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.”
OPALCO Board Meeting
Thursday, February 20, 8:30 a.m., Friday Harbor OPALCO Office -- from Bev Madden -- The OPALCO Board of Directors will hold its regularly scheduled meet at the Friday Harbor OPALCO office located at 1034 Guard Street. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is open to all members. For
History Matinee: Orcas in the 1950s
Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. at the Senior Center -- from Bill Buchan -- What was it like growing up around Orcas Island's iconic West Beach Resort in the 1950s? Orcas Island Historical Museum presents Gerry Todd and Dave Resch telling the story about how they interacted with tourist
Guest Column: Don’t Sell Cheap U.S. Coal to Asia
-- by Michael Riordan for the New York Times (nytimes.com) -- EASTSOUND, Wash. — From where I live on Orcas Island in Puget Sound, north of Seattle, I can see Cherry Point across the wind-whipped waters of the Salish Sea. This sandy promontory jutting into Georgia Strait has become the
Fidelis Flea Market This Saturday
Saturday, February 15, 10 a..m. – 2 p.m., West Sound Community Hall -- from Margot Shaw -- 2013 Flea Market buyers bargaining What: a grand FLEA MARKET, and FOOD Where: West Sound Community Hall, Deer Harbor Rd. When: Saturday, Feb. 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Who: Vendors with all
Gincig Steps In With Heart & Hands: Time to Volunteer
UPDATE: February 13, 2014 There will be a volunteer orientation for people who are interested in volunteering with Hearts and Hands. The orientation will be on Wednesday, February 19 at 3:00 at the Senior Center. Call 376.7723 for more information. -- by Cara Russell -- Didier Gincig, new Hearts
OIFR Board Meeting: Deer Harbor Fire Hot Topic
-- by Lin McNulty -- Deer Harbor Marina Fire: Fresh from the Deer Harbor Marina fire scene the night before, OIFR Chief Kevin O'Brien shared some interesting facts about the fire with the Board of Fire Commissioners in their monthly meeting on Tuesday evening. Most noteworthy, was the venting of
Climate Chaos: Wrapping Up the Anthropocene
Monday, Feb. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 112 Haven Road, Eastsound Guy McPherson to give a free talk on climate change on Monday, Feb. 24 The Friends of Orcas Island Library will present a free talk by Guy McPherson, professor emeritus at
Bob Henigson Passes: “Be the Best We Can”
Memorial service Weds. Feb. 12 from 4-7 p.m. at the Madrona Room at the Orcas Center -- by Margie Doyle , updated Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. -- Bob and Phyllis Henigson, Sept. 2013 Robert Henigson, Deer Harbor philanthropist, strong civic supporter and lover of the arts, has
OIFR Extinguishes a Challenging Fire at Deer Harbor Marina
-- from Kevin K. O'Brien, Orcas Fire Chief/CEO -- UPDATE, FEB. 13 -- Following the investigation, the fire at the Deer Harbor Marina has been determined to be accidental in nature. Special thanks to our volunteers and Lopez Fire Chief Jim Ghiglione for the excellent assistance with the investigation. On
Three Small-Town Girls Win with Big-Time Talent
-- by Cara Russell, updated Feb. 12 -- Orcas Has Talent 2014 winners, Almost Classical. Photo: Cara Russell There was an overflow of cars outside Orcas Center on Saturday February 8 from 6:30-9:30 pm, as Orcas Has Talent (OHT) showcased this year’s nine finalists. Almost Classical took home
Guest Column: Meet Deadline to Protest BC Pipeline Expansion
-- from Shaun Hubbrad for San Juan Islanders for Safe Shipping -- Hooray, Safe Shippers! Once again your voices were heard! Many thanks to those of you who sent your letters in! On behalf of the State of Washington, regarding marine transportation issues, the Department of Ecology (DoE) is applying
School Board: Keep Costs Down on Modular Building
-- by Margie Doyle -- At a special meeting of the Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board of Directors on Monday, Feb. 10, the board turned an emphatic "thumbs down" on designs to make the 1,665 square foot modular building a permanent structure. The board balked at the $275,000 price
Kristian Freeman Wins Alderwood Derby!
Cooper Rankin Comes in a Close Second! -- from Dana Kinsey -- Alderwood Derby entries. 26 cars and racers came to race at the First Annual Orcas Island Alderwood Derby on Saturday, Feb. 8. The final race of the day was Kristian Freeman vs. Cooper Rankin. Results: LANE
39 Steps Spoof at OffCenter
February 13-15 & 20-22 at 7:30 pm., OffCenter Stage -- from Artha Kass -- Take Hitchcock’s 1935 spy movie, add a dash of Monty Python and you have a riotous spoof, The 39 Steps, playing at Orcas Center’s OffCenter Stage February 13-15 & 20-22 at 7:30 pm. This fast-paced whodunit
Naturalists Notebook: Silvery Hordes
-- from Russel Barsh -- Kwiaht volunteers dye-tagged sandlance in 2012 to learn about their abundance and migrations. If you have taken a ferry some time in the last few weeks, you have probably seen large rafts of cormorants, seagulls, and possibly some Marbled Murrelets in the channels
Museum Seeks Volunteers, Welcomes Natalie Baloy
-- by Cara Russell -- The Orcas Island Historical Museum not only houses historical Island artifacts, but it is in itself a valuable artifact to the community. Built out of six donated Orcas homestead cabins from the late 1800s, the Historical Museum exists because of donators and volunteers—a volunteer base
