Here’s a thought…
“Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some, and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.”
ROBERT FULGHUM
Deer Harbor Bridge Crew Receives Anonymous Gift
-- from John van Lund -- Early last week, it was wet and windy. On Wednesday, an anonymous lady delivered homemade burritos & cider for the crew. She did not give her name. Thank you for your kindness, which was much appreciated by the crew. Crews will continue to install rebar
Canadian Navy Investigating Possible Nuclear Bomb off BC Coast
-- from The Guardian -- The Mark IV nuclear bomb that was released over the Pacific Ocean in 1950 after a US air force flight’s engines caught fire during a simulated drop. Photograph: Globalsecurity.org The Canadian navy will be heading to the coast of British Columbia to investigate
New Date for Don Giovanni
Sunday, November 13, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Don Giovanni The Met presents Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart streaming Live in HD at Orcas Center Sunday, November 13 at 1:00 pm. If you’ve not yet experienced the Metropolitan Opera streamed from New York
Look What They Found in Their Closets
October 31 - November 18, Senior Center -- from Arron Redford -- Orcas Island Senior Center presents a unique exhibit: Discovered in our Closets. The exhibit showcases vintage clothing, hats, purses, dolls, and special items brought out to see the light of day (for a little while, at least). The
Fire Commissioners Special Meeting Agenda
Monday, November 7, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Pat Ayers -- Notice of Special Meeting with Agenda Board of Fire Commissioners San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Meeting Called by: Wesley Heinmiller, Chair, Board of Fire Commissioners Date: November 7, 2016 Time: 5:30 pm Location: Public Meeting Room
Writers Roundtable: John Friedmann to Read Garcia Lorca’s Poetry
Saturday Nov. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Library -- from JoEllen Moldoff -- At the next Writers Roundtable, John Friedmann will take you on an autumnly journey in time and space, reading from his own translations/renderings of Federico Garcia Lorca's beloved "Gypsy Ballads." A small number of
In Memoriam | Megan Harris
Memorial: Monday, November 21, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Daniel Harris -- Megan Harris passed in her sleep on October 9 at the young age of 93 surrounded by family and friends. She was her fiercely independent and humorous self until her final breath, tenaciously living
Bolshoi’s The Golden Age Brings Rare Treats
Saturday, November 5, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- The Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema opens the 2016-2017 season with a revival of The Golden Age which takes viewers on a satirical journey to a seaside town in Soviet Russia in the roaring ‘20s, with a jazzy, music-hall soundtrack
Senior Center Expresses Gratitude for Didier Gincig’s Years of Service
-- from Arron Redford -- The Operations Committee and staff of the Orcas Island Senior Center would like to encourage you to join us as we celebrate and enjoy the talents of Didier Gincig and his friends at our Seniors Have Talent show this November 5 and 12. Please take this
Inslee Launches Resilient Washington Subcabinet in Preparation for Big One
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee today issued a directive to state agencies to bolster Washington state efforts to prepare for a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. The directive establishes a new Resilient Washington subcabinet charged with providing a coordinated approach to preparing for and responding to
NAS Whidbey Medically Evacuates Friday Harbor Resident
-- from Mike Welding -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted a Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from Friday Harbor Airport, on the San Juan Islands to Harborview Medical Center in downtown Seattle. The SAR crew of six launched
School’s Out Washington Features Funhouse Commons
-- from The Funhouse Commons -- (Originally posted on Schools Out Washington) When we imagine Orcas Island, many think of vacation, natural beauty, and often wealth, but as Krista Bouchey, Executive Director at The Funhouse Commons explains, “The majority of families who call the island home are working-class and struggle
Inform Yourself and Vote
-- from Clare Kelm, President, LWVSJ -- As almost everyone knows, there's an important election coming up in November. The League of Women Voters of the San Juans would like to urge you to become the best informed voter you can be. Ballots are in the mail, and you should have
If We Could Turn Back Time…
Sunday, November 6, 2 a.m. -- by Lin McNulty -- On Sunday morning, we add an additional hour to this exhaustive election season. The Spring-ahead we did in April now becomes Fall-back in our semi-annual, nonsensical maneuvering of time. Most clicks will automatically reset themselves. Manual clocks, if you still have
School Board to Review Phase III Building Project at Special Meeting
Monday, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. at the Orcas School Library -- from Cathy Ferran for the Orcas Island School District -- A Special School Board meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. to discuss, review and approve the plan for Phase III modernization and renovation. Possible
Orcas Center Looks for New Director
-- from Cynthia Abolin -- Margie Doyle and Kara O'Toole. Newly hired Interim Executive Director Margaret (Margie) Doyle took the helm at Orcas Center on November 1. "The Board is extremely pleased to have such a well-known, respected and enthusiastic person as Margie heading up the Center during this
