Here’s a thought…
“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”
HEATHER FRENCH HENRY
The Orcas’ Baby Boom Continues!
This time in J pod New orcas from J-pod greets the world. Photo courtesy Center for Whale Research -- from the Center for Whale Research, Updated Oct. 27 -- A new calf was spotted in J pod on Saturday, October 24th! The calf was first seen in Haro
Letter to the Editor: Remington’s Experience & Dedication Commendable
--- by Sara Williams -- It is the difference in perspective between candidates Wes Heinmiller and Julie Remington that is apt to determine the future direction that the fire commission will take with regard to Orcas Island Fire and Rescue, a highly regarded but increasingly burdened operation, what with rescue
Orcas High School Teacher Under Investigation, on Leave
-- from Superintendent Eric Webb for the Orcas Island School District -- The San Juan County Sheriff's department and an outside investigator retained by the Orcas Island School District have been conducting a comprehensive investigation of serious allegations regarding a high school teacher. The district took immediate action as soon
Staying on the Island We Love
Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orcas Island Senior Center --from Orcas Island Senior Center -- Barbara Urschel and Pete McCorison at the 2010 Holiday Festival of Arts at the Senior Center How do I apply for Medicare or Medicaid? How do I
10,000 Visitors to New Islands’ Art Museum
-- from the San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- Art intrigues all ages -- San Juans Islands Museum of Art celebrated its 10,000 visitor in its first year! In September, Siri Dow became the 10,000th visitor to the San Juan Islands Museum of Art since its opening
Schedule Now for Healing Arts Fair
Saturday-Sunday, November 7-8 -- from Anita Holliday -- The Healing Arts Center welcomes the community to attend their Fall Healing Arts Fair, on Saturday and Sunday November 7–8. For this fundraiser, offered twice a year, practitioners donate their services; all proceeds support the nonprofit organization that maintains the historic Eastsound building. The greatly
Back to Nepal and Into the Future
-- from Kate Jewell -- [Editor's Note: Retired flight attendant and Orcas Island resident, Kate Jewell was instrumental in recently reinvigorating the AIRINTERMED program. The original program, started in the 60s, utilized stewardess’s unique ability to travel world-wide to support medical teams and orphan programs in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Nepal for three
Live From the Met: Tannhäuser
Sunday, November 1, 1:00 pm, Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- James Levine conducts Wagner’s early masterpiece Tannhäuser in its first return to the Met stage in more than a decade. We will experience it streaming “Live: in HD” at Orcas Center on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 pm. Today’s
Guest Editorial: A Solution to the Split-Zone Dilemma
--by John M. Campbell -- Exhibit depicting aerial view of split zoning ( red line)at the corner of North Beach Road and Mt. Baker Road To: San Juan County Council, EPRC, Port of Orcas, Orcas Issues, OPAL [and private citizens] Subject: Proposed rezoning of the Port-owned NW corner of
Operation Christmas Child Delivers Joyful Shoeboxes
-- from Meredith Griffith -- This fall islanders are gathering shoeboxes again, packing them with fun goodies and practical sundries for impoverished children overseas as part of Operation Christmas Child. Run by the humanitarian organization Samaritan’s Purse, the program creates a simple way for people to celebrate the joy of holiday
East Coast Swing Classes Continue
Monday, November 2, 7 - 9 pm, Odd Fellows Hall -- from Bill Gincig -- Local instructors are again offering their community dance class on Monday, November 2 from 7 to 9 pm at the Odd Fellows Hall. We will continue our class in East Coast Swing. We will review the
Guest Opinion: Enriching Island Life with Song
-- from Lynn Baker for the Orcas Choral Society -- Young and old. Professional and amateur. Every week, 58 islanders gather at the Orcas Center to sing their hearts out in the Orcas Choral Society. Some make the trip from Lopez or Crane Island. Why? “I love to sing,” said
Five Dead in BC as Whale Watching Vessel Sinks
-- from the Vancouver Sun -- Five British nationals are confirmed dead and one person is missing after a tour vessel from a Tofino whale-watching company sank Sunday afternoon with 27 people on board. Three of the dead were tourists in Canada, while one lived in Ontario and the other
Be a Friend of the Orcas Island Library
-- from the Friends of the Orcas Island Library -- You may have noticed things are changing around The Library. But not really. On November 10th, 1731 ten men plunked down 40 shillings (about $10 today) on a table in Nicholas Scull's Bear Tavern, Philadelphia. Benjamin Franklin, share No. 3,
School Board Meeting Makes Lively Additions to the Agenda
-- Kahana Pietsch commended as a National Merit Scholar -- by Margie Doyle -- School Board directors (from left, Scott Lancaster, Tony Ghazel and Chris Sutton), turn zinc-copper pennies to "gold" in a hands-on demonstration of applied physics at the school board meeting Amidst the dry but important
Guest Opinion: WSF Option to Increase Long-term Reservations Challenged
-- by Alex MacLeod -- Washington State Ferries held the last of its public meetings on the status of the reservation system on Shaw Thursday evening, and the message delivered -- the same as what they heard on Orcas, San Juan and Lopez, and which they’ve also gotten from the
