Here’s a thought…
“Reality whistles a different tune underwater.”
TOM ROBBINS
Guest Opinion: OPALCO’s Rate Hikes Signal Bottomless Pit
--by Alex MacLeod -- As 2016 begins, and yet another OPALCO rate hike kicks in, it is worth looking back at 2015 to see how OPALCO’s go-it-alone Internet business is doing. For starters, Rock Island Communications has blown through nearly $5 million of what was to be a three-year, $7.5
County Council Special Meetings this Week
-- from Ingrid Gabriel -- Jan 11, 2016 - Monday - 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM Location: Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA Agenda topics include discussion of the Shoreline Master Program. SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County
Leo Lambiel’s Museum: A Lifetime of Local Art
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Lambiel Museum on Orcas Island waterfront The Lambiel Museum on Orcas Island gives credence to its owner's confession: "Collecting never satisfies the appetite it creates," from the fanciful 12-foot mailbox created by Todd Spalti to the engineering marvels of "The Grotto." While
ORS/The Exchange Makes Progress; More Work To Be Done
-- from Pete Moe -- Gravel footprint of the new Exchange building looking northwest. Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange had a “terrific” year, according to Executive Director Pete Moe, and raised a significant amount of money towards building a new Exchange reuse facility. “However, we still have a ways to go.”
OCS Serving-up Asian Food for Free Community Dinner
Tuesday, January 12, 5 - 7:30 p.m., Orcas Christian School -- from Kelsey Harvey -- It's Community Dinner time once again at Orcas Christian School. For those of you new to the island, Community Dinners are free, all-you-can-eat meals open to all islanders, friends, family and visitors. These meals happen
Remember Martin Luther King
Monday, January 18, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Sharon Abreu -- I hope you can join us for this year's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event on Orcas! It will be on Monday, January 18 from 1:30-3:30 pm at the Emmanuel Parish Hall in Eastsound. Everyone is invited
Sheriff’s Report: December 30 2015 – January 5, 2016
December 30, 2015 15-007439 Theft 07:59:54 12/30/15 A Lopez Island deputy took a report from the post office of several parcel thefts that had occurred around Christmas. Empty packaging had been turned into the post office after it was discovered discarded at a local park. The matter remains under investigation. 15-007443
Expect Delays for Olga Road Construction Through Moran
Starting week of January 11, 2016 for a period of about four weeks -- from Theresa Haynie, OPALCO -- OPALCO construction activities along Olga Road on Orcas Island, in the vicinity of the south boundary of Moran Park and the one-lane bridge, will limit traffic starting week of January 11, 2016 for a
High School Musicians Present Winter Concert
Thursday, January 14, 7:00 p.m. at Orcas Center -- from Kristen Wilson -- [metaslider id=41033] The community is invited to the Orcas High School Winter Concert on Thursday, January 14, 7:00 p.m. at Orcas Center. The High School Strings, High School Band, and Orcas Youth Orchestra (combined Strings and
Sheriff Krebs to Greet Sunrise Volunteers
Friday, Jan. 15 at 7 a.m. at Island Skillet -- from Chris White for Orcas Lions Club-- Since the launch of the Orcas Island Lions Club Sunrise Volunteers, we have enjoyed speakers Lance Evans of The Orcas Chamber, Mik Preysz, Fire Chief of Orcas Fire and Rescue, Pete Moe from
Toxic Creosote Removal in Progress in Local Waters
-- from Tina Whitman, Friends of the San Juans -- Removal of toxic creosote structures from the waters of the county will start January 13 and the barge-based work is expected to take about ten days. Numerous unnecessary or derelict creosote pilings, docks and boathouses will be removed, through a partnership effort
Marine Mammal Stranding: How to Respond
Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from The SeaDoc Society -- Dr. Martin Haulena, the Staff Veterinarian at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre will speak on Marine Mammal Stranding and Rehabilitation at 7pm on January 12, 2016. The lecture is free. The Vancouver Aquarium’s
County Council to Hold Retreat
Friday, Jan 15, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at County Fairgrounds in Friday Harbor -- from Ingrid R. Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk-- The San Juan County Council will hold a Special Meeting for the purposes of an all-day retreat on Friday, Jan. 15. The purpose of
Rock Island Open Meeting to Be on Orcas in January
Wednesday, January 13, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Rock Island Orcas Office -- from Rock Island Communications -- Monthly open meetings continue; Orcas Island in January We started hosting monthly fiber meet-ups last September to open up a longer format, face-to-face dialog with the community about our project. Meetings will rotate
Cancer Survivorship Monthly Meeting
-- by Carol Kulminski -- The Cancer Survivorship Meeting will meet on Thursday, January 14th in the Fireside Room at the Community Church from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Our focus is celebrating your victories, small and large, and listening to your stories and concerns. We all want to be overcomers in
No Birthday Presents. Books!
-- by Lin McNulty -- Avid reader Trinity Wood is about to celebrate her 12th birthday on January 31. This year she has decided to forego gifts and is instead asking for friends and family to make a donation to the Orcas Island Public Library in her name. Trinity has read every
