Here’s a thought…
“If you don’t vote you don’t exist. It is the only place where we’re all equal, the voting booth.”
GLORIA STEINEM
The Weekend: Listen, Dance, Drum, Groove, Market, Write, Tour, Learn: Orcas is a Verb!
Friday, October 7 Olga Community Club Potluck This first Potluck of the season is held in the Olga Community Center, otherwise known as the Olga Energetics Clubhouse (straight past the Artworks, towards the water in Olga, left at the cement block storehouse). Socializing will start at 5:30, and dinner is
Guest Opinion: Let OPALCO Know We Want Their Help in Providing Faster Internet
from Martin Taylor OPALCO (Orcas Power And Light Cooperative) is asking the question: What role should OPALCO play to support the ongoing community effort to make higher-speed, more reliable broadband available in San Juan County? This month they will be sending out postcards with a survey for their member owners to answer that
Ferry Alert: Friday A.M. San Juan Ferries Canceled
Washington State Ferries announced on Friday, Oct. 7, Due to necessary repairs on the Yakima, the Anacortes 6:20 a.m. and the Lopez 7:10 a.m. departures are canceled. The 8:05 a.m. Friday Harbor departure to Anacortes is also canceled. Updates will occur as new information is made available.
“Leaves of Gold” Pianist Staupe Receives International Award
From the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival The timing couldn’t be more perfect! Pianist Andrew Staupe was just awarded the 2011 Pro Musicis International Award. This prestigious honor brings recital debuts in New York at Carnegie Hall, Boston, Los Angeles and Paris. The mission of this award is
Guest Opinion: Insurance and Education
By Janet Alderton People use pesticides and other chemicals that harm salmon for many reasons. While education campaigns are a good idea, education will not change everyone’s behavior. I know people who have their home’s exterior sprayed with anti-carpenter ant pyrethroid pesticides four times each year. Although Integrated Pest Management
OPALCO Studies Broadband Expansion
From Orcas Power and Light Company (OPALCO) OPALCO is committed to providing our member-owners with reliable, cost-effective utility services—and has been doing so since 1937. We are cooperating with emergency services and public safety providers, the Economic Development Council and other stakeholders in the County to study how county-wide access
Contra Dance Fundraiser for Orcas Food Masters
Saturday, October 8 at 7:30 at the Odd Fellows Hall A Contra Dance will be held Oct. 8 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall as a fundraiser for the Orcas Island Seed Bank, a Food Masters Project. The band "Hands Four" from San Juan Island
Board Approves Hiring Additional OASIS Teachers
State allocations, apportionment for full-time employees (FTE), formula adjustments, special small high school apportionment funding and state-mandated reductions all add up to a pretty complex soup that is public school funding on Orcas Island. Those in attendance at the Special School Board Meeting called for Sept. 28 found this out
Maura O’Neill to Teach Course on World Religions
In today’s world, religion gets much of the blame for the violence and strife affecting us all. Beginning October 11 and continuing through November 15, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Center, this six-week course is designed to get to the heart of the beliefs and
A Glimpse of History: How Wilkes’ Crew Got Even With Their Boss
By Tom Welch Adolphus & Gordon Islands Sandy beaches line the shoreline where a little-known type of palm tree gently wafts in the island breeze, and sun-dappled ponds covered in lily pads dot the inland island landscape. Unusual for the San Juan Islands, the gentle knolls covered in
Social/Health Office on Wheels Comes to Orcas
Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 12 to 6 p.m. at the Food Bank A mobile Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Community Service Office will be on Orcas at the Food Bank next Tuesday, October 11, from 12 to 6 p.m. Erin O'Dell of the Orcas Family Connections Resource Center
The Issues Before Us: Election Forum Tonight
Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center From the Orcas Sub-unit, League of Women Voters of the San Juans What would your answers be to the following questions? As a public service, the League of Women Voters (LWV), a nonpartisan political group founded 80
Brazilian Percussion Music Workshop on Orcas
By Steve Alboucq Saturday, Oct. 8 from 2 until 4 p.m. at Orcas Center Jeff Busch, the very talented and accomplished Seattle percussionist, will conduct a two-hour samba workshop for music lovers of all ages and experience. The suggested fee for participation is $10 at the Orcas Center
Orcas School Proposition #1: For or Against Capital Improvements
San Juan County Proposition 2 From the Online Voters Guide (CLICK): The Board of Directors of Orcas Island School District No. 137 adopted Resolution No. 2011-09 authorizing a capital levy for facility improvements. This measure provides funds for the repayment of the principal due on the bonds issued by the
Waste Subcommittee Discusses Plans “A” and “B”
At the County Council meeting held on Orcas Island last Tuesday, Sept. 27, Solid Waste Subcommittee Chair Patty Miller said that the subcommittee was developing its message as to what the solid waste disposal system will look like if voters accept Proposition #2 regarding a user fee on the November
Infant Care Opens at Kaleidoscope
From Kaleidoscope Infant and Child Care Center Victory at last! Kaleidoscope’s long awaited building expansion is officially open as of Monday, October 10th! Centrally located in the heart of Eastsound, Kaleidoscope now offers Orcas families full time care for kids from 4 weeks old up to 12 years
