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
Fall in Love With Poetry at Orcas Library
Wednesday, November 7, 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Island Library -- Join Poet Judith Adams and discover how poetry can enhance, change – and even save – our lives. Drawing on diverse poets, including the rich contribution of Washington State’s poets, poet and performer Judith Adams
The Votes Are In…
-- by Lin McNulty, Managing Editor -- With a local voter turnout rate of 70.54%, San Juan County voters registered their preferences in county government races, along with State measures. Results at 8:30 p.m., as posted by the San Juan County Auditor are as follows: State Measures State Measures Initiative
Ferries to Honor Veterans With Moment of Silence
-- from Washington State Ferries -- At 11:11 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, Washington State Ferries will observe two minutes of silence to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Following the moment of silence, all operating
Out With the Old at Orcas Landing
-- from Stephanie Conner for Public Works -- This week we see a visible difference down at the Orcas Landing Marine Facility construction site. Contractor, Mike Carlson Enterprises, Inc. (MCE) and crew have hauled out the existing rockery, the viewing area decking, and any other deteriorating structures that don’t belong.
It’s a Thanksgiving Potluck in Olga
Saturday, November 10, 5:30 p.m., Olga Community Center -- -- from Lorna Rhodes -- Come celebrate Thanksgiving with neighbors and friends at the Olga Community Center! This month’s Olga Potluck is Saturday, November 10. Social hour begins at 5:30 and we sit down for dinner at about 6:00. Please bring
Check Out These Vacancies
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available on the County's website at: sanjuanco.com/641/Board-Committee-Vacancies. Persons interested in serving on a board or advisory
Explore New Zealand Bush at Garden Club Gathering
Wednesday, November 14, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Helen Huber for Orcas Island Garden Club -- The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Dr. Linda Ann Vorobik, PhD botanist and botanical artist, who will present a photo-illustrated talk on her botanical travels to New Zealand entitled A Yankee Botanist's Search
State Parks Announces Final Free Days for 2018
-- from Washington State Parks -- Recreation and outdoor enthusiasts have two more opportunities to visit Washington’s state parks for free in 2018. On these free days, day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass for vehicle access. The two free days are Sunday, November 11 and Friday, November 23.
Library Issues Call for 2019 Exhibit Artists
-- from Margaret Payne for Orcas Library -- In December 2017, the Orcas Island Public Library committed itself to support the visual arts on Orcas Island by inviting island artists to exhibit in the newly expanded library. The Library is pleased to report that during 2018, sixteen Orcas Island artists
Letter to Editor | So Many Thanks to So Many People
-- from Didier Gincig for Odd Fellows -- [metaslider id="63528"] Each year the Odd Fellows award two scholarships to community-minded seniors at the High School graduation. We fund those scholarships through our annual Halloween dance and a firewood raffle. None of this would be possible without the enormous support of
Poetry for Our Times: Let Us Lift Our Lamps
-- by Emma Lazarus -- excerpted from "The New Colossus" Lady Liberty walks a tightrope --"a welcoming mother, a symbol of hope to the outcasts and downtrodden of the world.""Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming
Letter to Editor | Big Thanks for Halloween Donations
-- from Laurie Michael -- I would like to say thank you to Islanders Bank, OPAL staff, Orcas Issues, Islands' Sounder, Bonnie Brae neighborhood and the community for helping with a fun filled, highly energetic Trick-or-Treat experience. From 5 to 7:30 p.m., they start to come in droves. Too many
Orcas Island School District to Honor our Veterans
Tuesday, November 13, 8:45 a.m., Orcas School Cafeteria -- from Orcas Island School District -- The Orcas Island School District is proud to invite all community members, most especially veterans, to its Tuesday, November 13 Veterans’ Day Assembly. The event will start with a continental breakfast at 8:45 in the
A Poem for Our Times: Let America Be America Again
-- by Langston Hughes -- Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed— Let
Orca Recovery Day of Action on San Juan
Saturday, November 10, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Jackson Beach on San Juan -- from Sarah Hanson for San Juan Conservation District -- On Saturday, November 10 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., an Orca Recovery Day of Action will take place at Jackson Beach on San Juan Island in
Time to Check In On Indian Island Health
Thursday, November 15, 5:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Russel Barsh for Kwiaht -- Kwiaht and community scientists of the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory invite the public to the ninth annual monitoring report on Indian Island and Fishing Bay, Eastsound’s “window on the sea,” at the Episcopal Parish
