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“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.”
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Chief Kevin O’Brien Says Farewell and Thanks
-- by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Fire and Rescue Chief Kevin O'Brien and his mother Colleen O'Brien Orcas Fire and Rescue Chief Kevin O'Brien formally leaves his post on April 15 to take on a new assignment in Lake Stevens, Snohomish County. There will be a farewell ceremony
Rep. Larsen Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
-- from Brooke Davis -- Today, Rep. Rick Larsen endorsed Hillary Clinton for President of the United States of America. “Today, I am endorsing Hillary Clinton for President because she shares my belief that our country needs an economy that includes everyone and works for everyone. “Hillary Clinton knows our
Orcas H.S. Band Students Receive Excellent Ratings at Regional Contest
-- from Kristen Wilson -- The small, but mighty Orcas High School Band brought home “Excellent” ratings from judges at a regional contest in Bellingham on March 25. Playing under the direction of Darren Dix, the nine-member Orcas band competed with more than 20 other high school bands at the
Shakespeare Festival a Photographic Delight
-- by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=35905] “Can one desire too much of a good thing?” –Hamlet. Yes one-eth can! On Saturday April 11th from 12-3 p.m. on the Village Green, the 4th Annual Shakespeare Festival was unlike any of its preceding three. “Every year the festival takes on a
Letter to Editor: Controlling the Cost of Power
-- from Bill Appel (Waldron Island) -- In any small community personal judgments and personalities arise in disagreements and obscure the issues. But no matter how strongly we feel, in the case of OPALCO, the rules of economics are inexorable: An electric utility is like a farmer; weather as well
Center Streams The Hard Problem
Thursday, April 16, 7:30 pm., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) returns to the National Theatre with his highly-anticipated new play The Hard Problem, directed by Nicholas Hytner (Othello, Hamlet, One Man, Two Guvnors). Transport yourselves to
April Poetry: Jan Ferris Koltun
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. WAY TO GO! -- by Jan Ferris Kolton -- Tina footles, footloose, furry, waggles her tail at frozen slurry. Single
Island Sinfonia Concert Brings in Spring!
-- from Karen Blinn for Island Sinfonia -- Islands Sinfonia will play on Orcas Island on Sunday, April 12 Island Sinfonia will be on center stage at the Orcas Center, Sunday, April 12. The concert begins at 3:00 pm under the leadership of Jim Shaffer-Bauck and Sasha von
Thomerson Addresses OPALCO Candidacy, Rock Island Merger
-- from Chris Thomerson, OPALCO Board Candidate (Incumbent) -- In running to retain my OPALCO Board seat, my goal, apart from getting us reliable high speed internet, emergency and cell phone coverage, is to ensure OPALCO continues to deliver the cleanest electricity, at lowest cost, when you need it, and, fairly
Weary Responders Save the Day
-- from Paul Kamin, Eastsound Water -- Crews have concluded response and clean-up efforts at the gasoline spill that occurred on Seaview Street on Orcas Island on April 10, 2015. Washington State Department of Ecology response personnel report the scene is stable and there is no additional pollution risk. All
OPALCO Forum: Hearing Unpleasant Truths, Making Necessary Changes
-- by Margie Doyle -- With OPALCO Board of Director candidates Ed Sutton and incumbent Winnie Adams showing up, the April 9 forum for the four candidates to fill the two board openings on the OPALCO board took some turns from the typical election forum. But the conversation on Thursday
Where Goest Thou This Day? Festival of the Shakespeare
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=35875] Cloudy skies be not a deterrent to Eastsound fun and merriment. The spirit of the man they call Shakespeare be radiant throughout the village. Though the parade be over, there is still much ado about things to do. High wire walkers, jugglers, tournaments
OPALCO Board Meeting
Thursday, April 16, 8:45 a.m., Friday Harbor OPALCO Office -- from Bev Madden -- The OPALCO Board of Directors will hold its regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, April 16 at the Friday Harbor OPALCO office. The meeting will begin at 8:45 a.m.; all members are welcome to attend.
Kaivalya Workshop Introduces “Silence Dancing”
Saturday April 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 128 Scenic Lane, Eastsound (off Bartel Rd) -- from Dave Lutz -- Kaivalya Natana (also called Shantata Natana), means 'silence dancing', and is the process of creation itself. We can tap into its heart-opening, awareness-expanding flow with this easy-to-learn, ancient
Great Islands Clean-up Next Saturday
Saturday April 18, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Village Green -- from Kira Bradshaw -- The Great Islands Cleanup is back, Saturday, April 18! Bigger and better than ever, this year it’s County-wide, with Orcas, San Juan, and for the first time, Lopez Island participating. “The Great Islands Clean Up
Congressman Rick Larsen’s Proposals Criticized as “Non-Solutions”
-- from the Citizens of the Ebey Reserve [Whidbey Island] -- Congressman Rick Larsen, who boasts of his role in bringing controversial ‘Growler’ Navy Jets to Washington’s Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, is being criticized for the noise reduction plans he announced at his March 30 standing-‐room only Coupeville ‘Town
