Repairs underway, but may take a couple of weeks — from San Juan County Public Works — San Juan County Public Works closed Killebrew Lake Road (East of LaPorte Rd) this past Saturday (February 1) as a result of severe flooding damage. The road is currently impassable to ALL traffic, including emergency vehicles … Continue reading
— from Brendan Cowan for Department of Emergency Management — Recent intense rains caused widespread impacts across the islands due to erosion, runoff, and blocked culverts and drains. Those who experienced damage should be aware that there’s more heavy rain in the forecast starting later Tuesday through Friday. It is almost … Continue reading
Sunday, February 9 and March 1, 6 p.m., Orcas Christian School — from Lili Hein — Please note the next two Orcas Veggie Potlucks will be on February 9 (new date) and March 1. This monthly gathering celebrates a compassionate, healthy, and sustainable plant-based lifestyle. Join in lively conversation, get … Continue reading
When paradise isn’t, but could be … Tuesday, February 18, 6 – 7:15 p.m., Orcas Library — from Kevin Carter — Orcas Island may be a perfect place, but for some, there is an undercurrent of intolerance and racism. What can be done? A free preview of a workshop being … Continue reading
— from Seattle PI — A pile of scrap metal or sold off at auction to someone with a dream. Those are the two usual fates that await a 60-something-year-old Washington State Ferry. Unless that dreamer wants to pass along the opportunity at sailing the “largest registered private yacht,” which … Continue reading
— Book Review by Jens Kruse — This novel, Mephisto, by Klaus Mann, the second child of the better-known German novelist Thomas Mann, was written in 1936 while Klaus Mann, persecuted by the Nazis, was living in exile in Amsterdam, and first published there. Later in 1936, Klaus Mann emigrated … Continue reading
— from Linda Slone for Orcas Island Chamber Music Fesitval — In honor of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is pleased to announce that the complete cycle of Beethoven String Quartets will be performed by the Miró Quartet in June … Continue reading
Briefings will be live-streamed — from San Juan County Communications — First drafts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element and Appendix have been posted to the comprehensive Plan Update Project website. The County Council will be briefed at their February 10 meeting. The Planning Commission will be briefed on … Continue reading
— from Didier Gincig — What a satisfying feeling to witness so much talent and creative expression during Whale of a Show (adult performers). Such a joy to see an audience so pleased and connected to our community and sense of place. Ken and Karen Speck had emceed Whale of a Show in … Continue reading
Tuesday, February 4, 10:15 a.m., Eastsound Fire Station — from Vacation Rental Working Group — 1. County Council will discuss vacation rental issues on 4 February at the Eastsound Fire Station on Orcas Island, beginning at 10:15 a.m. Read the agenda. PLAN TO BE THERE AND TESTIFY! Mark your calendar now! 2. The Vacation … Continue reading
Saturday – Sunday, March 7 – 8, Orcas High School Gym — from Brooke Bruland for Orcas Park & Rec — Orcas Island Park and Recreation District is holding the 8th annual 5-on-5 March Mayhem Basketball Tournament. Come out to the Orcas Island High School gym on March 7 – … Continue reading
Tuesday, February 18, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center — from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center — Che Apalache is a four-man string band based in Buenos Aires with members from Argentina, Mexico and the United States. The group’s founder is Joe Troop (fiddle), a North Carolinian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer who … Continue reading
— by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter — “If you spent $10,000 on Orcas on taxable items, this tax would add $20 to your total.” So said Kimberley Kimple, Public Information Officer for Orcas Fire and Rescue, at the January 31 OIFR information session on Proposition 1, the sales tax … Continue reading
— from Lynn Baker — Yesterday, our little road carved new channels down its bed, as a ditch jumped its bed. Today, Sunday — Superbowl Sunday — the county showed up with a grader and fixed it. Now, that’s good government! Thank you, county road crews. … Continue reading
— by Minor Lile, Orcas Issues reporter — Welcome to February. This is the second in our new Village Voices monthly series, in which we take the pulse of the people of Orcas Island. Every month we’ll be out and about asking people to share their point of view. Sometimes … Continue reading
— from San Juan County Sheriff’s Guild — We, the membership of the San Juan County Sheriff’s Guild urge you to vote Yes on Proposition 1 to upgrade emergency communication systems county-wide. Our current system is approximately 50 years old, with large gaps in radio coverage, and with no built … Continue reading
