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
Darvill’s Hosts Author Who Kayaked the Inside Passage
Wednesday, June 25, 6 - 7 p.m., Darvill's Bookstore -- from Jenny Pederson -- Take a little trip to the quaint and lovely Darvill’s Bookstore in Eastsound on Orcas Island and join local author Susan Conrad as she shares stories and images from her newly published adventure memoir “Inside: One
Eastsound Water Users Office to Close May 26
-- from Paul Kamin, General Manager EWUA -- Eastsound Water Offices will be closed on Thursday May 26th due a facility maintenance event on the property. This work will also require that our filtered water tap will also be shut off during this day. Phone calls will be forwarded to
American Legion Observes Memorial Day
-- from Judi Resch for the American Legion -- The Memorial Day service will be held at Mt. Baker Cemetery this year at 11 a.m., on Monday, May 30th. The Public is invited and encouraged to attend. Immediately following, from noon to 4:00p.m., the "Freedom is not Free" memorial display
Michael Durland Files for County Council
-- by Margie Doyle -- Michael Durland of Deer Harbor, filed on Friday May 20 for San Juan County Council. He will face incumbent Rick Hughes who has held the "Orcas" position since 2012. Durland is the owner of a boatyard on Channel Road in Deer Harbor.
County Opens Applications for Public Facilities Funds
June 15 application deadline -- from San Juan County Manager -- San Juan County is accepting applications for the Public Facilities Financing Assistance Program grants for funding, available in mid July 2016. Completed applications must be received in the Office of the County Manager by 4:30 pm Wednesday June 15.
Kaleidoscope BINGO to Add Prizes
Thursday, June 2, 5:30 p.m., American Legion -- from Vala Ross -- Come join Kaleidoscope friends and families for BINGO on Thursday, June 2 at the American Legion Hall. Dinner will be another one of Barb Griffin’s amazing soups for $5 per bowl. BINGO will be played from 5:30 until
Flotsam & Jetsam: Fish All Species
--a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin -- Alas, we anglers have come to the point that the days of tossing a hook into local rivers and marine areas hoping to catch a salmon or steelhead may come to a halt. Well, we always knew the WDFW was trying to
Stories from Those Who Lived the Marshall Strawberry Era
Saturday, May 28, 2 p.m. at the Olga Community (Energetic) Club -- from the Olga Strawberry Council-- You are invited to witness an event that will probably never happen again anywhere. On Saturday, May 28 at 2 p.m. in the Olga Community Club (the Olga Energetic Club), long-time Orcas Islanders
Upcoming Summer Events at Orcas Island Community Church
-- from Meredith Griffith, OICC -- Saturday, May 28: Pancake Wash fundraiser for Camp Chelan Pancake breakfast and car wash fundraiser to help local middle and high-schoolers attend the annual Camp Chelan in June. “Eat pancakes while your car gets washed!” say organizers. Tickets are $5 per car wash and
Letter to Editor: A Special History Cruise
-- from Margot Shaw -- On a recent Sunday, May 15, to be exact, a band of 40 intrepid seafarers (including me) set out from Orcas on the Eclipse Charters’ Orcas Express to apprehend the ghosts of smugglers, who plied the Salish Sea, trafficking whiskey, opium, Chinese immigrants, and anything
Retired OPALCO Director Bob Myhr Receives Public Power Award
-- from Suzanne Olson -- Retired OPALCO Board Member Bob Myhr (R) receives the NWPPA Life Member award in Tulalip, WA. At the 2016 Annual Membership Meeting of the Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA), Bob Myhr was presented with the NWPPA Life Member Award. Myhr retired from the OPALCO Board
Actors Theater Schedules Upcoming Auditions
Thursday, June 2 and Sunday, June 5, 7 p.m., the Grange -- from Doug Bechtel -- Coming up in September is a full production of Listening Glass by Seattle playwright Jerome Vernich. This will be a world-premier, fully-staged production of a murder mystery. In Listening Glass, the audience is taking a
Uptown to Downtown Eastsound Art Walk
-- from Michele Wiley for the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce -- Artists, galleries and businesses are getting ready to stay open for the Summer Series: Uptown to Downtown Eastsound Artwalk! We kick off the festivities on May 26th at 5pm-8pm. Over 23 art venues in Eastsound are participating in
Center Yourself at Orcas Center’s Open House for All
Sunday, May 29, 2016, 2 - 5 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Celebrate 30 years in our building at Orcas Center’s open house. Is there something you would like to see at Orcas Center? Do you remember a favorite Orcas Center production? Do you have a new project you
Historical Society’s Great Weekend
-- by Pegi Groundwater for the Historical Society -- [metaslider id=44008] Last weekend was a big one for the Orcas Island Historical Society with three different events happening. On Saturday, May 14, the Society celebrated the Pioneer Museum’s 60th Birthday with an afternoon of food and festivities and the opening
Wildlife Fire Prevention and Response Funds Sought
Inslee, Goldmark urge Congress to address wildfire funding -- from the office of Governor Jay Inslee -- Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee and Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark sent a letter [on May 19, 2016] to congressional leaders urging Congress to end “fire borrowing" and provide the U.S. Forest
