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
Challenge Grant and Much More Going on at Senior Center
-- from Sara Boyle for Orcas Senior Center -- Orcas Senior Center Challenge Grant – Help Us Thrive The Orcas Senior Center has a unique opportunity this holiday season and we need your help to get
Aerodynamics, Inertia, Drag, Statistical Data Manipulation Come Together at Orcas Christian School
-- from Ron Claus -- Recently the Jr. High Students at Orcas Christian School worked on a complex project involving pine wood derby cars. Rather than focus just on the racing competition, the goal was
Passing the Torch: Scott Williams Completes His First Year as Fire Chief
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- Scott Williams, Chief of Orcas Fire and Rescue Scott Williams, Fire Chief for Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR), came to Orcas for the same
Second Town Hall: How a Public Hospital District Works
Monday, December 18, from 5:30- 7 p.m., in the Public High School Cafeteria -- from the Coalition for Orcas Healthcare -- The Coalition for Orcas Healthcare is pleased to announce its second Town Hall Meeting
Eastsound Water Users Annual Meeting Coming
Thursday Dec 14 between 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center -- from Paul Kamin, General Manager, Eastsound Water Users Association -- Eastsound Water is hosting a membership meeting on Thursday Dec
Guest Opinion: Science Has Made America Great
--by Neal Lane and Michael Riordan, as published in ScientificAmerican.com -- This coming Sunday, December 10, millions of people around the world will watch as eight U.S. researchers—two of them foreign born—receive prestigious Nobel Prizes
Soroptimists Accepting Applications for Educational/Training Awards
-- from Nancy DeVaux for Soroptimists of Friday Harbor -- The Soroptimists of Friday Harbor are currently accepting applications for their “Educational Opportunity” and “Fellowship” awards. Eligible women who are residents of San Juan County are
Annual Tree Lighting Event a Glowing Success
-- from Lance Evans for Orcas Chamber of Commerce -- Our own Santa and Mrs. Claus The Orcas Island (WA) Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank all those who helped make this year’s
Aging into Shameless Perfection
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- There were three times in my young life when my parents wanted to disown me. The first time, I was 10 years old and requested that I be allowed to
Salish Sea Youth Ballet Will Present Nutcracker in Friday Harbor
Saturday, December 16, 7 p.m., Sunday, December 17, 2 p.m., Friday Harbor Brickworks -- from Jeanne Peihl for Salish Sea Youth Ballet -- Salish Sea Youth Ballet is proud to present the 2017 Friday Harbor Nutcracker.
Town Hall #2: Public Hospital District: How It Works
-- from Alison Shaw for the Coalition for Orcas Healthcare -- The Coalition for Orcas Healthcare is pleased to announce its second Town Hall Meeting on Monday, December 18, from 5:30- 7:00 PM, in the
Open Enrollment Assistance for Apple Health Insurance
Thursday, Dec. 14 by appointment -- from Brad Brown for Our Revolution of San Juan County -- Our Revolution of San Juan County is sponsoring assistance with enrolling in health insurance for 2018. Residents of San
Community Foundation Names Coach Dahl as 2017 ‘Flat Person’
-- from Kate Long for the Orcas Island Community Foundation -- Susan Stoltz with standup Coach Dahl OICF revealed the ‘Flat Person’ who will champion our 2017 GiveOrcas holiday giving campaign. After a
Turning 65? Learn About Medicare
Wednesday, December 13, 2 p.m., Orcas Library Community Room -- from Pegi Groundwater -- If you are turning 65 soon or if you have been on Social Security Disability for two years, you are now
Community Band Will Once Again Fill Orcas Center With Holiday Music
Sunday, December 17, 3 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Timothy Jenson -- This December 17 at 3 p.m, the Orcas Island Community Band, conducted by Jim Shaffer-Bauck and Karen Key Speck, will once again be
Rhinoceros Auklet Mortality and Beach Bird Surveys
Tuesday 12 December 2017 - 6pm dinner – 7pm lecture at Camp Orkila Larry Norman Lodge Fledge your nest on Tuesday, December 12th and come enjoy a free dinner while learning about Rhinoceros auklets, one
