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
School Board Decides on Search Firm, New Officers
Bond construction phasing, enrollment, and energy grant discussed in regular meeting (updated Dec. 22 at 10 a.m.) -- by Margie Doyle -- The Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board decided on Thursday, Dec. 19, to engage the services of McPherson & Jacobsen in its search for a new district superintendent.
Carolers Bring Joy in the Frigid Weather
-- from Harry Patton -- 92-year old Harry Patton enjoys the Christmas spirit from Orcas Christian School students during the below-freezing cold spell last week. Harry is pleased: On a very cold day, the Orcas Christian School sent a group of student carolers way out to Harry’s wilderness
Special Fire Comission Meeting Cancelled
Friday, Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. at Eastsound Fire Hall Canceled Due to Snow -- from Lindsay Schirmer -- A Special Meeting of the Orcas Fire and Rescue Commission will be held on Friday, Dec. 20. The Fire Commissioners are Barbara Bedell, Chair; Clyde Duke and Jim Coffin. Agenda: Old
School Closed for Snow
Orcas Island Schools announced at 9 this morning that the schools are closed due to snowfall earlier this morning. On this last day of school before the Holiday Break, a monthly assembly for the elementary school, classroom decorating contests in the middle school and a holiday luncheon in the high
Guest Column: Orcas Pop-up Shop Shares Gift of Giving
-- by Dr. Rosie Kuhn -- Susan Osborn regales visitors at the pop-up shop on North Beach Road Six weeks ago, the kayak shop on North Beach Road shared an idea with a couple of artisans: Perhaps they would like to take over the kayak store for the
String Students Strut New Uniforms
-- from Kristen Wilson -- Orcas Middle School string students proudly previewing their new uniforms. Photo: Pamela Wright Students from the Orcas Island Middle School Strings were in a celebratory mood when they tried on their new uniforms for the first time. They will unveil them in person
ACA Webinar for Small Businesses
-- from the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce -- A webinar explaining what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for small businesses will be offered on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 11 a.m. It will focus on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how
OPALCO Turns the Dial Up on Energy Efficiency & Conservation
-- from OPALCO -- $100,000 Matching Grant Funds for Eligible Nonprofits: As uncertainty in pricing and power supply dominate the energy landscape, OPALCO is building on its strong foundation of energy efficiency and conservation programs to activate the Co-op community towards greater action and reward. The 2014 budget has allocated
Small Businesses Can Get Health Insurance Credits
-- From the Office of the Insurance Commissioner -- The U.S. Treasury Department announced today [Dec. 17] that it will allow qualifying Washington businesses to get tax credits to help pay for up to 50 percent of their employees’ health insurance premium next year. “This is great news for the
School Board Questions Headhunters
-- by Margie Doyle -- The full Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board, school administrators, staff and the public held in-depth interviews with representatives of two professional search groups, or “headhunters,” in the quest for a new school district Superintendent on Monday, Dec. 16. Earlier this fall, OISD Superintendent Barbara
Want Google to Show Your Business at See Level?
Former FHHS students get certified by Google to become Google Trusted Photographers. Former FHHS students Mahius & Kristina Concord are certified as Google Trusted Photographers. Mahius & Kristina Concord will be giving local businesses an opportunity to publish the inside of their location to Google Street View—a part
News from Hughes: Roads and Jobs, Old and New
-- by Margie Doyle -- Council Member Rick Hughes Orcas County Council Member Rick Hughes knows whereof he speaks when addressing Eastsound streets and Orcas roads. His business property, Ray's Pharmacy, experienced drastic flooding twice this fall, once on Sept. 25 when 2.2 inches of rain fell over
ORS/The Exchange To Recycle Christmas Lights
-- from Pete Moe -- Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange is pleased to announce that beginning immediately Christmas lights of all kinds can be recycled for free at the Orcas Transfer Station. Partnering with Ace Hardware, lights collected at the transfer station will go to “Lights For Life,” a charity that
Canine Capers Returns!
Speaking of Poop and the Straight Scoop --- by Lesley Liddle -- While Lulu, Leonard and I meandered through Buck Park and up to the high school yesterday, I picked up ten dog turds along the pathway. This was discouraging because I quickly filled my only poop bag and had
OCS Coaches to Players: Grades First!
-- from Tim M. Hance, OCS Basketball -- Orcas Christian School's 2013-2014 basketball teams. When coaches presented Team Captains Michael Harris and Cyrus Amour with the latest grade check report for the team, they took an unprecedented bold move of canceling all men’s basketball practices, effectively locking the
Writers Roundtable: Leaving and Arriving
Saturday, December 21 from 1-3 p.m. at the Library LEAVING AND ARRIVING: Reflections On Our Journeys to Orcas with Rachel Newcombe and JoEllen Moldoff, facilitators. The majority of us living on Orcas Island have lived somewhere else: we have a shared experience of what it feels like to leave one
