Here’s a thought…
“To be clear, we don’t know if A.I. models are conscious. I don’t know. I’m genuinely uncertain.”
CHRISTOPHER OLAH
Need to Make a Phone Call? Go to Library on Sunday
from Phil Heikkinen Dave Halloran of SJC DEM has arranged for a Sprint truck to be in the Library parking lot on Sunday, November 10, to help people having trouble reaching people off-island (or anywhere) over the phone lines. They'll be available for people to make calls from 10 a.m. until "we
Internet Service on San Juan Available at the Courthouse
from Stan Matthews The room at the County Legislative building that has been open for public Internet use since the day after the communications outage began, will be available for public use Saturday (11/8) from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The room is equipped with two computers and open wi-fi
Statement and Update From County on Emergency Resolution
from Stan Matthews Meeting in special session today, the San Juan County Council unanimously voted to declare “A State of Emergency within San Juan County, Washington.” The declaration came on the fourth day since the failure of an underwater communications cable disrupted cell and landline telephone connections with the mainland.
It’s Time for a Cob Oven Pizza Party!
Freshly made and hot out of the cob oven...pizza doesn't get better than this! by Madie Murray The public school garden cob oven has been repaired and a beautiful new shed has been built to protect it. It's ready to fire up so freshly made pizzas may be
Free Technical Training on Low Impact Development for Professionals
November 14, 2013, 8:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Roche Harbor, Pavilion Room on San Juan Island A free technical training on Low Impact Development (LID) will be held on November 14, 2013 at Roche Harbor’s Pavilion Room on San Juan Island. LID is a land planning and engineering design approach
K-6 Students Honor Veterans at Breakfast
by Cara Russell Veterans from many wars were honored by K-6 students at Orcas Elementary. Photo: Kathy Page The cafeteria at the Orcas Island Public School served as a place of ceremony this morning, as veterans and the K-6 graders filled the room for a Veteran’s Appreciation Service.
Random Howse to Open on “A” Street
by Cara Russell Clyde and April Duke to open new restaurant, Random Howse. Photo: Cara Russell Random Howse will open November 19 in Eastsound inside the building that used to house Agave. Owners Clyde and April Duke will kick off the opening with their first Thai Food Tuesday
Editorial: When a Butterly Flaps Its Wings
by Lin McNulty It was probably not a butterfly flapping its wings that severed the 14,000' underwater fiber-optic cable between Lopez and San Juan Islands in the early morning hours of Tuesday, November 5. But the widely-acknowledged butterfly effect trope, whereby a small change at one place (a butterfly flapping
CenturyLink’s Update on Fiber-Optic Cable Cut
from Jan Kampbell, CenturyLink Public Relations Manager CenturyLink crews restored 911 and local phone service between Lopez and San Juan Island last night at 11:59 P.M. 911 has been rerouted to the San Juan County Sheriff’s office in Friday Harbor. As of 4:00 P.M. this afternoon, CenturyLink crews have restored
Orcas Musicians Attend Senior Honor Festival
Strings Director Pamela Wright, Emy Carter, Brigid Ehrmantraut, Paris Wilson, Anthony Kaskurs, Wylie Kau, Zach Waage and Michael Harlow from Kristen Wilson for Music Advocacy Group< Eight musicians from Orcas High School’s Strings and Band Classes attended this year’s Senior Honor Festival at Blaine High School on November
Alternative Ways to Connect During Outage
by Lin McNulty from Stan Matthews, County IT/IS Manager — Internet Connectivity on San Juan San Juan County has opened a conference room in legislative building in Friday Harbor for use by citizens who have lost Internet connectivity due to the phone service outage. Wireless Internet service and two computers
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for Helping Get Care Packages to Active-Duty Military
I want to thank everyone who contributed to the bake sale fund raiser for the care packages for the military personnel in Afghanistan. You contributed $762.00 which is amazing and very much appreciated. Also thanks to Orcas Issues for publicizing the sale. Ron and Judy Wallace
Orcas School Board to Discuss Superintendent Retirement at Special Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. in the Orcas School Library The Board of Directors of the Orcas Island School District will hold a Special Meeting this Thursday, Nov. 7, at 4 p.m. in the Orcas School Library. The meeting, open to the public, will concern Superintendent Barbara Kline's recent
Come to Wood’s Cove Pop-up Shop at the Outlook
Friday Nov 8 at 4 p.m., Victorian Room, Outlook Inn from Ginny Lu Wood Wood's Cove is throwing a special party to unveil the new www.WoodsCove.com website. It is a one night only pop-up shop of Wood's Cove unique and special items for the first 20 years. For sale will
Common Sense Alliance Presents a Public Forum
Sat., Nov. 9, 2013, 2:30 pm, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Friday Harbor Middle School Commons Sun., Nov. 10, 1:00 pm, Eastsound, Orcas Island, Eastsound Fire Hall Meeting Room from Jane Cable, Common Sense Alliance The Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) ~ • What Just Happened? • What Have We Lost?
OPALCO Helping CenturyLink to Restore Service
from Suzanne Olson Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) is working with CenturyLink to help resolve a county-wide service outage due to a submarine cable break on CenturyLink’s system. Service was disrupted early Tuesday, November 5. OPALCO has a robust data communications infrastructure installed across the county to serve our
