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
OPALCO and Rock Island Join Internet Forces
-- from Rock Island Communications and OPALCO -- General Manager Foster Hildreth announced today that Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) has acquired Rock Island Communications. Rock Island will merge its staff, infrastructure and operations
Rosario Ready for Next Phase in Master Plan
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Rosario Master Plan as submitted for the Planned Unit Development. Rosario Resort and Spa, now owned by the Barto family of Anacortes, showed its design for the
Letter to the Editor: the Morphing of OPALCO
-- by Don Webster -- Remember OPALCO? It was that friendly, financially conservative San Juan electrical Coop that did such a great job of supplying our electricity at rates below much of the nation.
Let’s Talk Drug Use
Wednesday, February 25, 7-9 p..m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Beth Jensen -- The fourth meeting of “Let’s Talk: Reducing Teen Drug Use on Orcas” is happening on Wednesday, February 25, 7-9 p.m. at the
Thomas Braisted Zimmerman: May 23, 1935-February 6, 2015
Saturday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m., Orcas American Legion -- from Marie Troxel -- Tom Zimmerman, devoted husband, family man, Marine, Renaissance man, friend, and neighbor passed away February, 6th, 2015 at the Seattle Veteran’s
Editorial: Do Our Little Growls Have Any Effect?
-- by Lin McNulty -- Where does your Growler fly? If it's flying into or out of the NOLF (outlying field) just North of Coupeville, then you can read that flight schedule each week on
Hogstone’s Blackinton Earns James Beard Recognition
--an interview with David Kroman of Crosscut.com Chef Jay Blackinton, 26, of Orcas Island taught himself to cook by preparing large meals for his punk friends in Seattle. Now, he’s nominated for Rising Star Chef
East Coast Swing Lessons Coming Up
Monday, March 2, 7-9 p.m., Odd Fellows -- from Bill Gincig -- Local instructors are again offering their community dance class on Mar 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. The
Revitalization & Celebration in the Air at Orcas Center
Sunday, March 8, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- The Orcas Center is on fire, figuratively! Come and be part of your nerve center for community arts at our annual
Flight Operations Schedule at OLF Coupeville the Week of Feb. 22-28, 2015
-- from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey -- No Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville,
News from Hughes: the “Municipalization” of Eastsound
Council Member Rick Hughes -- by Margie Doyle -- “Our job is to find out the solutions that work," Rick Hughes says, in job-description shorthand for his position as Council Councilman. With the
ORS/The Exchange Returns to “Plan A”
-- from Pete Moe -- The Board of Directors of Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange (ORS) announced today that after nearly three months of due diligence they have concluded it is not feasible to acquire the
What Do Residents of Orcas Island Think of our Medical Care System?
-- By the Orcas Medical Foundation -- “Nobody really knows,” says Dr. Julie Gottman, well-known psychologist and researcher, and board member of the Orcas Medical Foundation (OMF), “because nobody’s ever asked the residents before—not in
More than 100 Musicians Will Perform to Support School Music
Sunday, March 1, 3 p.m., Orcas School's Old Gym -- from Kristen Wilson for MAG -- [metaslider id=34743] The Music Advocacy Group’s (MAG) 18th annual benefit concert will bring adult and student Orcas Island musicians
Phase I Done! on School Bond Construction Project
-- by Margie Doyle -- Brand-new Career and Technical Education building at the center of the Orcas School District Campus, ready for occupation after Winter Break. Now that the crowbars and sledgehammers are
Four Five-Star Chefs Teach the Art of Cooking
-- by Margie Doyle -- Four renowned Orcas chefs will conduct a series of classes that demonstrate their skill, for "students" to enjoy and learn to prepare in their own kitchens. The series, sponsored by
