Here’s a thought…
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.”
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Give Where You Live Update
-- from Hilary Canty -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation’s Give Where You Live grant catalog is setting new records this year, thanks to the generous contributions of so many friends and neighbors. So far, 58 donors have contributed $106,000 towards the 29 proposals presented this year. Fantastic! The Give
Tansy: Be Gone
-- from Kate Yturri, Judy Winer and Gwen Stamm, Master Gardeners -- Tansy ragwort is a winter annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial that can grow up to 6 feet tall. It is easily recognized by its bright yellow flower heads, with each flower bearing about 13 petals (ray florets), and by
Letter to Editor: Huge Thanks from Montessori
-- from Moriah Armstrong, OMS Board President -- Thank you for coming to the Orcas Montessori School “Beach Party” Fundraiser to benefit the children of Orcas Island. So many contributed to the success of this event we cannot list them all. Their generosity makes it possible for OMS to underwrite many scholarships, keep
Medical Foundation Annual Meeting Focuses on Aging and Alzheimer’s
Dr. Thomas Montine, MD, PhD -- from Madie Murray -- The community is invited on Tuesday, May 12 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall, to learn of the Medical Foundation’s accomplishments during the past year and hear Dr. Thomas Montine, Director of the
Vikings Baseball Last Regular Season Game: GO!
Monday, May 11, 5 p.m., Buck Park -- from Justin Paulsen -- Join the Viking Baseball team at Buck Park this Monday for the final regular season game against Friday Harbor! It is our Senior game and a win would give us great confidence as we head into play offs
Elementary School Closed Due to Flooding
The Orcas Island Elementary School building experienced major flooding over the weekend, and will be closed tomorrow, Monday, May 11, according to Cathy Ferran, assistant to district superintendent Eric Webb. The flooding appears to have started (accidentally) upstairs in the custodial closet. Ferran wrote on Facebook, "We will keep you
Ferry Alert: Sunday Sailings Delayed, Canceled
-- from Washington State Ferries -- UPDATE: Sunday, May 10 at 4:05 p.m.Due to necessary repairs on the Elwha, the Klahowya and the Sealth will sail the Elwha's scheduled departures for the rest of the day. This cancels the 6:00 pm sailing from Anacortes to Lopez and Friday Harbor, and
Open Letter to OPALCO Board and Members
-- from Chom Graecen -- At the OPALCO Election this year we saw a record voter turnout, 24% compared to around 15% in the past years. The high voter turnout means we members-owners are paying more attention to the business of our co-op. Thank you all who voted. Winnie Adams
Funhouse Job Fair Event
Monday - Thursday, May 18-21, 12:30 to 1 p.m., Orcas Island High School -- from Rebecca DeMeritt -- The Funhouse Commons is proud to announce plans for a future Job Fair. In spring of 2016, we will host a full event with speakers, teachers, workshops, and business guests- a full agenda of
Letter to the Editor: Choice Requires Candidates
-- by Ed Sutton -- Well, that was humbling! I was fourth in the voting for the open director positions at OPALCO's Annual Meeting. That is OK, and I do thank the many friends and neighbors who voted for me. I was asked why I ran for a position on
Guest Opinion: Local Teachers Choose To Act, Rather Than Walk-out
Sunday, May 17 12 Noon, Orcas Ferry Landing - Wear Red! -- from Orcas Island Education Foundation-- The Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF) has been in existence for more than 30 years. Our mission is clear and simple: “To secure and distribute contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations for the
Want Your Name on the Ballot?
Candidate Filing Week May 11 - May 15 -- from San Juan County Communications -- Ever had a hankerin' to serve as a school board director, or fire commissioner, or Town Council member? Those and many other local government offices through San Juan County will be elected in November. But in
Math Students Score Again!
-- from David Kau -- This year, Orcas Island’s Elementary and Middle Schools produced a record number of 27 students to compete in Washington State’s 2015 Math Olympiad. The competition began this year on May 2nd, a Saturday morning at 8 AM, when 2,600 math students from 59 schools across
Stars Shine and Earth Moves in “Across the Universe”
-- by Margie Doyle -- We are good! A heartfelt and humble "thank you" to Grace McCune, Jake Perrine and the Orcas Center for bringing us all together -- the 140 cast and production crew and the 230 audience members for a night that Joyce Burghardt pronounced, "It's the old
Years of Living Dangerously Coming to Orcas
-- from Gretchen Krampf -- Thrive Orcas Island is joining Islands Climate Resilience to present “Years of Living Dangerously,” the nine-episode, Emmy-Award winning Showtime film series on global climate change from the perspective of people living through its hardships, challenges and dangers. Islands Climate Resilience is a newly formed group
Bob Henigson’s Legacy Lives On
--by Hilary Canty and Lisa Byers -- John F. Kennedy once said, "The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men and women who can dream of things that never were." On May Day, the
