Here’s a thought…
“Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some, and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.”
ROBERT FULGHUM
Calling all Telecommuters!
-- from the Orcas Island Public Library -- The Library is exploring the possibility of a pilot project to open our meeting room from 8:30 to 10 a.m., Monday through Saturday, in order to accommodate people who would like an indoor space to work and use the Library’s Wi-Fi network.
Farm to Classroom Students Learn About Rainwater and Irrigation
Ken Blair answered a lot of questions about the tank at school. -- by Madie Murray -- Students in our K-6 Farm to Classroom project had two visitors last week: Ken Blair with RainBank LLC who enthusiastically related facts about rainwater and the importance of conservation and catchment; and
Volunteer! Martin Luther King Day of Service
Monday, January 20, 12-4 p.m., Eastsound Fire Hall -- from Hilary Canty -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation and Orcas Island Fire Department are offering a Day of Service program in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 20 from noon-4 at the Eastsound Fire Hall. The community
Need Help Buying Insurance on New Health Exchange?
Saturday, January 18, 1–5 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Do you need help getting insurance under the new Affordable Care Act? Are you having trouble using the Washington HealthPlanFinder website? Have you tried to apply online and received an error message? Are you confused about the insurance
Charles Does It Again!
Thank you, Charles!! -- by Madie Murray -- The school cafeteria was packed from the first class coming in at 11:30 to the last guest at 12:45 - and a few stragglers close to 1. It wasn’t chaotic, but it was bustling with a throng of happy kids
Native Plant Sale: Taking Orders
Deadline for ordering is Monday, March 24 -- from Jody Burns -- With the New Year rolled over and the seed catalogues arriving daily in the mailboxes, gardeners are making to-do lists for the perfect dream garden. The Master Gardeners of San Juan County have a suggestion: The Annual Native
Orcas to Lose Lambiel Museum Collection?
-- by Cara Russell -- Located on Olga Road, and looking out over the waters of East Sound, The Lambiel Museum catches the eye, yet remains a mysterious place to many who drive past it every day. The 12-foot-tall steel castle mailbox and the iron Orca whale fence, created by Orcas
Guest Column: Reconceiving the “Good Life”
-- from Chom Greacen -- My Nov 25, 2013 article on Orcas Issues “Fossil fuel economy, climate change and energy inequality” discussed the ubiquity of fossil fuels in everyday life. Fossil fuels fuel our cars, factories that make stuff, farms that feed us, and the economy on which we all depend.
Salish Sea Early Music Festival Returns
Tuesday, January 21, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- Please join us very soon on Tuesday evening, January 21 when works from the reign of Louis XV (yes, the fifteenth this time) and our first of four 2014 Salish Sea Early Music Festival programs will
Many Hands Make Short Work at Food Co-op
-- from Learner Limbach -- Renovations are officially underway at the Orcas Food Co-op as around 40 members showed up in full force this past Saturday to start work on the space. It was a great turnout and an atmosphere buzzing with the feeling of community working together. The work
Growlers on Whidbey Comment Period Extended
-- from Bryan Thomas, Communications Director for Rep. Rick Larsen -- Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today praised the Navy’s decision to extend the public comment period for scoping of the EA-18G Environmental Impact Statement to January 31. “This is good news for residents of Whidbey Island and neighboring counties,” Larsen
Six School Music Groups in Free Concert
Thursday, January 16, 6:30 p.m., School Cafeteria -- from Kristen Wilson -- Orcas student musicians from the 5th through 8th grades will bring their voices and instruments together for a music-filled evening on Thursday, January 16, in the Orcas School Cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. Music Directors Pamela Wright (strings and
Missing Sea Acres Man Located
-- from Orcas Island Fire and Rescue -- UPDATE: The missing Orcas man has been found. At approximately 9 a.m., the San Juan County Sheriff’s department was notified that the man was accounted for and in stable medical condition. Tuesday, Jan.14, at approximately 12:30 a.m., OIFR personnel and San Juan
Christmas Eve Traffic Stop Audio Available
AUDIO NOW AVAILABLE! -- from Sheriff Rob Nou -- On Christmas Eve deputies were involved in a traffic stop in Friday Harbor that involved a hay ride of Christmas carolers and ultimately a heated and disturbing confrontation that has triggered great concern and emotion in our Community. I have been
The Many, Mysterious Harbor Porpoises
Tuesday, January 14 at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall, Eastsound The SeaDoc Society & YMCA Camp Orkila Present “Changing Populations of Harbor Porpoises and other Cetaceans in the Salish Sea," a lecture by John Calambokidis of Cascadia Research. Although the harbor porpoise is the most abundant and widely
Progress Report on Olga Strawberry Plant
-- from Patsy Stephens, for the Olga Strawberry Council -- The Olga Strawberry Plant, aka Orcas Artworks and Olga Café before the fire The arson fire of July 19 left a visible and emotional sadness to the Olga and entire Island community. Since that day the historic building has
