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
Bingo for Kaleidoscope Starts Up Again
B-I-N-G-O!!! This Thursday, February 5 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall Concessions are Available, 50¢ per game, split the pot winnings. In 1991 Kaleidoscope evolved from a grass roots effort in the Orcas Island community to fulfill a critical need for child care. Orcas Daycare Association
Guest Editorial: The Little Building That Could…
Putting the final touches on the beautiful wood floor in the Upstairs Gallery --by Madie Murray, Olga Strawberry Council Board Member-- There’s no time like the present when the present is all you have. It’s a horrible time to be asking for money with Holiday and year-end expenses
LWV Meeting to Show How Gov’t Works
-- from the League of Women Voters of the San Juans -- Do you know how local government works? Do you care? One way or another, we all have to interact with our local government agencies at some time. Here is your opportunity to learn how it all works. On
Impressive Annual Bird Count This Year
-- by Barb Jensen, President of the San Juans Islands Audubon Society -- The numbers for the 2014 Christmas Bird Count and the numbers are impressive. There were 25 groups that went out with a total of 75 people and 18 feeder watchers and two people went owling besides their
Jonathan White Speaks on “The Ocean’s Dance with the Moon”
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from the SeaDoc Society -- The SeaDoc Society and YMCA Camp Orkila Present "Tides: The Ocean's Dance With the Moon" on Tuesday, Feb. 10 with local author Jonathan White. The free lecture starts at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Parish Hall, Eastsound.
Winter Poem: February Prayer
--by Susan Osborn -- Grant me this day For rain for the grey Love for the dormant, love for the brown Love for the dark seed under the ground The silence. the cold, the frozen, the old When beauty seems hidden and the light has withdrawn Grant me the grace
Monday: InterIsland Ferry Out of Service
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Update Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. The inter-island vessel Klahowya is out of service for the rest of the day due to operational constraints. The 2:10pm Anacortes/Friday Harbor is delayed 35-40 minutes. The westbound 3:05 p.m. sailing from Anacortes will stop at all islands
OPALCO Rate Increase Examined
-- by Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- Beginning in February, electric rates are going up. Residential members with average energy usage will see their OPALCO bill go up about $10/month. The rate increase is based on a number of factors, primarily making sure our revenue is adequate to meet budgeted
Bolshoi Ballet’s Swan Lake Streams Live from Moscow
Friday, February 6, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Orcas Center has brought to the island: theater from London, opera from New York, and now, for the first time, ballet from Russia! The Bolshoi Ballet’s Swan Lake streams live from Moscow to Orcas Center on Friday, February
Orcas School District Changes
Bond remodel, enrollment, budgeting, new track, legislative actions and hiring -- by Margie Doyle -- The Orcas Island School District Board of Directors on Jan. 20, 2015 considered many changing elements of millenial education. Superintendent Eric Webb commended the school community for the positive light in which it is
Tax Assistance for Low to Moderate Income Taxpayers
-- from Jim Biddick -- It is tax time!!!! Assistance will again be offered through the Orcas Senior Center to taxpayers with low to moderate income. The service is offered by appointment only on Tuesdays, and some Fridays, from 9:00am till 4:00pm. This service is being provided on a donation
Growlers Quiet for Next Week
-- 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 Feb. 1 - 8, 2015. The FCLP tempo is driven by the
Funhouse Commons Recognized for Mentor Program
-- from Krista Bouchey -- The Funhouse Commons Mentor program was just named a Dedicated Partner by Mentoring Works Washington. The Funhouse Commons achieved Dedicated level through a rigorous, guided evaluation process that is based on over 20 years of national research and experienced practitioner insight and includes ongoing assistance
OICF Kicks Off Annual Grants Program
-- from Hilary Canty -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is now accepting applications for the 2015 competitive grants program. Trustee Coleen O’Brien will chair the committee, whose members include both OICF Trustees and community members. In the last year’s grants cycle, OICF, together with its Partners in Philanthropy,
MAG Concert in Just One Month!
Sunday, March 1, 3 p.m. Orcas School K-8 Gym -- from Kristen Wilson for Music Advocacy Group (MAG) -- Mark Your Calendars for MAG’S 18th Annual Concert! It is the biggest music concert on Orcas Island, it happens just once a year, and all the proceeds support the music program
Welcome and Celebrate Father Berto Gándara of Emmanuel Parish
Sunday, February 8, 10 a.m., Emmanuel Church -- from Emmanuel Episcopal Parish -- Father Berto Gándara Emmanuel Episcopal Parish invites the community to celebrate with us the renewal of our ministry and the welcoming of our new rector Berto Gándara on Sunday, February 8 at 10 a.m. at
