Here’s a thought…
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
MARK TWAIN
Dental Van Coming for Visit
Saturday - Sunday, December 1 - 2, Eastsound Fire Station -- from Hilary Canty for Orcas Island Community Foundation -- The Medical Teams International Dental Van will visit Orcas Island this coming weekend, Saturday December 1 and Sunday December 2. Please note a change in location. This clinic is being
OICF’s 2018 GiveOrcas Holiday Catalog Online Soon
-- from Kate Long for Orcas Island Community Foundation -- Who will be the new “Flat Person” representing the Orcas Island Community Foundation’s GiveOrcas Holiday Campaign? The mystery will be revealed on December 4th, and this Flat and Real Person will champion the nonprofits listed in our 2018 GiveOrcas Holiday
Landing Construction Project Rocks On
-- from Stephanie Conner for San Juan Pubic Works -- Say “cheese!” Brandon Baney(L) of Mike Carlson Enterprises and Lewis Dickinson(R) of Island Electric document the ever-changing construction scape at Orcas Landing. Behind: Chris Connelly (L) and Chad Hoffman (R) of MCE. An engineering technician scratches her head,
Weather Watch Warning Issued for High Winds
-- from The National Weather Service -- Sunday, November 25, 1:53 p.m. The National Weather Service in Seattle has upgraded the High Wind Watch to a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to midnight PST Monday night. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect.
Upcoming Community Discussion Forum: Rights for the Salish Sea
Wednesday December 5, 4:30-6 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Natalie Menacho for Orcas Women's Coalition -- Community Rights San Juan Islands (CRSJI) is hosting a community discussion forum about Rights of Nature and Rights of the Salish Sea. Kai Huschke from Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) will give
Sheriff’s Report | November 14 – 20, 2018
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- November 14, 2018 18-008649 Fraud 08:06:54 11/14/18 A Deputy responded to a telephone report of a fraud that occurred outside of our jurisdiction in Arlington, WA. The information was gathered and an information report made so the individual could follow up with
Last Walk-in Clinic to Change your Medicare Drug Plan
Friday, November 30, 1 - 4 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Friday, November 30, between 1 and 4 SHIBA volunteers will be at the Orcas library to help Orcas residents review their Medicare options to see if they need to make any changes before this year’s open
Guest Editorial: Shop — and Support — Local Journalism
-- by David Leonhardt of the NYTimes.com -- Today is America’s national day of shopping. For anyone who plans to spend some money, I have a suggestion: Subscribe — or donate to — a media organization that covers your local area. The New York Times doesn’t count, even if you
Here Comes Santa Claus …
Saturday, December 1, 10 a.m., Deer Harbor Marina Dock -- from Irene McKinley -- Come greet Santa on December 1 at the Deer Harbor Marina dock. Santa will arrive at 10:00 a.m. by boat. Then go to the Deer Harbor Community Club to receive a gift from Santa and warm up
Double Indulgence: A Grown-up Event at Whale Museum
Thursday, December 6, 5 - 7 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Jenny Atkinson for The Whale Museum -- The Whale Museum will be hosting a Night of Holiday Indulgence on Thursday, December 6 from 5 - 7 p.m. Shoppers can indulge in a variety of yummy goodies & libations (donations
Orcas News and Views Retrospective: 2015 Notable Moments
— by Margie Doyle, Publisher and Historian — 2015 Stories and Links -- an incomplete list, browse our archives (go to the link in the left-hand sidebar) and add your interests: Southern resident orcas increase, with an uptick in southern-resident killer whales born — eight new calves born since Dec.
Landing Construction is Now Between a Block and a Hard Place
-- from Stephanie Conner for San Juan County Public Works-- Between a block and a hard place is sometimes not a bad spot to be in. Well at least that’s true at the Orcas Landing construction site this week. That is because all the necessary bedrock has been excavated to begin
Thanksgiving Poem: When Giving Is All We Have
-- by Alberto Rios -- One river gives Its journey to the next. We give because someone gave to us. We give because nobody gave to us. We give because giving has changed us. We give because giving could have changed us. We have been better for it, We have
Larsen Reiterates Support for NATO Allies at Meeting of NATO Parliamentarians
-- from Amanda Munger for Rep. Rick Larsen's office -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – From November 16-19, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, traveled to Halifax to attend the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the Halifax International Security Forum. Throughout the Assembly, Rep. Larsen met
Thanksgiving Poetry Reprise: When Father Carves the Duck
When Father Carves the Duck by Ernest Vincent Wright We all look on with anxious eyes When Father carves the duck And mother almost always sighs When Father carves the duck Then all of us prepare to rise And hold our bibs before our eyes And be prepared for some
More Than One Way to Cook a Turkey
-- by Lin McNulty, Managing Editor -- I was a new bride in 1968 and my first Thanksgiving as a married woman was coming up. For some reason, I volunteered to cook the family Thanksgiving dinner, even though I had never cooked a turkey before and was not exactly known
