meet on Monday
Monday, August 19, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Fire & Rescue -- Commissioners: Tim Fuller (Chair), Janet Marlow, Jim Helminski,Wesley Heinmiller, Rick Christmas; Chief Scott Williams; District Secretary Kimberley Kimple, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue staff, and the community. Welcome and Introduction Additions or
Upcoming Jazz Festival features some Seattle jazz greats
Friday - Sunday, August 30 - September 1, Orcas Center -- from Kristen Wilson for Orcas Island Jazz Festival -- Tickets are on sale now at www.OrcasCenter.org for the Orcas Island Jazz Festival. Get set for three superb nights of great jazz from Friday, August 30, through Sunday September 1. This year’s
Book Review | American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump
-- Book review by Jens Kruse -- Journalism has been called “the first rough draft of history” and Tim Alberta’s book gives us the history of the ten years from February of 2008 to December of 2018, the history of, as the subtitle of his book states, the “Republican Civil
Orcasional Musings | It’s The Berries! Can They Think?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| Sometimes I think that berry bushes are smarter than we are. The various wild Orcasian berries have discovered ways to coexist with very little conflict, while we humans are still fighting it out among ourselves. The main purpose of life, as best as
