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
Orcas Viking Basketball Season Officially Begins
Friday, December 5, 6 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Orcas High School -- from Justin Paulsen -- The Orcas Island Booster Club invites our entire community out to support Orcas High School student athletes as they take on Bush Academy. The Booster Club is proud to team up with Orcas Family
Give the Gift of Community
-- from Hilary Canty -- Give where you live this season. The Orcas Island Community Foundation is hosting an online Holiday Catalog featuring fourteen great programs supporting a wide variety of island efforts, everything from coats for kids, the Choral Society and senior services, to Coffelt Farms and Farm to
Holiday Open House at The Whale Museum
-- from the Whale Museum, Friday Harbor -- The Whale Museum is hosting a holiday open house on the evening of Friday, December 5th until 6:30 p.m. Come to Friday Harbor’s Tree Lighting and enjoy the festivities. After the Tree Lighting, there will be holiday refreshments and goodies to enjoy
Editorial: Support Orcas Issues on Small Business Saturday
-- by Margie Doyle -- Sometimes, because Orcas Issues is an information service, it seems to fail to register as a business. But that's what we are: a small, local (in modern parlance "hyper-local"), news and information business. We've been established as such for seven years now, and as a
Fall Real Estate Report
-- from Sandi Friel -- Our real estate recovery is in full swing on Orcas Island. Find out what’s selling, who’s buying and for how much. There’s no doubt the recovery is happening in the Orcas Island real estate market, and with gusto. With 155 sales of homes and vacant
County Parks & Fair Calls for Small Works Roster Contractor
-- from San Juan County Communications -- On San Juan County's behalf, Wardell Architects is calling for bids to construct an approximately 1,846 SF office and 420 SF storage shed addition at the Main Building located on the SJC Fairgrounds. The County will utilize the Small Works Roster procedure to receive
Concerned about EWUA Policies and Rates? Attend Special Meeting
-- by Paul Kamin, EWUA General Manager -- The EWUA Board has scheduled a membership meeting for Monday Dec 8th at 6:30 -8:30 pm at the Eastsound Fire Hall. The meeting will include two topics that have drawn attention recently: EWUA’s Guest House policies; alternative rates structures. This Fall, EWUA
Council Chair Rick Hughes Receives Leadership Award
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 San Juan County Council Chairman Rick Hughes recieved the prestiguous Leadership Award from the Washington State Association of Counties at its recent annual meeting. Chairman Hughes was recognized for his "extraordinary effort in establishing new collaborative partnerships" with other counties in 2014. Chairman Hughes, with the
Auditions for ATOI Winter Play
Thursday, December 4, 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 7, 2 p.m., The Grange -- from Doug Bechtel -- The Actors Theater of Orcas Island announces auditions for its upcoming winter play. Final selection of the play will be made after auditions. The play will be a contemporary comedic farce with
High School Musicians Present First Concert of the School Year
Thursday, December 4, at 7 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Kristen Wilson -- [metaslider id=33151] Two of Northwest Washington’s highest rated high school music ensembles, the Orcas High School Band and the Orcas High School Strings, will be presenting a “must-hear” performance at Orcas Center on Thursday, December 4, at
Guest Column: Background Check Vote Has Ripples Nationwide
-- by Kathy Sakahara for the League of Women Voters of Washington State -- On November 4, Election Day, over one million Washington voters said yes to background checks for gun sales and other transfers, giving Initiative 594 a landslide victory of almost 20 points. We would like to thank
NAS Whidbey Island SAR Evacuates Orcas Island Resident
-- from Mike Welding, Mike, NAS Whidbey -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island medically evacuated (MEDEVAC) a diabetic heart attack victim from Orcas Island to Bellingham International Airport for further follow on transportation to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham Tuesday afternoon, November
Bach Seminar
Tuesday, December 2, 12 noon, Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Jan Ehrlichman -- Roger Sherman In preparation for Orcas Choral Society’s December all-Bach concerts, a free Choral Society Pre-Concert Seminar will be held on Tuesday, December 2 at 12 noon at Emmanuel Parish Hall. The Choral Society’s Artistic
Water Users and Board Agree to Better Communication
--by Margie Doyle -- Board calls for Membership Meeting on Dec. 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall-- At the Nov. 18 meeting of the Eastsound Water Users Board, a group calling themselves the Concerned EWUA Members met with the EWUA Manager Paul Kamin, Board President
Art Worth Experiencing
-- a review by Terry Johnson, Prof. of Art, retired -- Two recent art exhibitions at the Orcas Center during October and November are deserving of commentary. In October, "EDGE," an invitational curated by Jeffrey Ludwig, presented a number of surprising works by local artists that I found to be
FAA Safety Seminar for Pilots
Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Anthony Simpson, Port of Orcas -- The Orcas Airport will host an FAA safety seminar for pilots at the Eastsound Fire Station on Dec 2, 2014 at 6:30 PM and run until about 8:15PM. This seminar
