Here’s a thought…
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.”
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Rick Larsen Cancels Orcas Reception
-- from Rick Larsen's Office -- Because of the uncertainty surrounding the potential federal government shutdown, we have had to cancel tomorrow's [Jan. 20] Orcas Island reception at Odd Fellows Hall from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Eastsound. This event will be rescheduled. We will let you know when
Odd Fellows Help Maintain Kokanee Hatchery
-- from Michael Riordan -- Al Nickerson (right) watches as biologist Mike O’Connell (left) delivers thousands of Kokanee salmon eggs from Lake Whatcom Hatchery on January 9. (photograph by Michael Riordan) Led by lifelong fisherman John Sumrall, a small group of Odd Fellows is working with park rangers
NT Live’s Young Marx ‘Racy, Witty, Vivid’ on Screen at Orcas Center
Thursday, January 25, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- The National Theatre production of Young Marx, broadcast live from London’s newest venue the Bridge Theatre streams live to the Orcas Center screen on January 25, 7:30 p.m. Rory Kinnear stars in this new comedy
Bolshoi Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet Coming to Orcas Center
Sunday, January 21, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- Bolshoi Ballet present Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet staged by famous choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. Ratmansky stages the company’s premiere of his production with dramatic urgency and a fresh retelling of Shakespeare’s beloved classic. His
Candidates for Orcas Hospital District — File Soon
-- from Milene Henley, San Juan County Auditor -- The San Juan County Council has approved, based on petitions submitted last summer, a proposition for the formation of a public hospital district on Orcas Island. The question of formation will go to the voters of Orcas Island in the April
Legislature Passes Capital Budget
Last night, Jan. 18, the Washington State Senate passed a capital budget to put people to work and invest in our communities. Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, released this statement after the Senate passed the state capital budget, investing $4.2 billion in more than 1,400 projects across the state, and
Changing Comments and Committees at Fire & Rescue
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- A new public comment policy and the operation of a new committee structure were on display at the January 16 regular meeting of the Orcas Board of Fire Commissioners (BOFC). The public comment policy, adopted in December, creates one public comment period
San Juan and Orcas Island Women’s Marches Planned
Saturday, January 20, 11:30 a.m., Gather at Waterfront Park -- from Gretchen Krampf -- ISLAND WOMEN'S MARCH invites all islands to participate in a sidewalk march on January 20th, 2018 in Friday Harbor. We will meet at the Friday Harbor Courthouse on 1st Street, next to the American Legion. Staging
EDC Offers Free Healthy Desk Workshop
Wednesday, January 24, 10 - 11 a.m., Heritage Bank -- from Victoria Compton for Economic Development Council -- Working an office job can be hard on healthy bodies; learn how business owners and employees can use “Healthy Desk” techniques to improve comfort – and even productivity – in an office
Salish Sea Early Music Festival Announces 2018 Programs
Opening Concert: Saturday, January 27, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohen -- Treble Viol, Baroque Guitar & Flute, the opening performance among seven in the 2018 Salish Sea Early Music Festival, features Annalisa Pappano from Cincinnati, one of the world's foremost players of treble viol, who
News from Hughes: Looking Ahead
-- by Margie Doyle -- Despite appearances, Southern Resident Killer Whales are starving due to lack of Chinook salmon. Photo courtesy Dave Eliff In recent days County Councilman Rick Hughes from Orcas Island has looked at the year ahead and announced his plans and "pipedreams" for the coming
Writers Table Brings String Tales to the Library
Sunday, January 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Public Library -- from JoEllen Moldoff -- Anne Focke will introduce you to her adaptation of literatura de cordel, or “string literature,” a popular form of publishing that thrives in Brazil. She coined the expression “string tales” for her own
Airport Master Plan Holds Open House
-- by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Airport (picture taken before trees cleared on southern part of Port land) The Airport is currently completing an Airport Master Plan that will guide development over the next 20 years. The master plan began last September with an aeronautical survey to collect
Letter to the Editor: Public Meets to Discuss Proposed Deer Harbor Parking
-- from Terry Neill -- The Jan. 13 meeting concerning the Deer Harbor parking plan was attended by about 70 people in addition to Councilman Rick Hughes, County Engineer Colin Huntemer and half a dozen other county employees. As the meeting opened there were handouts on each chair containing the
Annual Ferry Ridership Swells by 250,000 to 15-year High
-- from Washington State Ferries -- A surge in boardings in 2017 pushed Washington State Ferries to its highest ridership since 2002. Last year, the nation’s largest ferry system carried nearly 24.5 million people, enough to fill CenturyLink Field every day of the year. Ridership grew by more than 250,000 over 2016,
In Memoriam | Scott Gianola, 1954 – 2017
-- from Gracie Grantham -- Scott Gianola passed away in his home on Orcas island December 19, 2017. He was born March 5, 1954 in Seattle. Scott moved to Orcas island in the late eighties. Scott was fortunate to have occupied an OPAL home since 1994. Orcas was his home
