Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Holiday Open House at The Whale Museum
-- from the Whale Museum, Friday Harbor -- The Whale Museum is hosting a holiday open house on the evening of Friday, December 5th until 6:30 p.m. Come to Friday Harbor’s Tree Lighting and enjoy
Editorial: Support Orcas Issues on Small Business Saturday
-- by Margie Doyle -- Sometimes, because Orcas Issues is an information service, it seems to fail to register as a business. But that's what we are: a small, local (in modern parlance "hyper-local"), news
Fall Real Estate Report
-- from Sandi Friel -- Our real estate recovery is in full swing on Orcas Island. Find out what’s selling, who’s buying and for how much. There’s no doubt the recovery is happening in the
County Parks & Fair Calls for Small Works Roster Contractor
-- from San Juan County Communications -- On San Juan County's behalf, Wardell Architects is calling for bids to construct an approximately 1,846 SF office and 420 SF storage shed addition at the Main Building located
Concerned about EWUA Policies and Rates? Attend Special Meeting
-- by Paul Kamin, EWUA General Manager -- The EWUA Board has scheduled a membership meeting for Monday Dec 8th at 6:30 -8:30 pm at the Eastsound Fire Hall. The meeting will include two topics
Auditions for ATOI Winter Play
Thursday, December 4, 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 7, 2 p.m., The Grange -- from Doug Bechtel -- The Actors Theater of Orcas Island announces auditions for its upcoming winter play. Final selection of the
High School Musicians Present First Concert of the School Year
Thursday, December 4, at 7 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Kristen Wilson -- [metaslider id=33151] Two of Northwest Washington’s highest rated high school music ensembles, the Orcas High School Band and the Orcas High School
Guest Column: Background Check Vote Has Ripples Nationwide
-- by Kathy Sakahara for the League of Women Voters of Washington State -- On November 4, Election Day, over one million Washington voters said yes to background checks for gun sales and other transfers,
NAS Whidbey Island SAR Evacuates Orcas Island Resident
-- from Mike Welding, Mike, NAS Whidbey -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island medically evacuated (MEDEVAC) a diabetic heart attack victim from Orcas Island to Bellingham International
Bach Seminar
Tuesday, December 2, 12 noon, Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Jan Ehrlichman -- Roger Sherman In preparation for Orcas Choral Society’s December all-Bach concerts, a free Choral Society Pre-Concert Seminar will be held
Water Users and Board Agree to Better Communication
--by Margie Doyle -- Board calls for Membership Meeting on Dec. 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall-- At the Nov. 18 meeting of the Eastsound Water Users Board, a group
Art Worth Experiencing
-- a review by Terry Johnson, Prof. of Art, retired -- Two recent art exhibitions at the Orcas Center during October and November are deserving of commentary. In October, "EDGE," an invitational curated by Jeffrey
Electronic Warfare Range in our Backyard? Just Four Days to Comment
Comments Accepted Until Friday, Nov. 28 -- from Adam Ashton for the Tacoma News Tribune -- The Forest Service is extending a public comment period on the Navy’s request to use forestland for electronic warfare
Abreu’s Song Included in Spiritual Progressives’ Album
Sharon Abreu captures Spiritual Progressives with "The Left Hand of God" "Radical Amazement" can be downloaded by members of NSP or by donations to that organization Orcas Islander Sharon Abreu sings
Councilman Proposes Special Moratorium Meetings
-- from Bob Jarman -- On Nov. 25th the Grange will take up and discuss the San Juan County Council’s proposed moratorium on marijuana producers. Although I was cordially invited to attend to speak in
Pot Growing Moratorium Meeting Adds Speakers
Tuesday, November 25, at 7 p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange Hall, 152 First Street North, Friday Harbor -- from Boyd Pratt -- San Juan Island Grange #966 is hosting an informational forum on
