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
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
OIFR Helps Lost Hiker
-- from OIFR Chief Kevin O'Brien -- On Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 9:41 p.m., Orcas Island Fire Rescue was called to assist San Juan County Sheriff's Deputies and Moran State Park Rangers in a search and rescue for a 35 year-old male who was reported to be lost or injured
Dryland Documentary Comes to FilmFest
Sunday, October 12, 12:30 p.m., Random Howse A small town in the American West struggles for survival, fueled by ingenuity, heart…and axle grease. -- from Mary Erickson -- Dryland is an intimate portrait of rural America in transition, through the eyes of a young man pursuing his dream and a town fighting
Special Library Board Meeting
Tuesday October 7, 8:30 a.m., Library Community Room -- from Mary Pugh, Library Admin Service Coordinator -- The library is having a special Library Board meeting to discuss the building project on Tuesday October 7, 2014, at 8:30 a.m.
Homecoming! We’re all Invited
Friday and Saturday, October 10 – 11, Orcas School -- from Justin Paulsen -- The Orcas Island High school ASB along with the Orcas Island Booster Club and the Orcas Island School District would like to invite our community to Homecoming Weekend, starting on Friday October 10. Join the ASB
OCS Wins First-Ever Volleyball Game
-- from Vala Ross -- The OCS Saints Volleyball Team hosted the Providence Christian Highlanders on Wednesday, October 1st, in the very first OCS home volleyball game in history before a nearly-packed gym full of supporters and families. “It was an electric environment the entire night. Importantly, each and every
San Juan County Arts Council Seeks New Board Members
-- from Dennis Ryan, President, SJCAC -- The San Juan County Arts Council (SJCAC) is seeking 4-5 new members for the Board of Directors to begin in November, 2014 The Council strives for representation from all islands and values individuals who care about the arts. Past or present involvement in allied
Underlying Sound in Eastsound
-- by Lin McNulty, Managing Editor -- ""We create through our voice, through the power of our voice," Tom Kenyon says. Orcas Islander Tom Kenyon thought he would probably pursue becoming a Trappist Monk, and devote himself to a cloistered, contemplative life of relative silence. With a voice
Local Construction Experts Tour School’s Bond Project
-- by Paula Treneer -- Members of the Orcas Island School Board and other community members instrumental in achieving the goal of school bond approval (“A Way Forward”) convened at the Orcas Island School District campus on October 2nd for a brief tour of the ongoing construction site. The $11.9
Wanna Play Some Chess?
Saturday, October 11, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Phil Heikkenen, Orcas Library - Join us at the Orcas Island Library to play some chess from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, in the Library meeting room. Co-sponsored by the Library and Orcas Island Park and
How’s the Deer Harbor Bridge Replacement Looking?
Thursday, Oct. 9 at 5 p.m. at the Deer Harbor Community Club -- from Pamela Kyle, Deer Harbor Planning and Review Committee -- The public is invited to attend a public presentation on the status and aesthetics of the Deer Harbor Bridge Replacement Project. The Deer Harbor Community Club is
That Time of Year Again: Medicare Open Enrollment
Thursday, October 9, 2 – 3:30, Orcas Library MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT FROM OCTOBER 15 TO DECEMBER 7 -- from Pegi Groundwater, SHIBA Volunteer -- Each year Medicare gives persons receiving Medicare health insurance benefits a seven-week window to review their health care coverage and prescription drug plans to see if
Edge Arts Collective Exhibition Opening
Friday, October 3, 5:30 p.m., Orcas Center, continues thru month of October -- from Nicole Matisse Duke, Orcas Center Come one, come all to the 4th annual Edge Arts Collective alternative group art show. The always fun, ever engaging, and sure-to-be provocative Edge Arts Collective exhibition returns to Orcas Center
Portland Woman Drowns in Hot Tub
-- from Sheriff Rob Nou -- On Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at about 3:15 p.m. Orcas Island Fire and Rescue, EMS and deputies were sent to a home in the Deer Harbor area on a report of a drowning. Rescuers found a 29 year old Portland, Oregon woman unconscious and
Letter to Editor: Thank You Again, Orcas
-- from Jim Biddick & The Chili Cook-off Team -- The third annual Chili Cook-off is over and it was a great day. First time in three years we didn’t have rain and in fact we had some sun late in the day. Once again Orcas opened it hearts for
Register to Vote for Nov. Elections
-- Mail-online registration closes Monday, Oct. 6 -- by Margie Doyle -- Kathy and Dan Torres register to vote and visit with County Councilman Rick Hughes at the League of Women Voters' registration meeting on Orcas Island If you want to vote in the upcoming elections, and make
