Here’s a thought…
“The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.”
ALDOUS HUXLEY
This week’s school tour features gorgeous gym flooring
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent --
School Board meeting on Thursday to adopt 2019-20 school budget
Thursday, July 25, 5 p.m., School Library -- from Orcas Island School District -- Adoption of the school budget for the upcoming 2019-20 school year is top of the agenda for the School Board meeting on Thursday, July 25 in the school library. 5:00 PM CALL TO ORDER –
Food addicts in recovery set Monday evenings for regular meetings
Mondays, 5 - 6:30 p.m., 33 Urner Street -- from Monica Steele -- Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a Twelve Step fellowship based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Many adult and teen members were overweight, some by as much as 200 pounds before joining FA. Others
Orcas residents address vacation rental impacts: Is the County listening?
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- Nearly 200 people packed the Orcas High School cafeteria on July 17 to participate in what was titled a “Community Conversation on Vacation Rentals (VR).” The event was organized by a diverse group of citizens who have been working for several months
Learn to create your own Advanced Directive at Senior Center workshop
Wednesday, August 7, 1 - 3 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Join us for a hands-on tutorial Wednesday, August 7, from 1-3 p.m. for step-by-step instructions in filling out an Advanced Directive/Living Will. You can visit endoflifewa.org to review the Advanced Directive form that
Letter to Editor | Trump administration and Orcas vacation rentals
-- from David Kobrin -- The two topics -- the effect of vacation rentals on our island, and racist (or nativist) charges against duly elected representatives in Congress -- at first glance seem unrelated. In most ways they are. Yet how those two questions are being faced, discussed and, hopefully,
Calling art lovers, artists for upcoming Heart of Orcas celebration
Sunday, August 25, 3:30 - 6 p.m., OrcaSong Farm -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- HEART of ORCAS, a celebration of art, music, good food, and wine, will be held on Sunday, August 25 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at OrcaSong Farm. There will be both silent
Come row, row our boats
Sunday, July 28, 1 - 5 p.m., Deer Harbor Marina || Steve McKenna for Wooden Boat Society of the San Juans The Wooden Boat Society of the San Juans is sponsoring a free, Come Row Our Boats day. Participants are invited to take our boats out on their own or
Senior Center planning an historical reenactment field trip
Friday, July 26, 9:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., English Camp -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Join the Orcas Senior Center Nonprofit for a fun trip to English Camp on San Juan Island. On Friday, July 26, re-enactors from throughout the Pacific Northwest and Canada will celebrate
Sheriff’s Report | July 10 – 16, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, July 10, 201919-005429 Theft 10:02:05 07/10/19 A Deputy was dispatched to a report of theft in Friday Harbor. After further investigation Probable Cause was found for three suspects for Theft 2nd Degree. 19-005439 Fraud 13:57:43 07/10/19 A Friday Harbor Deputy responded
Mammogram van scheduled for mid-September; make appointment early
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
Port of Orcas addresses proposed Aeronautical Services expansion
-- from B. Sadie Bailey -- All five commissioners were present at the Port’s regular monthly meeting held on 7/11/19: Clyde Duke, Poke Haffner, Steve Hopkins, Greg Sawyer, Bea Von Tobel; and interim manager Dwight Guss. 6 members of the Public attended, including Bob Jarman for Aeronautical services. The June
The island shaved bald? Why was that?
-- Orcasional Musings by Steve Henigson -- When what we now politically correctly call "settlers of European descent" first descended upon Orcas and settled, the island was thickly covered, shore to shore, with trees. There were firs, hemlocks, maples, oaks, and lots and lots of fragrant, beautiful cedars. But the
Guest Opinion | The fierce urgency of now
-- from Cindy Wolf -- I read the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change October 2018 Update Executive Summary. You should, too. Especially if you hold public office. It basically says we have to stop using Petroleum and get to net zero within 10 years or our children will
Rep. Rick Larsen: It is time to impeach Donald Trump
-- from Congressman Rick Larsen -- It is time to impeach Donald Trump. This is a decision I did not come to lightly. Impeachment transcends party and politics. Exercising this authority is one of the heaviest responsibilities a Member of Congress has. You can read my Op-Ed on impeachment in today’s
Guest Opinion | Restoring salmon runs, not politics, will save southern resident killer whales
-- from Ken Balcomb for Center for Whale Research -- The only real solution for reversal of the downhill trend in Chinook salmon size and abundance, and for the southern resident killer whale population, is to recover the natural wild runs of Chinook and their supporting ecosystems as soon as
