Here’s a thought…
“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”
HEATHER FRENCH HENRY
Membership drive continues at Orcas Senior Center
Through August 31 -- from Lena Kass for Orcas Senior Center -- What do celebrating birthdays with family, seeing senior oral histories acted out by Salmonberry students, thrilling at the sight of an orca breaching, and receiving a valentine from a shy kindergartener have in common? They are all activities that
Spirit Eagle is artist of month at Islanders Bank
-- from Spirit Eagle -- Spirit Eagle's Art can be viewed at Islander's Bank in Eastsound during the month of August. Spirit Eagle works with Fur, Oils, Acrylics and sculpts with wood, fiber clay and found objects. Her art is available for viewing during regular banking hours.
Just weeks until music room, old gym are ready for students
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- We are in the final few weeks before the Multi-Purpose Music Room and the Old Gym are ready for students! Larry and Andy of OISD’s Maintenance Department are making a special guest appearance on our video this week. Both of them have
Join Regina for kefir fermentation workshop
Orcas Food Co-op Education Opportunity Thursday, August 29, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Odd Fellows Kitchen -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Food Co-op -- In this workshop participants will learn how to make their own traditional kefir. Regina will touch on the history, various methods and many health benefits of
Meet Allison O’Brien, new English language learners teacher
-- from Orcas Island School District -- How would your elementary school or high school classmates remember you? I hope they would think back fondly on our memories together. They might remember me as a basketball player, a student who worked hard in school, someone who was friends with everyone,
Book Review | ‘How Democracies Die’
-- from Jens Kruse -- Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt are professors of government at Harvard University, who have been studying failures of democracy in Europe’s 1930s and Latin America’s 1970s for many years. But they open this book with a question they never thought they’d be asking; “Is our
Orcasional Musings | New uses for what? Outhouses?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| During the early history of Orcas Island, there was a whole lot of smuggling going on. We're just so close to the Canadian border that the temptation has always been hard to resist. And we're on an island in the middle of a
Sheriff’s Report | July 31 – August 5, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, July 31, 201919-006238 Found Property 10:38:49 07/31/19 A Deputy responded to a found property call in Friday Harbor. The owner of the property was not able to be located and the property was submitted into the evidence room as found property.
Janet Marlow appointed new commissioner for Orcas Fire
-- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Island Fire and Rescue -- Orcas Island Fire and Rescue (OIFR) Board of Fire Commissioners welcomes Janet Marlow as the newly appointed Commissioner for San Juan County Fire Protection District #2. Marlow joins the team as Fire Commissioner #1 and brings with her extensive
Still time to enjoy Moran State Park’s ‘Walks & Talks’ summer program
-- by Orcas Issues reporter Matthew Gilbert -- Flying under the radar of Orcas Island’s typically busy summer tourist season is a new series of educational lectures and interactive sessions at Moran State Park called “Walks & Talks.” Sponsored by Friends of Moran and spearheaded by Nancy Quackenbush, FoM’s new
Public Hearing scheduled on draft Lopez Village subarea plan, regulations
Monday, August 19, 9:15 a.m., Council Hearing Room -- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County Council will continue their July 8, 2019, public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance regarding the creation of a new Lopez Village Subarea Plan, new development regulations for the Lopez Village
San Juan Island National Historical Park presents special programs to commemorate 160th anniversary of boundary crisis
-- from Brandon Cadwell for San Juan Island National Historical Park -- San Juan Island National Historical Park will be presenting a series of special programs from August 22 – 25, 2019 to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the 1859 Boundary Crisis known as the “Pig War.” The peaceful actions
Doe Bay Fest means extra sailing to America on Sunday Night
-- from Washington State Ferries -- There will be an additional late night sailing from Orcas to Anacortes this upcoming Sunday to help with the anticipated increase in travelers for Doe Bay Fest. Scheduled for 10:30 p.m. on August 11, the extra sailing will take vehicles and passengers straight to
Nashville singers-songwriters coming to Grange stage
Saturday, August 24, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Grange -- from Mandy Troxel for House Concerts and Such -- Internationally touring Nashville singer-songwriters Mare Wakefield and Nomad (www.marewakefield) will be performing at the Orcas Grange Saturday August 24, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Mare Wakefield and Nomad were 2016 and 2015 Kerrville NewFolk
Letter to Editor | There is an answer
-- from Bob Maynard -- There is a combination of ingredients that create difficulties on Orcas Island: people (residents and guests), traffic, cars, and thus parking. These ingredients are also where we look to solve the problems. A concern I continue to think about is the lack of employee housing
Orcas Island Health Care District considering health care options
A message from the Board of Commissioners -- from Anne Presson for Orcas Island Health Care District -- As we previously reported to the community, the Orcas Island Health Care District is facing escalating practice subsidy costs, challenges in providing island appropriate care, and staffing issues in our existing system.
