Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
Salish Sea Early Music Festival returns for a new season
Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan for Salish Sea Early Music Festival -- The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents Baroque Winds with recorder player Vicki Boeckman, baroque oboist Sand Dalton, baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan, cellist Caroline Nicolas and harpsichordist Jonathan Oddie in
Growing Our Impact: Co-op awards $10K for local food projects
-- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Food Co-op -- Orcas Food Co-op and the San Juan County FARM Fund Advisory Committee are proud to announce the following 2019 FARM Fund grant recipients: Orcas Island Farm to Cafeteria (Orcas Island) – Greenhouse for School Garden Super Natural Farm (Lopez Island) -
Property taxes soon due; plan ahead to mail early
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County Treasurer, Rhonda Pederson would like to remind county property owners that the first installment of property taxes and personal property taxes are due April 30. If you mail, MAIL EARLY - all San Juan County mail goes to Seattle for
Sheriff’s Report | April 3 – 9, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, April 3, 201919-002318 Communications Problem 08:56:14 04/03/19 San Juan Deputies were notified of a probation violation. The incident was documented and forwarded to the proper agency. 19-002320 Accident-NonInj 10:22:44 04/03/19 A Lopez Island Deputy took a delayed report of a non
Orcas kids are going to put on a variety show
Saturday, April 20 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Didier Gincig -- Orcas Kids Variety Show, April 20th @ 6:30 at the Orcas Center will feature acts such as: Martin Lund and Paris Wilson; Paris will also team up with Tim Jenson, a fellow high school senior. Tiffany Loney's dance
Explore power of Chi in upcoming half-day workshops
May 1 - 3, 9 a.m. - noon, Heartwood House Join Stephanie, a Wu Style Tai Chi Master, Yoga Instructor, Intuitive Energy Reader and Macrobiotic Chef in her joyful, three half-day workshops exploring of the power of CHI. Understanding and harnessing the essential energy that surrounds and is within you…a
Island Sinfonia to perform at Orcas Center in annual spring concert
Sunday, April 28, 3 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Karen Blinn for Island Sinfonia -- On Sunday, April 28, Island Sinfonia will present their annual spring concert at the Orcas Center at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available through the box office. This year’s program will feature flautists
Letter to Editor | About that Rock Island debt
-- from John Fleischer -- According to Rock Island’s own business plan, their forecasted debt will rise from 25 million dollars this year, to over 26 million dollars by 2022. Projected revenue won’t even be able to cover the debt service until year 2024, much less pay off debt.
Repaving project to close Anacortes parking lot beginning April 13
-- from Washington State Ferries -- The Anacortes Terminal Parking Lot A will be closed for about one month starting Saturday, April 13. Construction crews will repave the parking lot during the closure. The work is anticipated to be completed by mid-May. Lot A is directly adjacent to the passenger
Tai Chi Chuan classes coming to Orcas Senior Center
Mondays, April 29 - July 29, 5 - 6 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- The Orcas Senior Center is excited to offer Tai Chi Chuan classes taught by Robin Kucklick. Tai Chi Chuan is a movement meditation with gentle, slow, flowing choreographed movement
71-year-old goes on 17-day hunger strike to save starving orcas
-- from KIRO7.com -- A 71-year-old Snohomish woman is on a hunger strike to raise awareness about starving orcas in Puget Sound. Thursday marks day 11 of Lanni Johnson’s 17-day fast and she’s starting to feel weak. “My body says, what are you doing?” Johnson said. Johnson said it’s worth
It’s that time when Orcas kids hunt for Easter eggs
Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m., Cascade Lake -- from Mary Meredith -- The Orcas Island Lions Club presents the Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. sharp. The event is at the Cascade Lake landing in Moran State Park where there will be free parking all
Nunez Services builds fence for permaculture project at Christian School
-- from Meredith Griffith -- Islander Juan Nunez has given the Orcas community a labor of love, donating his time to build the 400 linear feet of cedar post orchard fence needed to protect the new Seed to Seed permaculture farmstead at Orcas Christian School. Nunez and his wife Mindy
Editorial | About that Rock Island debt post, and the woman who wrote it
-- by Lin McNulty, Managing Editor -- When Judy McGrath originally sent us an email outlining her concerns about Rock Island this week, she suggested that Orcas Issues might want to investigate. She was not willing to release her name. In an email response, it was explained that Orcas Issues
Inslee and Ferguson denounce Trump assault on the Clean Water Act
Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson released a statement in response to President Trump's press conference [Tuesday] where he announced an executive order curtailing states' legal authority under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. “The president’s action today is an unprecedented assault on the right and obligation
Farm to Classroom seeks community support to build greenhouse in heart of beloved garden
-- from Colleen Stewart -- Farm to Classroom is seeking community support to build a new lasting greenhouse in the heart of our beloved garden. This winter, winds deconstructed our temporary greenhouse of two years, a 12' x 24' Gothic arch structure made of recycled materials. Our desired kit, undergoing
