Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
Letter to Editor | Gratitude for Successful Gee’s Bend Exhibition
-- from The SJIMA Board of Trustees -- The board of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) would like to express their gratitude to Annie Howell-Adams for her recent successful Conversations With Gee’s Bend exhibition. The show featured over 50 works from 23 artists from all over the
Letter to Editor | Port Ignores Community Input
-- from Susan Malins -- The Port of Orcas presented DOWL's alternative options for their Master Plan choices & requested comment. The vast majority of citizen comments favored “No Build/No Growth" with minor improvements, for a variety of good reasons stated (partially available at portoforcas.com) Hundreds of islanders signed a
Tango, Anyone? Check Out Free Community Dance Class
Monday, October 1, 7 - 9 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Bill Gincig -- Local instructors are again offering their community dance class on Monday, October 1, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. Our class will be Tango and we are privileged to have guests
Port’s Ambitious Plan Will Remake North Orcas
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues Reporter, updated Sept. 25 at 9:30 p.m. -- After a tumultuous few months of public meetings and public outcry, the Port of Orcas presented its 20-year Master Plan at the Orcas Center on Wed. Sept. 19. And while a “No Change” alternative was technically
Letter to the Editor: Time to Retire Gaylord
-- from Don Pollard -- Let’s retire Randy, Randy Gaylord should be thanked for his services for the past two-plus decades. But his trail of mistakes in judgement and obfuscation of events should not be a reason to reelect him. Finger pointing is a typical defense Randy has used during
S.W.I.S.H. — It’s Basketball Season
-- from Brooke Bruland for Orcas Park & Rec -- Register for the 2018 Girls/Boys S.W.I.S.H. Basketball season. Girls practices begins the week of October 2nd. Boys practices will begin the week of December 17. All games are played throughout Skagit Valley on Saturdays. Players will need indoor basketball shoes,
Senior Center Workshop: Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Wednesdays, October 3 - November 7, 1 - 3:30 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Jami Mitchell for Orcas Senior Center -- A FREE workshop for family caregivers is offered at the Orcas Senior Center, led by Jami Mitchell and Wendy Stephens. The 6-week class helps caregivers practice tools that
Letter to the Editor: Progressive Power Supports Whistleblowers and Victims
-- by Marci Flannery -- I’m writing this letter to urge my fellow citizens to vote for Nick Power for Prosecuting Attorney in the upcoming election this fall. I’ve been a resident of San Juan county since moving to Lopez Island in 2012. Nick is an accomplished attorney who cares
Guest Opinion: Gaylord Tries to Hide “Nonfeasance”
--by Alex MacLeod-- Given known facts, it is curious the lengths to which prosecuting attorney Randy Gaylord has gone to cover up his failure to check out a tip that might have kept the county from hiring a sheriff’s detective whose subsequent behavior blew up one sex case and compromised
Sheriff’s Report | September 12 – 18, 2018
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, September 12, 2018 18-007061 Aircraft Problem 08:21:39 09/12/18 A Deputy was dispatched to a downed aircraft at a local runway on San Juan Island. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The aircraft had major damage. 18-007077 Domestic Dispute or Assault 16:34:27 09/12/18
The Death of Democracy: Hitler’s Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
--book review by Jens Kruse -- Death of Democracy Benjamin Carter Hett opens his book The Death of Democracy. Hitler’s Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic (New York: Henry Holt, 2018) with the burning of the Reichstag during the night of Monday, February 27,
Sheriff Looking for 2nd Degree Rapist
-- from Ron Krebs, Sheriff -- Wanted for rape of a child 2nd SEAN MICHAEL HUNTER (A.K.A. Sunshine) DOB: 01/15/1994 6’00”, 180 lbs. Brown/red hair, blue eyes, five dots tattooed down the bridge of nose Homeless with recent history in California and Nevada San Juan County Sheriff's office is looking
Learn About Advance Medical Forms in Case of EMS Response
Wednesday, September 26, 1 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Sara Boyle for Orcas Senior Center -- Do you know which form(s) would be important for you to have completed in case EMS is called for you? Join us at the Orcas Senior Center for the answers to these and
Piper’s Perspective: Spending Time With Her Mentor
-- from Trillium Swanson -- Caitlin Leck and fourth-grader Piper Shaepe have been a part of the Funhouse Mentor Program since 2016. This September, Caitlin sat down with Piper to hear her perspective on what it’s been like to hang out together so far. This is what Piper shared: “We
San Juan County Cooperatives Celebrate National Cooperative Month
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- Co-op members understand the power of the vote – it’s in our DNA. With Americans holding more than 350 million co-op memberships and rural electric cooperatives serving 75% of our country’s land mass: we have the power! OPALCO, the Orcas Food Co-op and
“A Peaceful Mind Through Flowers”
by Joan Stamm Hawthorne in Chinese Jug The Saga Goryu School of Ikebana (Japanese flower design) will present their first flower show in the small conference room at the Orcas Library on Friday, September 21st (10:00 to 5:00) and on Saturday, September 22nd (10:00 to Noon). All are welcome!
