Here’s a thought…
“When is the time we all get to eat cake? I don’t want to miss it!”
ANONYMOUS
Tara Dobos Wins All-School Spelling Bee
Tara Dobos, Orcas Island Middle School and OASIS 7th-grader, won the All-School Spelling Bee in the 14th round today with the words "poignant" and "apartheid." Her last challenger was Monica Connell, Orcas Island 6th-grader, who mastered the words "blithe," "nemesis" and "simile" but faltered on the word "illuminati."
County Council Works to Preserve Exchange
At the meeting of the San Juan County Council on Orcas Island, Feb. 7, the audience filling the Outlook Inn's Victorian Room heard assurances from Council members and county staff that the intention is to continue to work with the Exchange to sustain the "Reduce, Re-use, Recycle" commitment of Exchange
Website Classes Now Offered at the Library
By Martin Arnold The Orcas Island Library’s website is more than just the home page on the Library’s public access computers. The Library’s web site is an information portal to the World Wide Web. From this web site you can access old newspapers, gather information on repairing your car, check
Friends of the San Juans: You Tube & Orcas Complaint
From Friends of the San Juans A recent video that was posted on you tube and has spread throughout our community. This memo provides background information about why Friends of the San Juans got involved over two years ago. Background Friends of the San Juan receives 10-20 calls from concerned islanders
Community Foundation Grants Cycle Begins With Applications
Deadline for grant applications is March 14 The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is accepting applications for the 2012 competitive grants program. This is the 13th year of this grants program. This years’ committee is chaired by OICF Trustee Coleen O’Brien. Members include OICF Trustees Sally Buchanan and Craig Anderson
Charter Review Committee Meets Orcas this Saturday
Feb. 4 Meeting Considered County Departments' Consolidation From the Charter Review Commission The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) is on Saturday February 11 at the Orcas Hotel from 8 a.m. to 3pm (with a break for lunch). Public input is welcomed and there is
Letter to the Editor: Common Sense Alliance & Critical Areas
Really! After 20 plus years of participating in County government, starting a long time ago as Chairman of the Fair Board, then 12 years as a County Commissioner, and lately as a member of the Citizen Advisory Committee on the draft Critical Areas Ordinance, I didn't think there was much
Friends Winter Book Sale Better than Ever
From the Friends of the Orcas Island Library The WINTER BOOK SALE is almost here. The Friends of the Orcas Island Library’s annual Winter Book Sale will be held February 25, from 10 am to 2 p.m. in the cafeteria of the Orcas Island Public School. We have a great
Fidelis Flea Market, Again!
Saturday, Feb. 11, 10-2, to be held at the West Sound Community Hall on Deer Harbor Rd. By Margot Shaw The Fidelis Circle Women’s group is offering the Island its third annual Fidelis Flea Market,coming right up this Saturday, Feb. 11. This event has become much anticipated, both
Letter to the Editor: Continuing the CAO Discussion
One of the less helpful and most distracting aspects of the CAO process is the ever-present, breathless purveyors of “the [environmental] sky is falling” meme. No matter what the specific topic being considered, we hear “global warming!” and “the birds are dying!” and “the salmon are disappearing!” and so on. Yes, there
Ann Garfield of Roses, Celebrity Chef at School
Wednesday, February 15 Where can you get a lunch of home made calzone, fresh kale salad with dried fruits and cheeses and chocolate pudding cake for just $5.00? Try the public school cafeteria on February 15 where Anne Garfield will be serving up this delicious meal for our
Local Cast Brings “To Kill a Mockingbird” to Orcas
Feb. 10-11 and 17-18 at 7:30 p.m. in Orcas Center When Alabama novelist Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird over 50 years ago, she painted a small town picture of an ugly inheritance of racial injustice and inhumanity, seen from the viewpoint of childhood innocence and security. The
“Coal Hard Truth” Forum on Orcas Tomorrow
Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall From RE Source Coal companies, seeing little future growth domestically, have a new plan: strip-mine coal in Montana and Wyoming, transport it on long coal trains through the Northwest and massive cargo ships through the Salish Sea,
Orcas Angels Help (Bigtime!) in Ordinary Ways
Friday, Feb. 10 from 5-8 p.m. at American Legion Post Hall Orcas Angels are among us. Maybe it's because of their wings that they don't take themselves too seriously, even as they help out in dead-serious situations. They quote Tracy Chapman, “I've seen and met angels wearing the
Orcas Issues Introduces “Canine Capers”
Orcas Issues is pleased to present the first in a series of weekly column on matters of interest to canines and their companions, or would-be companions, written by Lesley Liddle. Reader comments are welcome. Lesley Liddle is a certified service and pet dog trainer. First Mate Lulu is a Corgi/Red
Writer’s Roundtable: Cutting Your Own Hair
Saturday, Feb. 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Library The next Writer’s Roundtable deals with developing writers' work through editing as Jennifer Brennock moderates a discussion entitled, "Don't Cut Your Own Hair." Novelist Robert Stone says, "Revising is like cutting your own hair." We all need a little
