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.”
Flu Season Starts Early
-- from Frank James MD, San Juan County Health Officer -- Influenza appears to be a few weeks ahead of the usual schedule. The predominance of the 2009 H1N1 strain increases the risk of serious infections that lead to hospitalization and even death in middle aged persons not just elders
Learn to Dance Your Way into 2014
Mon., Jan. 13 7-9 p.m., Odd Fellows -- from Bill Gincig -- On Monday, Jan 13th, local dance instructors will be giving their fifth class in a series of dance lessons. We will be giving instruction in East Coast Swing (Jitterbug) and a review of Waltz and Rumba. The class
Unitarian Universalist Service Jan. 12: Mind, Body and Spirit
-- by Susan McBain -- "Mind, Body and Spirit" will be the presentation topic for the Orcas Island UU Fellowship service on Jan. 12. Our speaker will be Emilie Novak, Feldenkrais practitioner. Our service will be held at 11:30 a.m. in Benson Hall at Emmanuel Church in Eastbound. As part
Help Charles Beat the Record!
Home made chicken tamales on the menu! -- by Madie Murray -- Back by popular demand, Charles Dalton, owner of The Kitchen, returns to school on Wednesday, January 15, to prepare and serve another magnificent lunch: home-made chicken tamales, killer black bean chili (vegetarian) with salsa and sour
School Music Groups Present Free Concert
-– from Kristen Wilson for Music Advocacy Guild -– Thursday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m., School Cafeteria: 5th and 6th grade strings -- perform Thursday night! Orcas student musicians from the 5th through 8th grades will bring their voices and instruments together for a music-filled evening on Thursday, January
Go Digital or Go Dark: SeaView Theater Needs Your Support
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW! -- from Joey Mount -- The Challenge Movies have been distributed on 35mm film for over 100 years. Beginning in 2014, however, all major studios will be switching to digital format. This will substantially reduce their production and distribution costs. It will also provide
CenturyLink Credits Coming
-- from Jan Kampbell, CenturyLink Public Relations & Market Development Manager As a customer-focused company, CenturyLink has issued bill credits to impacted customers on the islands. Unfortunately, in order to ensure that each customer received the proper credits, it took a little longer to process the credits than we would have liked.
Her Dream Rides In On a White Horse
White Horse Irish Pub Now Open! -- by Cara Russell -- It’s been a great week for Orcas Islander, Shelbi Mattila-Patton, owner of the new White Horse Pub. On January 1, Shelbi, her father, and her husband, Aaron, opened the doors to the White Horse, located in the building of
Fire Dept & OICF Team Up for Service
-- from the Orcas Island Community Foundation -- 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 20th from noon to 4 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall. The community is invited
Ranker to Serve on Ways & Means Committee
-- from the Washington State Democrats -- The Senate Democratic Caucus unanimously voted Thursday to appoint Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, as the assistant ranking Democrat for the operating budget and as the second-highest ranking Democrat on the Senate’s Ways and Means Committee. Ranker will also remain a member of
Market Crash
-- from Sheriff Rob Nou -- Photo: Margie Doyle On Thursday, January 9, 2014 at about 8:30 a.m. deputies were sent to the Island Market in Eastsound on a report that a vehicle had struck the building. A 2009 BMW SUV operated by a 47-year-old South Lake Tahoe,
Come to the Meeting – Complete the Survey for New Superintendent
Thurs., Jan. 9, 5:30 p.m., School Library Survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SJ5HHHV -- from Scott Lancaster, Chair, Orcas Island School Board of Directors -- As many of you may already know, we are embarking on a search for a new superintendent with the help of Rich Parker of McPherson Jacobson. As a
EPRC Meet Canceled: Planners Consider Development & Preservation
Today's meeting has been canceled. The EPRC will meet the first Thursday in February, Feb. 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall -- by Margie Doyle -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) meets every month to consider county and private plans to develop or preserve
See “Hamlet” in Exciting New Production
Thursday, January 9, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet. National Theatre Live’s Encore of the critically acclaimed dynamic and contemporary production of Hamlet opens the 2014 Season at Orcas Center on Thursday, January 9 at 7:30 pm. Olivier Award-winning actor Rory
Goldman-Sachs Declines to Invest in Coal Terminal
-- by Floyd McKay for Crosscut.com -- Ownership of the proposed coal port at Cherry Point north of Bellingham shifted abruptly Tuesday, with a Goldman Sachs subsidiary dropping out and a major Mexican businessman stepping in. The developments led opponents of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal to point to questions
All-important Program Meeting Starts the Year for LWV!
-- by Margie Doyle -- LWV-SJ Board Member The League of Women Voters of the San Juans (LWV-SJ) doesn't believe in hibernation. Fresh from their Nov. 18 Health Care Forum and Dec. 5 Annual Luncheon, the League board is creating a program calendar for 2014. The General Membership meeting will
