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The week ahead: Feb. 15 – 22
Sunday, Feb. 15 “Hotel for Dogs” movie showing The only island showing of “Hotel for Dogs” at 2 p.m. at the Sea View Theatre will benefit Orcas Animal Protection. Tickets, available at the Sea View
Editorial: Love in Business
By Margaret Benefiel Valentine’s Day is a perfect opportunity to reflect on love in business — not the soap opera kind, but a deeper, more solid kind. We all know the dangers of the
Bullwings' new site: subscription and other changes
Hi there! We've been very pleased with the reception of and response to our new site, launched Feb. 1, and in the first week, we've been working to make sure all functions work as promised.
School musicians are outstanding islanders
In Support of Music Education The following was given as a curtain speech in advance of the February 5 “Band-O-Rama!” Concert held at the Orcas Island School by School Board Director Keith Whitaker Encouraging
Editorial: Another ferry financing study 8 years on?
Say it ain't so Joe! er Kevin! It was with a sickening sense of deja vu that we note Kevin Ranker sponsoring a bill for a new ferry financing study. Looks like the island solution
Editorial Column: Everyone Needs Heroes
Today would have been my father’s 100th birthday. It always used to sneak up on me, but this year, I saw it coming a few days ago. Like everyone else, my parents grew in
Bullwings continues at new address!
A new day is dawning, a new month begins, and Michael Sky and I are proud to bring you the enhanced Bullwings news website. We've given a lot of thought to making the news and
All Ages Dance – Funhouse brings Common Market and No-Fi to Orcas Center
The fact that Barack Obama likes hip hop has brought me at least to the door to have a listen, and fellow Orcas Islanders will have that chance tonight when the Funhouse and Orcas Center
Friends help Jordan Griffin and Family following Spinal Injury
Since his accident snow-boarding at the Orcas Island golf course in December, 16-year-old Jordan Griffin has already overcome many obstacles on the road to rehabilitation. Jordan has moved from Harborview Hospital to Children’s
There ought to be a law? Get in line before March 1
Docket Call: Public Can Request Changes in Comp Plan, UDC, Maps By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager The San Juan County Community Development and Planning Department has issued official notice that it will
Comment deadline on WSF long-range plans extended
Washington State Ferries (WSF) announced an extended public comment period on the draft long-range plan through Monday, Jan. 26. Due to the overwhelming response from communities, we extended the comment period five days to ensure
Bureaucracy: love of privilege
Taken from Václav Havel's speech of February 21, 1990, "A Joint Session of the U.S. Congress," appearing in The Art of the Impossible: Politics as Morality in Practice by Václav Havel. Translated from the Czech
Homes for critters: one last report
With all the stories this week about small creatures taking up residence in human households, consider opening your property to injured or orphaned Orcas Island wildlife that need a safe place to re-enter their own
Warm thoughts (and misgivings) about all creatures great and small
I’m so relieved, but a little worried too. On Sunday, I got word from my neighbors that the furnace in my little house in Indianola, in Kitsap County, was apparently “out.” The house was
Ferry chat: Desperation leads to abuse
Orcas Islander Suzan Chamberlayne recently published the following letter. On an interisland ferry commute, Orcas Island Prevention Partnership Director Marta Nielson and others discussed the content of the letter. These opinions and discussions are what
