Here’s a thought…
“The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.”
GEORGE ORWELL
Carolyn Cruso Joined by Bruce Harvie & Melody Funk
Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. at Random Howse Carolyn Cruso at Random Howse this Saturday Singer/Songwriter Carolyn Cruso weaves a web with her intricate fingerpicking, poetic lyrics and elegant vocals. She's joined by Melody Funk on electric bass and vocals, and Bruce Harvie on mandolin and electric
Come Play at the Clay Cafe
Sunday, Nov. 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the High School Art Room -- from Geri Turnoy -- A-OK's Clay Cafe on Sunday, Nov. 15 A-OK (Art for Orcas Kids), a program of OIEF, presents its Fall Clay Café! This is an opportunity for children and grown-ups
Letter to the Editor: Rock Island Communications Delivers Quality Internet
-- from Bern and Anne Marie Shanks -- Best new service in the San Juan Islands, Rock Island Communications. It is a real treat to work with our very own start-up internet/phone company. We now have high speed internet at our home. No more spinning wheels, and streaming doesn’t stop.
Sportsmen Club Turkey Shoot
Saturday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. -- by Pat Muffett for the Sportsmen Club-- The Orcas Island Sportsmen Club invites the public to come and win their Thansgiving Turkey at the 64th annual fall Turkey-Time Family Fun Shooting Contests. The shoot is on Saturday November 14 from
Help for Veterans When Help is Needed
-- County Veterans Assistance Fund provides confidential help -- The Veterans Advisory Fund provides emergency services to indigent veterans, their dependents, widows, widowers, and/or orphans. It is estimated that San Juan County (SJC) has approximately 2,500 veterans, for whom the SJC Veterans Assistance Fund (VAF) has been in existence
Kaleidoscope Heads a Donation Drive
-- from Vala Ross for Kaleidoscope -- Kaleidoscope will be taking a box truck to Value Village next week, as a donation drive fundraiser. Proceeds support our quality early childhood education program on Orcas Island. If you have cloth goods or household items you would like to donate, please contact
Climate Change Headlines Annual Indian Island Report
Thursday Nov. 19, 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Orcas Center -- from Russel Barsh -- Seastars are the subjects of Kwiaht study The “blob” of unusually warm water that has dominated North Pacific weather for the past two years is the focus of this year’s Celebrate Indian Island
Guest Column: Being Mortal on Orcas Island
-- by Thomas Baldwin of the Crossroads Board -- We all have one thing in common. We are of different political and religious persuasions, different cultures, ethnicities, and ages, but we will all die. Talking about this inevitability is often uncomfortable so it was something of a surprise that a
Those Seniors Just Don’t Quit
"Seniors Have Talent" Part Two -- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=40103] The "Seniors Have Talent" show on Saturday, Nov. 7 was endearing, funny, and toe-tapping. It recalled "Old Orcas" for many in the audience. Didier Gincig [in featured photo], the afternoon's emcee and the Coordinator for the Hearts and
Seniors Have Talent Rocks the House
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=39835] The house being the Lundeen Room of the Senior Center which was packed to overflowing as guests of all ages enjoyed the eye- and ear-amazing talents of a harvest of Orcas Islanders at the First Annual "Seniors Have Talent" show. In fact there
Potluck at Olga this Saturday
-- from Lorna Rhodes -- Please come to the Olga Thanksgiving Potluck, Saturday, November 14th at the Olga Community Center. Social hour begins at 5:30 and we sit down for dinner at 6-6:30. Cheryl Helm of the Catkin Café will be providing the turkey, so come prepared for a treat!
Hughes Announces County Support of Prune Alley Project
-- by Margie Doyle -- Prune Alley, ready for curbs, gutters and sidewalks Councilman Rick Hughes announced at the Eastsound Planning Review Committee regular meeting on Thursday, Nov. 5 that the County Council has approved additional funding from the County Roads Fund in order to complete the Prune
Don’t Get Burned by Winter Fires
-- from RJ Myers of the Orcas Fire and Rescue District -- As we move into colder months, we find that fires are being lit for the first time since spring and heaters are being brought out of storage. Orcas Island Fire and Rescue would like to remind you about
Tuesday Morning Planned Power Outage
-- from OPALCO.com There is a planned outage on Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 from 8 AM to 9 AM for Orcas Island. This outage affects all the west end of Orcas Island, including Spring Point, Deer Harbor, Orcas Landing, extending to the corner of Orcas Rd and Main Street but
American Legion Honors Veterans on Weds. at 11 a.m.
-- from the American Legion -- The American Legion will honor our veterans with a Veterans’ Day Service on Wednesday, November 11th, at 11 a.m. (11/11 at 11) at the post home, located at 793 Crescent Beach Dr. The public is invited to share in this service. Light refreshments will
Council Plans Special Meeting on Eastsound Subarea Plan
-- from the San Juan County Council Clerk -- There will be a Special Meeting of the San Juan County Council on Friday, Nov, 13, 2015 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor,. The SJC Council is holding a Special Meeting
