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
Funhouse Commons Presents: Get Real and Magically Awkward
-- from Emilie Gincig -- For 7th and 8th Graders: Get Real! is a leadership group led by Beth Jenson, LMHC, about real stuff: real relationships, human weirdness, social issues, sexuality, school, and life. It is designed for (and by) smart, passionate teens that care about being real. Tuesdays from 5:30-7:00
Letter to Editor | Open Letter to OPALCO
-- from Michael Karp -- To: OPALCO Board of Directors General Manager Re: Member Review Committee on Elections I am compelled to communicate my views regarding the recent report from the Member Review Committee on elections and feel I would be remiss to not do so. I am very interested
Classical KING FM to Broadcast 2016 Festival Concert this Friday
Friday, September 30, 9 p.m., KING FM 98.1 -- from Linda Slone -- Tune in to Classical KING FM 98.1 on Friday, September 30, at 9 p.m. and hear Romantic Treasures, recorded live during August's Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival. Classical KING FM’s live and recorded broadcast concert series includes one of Orcas Island
Guest Opinion: Proposed OPALCO Election Changes Dilute Member Input
-- by Chom Graecen -- To: OPALCO Board of Directors and General Manager Foster Hildreth, Firstly I would like to commend the board for engaging members to provide inputs and recommendations to OPALCO on important matters such as the elections. The Member Review Committee on Elections and the planned Open Houses on different
Letter to Editor | An Easy Solution for the Orcas Medical Foundation
-- from Ken Speck -- Last week it was announced that Island Hospital would no longer be providing management services for the Orcas Medical Center practice and Orcas Medical Foundation (OMF). It was also reported that OMF is having discussions with the UW Neighborhood Clinics to take over management of
Whale of a Show Doesn’t Begin to Describe It
-- by Lin McNulty -- Orcas Center lit up on Saturday night in an inspiring display of talent by local island kids during the annual Whale of a Show, which showcases kids ages 5 - 18, as well as family acts. "I enjoyed so much how the children poured their
Larsen Honors Burlington Shooting Victims, Families, Law Enforcement in U.S. House Floor Speech
-- from Congressman Rick Larsen's Office -- "I offer my condolences to the community of Burlington which is undoubtedly struggling to make sense of this senseless gun violence that was brought to their doorstep." WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives
Funhouse Commons Sponsors Tenth Annual College Counseling Event
-- from Emilie Gincig -- Funhouse Commons and Orcas Island High School are teaming up for the annual post-high school “Futures Fair” for Orcas Island students Monday, October 3 through Wednesday, October 5. The Funhouse is bringing expert college counseling consultants, Craig Lewis and Julie Manhan, for a full schedule of
Prosecutor Files Appeal on Grellet-Tinner Mistrial Ruling
-- by Lin McNulty -- Following a defense motion to dismiss, San Juan Superior Court Judge Donald Eaton ruled in favor of a new trial for former Orcas High School teacher Gerald Grellet-Tinner on Tuesday, September 20. Basically, said Gaylord, "it's like hitting a restart button, back to March 2015."
“Local” is Theme of Farm Parade in Friday Harbor
Saturday, October 1, 2:30 p.m., Friday Harbor -- from Roger Ellison -- The San Juan Island Grange is pleased to announce the 2016 Friday Harbor Fall Farm Parade on Saturday October 1. Now in its sixth year, the parade will once again depart the fairgrounds onto Argyle at 2:30, travel
East Coast Swing is October’s Dance Class
Monday, October 3, 7 - 9 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Bill Gincig -- Local instructors are again offering their community dance class on Monday, October 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. We will be offering another session of East Coast Swing. We will review previous
Key Grant Awarded for New Affordable Housing Project
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The quest to build much-needed year-round rental housing on Orcas Island is one step closer to reality. OPAL Community Land Trust and San Juan County were recently awarded a HUD Community Development Block Grant of $562,672. The grant will help fund the purchase
Letter to Editor | Support our Library
-- from Norm Stamper -- The current Orcas Island Public Library was built 25 years ago, at a time when computers were still a novelty, smartphones were science fiction, and no one had ever read an e-book. Today, these new technologies are ubiquitous, and they are not going away. Our
Deer Harbor Bridge Update
-- from John Van Lund, SJC Public Works -- Crews expect to complete construction of the west bank cofferdam and excavate the interior to create a work area below the water line. Crews will then set up a large pneumatic hammer and begin driving long cylindrical support piles into the ground to
Middle School Parenting Workshop
Tuesday, October 4, 6 - 8 p.m., Funhouse Commons -- from Beth Jenson -- Please spread the news about a parenting workshop happening on Tuesday, October 4, 6-8 p.m. for parents of Middle School-aged teens (roughly 12-15 years old). It's being held in the top floor of the Funhouse Commons.
Cascade Mall Suspect Now in Custody After Allegedly Killing Five
Update: BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities: Suspect in deadly Washington state mall shooting in custody. Details are pending. Release of the name of the suspect is not expected until Monday. -- from the Associated Press -- The first 911 call came in just before 7 p.m. on a busy Friday
