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
Chamber to Light Christmas Tree on The Green
Friday, December 1, 3:45 p.m., Village Green -- from Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce -- The Orcas Island (WA) Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its annual tree lighting festivities for Friday, December 1. (If we experience heavy rain and high winds in the afternoon there is a chance we
OPALCO Members to Get Year-End $$ Money Back
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- Colder temperatures in 2017 brought in greater revenue than projected and, as a result, all OPALCO co-op members who paid a bill for any part of 2017 will receive a credit on their last bill in December. The average credit for residential members
Board of Fire Commissioners Approves 2018 OIFR Budget
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- The Board of Fire Commissioners of Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) held its regularly monthly meeting on Nov. 20. Commissioners Barbara Bedell, Tim Fuller, Wes Heinmiller, and Amanda Montague and Chief Scott Williams were present. • Chief Williams presented the final
Guest Opinion: Thoughts on Affordable Housing
-- by Walt Corbin -- Sitting down here in palm tree land and seeing the never ending forecasts of rains and flooding in the NW Pacific removes me a bit from the affordable housing problems that San Juan County faces. So, I am not sure I am one to really
Movie & Veg Potluck to View “Plastic Paradise”
Sunday, December 3, 6 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Lili Hein -- A movie screening of “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” will be held on Sunday, December 3 at 6 p.m. at Odd Fellows. The event includes a vegan potluck plus a discussion on taking a two-week
Sing Noel with Orcas Choral Society
Saturday, December 9, 7:30 p.m., Sunday December 10, 2 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Lynn Baker for Orcas Choral Society -- Sing for joy! Sound the trumpets! Sing Noel with the Orcas Choral Society and Turtleback Brass, December 9 and 10 at the Orcas Center. “Voices and brass together make
Sheriff’s Office Needs Help in Identifying Friday Harbor Thief Caught on Video
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- Over the last few weeks, San Juan Island has experienced a string of commercial burglaries on Mike’s Wine Bar, The American Legion, The San Juan Cheese Shop and Van Go’s Pizza. Approximately $4000 has been taken from all of the businesses combined. At this
“Celtic Christmas” Concerts this Weekend
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. at the Community Church -- from Brian Moss, Senior Pastor, Orcas Island Community Church -- Orcas Island Community Church invites you to join us for Celtic Christmas concerts featuring Jeff Johnson, Brian Dunning, Wendy Goodwin & Eric Miller. These concerts
April to Bring First Ever Lit Fest
-- from Jule Treneer for Orcas Island Lit Fest -- It is with great pleasure that we present to you the Orcas Island Lit Fest, which will take place this April 13-15, in association with the Orcas Center. Our inaugural lineup features a host of acclaimed and award-winning authors, who will
Annual Leaves of Gold Concert Upcoming
Monday, December 11, 6 p.m., Rosario Resort Music Room -- from Linda Slone, Festival Manager -- Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s annual Leaves of Gold concert will be held on Monday, Dec. 11, at 6:00 p.m. in the Music Room of the Mansion at Rosario Resort. The Miró Quartet, OICMF’s Quartet-in-Residence,
OPALCO Linemen Work Dark to Dark to Bring Back the Light
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- Sunday, November 26th was a long day for OPALCO linemen, engineers and staff members. A big wind storm knocked down transmission poles on Shaw at around 3:15 a.m. cutting off power to Shaw, Orcas, Crane, and Blakely for more than 20 hours and
Learn to Waltz in December
Monday, December 4, 7 - 9 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Bill Gincig -- We will be holding our December Dance Class on Monday, Dec 4, at the Odd Fellows Hall, from 7 to 9 p.m. Our class this month will be Waltz which is one of the oldest
Holiday Festival Bedazzles with Arts’ Passions
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=56700] As the The Orcas Senior Center held its annual Holiday Festival of the Arts at the Senior Center this past Saturday, Joe Ciskowski's wooden bowls were on display, as were Cameron and Gina Krein's scented candles; Ed Wilson, Cindi Carter and others promoted
Letter to Editor | Farewell to Long-term School Board Members
-- from Cathy Ferran -- Left to right – Outgoing School Board members Scott Lancaster, Chris Sutton, and Tony Ghazel One of my duties as an administrative assistant is to bear official witness to the actions of our school board on behalf of our school district. Fairly soon
OPALCO Restores Power After Sunday Outage
-- from OPALCO.com -- Sunday, November 26th @ 11:05 pm: Power restored. UPDATE: Sunday, Nov 26th @ 7:15pm: The OPALCO crew now estimates power restoration for Orcas, Shaw, Blakely and Crane by 10:00 pm tonight. They have installed two new transmission poles and restrung wire on seven spans – about
Annual Tree Lighting on The Green
Friday, December 1, 3:45 p.m., Village Green -- from Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce -- The Orcas Island (WA) Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its annual tree lighting festivities for Friday, December 1. Starting at 3:45 pm, Islanders and visitors should plan to join the fun on the Village Green, with
