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
No Ferry Wi-fi After June 30
-- from Washington State Ferries -- WSF regrets to announce that as of June 30, 2016, Boingo Wi-Fi service will no longer be available on Washington State Ferries. Although WSF’s contract with Boingo ended in November of last year, WSF and Boingo arranged to extend service through June while WSF
Over 200 Pieces in Upcoming Silent / Live Art Auction
Saturday, July 9, Senior Center -- from Didier Gincig, Hearts & Hands -- The Orcas Senior Center is hosting an Art Auction, which will feature more than 200 paintings, photographs, and prints. Everyone is invited to drop by the Senior Center weekdays between 9-4, beginning June 13 to place silent
Parade Time: Solstice Soon to be Upon Us
Saturday, June 18, Noon, Eastsound -- from Laura Gibbons -- Summer Solstice Parade on Orcas Island Orcas Islanders and friends from near and far are invited to the 18th Annual Summer Solstice Parade on Saturday June 18th at noon in Eastsound. The theme this year is "Solar Flair!"
Mayoral Candidates Hope to Make Their Mark
-- from Susan Anderson, Children's House -- Cutline: Candidate Lewis (short on legs but long on personality) poses with one of his youngest supporters. Vying for the position of Honorary Mayor of Eastsound, five local politicians (four canines and and a newt), officially hit the campaign trail Sat.,
Letter to Editor: Exploding Oil Trains
-- from Janet Alderton -- The drama of exploding oil trains hit closer to home on June 3 when rail cars carrying crude oil derailed near the town of Mosier [Oregon] along the Columbia River. A heat wave in early June is another sign that our addiction to fossil fuels
Get Together With Green Drinks
Tuesday, June 14, 5:30-7 p.m., Orcas Food Co-Op Commons -- from Gretchen Krampf -- Join Us for Orcas Island Green Drinks. Summer Solstice is almost here. We’ll celebrate the season as we prepare to take a break in July and August. We provide refreshments & snacks. Donations appreciated. Get social with thriving and resilient Orcas
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee to Meet
Wednesday, June 8, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Fire Station -- from Wes Heinmiller -- Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee DEER HARBOR FIRE STATION #24 PUBLIC MEETING ROOM JUNE 08, 2016 1:30 PM TO 3:30 PM PUBLIC MEETING 1. Chair: Call to order, Quorum, Minutes of last meting. 2.
Readers Theater Brings Tennis to Random Howse
Thursday - Friday, June 16 - 17, 7 p.m., Random Howse -- from Melinda Milligan -- Enjoy a summer evening of Reader's Theater at Random Howse when Actor's Theater of Orcas Island presents Deuce, by Terrence McNally, on Thursday and Friday, June 16 & 17. Former world champion tennis players,
What If the Cascadia Earthquake Came Tomorrow?
-- from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -- A 9.0 magnitude earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) and the resulting tsunami is the most complex disaster scenario that emergency management and public safety officials in the Pacific Northwest could face. Cascadia Rising is an exercise to address that
Oil Train Fire on Columbia: It Happened
-- by Joe Copeland for Crosscut.com -- The oil train explosion fire near the Columbia River at Mosier. Photo courtesy of Paloma Ayala , Columbia Riverkeeper The oil train fire happened just where it should have: Just far enough from tiny Mosier, Oregon, to spare residents any loss
Free Parent Education Night: From the Toolbox
Friday, June 17, 2016, 5 - 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Becky Carson-Eisenman, DoveTail Learning -- Orcas Island will be holding a “TOOLBOX Parent Education Night” as listed below. At this event, you will receive more information about this Social and Emotional Learning program, the “Tools” and how they work, and tips on
Special School Meeting to Review 2016-17 Budget and Staffing
Thursday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the School Library There will be a Special School Board Meeting this Thursday to review the 2016-17 budget for the General Fund and to approve a Consent Agenda specifying staff retirements, resignations, opening and hires for the 2016-17 school year. The next regular
Guest Opinion: OPALCO Lowers Expectations in “Deliberate Deception”
--by Alex MacLeod -- There is mounting evidence that OPALCO’s Rock Island Communications continues to be a black hole into which members’ money is being dumped in the hope that one day — some day — it will begin pumping big profits back into the cooperative. More seriously, there is
Council to Attend Ferry Advisory Meeting on Lopez
Wednesday, June 8, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Lopez Library -- from Ingrid Gabriel -- The Council will be attending a regular meeting of the San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee. The meeting will be held Wednesday June 8, 2016 from 1:30 to 3:30 on Lopez Island, at the Lopez Library
Navy to Participate in “Cascadia Rising” Earthquake Exercise
-- from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer -- Navy Region Northwest installations will be participating in a four day multi-state exercise beginning Tuesday. Cascadia Rising is an emergency preparedness exercise that encompasses all aspects of emergency response and will bring together multiple states (Oregon, Washington, Idaho), and FEMA to prepare
Former Rocket Scientist Still Planning 4 Space
-- from Anne Bertino -- There’s a new business in town called Plan4Space and although the owner, Anne Bertino, did previously work on projects in outer space, she is now concentrating on interior spaces. “After I tell people what I used to do they always say, ‘You were a Rocket Scientist!’
