Here’s a thought…
“Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history.”
BILL GATES
Thousands of Ferry Riders Reserving Spots to San Juan Islands
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Passengers looking to secure a spot aboard Washington State Ferries vessels in 2015 are sailing to success using WSF’s new vehicle reservation program, launched earlier this year. Between Jan. 5 and Feb. 22, about half of all drivers departing from Anacortes, Friday Harbor and
OPALCO and Rock Island Join Internet Forces
-- from Rock Island Communications and OPALCO -- General Manager Foster Hildreth announced today that Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) has acquired Rock Island Communications. Rock Island will merge its staff, infrastructure and operations with OPALCO to deliver modern, scalable and reliable broadband services for homes and businesses in
Parenting Workshop for Local Parents
Saturday, March 7, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Senior Center -- from Susan Anderson, Children's House -- Parents can feel overwhelmed when their child exhibits unusual sensory behavior or can’t bounce back from what seems a minor setback. Imagine, a toddler refuses to wear socks, avoids finger-painting or paints her
Rosario Ready for Next Phase in Master Plan
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Rosario Master Plan as submitted for the Planned Unit Development. Rosario Resort and Spa, now owned by the Barto family of Anacortes, showed its design for the next phase of the Master Plan for the historic property at a public meeting on
Letter to the Editor: the Morphing of OPALCO
-- by Don Webster -- Remember OPALCO? It was that friendly, financially conservative San Juan electrical Coop that did such a great job of supplying our electricity at rates below much of the nation. It had the foresight to take the initiative to bury most of its transmission lines
Let’s Talk Drug Use
Wednesday, February 25, 7-9 p..m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Beth Jensen -- The fourth meeting of “Let’s Talk: Reducing Teen Drug Use on Orcas” is happening on Wednesday, February 25, 7-9 p.m. at the Eastsound Firehall. We need more adults to come! The last meeting had lots of teens
Thomas Braisted Zimmerman: May 23, 1935-February 6, 2015
Saturday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m., Orcas American Legion -- from Marie Troxel -- Tom Zimmerman, devoted husband, family man, Marine, Renaissance man, friend, and neighbor passed away February, 6th, 2015 at the Seattle Veteran’s Hospital after undergoing complications from surgery. Tom was surrounded by his loving wife, Ting Zimmerman,
Editorial: Do Our Little Growls Have Any Effect?
-- by Lin McNulty -- Where does your Growler fly? If it's flying into or out of the NOLF (outlying field) just North of Coupeville, then you can read that flight schedule each week on Orcas Issues, as released by the Public Affairs Office at NAS Whidbey. Often, however, these
Hogstone’s Blackinton Earns James Beard Recognition
--an interview with David Kroman of Crosscut.com Chef Jay Blackinton, 26, of Orcas Island taught himself to cook by preparing large meals for his punk friends in Seattle. Now, he’s nominated for Rising Star Chef of the Year by the James Beard Foundation – the Oscars for food. His restaurant,
East Coast Swing Lessons Coming Up
Monday, March 2, 7-9 p.m., Odd Fellows -- from Bill Gincig -- Local instructors are again offering their community dance class on Mar 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. The class will be East Coast Swing. Instruction will begin promptly at 7 p.m. followed by
Revitalization & Celebration in the Air at Orcas Center
Sunday, March 8, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- The Orcas Center is on fire, figuratively! Come and be part of your nerve center for community arts at our annual meeting Sunday, March 8, 4:30 – 5:30 pm followed by a celebration dinner. Come hear
Editorial: Bravo the Loyal Opposition!
-- by Margie Doyle -- Over two years ago, I sat at the Lower with a group of my peers (female Boomers of wit and conscience) and tried to puzzle out our hyper, electronic, internet, wi-fi, cloudy, broadband world. We've all spent over 25 years working with Apples and PCs
Park and Rec Looking for Coaches and Coordinators
-- from Kim Ihlenfeldt, Program Coordinator -- Baseball season is coming up and we are looking for head coaches, assistant coaches and team coordinators for our youth baseball and softball teams. If you’ve played high school baseball, watched your children enjoy the game, or are an avid fan of the
Flight Operations Schedule at OLF Coupeville the Week of Feb. 22-28, 2015
-- from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey -- No Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville, Wash., the week of Jan. Feb. 22 -28, 2015. The FCLP tempo is driven by
News from Hughes: the “Municipalization” of Eastsound
Council Member Rick Hughes -- by Margie Doyle -- “Our job is to find out the solutions that work," Rick Hughes says, in job-description shorthand for his position as Council Councilman. With the changes to the county charter in 2012, the three members of the County Council and
Library Board Special Meeting
Monday, February 23, 2014, at 8:30 a.m., Library Community Room -- from Phil Heikkinen, Director, Orcas Island Public Library -- NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING The Library Board will meet to discuss the Library’s expansion project and priorities for 2015, in the Library Community Room on Monday, February 23, 2014, at
