Here’s a thought…
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.”
ALFRED KORZYBSKI
Orcas Center Seeks Pieces for “Art From Around the World” Exhibit
-- from Pat Littlewood -- Coming up in November in the Lobby Gallery at Orcas Center will be a unique display of Art From Around the World,” which will include pieces collected by local residents who appreciate original art from around the globe. Members of the Orcas community are invited to share some of
Weekly Pioneer Club Starts Up at Community Church
Mondays, September 26 - May, 6 - 7:20 p.m., Orcas Island Community Church -- from Meredith Griffith -- Pioneer Clubs has started again! All kids from age four through sixth grade are invited to attend Monday night clubs at Orcas Island Community Church this school year. Pioneer Clubs help kids grow
Letter to the Editor: Re-name the “Old Gym”
-- from Betty Jean Rodenberger, prepared for the Aug. 15-16 OISD Phase III Community Discussion -- Sixty years ago, on March 13, 1956, the voters of Orcas Island School District (OISD) approved a bond to build a new physical education auditorium building to replace the aging gymnasium at the school
Public Meeting: The Future of Eastsound
Thursday, October 13, 6 p.m., Senior Center Lundeen Room -- from Orcas Chamber of Commerce -- The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce and the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) are hosting a public meeting seeking input to the Eastsound Urban Growth Subarea Plan, which is up for review this year.
$451 M for Puget Sound Protection, Restoration Passes House
-- from Douglas Wagoner -- Congressman: ‘this project will help facilitate restoration of river deltas, beaches, open coastal inlets, and barrier embayments within the region’ Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today announced that the House has approved an effort he led – along with Reps. Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Jim McDermott (WA-07),
Guest Opinion: Election Review Committee Process Free of OPALCO Mgmt/Board Input
-- by Terry O'Sullivan -- [In response to recent opinions expressed in Orcas Issues,] and as one co-chair of the Election Review Committee, I want to ensure that everyone understands that OPALCO’s Board and Management are the wrong ones to ask why our Committee recommended what it did. Our Committee
Join Farm Tour on Senior Center Bus
-- from Didier Gincig -- The Orcas Island Senior Center invites members to ride the Senior Center bus to visit a few special farms during the San Juan Islands Farm Fall Tour on Orcas Island, Sunday, October 2nd. The tour celebrates farms, food, and community. Pre-registration is required by 4 p.m. Friday. Members can call
Peace Island Medical Center Offering Flu Shots
-- from Lori Polevoi -- Flu season is right around the corner. Don't let the bug get you. PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center is offering flu shots for $25. This flat fee is for either the quadrivalent flu vaccine, which protects against four flu viruses, or the high-dose vaccine for
Parenting From Your Heart: Nonviolent Communication Class
-- from Koko Roumel -- Join CNVC Certified Trainer, Rena Patty and Kiki Roumel in an experiential learning workshop beginning on September 28. The workshop will continue for eight weeks. You can look forward to: have fun and build community connect with and learn from other parents deepen self-empathy, compassionate listening, and
RCMP Alert: Cultural Canoe Missing (UPDATE): Found
-- from RCMP Staff Sergeant Ward Johnson, via San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- The vessel that went missing last evening is an RCMP First Nation cultural event canoe that is described as a 29 ft Langley fibreglass canoe white in colour with a sea serpent on the bow (photograph above). Serial
Letter to Editor | Support Library Levy
-- from Pierrette Guimond -- Books are my best friends. As an avid reader most of my life, I had always bought my books before moving to Orcas Island 25 years ago. I had never used libraries before moving here, but living in a small community and looking at local interaction, I opened the
San Juan Island Teacher Embarks on Under-Ice Antarctic Research Experience
-- from Timothy Dwyer -- Local educator joins polar research team to enliven science education by connecting researchers, teachers, students, and the public around the globe. Timothy Dwyer, a math and science teacher at Spring Street International School in Friday Harbor, has always been fascinated by the diversity of life
Person of Interest | Weekly Podcast Hosted by Bruce Harvie
-- by Lin McNulty -- Bruce Harvie, host of RadioFree Olga weekly podcast of local music. Do you wish you had been there that night in 1996 when Donovan played Orcas Center? That was the night he introduced his new album, Sutras, to a happy, sell-out, sing-along crowd. Oh,
Guest Opinion | To Bernie Supporters, From a Bernie Supporter
-- from David Turnoy -- Back in the early 1990s, when I learned that there was a socialist Congressman from Vermont named Bernie Sanders, I was thrilled. Finally, I thought, a person with my political views is in somewhat of a position of power. I began contributing small amounts of
SJC Detective Placed on Administrative Leave
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- San Juan County Sheriff Detective Stephen Parker was put on paid administrative leave while the Sheriff looks into new information of misconduct involving a victim in an ongoing case. Sheriff Ron Krebs said that integrity to the Sheriff’s Office is his primary concern
Guest Opinion: OPALCO’s Proposed Election Changes Significant
--by Alex MacLeod-- If you were paying attention, you might recall that the last OPALCO election was fraught with controversy, miscues and mismanagement. It began in January when Gerry Lawlor, the No. 2 guy at OPALCO’s subsidiary, Rock Island Communications, posted notes encouraging members to sign petitions to change the
