Here’s a thought…
“It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.”
Life Drawing Sessions 3x Week
-- from Maggie Sharkey -- Orcas Art Studios is now offering evening life drawing sessions on Wednesdays from 6-9 for artists that work during the day. We also offer sessions on Mondays from 11-2 and Thursdays from 1-4. These are open studio drop in sessions, no commitment required. Some drawing
Attention Orcas Island Cider and Mead Home Brewers!
-- by Madie Murray -- Bob can't believe they beat his brew. He'll be back! It's time to start preparing your home brewed cider or mead to beat last year's Best Orcas Brew! The competition last year to beat Bob Vietzke was intense. Eleven Orcas Island home brewers
Student Chef Competition Officially Launched!
-- by Madie Murray -- Last year's winners:Arla Sutton & Zora Leck - K-6Caitlyn Holley - MS/HS Entries must be received by April 28 Competition will be held on May 17 All students in the Orcas Island and Waldron Public Schools are invited to compete in our annual
Orcas Upon Avon: a Photographic View
-- by Cara Russell -- Saturday was the Third Annual Shakespeare Festival in Eastsound on Orcas Island! Captured below are island friends and neighbors, transported to the Elizabethan age of William Shakespeare! (all photos by Cara Russell)
OIFR Responds to Traumatic Fall
(Editor's Note: Orcas Issues has learned that the man involved in the fall, Don Weston, has died from his injuries. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife Carla and his family.) -- from Chief Kevin O'Brien -- Saturday, March 22, 2014, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Orcas Island Fire and
Turning 65 and Confused about Medicare?
Wednesday, March 26, 1:00 p.m, Orcas Library -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Medicare is the government funded insurance program available to people age 65 and older and persons who have been on Social Security disability for at least 2 years. It covers medical and hospital expenses and drug coverage is
Orcas Issues Poetry Deadline Sneaking Up
-- by Lin McNulty -- Get your pens, your paper, and/or your keyboard ready! Orcas Issues is excited to once again invite our local poets to submit up to three original poems for our popular Poetry Month feature, when we post a poem a day for the month of April.
Annual Hazardous Waste Round-Ups Scheduled
BUSINESSES must pre-register by sending in a list of the materials two weeks before the collection date. -- from Stan Matthews -- This year, San Juan County’s Hazardous Waste Round-up will give local residents a no-cost opportunity to dispose of up to 25 gallons of surplus or waste materials that
Letter to the Editor: Vandermay Resigns from Boosters Board
From and on behalf of the Orcas Island Booster Club: At the last meeting of the Orcas Island Booster Club, we accepted the resignation of Vicki Vandermay from our board. Normally replacing a board member would not warrant a letter to the editor, but Vicki's service to our group and
Letter to the Editor: Fire Levy Faces Facts
-- by Michael Coughlin -- While some of the questions about OIFR spending are mystifying, there are some black and white facts about this vote that even nit-pickers cannot sustain. Unless I am wrong, the levy requested is the same that has been in effect for the last ten years.
Cornelius Responds to Jarman’s Letter
-- from Randy Cornelius -- Dear Editor, I was surprised and disappointed to see that you published Bob Jarman’s letter to OPALCO of March 16, 2014. I am writing to set the record straight. First, Mr. Jarman asserts that “[w]ith the new amendments to the bylaws recently passed by the
ORS/The Exchange Completes Site Master Plan: Rebuild Begins!
-- from Orcas Recycling Service (ORS/The Exchange) -- Orcas Transfer Station site, cleared for improvements and a new Exchange! If you’ve been past the Orcas Transfer Station lately you probably noticed something: A lot more light. After receiving a permit from the Department Of Natural Resources, Orcas Recycling
Help the School Board Choose New Superintendent
-- from the Orcas Island School Board -- [On] March 18th, the School Board voted to invite three candidates to interview for the position of Superintendent. The candidates are: Russell Pickett (WA), Jane Babcock (IOWA), and Eric Webb (OKLAHOMA). All have extensive experience in public education, and all are Superintendents.
Letter to the Editor: Support the OIFR Levy
-- by Anita Castle -- On a rainy day in October, 2012 I received fast, professional medical assistance from Orcas Island Fire and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services! If my responders hadn’t responded as promptly as they did, or if they hadn’t been as qualified as they were that day,
Editorial: How Long Does It Take?
-- by Lin McNulty -- It's time, I believe, to reach a definitive, community-wide, agreed-upon answer (at least by a majority) to put a vital, ongoing question to rest. The preponderance of those of us living on Orcas Island have come from somewhere else. There are, however, a few residents
Wild Songs and Surprises at the Odd Fellows
– An Evening with Judith-Kate Friedman Sunday, March 23, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, Doors open at 6:30 p.m. -- from Sharon Abreu -- Judith Kate Friedman, photo by Michelle Bates Judith-Kate Friedman brings an evening of original songs and improvisations on love,
