Here’s a thought…
“When is the time we all get to eat cake? I don’t want to miss it!”
ANONYMOUS
A Glimpse of History: The Last Gunfight on Orcas
By Tom Welch Two desperate bank robbers from British Columbia fled to Orcas Island on July 9th, 1913. Stopping at the dock at Orcas landing, they left a small, white skiff tied to the float and boarded a steamer for Bellingham. One returned a day later to discover that
Full Agenda & Field Trip at Council’s Special Meet on Orcas
Tuesday, September 27 at 10 a.m. in Eastsound From Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk The San Juan County Council will conduct a Special Meeting away from Friday Harbor at the Outlook Inn, 171 Main Street, Eastsound, Wash. (Orcas Island) beginning at 10:00 a.m. Agenda items include: 1) Solid
New Ferry Schedule & Rate Changes Soon
By WSDOT Ferries Division Assistant Secretary David Moseley The fall sailing schedule starts Sunday, Sept. 25. That means fewer ferries or sailings on some routes to match the reduced demand in fall. For example, the Anacortes/Sidney, B.C., route will go from two trips a day to one, and four vessels
National Theatre Live On Screen at Orcas Center
Series launches with "One Man, Two Guvnors" Thursday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. The first play from National Theatre's Live's 2011-12 season based on "The Servant of Two Masters" by Carlo Goldoni with songs by Grant Olding, "One Man Two Guvnors" has been a smash hit leaving audiences
Rusty Post Reunites with the Yale Whiffenpoofs
By Russell Post On Monday, September 19, 2011, I will be headed back to Lee, Massachusetts where I will meet at the Bart Miller house with other close friends, together once again; all of us now well into our seventies. I find it extraordinary that all of us can meet and
Community Foundation’s Needs Assessment Report to be Unveiled at Annual Luncheon
By Hilary Canty, OICF Executive Director The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is on target to double the amount of grants it facilitates this year. So far in 2011, over $550,000 in grants have been made, an 80 percent increase over the $310,000 distributed in 2010. During these stormy
Letter to the Editor: Land Bank Critical to Our Future
Dear Editor, Our whole family appreciates the way the Land Bank supports our local economy by bringing in outside funding and by leveraging public dollars. Collaboration with willing private landowners and partner organizations helped raise over 23 million dollars of additional funds in just the last five years! Thanks to
The Week Ahead, from Historic School to Orkila’s Zip Line
Sunday, September 18 Crow Valley School Dedication and Open House, at 12:30 p.m.Built in 1888, for the past twenty or so years Crow Valley School has been owned preserved as a museum by Bud McBride and Richard Schneider. This year Schneider and McBride generously deeded the property over to the
County Council To Begin Video Conferencing
Tuesday, September 20, 10—11:30 a.m. The San Juan County Council will begin videoconferencing its Friday Harbor meetings to Orcas and Lopez Islands, beginning this Tuesday, Sept. 20. Videoconferencing will begin at 10:00 with an opportunity to address the Council during Citizens Access and continue through a discussion on redistricting
Letter to the Editor: 9-11 Observances: Bridging Significance
I had the privilege of attending two events organized around the 10th anniversary of 9-11.The first was Sunday morning (11th), at the Eastsound Firehall. With respectful devotion, we shared a tribute to the lives of the 9-11 firefighters and their families. Those who worked at Ground Zero on that
New Station, New Chief and New Strategic Plan — Some of Fire District’s Concerns
By Ken Brown At the Orcas Island Fire Commissioner’s Meeting on September 13, a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 Twin Tower attacks in New York City, and the dedication of the new fire station in Deer Harbor started the meeting off with feelings of pride
“Grasp the Universe Viscerally” at Crossroads Lecture on Sunday
With stunning astronomical videos (on the new screen at Orcas Center, September 18 at 2 p.m.) Nancy Ellen Abrams and Joel R. Primack explain the new picture in cosmology -- “The New Universe and the Human Future”at the first Crossroads Lecture of the 2011-12 season. The authors relate the new data
Tom May, Folksinger, Comes to Eastsound Sept. 24
Internationally known folksinger Tom May will appear on Orcas Island, Saturday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Center, 62 Henry Road in Eastsound. Tom May has been a full time folk artist for almost 40 years. Kicking off his career in grand style in the 1970s
OPAL Will Honor Four Lifetime Members at Gala
Marilyn Anderson, Peter Fisher, Penny Sharp Sky and Michael Sky will be honored as the first lifetime and charter lifetime members of OPAL Community Land Trust on October 1, at an annual benefit dinner and gala. “We welcome all members of the community to attend the gala, to
Orcas Airport Improvement Work Complete
From the Port of Orcas The commissioners for the Port of Orcas wish to announce that except for some minor touch-up work and a final walkthrough/sign-off, the 2011 airport improvement project at the Orcas Island Airport is complete. The asphalt portion of the south apron will open this weekend. Eleven tiedown
Planning Commission to Consider Code Enforcement
Friday, September 23 at 8:45 a.m.in Friday Harbor Notice is hereby given that the San Juan County Planning Commission will continue their deliberations on an ordinance amending the Code Enforcement provisions of the San Juan County Code. The proposed ordinance: defines a purpose; describes applicable violations; clarifies the county’s authority
