Here are some of the ways we attempt to guarantee a good outcome through our acts on that portentous first day.
With more children then usual on the Island Market Giving Tree this year and fewer people able to give, as late as Dec. 16 it looked like some might not get a holiday gift. When Belinda Landon looked at the tree there were still 24 tags left. Last year, 117 children had requested and been given gifts. This year, the tree held 174 names.
Moran State Park’s Environmental Learning Center may close
Except for a few isolated patches of ice, most of San Juan County’s roads are clear of snow. Now the Public Works department has turned its attention to sand – 1000 cubic yards of it spread by county road crews during the storms. That’s nearly 3 million pounds of sand that has to be swept from the roads.
A redesigned County News page went into service last week on the county website (www.sanjuanco.com/news).
Call me “River.” I have a soft coat of brown, tan, and black – they call it tabby markings. I’m small, quiet, loving and would like your New Year’s Resolution to be that you desperately need a kitty just like me! Since I’m only a year old, it means I can spend most of my life with you, purring in your lap, sleeping on your bed, taking walks and playing with you, and keeping you company when you’re alone. Come to the shelter soon, any day 2 to 5 p.m. (376-6777); we’re also written up on the web: orcaspets.org.Happy New Year!
Elizabeth Agnew (above) was named the Orcas Island Animal Protection Society Youth Volunteer of the Year.
The San Juan County Council is seeking volunteers for the Citizen’s Stormwater Advisory Committee. The purpose of the committee is to provide advice to the County Council and make recommendations on matters pertaining to storm water, including capital facilities, projects, priorities of projects and other policy matters related to the operation of an effective stormwater utility.
The Orcas Island Middle School was broken into this past weekend. San Juan County Sheriff Bill Cumming says the theft probably occurred on Friday night, Dec. 26. According to Cumming, access was gained through a window and four computers and a laptop were stolen with an approximate value of $6,000.
Poetry makes meaning through the sound and rhythm of language, metaphor, compression, tone, and how the words are broken into lines. Reading poetry together is an opportunity to share the lyricism as well as the content of poems.
Orcas Center has an exciting year ahead of concerts, theatre productions, and more. Here is a taste of what’s to come for the month of January.
