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 Member Feedback Posted Online
-- from Suzanne Olson -- OPALCO is listening. Of the 337 people who attended OPALCO’s 78th Annual Meeting, 54 members submitted questions and comments for staff to respond to. Member comments, questions and answers have been posted
Letter to Editor: Thanks for 20 Years of Project PAL
-- from Madeline Danielson, Project PAL Coordinator -- Twenty years ago, Project PAL was started by Beth Anderson of OPALCO and a few community volunteers so Co-op members could give each other a hand up with electric bills in
Elementary Principal Resigns
Elementary school building open on Tuesday, May 12 At a Special School Board Meeting on Monday, May 11, 2015, the Orcas Island School Board accepted the resignation of Kathy Page, full-time elementary K-6 Elementary Principal
“Across the Universe” Tickets for Live Stream Available NOW!
Tickets still available for this weekend -- from Orcas Center -- "Across the Universe" with Beatles' music at the Orcas Center. Sold out, but now you can buy tickets for the Live Streaming in
Garden Club Meeting Features Ferns
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 10 a.m. at Orcas Center -- by Jan Jacobson -- "Fancy Fronds! Everything you want to know about hardy ferns" will be the topic by Judith Jones at the May
Allen Ray Minnis (March 7, 1942 – May 5, 2015)
-- from Evans Funeral Chapel -- Allen Ray Minnis, 73, of Orcas Island, passed away on May 5, 2015 surrounded by his family. Allen was a well-loved member of the Orcas community known for his
Letter to the Editor: We Need Choices
-- by Ed Sutton -- Here we are; one-half way through the filing period this year for elected offices, and only TWO of 24 positions on which candidates have filed have more than one candidate.
End-of-Life Directives at Peace Island Medical Center
Wednesday, May 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Peace Island Medical Center, Friday Harbor -- from Lori Polevoi -- Ross Fewing, director of the Center for Mission at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, will
Shannon O’Brien Chosen Dean of Missoula College
-- from University of Montana -- Shannon O'Brien, new dean of Missoula College, University of Montana Shannon (O'Brien) [daughter of Coleen O'Brien of Olga], and the education policy adviser for Montana Gov. Steve
NAS Whidbey Aircraft to Participate in FH Memorial for Vietnam MIA
Tuesday, May 19 at 1:15 p.m, Friday Harbor Airport -- from Anthony Popp, Assistant Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey Island -- Weather permitting, two EA-18G Growlers from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island will fly over Friday
Traditional Middle School Dinner — Tacos This Year!
The Middle School has hosted a Spaghetti Dinner every spring for years as its main fund raiser of the year. This year, while bond construction goes on, they're missing a cafeteria and kitchen to prepare
Alaskan Fisherman to Protest Navy War Games
-- from Emily Stolarcyk, Eyak Preservation Council -- On Saturday, May 16th at 2:30 pm Alaska Time, commercial fishermen will use their boats to surround the Cordova fuel dock in a peaceful protest to raise Alaskan and National
Spineless: Portraits of Marine Invertebrates at County Art Museum
-- from Rebecca Parks of San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- Hermissenda Crassicornis, opalescent nudibranch, a Susan Middleton photo, on display with others at San Juan Islands Museum of Art, May 23 to
Team Orcas Wins the Sailing Port Townsend Open
-- from Michele Wiley for Sail Orcas -- Youth Sailing team winners, from the left Wylie Kau, Ronan Kau, McCabe Webb, Jadyn Kopp, Dominick Wareham, William Coe, Maggie Toombs, Axel Greening and Michael Chesher
Lopez’s Solar for Our Schools Event a Smashing Success
-- from Kelsey Green and Michel Vekved, Solar For Our Schools, San Juan Islands Conservation District -- To the Lopez Community: On Saturday, May 2nd Solar de Mayo (a dinner and benefit concert fundraiser for
Find Out about Lyme Disease — Nature’s Dirty Needle
Thursday, May 14 at 5:30 p.m. at Orcas Food Co-op Mara Williams, "This book is dedicated to all who have ill for many years and have struggled on a daily basis to get help
