Here’s a thought…
“Whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help.”
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
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
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
