Here’s a thought…
“The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.”
ALDOUS HUXLEY
Unitarian Universalists Begin New Series
Sunday, October 12, 11:30 a.m., Benson Hall -- from Suzanne Olson -- The Orcas Island Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will begin a new series of discussion-group-style meetings on Sunday, October 12. Services are held at 11:30 am at Benson Hall (Emmanuel Church). The topic for Sunday is the First Principle of
Reminder: Learn About Medicare Open Enrollment Tomorrow
Thursday, October 9, 2 – 3:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Medicare Open Enrollment begins October 15 and runs through December 7. To help you get ready, the Orcas SHIBA volunteer will give a free presentation explaining the changes in Medicare for 2015 at the Orcas Public
CCM Fund-raising Concert at Random Howse
Thursday, October 9, 7 – 9 p.m., Random Howse -- from Marc Cohen -- I know it's kind of last minute, but I wanted to alert you to a fund-raising concert coming up on Thursday, October 9. The Orcas Island trio CCM (Cali Bagby, Carl Burger, and Marc Cohen) will
Guest Opinion: Let’s Return Leadership to Sheriff’s Office
-- from Steve Vierthaler, San Juan County Sheriff Retired Sergeant -- I am asking all to please support Ron Krebs for Sheriff. For those of you who do not know me, I am a recently retired sergeant from the San Juan Co. Sheriffs Office having served for over 35 years.
OPALCO Recognizes Life-saving Lopezians
-- from Suzanne Olson, OPALCO -- Foster Hildreth and Mitchell Barr On October 3, 2014, more than 50 people gathered at OPALCO’s Lopez Crew Station to celebrate Journeyman Lineman Kevin Zoerb’s return to work and to recognize the community members who helped save his life. On September 20,
SeaDoc Society & Camp Orkila Present Renowned Oceanographer
Tuesday, October 14, 7 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Joe Thoron, SeaDoc Society -- Photo from Paul Photo: Paul Dayton's faculty page at Scripps / UC San Diego Renowned oceanographer Paul Dayton comes to Orcas Island on Tuesday, October 14 to kick off the SeaDoc Society/YMCA Camp
Editorial: Hey County Council! Let’s Get In Line
-- from Lin McNulty -- Logo of our local Lummi Tribe. Today the Seattle City Council unanimously passed a resolution to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day on the same day as the federally recognized holiday, Columbus Day. Columbus Day is not a state-recognized holiday in Washington (RCW 1.16.050), i.e.,
Bless Them All, Great and Small
-- by Margie Doyle, Editor -- It was mostly dogs who showed up to the Blessing of Pets and Animals, but they brought their people, and were well-behaved both before and after the receiving of the blessing by Berto Gandara at the Emmanuel Episcopal Labyrinth on Sunday afternoon. Gandara was
Are You Ready for Flu?
Tuesday, October 21, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Joanne Runyan, RN, San Juan County Public Health -- It’s that time of year once again…flu season! Flu is unpredictable and how severe it is can vary widely from one season to the next. Anyone can get
Fog and Repairs Delay Ferries Today
-- from Washington State Ferries -- UPDATE: 11:34 a.m., October 7 The Yakima continues to operate approximately 90 minutes behind schedule due to earlier service disruptions. The Chelan and Elwha are also operating approximately 30 minutes behind schedule due to heavy fog UPDATE: 8:45 a.m., October 7 The 7:30am sailing
Greenhouses, Simple to Complex: All You Need To Know
Wednesday, October 15, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Jan Jacobsen -- The Orcas Island Garden Club presents “Greenhouses, Simple to Complex: All You Need to Know,” with Charley Yaw, at its October 15 meeting at Orcas Center in the Madrona Room at 10 a.m. For more than 38 years,
October Writers Roundtable: Every Word a Poem
Saturday, October 11, 1 – 3 p.m., Orcas Library Every Word a Poem: Word Choice and Chief Seattle’s Speech A writer’s creativity and unique voice begin with word choices: we’ll look at examples from advertising, poetry, medicine and government to talk about the emotion and meaning packed into our words.
County Board and Commission Openings
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available on the County's website at: https://sanjuanco.com/Council/AdvisoryCommittees.aspx Persons interested in serving on a board or advisory
Wanted: Halloween Candy Donations
-- from Didier Gincig -- Candy donations are being accepted for trick-or-treaters who come to OPAL homes during Halloween. This helps make it possible for OPAL community residents to provide the bulk of candy for children on Halloween. Donations may be dropped off weekdays (9-4) at the OPAL office on the
Councils Send Letter Protesting Ferry Cuts
-- from Rick Hughes for the San Juan County Council -- [Editor's note: to read the State Dept. of Transportation's budget request (Executive Summary) go to: WSDOTSupplementalBudgetRequestExecutiveSummaryREV.pdf To read the State Dept. of Transportation's full proposed budget for 2015-17, go to: wsdot.wa.gov/TabBCombinedREVISED.pdf ) Dear Governor Inslee: On behalf of the
Museum Throws Historic Dinner Party
-- by Margie Doyle -- Dinner guests at Red Rabbit Farm's Heritage Fest to benefit the Orcas Historical Museums. Some 40 supporters, board members, volunteers and staff sat down for a family-style Sunday dinner at Red Rabbit Farm in West Sound to support the work of the Orcas
