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.”
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As the Paradigm Shifts | Who’s not ready — Holler “I”
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| To get some inspiration for writing today, I opened the book, Diet Like a Guru. I wrote this book eight years ago. I was surprised to
Guest Opinion | Open letter to Fire Commission announcing no confidence
||| FROM THE VOLUNTEER LIEUTENANTS OF ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Commissioners, We are sending this letter on behalf of the volunteer lieutenants of OIFR. This is a difficult letter to send but it
Latest from Lekanoff | How to support bills you care about
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| We’re off to a busy start to the 2024 legislative session. Please read on for some updates about a new statue on the Capitol, the current
Letter to Editor | New Orcas fire commissioners and the art of due diligence
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Let’s recap back to August 2023 just after the Primary Vote, Levy Defeat, and one appointed Board of Fire Commissioner (BOFC) member defeated at the August election. Overwhelmingly failed levy
There is only an active boil notice within Olga Water Users system and top of Buck Mountain
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| It has been too many days to count now that the Eastsound Water staff has been in emergency response mode – 24-hours a day. All-in-all, this set
Eastsound Water announces boil water advisory for all customers in Olga water system
SEE UPDATED/CORRECTED NOTICE ||| FROM EASTSOUND WATER ||| Eastsound Water is advising all water customers in the Doe Bay/Olga water system to boil their drinking water starting at midnight tonight due to very low storage
No school on Friday, either
||| FROM BLAKE WILSON for ORCAS SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Mother Nature throws a snow party, schools get a day off! All school is canceled tomorrow, Friday 01/19. Enjoy the powder, stay safe, and see you Monday! La madre
Join the Joy | Orcas Choral Society welcomes new members
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Do you love to sing? If only in the shower? Come, sing with others and enjoy a whole new level of fun. Orcas Choral Society kicks
Garden Club checking in about those winter tasks
WOW!!! THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL!!!! WE DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR ANY MORE PARTICIPANTS ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Winter is a fantastic time to take care of those precious garden tools, make necessary
Orcas Island School District Calendar Questionnaire: School Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| This year the Orcas Island School District has created a group called the "Calendar Committee." This committee is tasked with creating calendars for both the 2024-25
Doe Bay project alert: Power lines going underground
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT ||| OPALCO has started the project to move the overhead power lines underground from the (temporary) Doe Bay bridge to the Eagle Lake intersection. The project
Letter to Editor | We have some preschool challenges
||| FROM DALE HEISINGER ||| When I first read that the OISD was entertaining opening a preschool program, Transitional Kindergarten, designed for 12 to 15 4 y/o children, I thought this to be a wonderful
New diaper bank program at Community Resource Center
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| The onset of the new year brings a valuable new program to the Orcas Community Resource Center. Thanks to a generous grant from the Washington State
Additional snow accumulations of up to 2 to 4 inches, ice accumulations of a light glaze
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 1004 AM PST Thu Jan 18 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Admiralty Inlet Area-Eastern Strait of
POSTPONED: Public school to recognize Dr. MLK, Jr. on Friday
||| FROM WOMAN IN THE WOODS PRODUCTIONS ||| On Friday, January 19 th , the Orcas public school students will host several different age-appropriate presentations regarding Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The schools were closed
Public Service announcement from San Juan Sanitation
||| FROM SAN JUAN SANITATION ||| All garbage and recycling collection has been suspended in San Juan County, Wednesday (1/17) and Thursday (1/18), until road conditions improve. Service updates will be available at www.sanjuansani.com.
