Here’s a thought…
“It wasn’t a Blue Wave; it was an American Tsunami!”
Join 6th-graders in Olympic Peninsula Field Trip
-- from Kate Long -- Join the Orcas Island Elementary 6th grade class with teacher Paula Towne on Wednesday, December 4 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Parish Hall when students will give a brief presentation of their week-long field trip to the Olympic Peninsula. This fun and educational event
Almost, Maine To Open Next Weekend
-- from Melinda Milligan -- Fourteen of the 19 cast members pose for a photo. The Actors Theater of Orcas Island (ATOI) announces six upcoming performances of John Cariani’s Almost Maine, directed by Melinda Milligan. Almost, Maine is a remote little town somewhere in northern Maine. Here, if
Holiday Festival of the Arts Coming to Senior Center!
-- from Jane Heisinger -- Saturday, Nov. 30, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Orcas Senior Center: Marcia Gillingham, Joyce Green and Mary Greenwell , (with a baby in the cradle behind them) welcome all to the Holiday Festival of the Arts at the Senior Center form 10 a.m. to
Letter to the Editor: OPALCO, Don’t Keep Us in the Dark
I appreciate how OPALCO has gone beyond the call of duty to fill the communication voids and difficulties caused by CenturyLinks’ cable break. The support for OPALCO to expand broadband services in the county is greater than ever. The board has thus decided on Nov 21, 2013 to accelerate and
Important Council Meetings on Monday and Tuesday
-- from Ingrid Gabriel, Council Clerk -- On Monday, Dec. 2, the County Council will meet in the Legislative Building in Friday Harbor, beginning at 9 a.m. Following discussion and updates with the Council, County Manager and Departments, at 9 a.m. a discussion of the Shoreline Master Program, presented by
Children’s Christmas Market — Saturday, Nov. 30
Children's Christmas Market: Handmade, affordable treasures by young artisans Saturday, November 30, 2013 from 11am -2pm at Salmonberry School, across Henry Road from the Senior Center -- from Salmonberry School -- With the holiday gift-giving season approaching it’s a perfect time for our MANY talented young artisans on Orcas to
Holidays = Olga Symphony Concerts
-- from Artha Kass -- Friday & Saturday, November 29-30, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center: The Olga Symphony in their 2013 jammies. This year? Who knows. The Olga Symphony returns to the Orcas Center stage for two nights of post-Thanksgiving revelry, Friday and Saturday November 29-30 at 7:30 pm.
Facebook Ooops – Old Posts in Your Feed
-- from Ann Palmer, Orcas Issues Webmaster -- Hello to all of you who get the Orcas Issues posts in Facebook. In the process of trying to diagnose problems, I inadvertently re-published on Facebook about a dozen posts from August - September. I'm sorry! Please just ignore them. We have been having
Cruso Releases Retrospective CD
-- by Lin McNulty -- Carolyn Cruso's new CD release "Migrations" is available at Darvills. Carolyn Cruso has released nine recordings since 1989, seven of them instrumental projects and two singer/songwriter. ‘Migrations: A Retrospective’ was released this year and is compiled from the first four recordings this multi-instrumentalist
What I Am Thankful For
-- by Cara Russell – My family never made it a tradition to say what we are thankful for at Thanksgiving dinner. The few times my mother actually tried to encourage this highly appropriate custom, my brothers and I would groan and say something like, “I’m thankful for this delicious
Farm to Cafeteria 84% Funded – 4 Days Left!
-- from Madie Murray -- We're soooooo close! We can do it, I KNOW we can!! 8 p.m.UPDATE! We are now 94% funded and only $751 to go!! Who would like to put us over the top?! earlier Nov. 27 -- The Orcas Island Farm to Cafeteria online
What’s With the Rumble?
-- by Lin McNulty -- It sounds like far-off rolling thunder, somewhat between a roar and a rumble. What the heck is it? It's been going on for at least a week—or at least I've been paying attention to it during the last week. Anecdotal explanations range from "it's all
First Annual Holiday Art Walk in Eastsound!
-- by Cara Russell – Friday, Nov. 29, 4 - 7 p.m., Eastsound Village “Eastsound is one of “America’s Top Small Town ArtPlaces 2013“ – ArtPlaceAmerica.org First Annual holiday season Eastsound Art Walk. In a nutshell; Friday November 29th, 4-7pm, local art, music, wine, food, “and fun.” Businesses
WSF Plans Extra Friday Harbor Sailing Wednesday
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Extra Sailing, Anacortes to Friday Harbor, 1:50 p.m. on Wed. 11/27 Please plan ahead for heavy ferry traffic Thanksgiving weekend. The longest lines are expected westbound Wednesday afternoon and evening, Nov. 27, and both westbound and eastbound Friday morning, Nov. 29. The route will
OPALCO to Accelerate Broadband Expansion
-- from Sharon Kivisto, SanJuanIslander.com -- Thursday, November 21 -- Just like StarTrek's Captain Kirk, the OPALCO Board of Directors set a course and directed staff to make it so. The Board unanimously approved a motion to "accelerate expansion of our local member-owned, robust and reliable high-speed data infrastructure to
Letter to the Editor: Funhouse Commons Thanks Businesses
The Funhouse Commons thanks the many local and off-island businesses that generously supported our organization during 2013. Whether providing a financial gift, service or goods, each business has played a critical role in helping the Funhouse Commons serve the Orcas community through our Teen, Education, Afterschool and Mentor programs. Our
