Here’s a thought…
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
MARK TWAIN
Library Issues Call for 2019 Exhibit Artists
-- from Margaret Payne for Orcas Library -- In December 2017, the Orcas Island Public Library committed itself to support the visual arts on Orcas Island by inviting island artists to exhibit in the newly expanded library. The Library is pleased to report that during 2018, sixteen Orcas Island artists
Letter to Editor | So Many Thanks to So Many People
-- from Didier Gincig for Odd Fellows -- [metaslider id="63528"] Each year the Odd Fellows award two scholarships to community-minded seniors at the High School graduation. We fund those scholarships through our annual Halloween dance and a firewood raffle. None of this would be possible without the enormous support of
Poetry for Our Times: Let Us Lift Our Lamps
-- by Emma Lazarus -- excerpted from "The New Colossus" Lady Liberty walks a tightrope --"a welcoming mother, a symbol of hope to the outcasts and downtrodden of the world.""Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming
Letter to Editor | Big Thanks for Halloween Donations
-- from Laurie Michael -- I would like to say thank you to Islanders Bank, OPAL staff, Orcas Issues, Islands' Sounder, Bonnie Brae neighborhood and the community for helping with a fun filled, highly energetic Trick-or-Treat experience. From 5 to 7:30 p.m., they start to come in droves. Too many
Orcas Island School District to Honor our Veterans
Tuesday, November 13, 8:45 a.m., Orcas School Cafeteria -- from Orcas Island School District -- The Orcas Island School District is proud to invite all community members, most especially veterans, to its Tuesday, November 13 Veterans’ Day Assembly. The event will start with a continental breakfast at 8:45 in the
A Poem for Our Times: Let America Be America Again
-- by Langston Hughes -- Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed— Let
Orca Recovery Day of Action on San Juan
Saturday, November 10, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Jackson Beach on San Juan -- from Sarah Hanson for San Juan Conservation District -- On Saturday, November 10 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., an Orca Recovery Day of Action will take place at Jackson Beach on San Juan Island in
Time to Check In On Indian Island Health
Thursday, November 15, 5:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Russel Barsh for Kwiaht -- Kwiaht and community scientists of the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory invite the public to the ninth annual monitoring report on Indian Island and Fishing Bay, Eastsound’s “window on the sea,” at the Episcopal Parish
Local Kids Transform into Film Critics
-- from Jule Treneer for Orcas Island Film Festival -- In a first time collaboration between The Orcas Island Film Festival and The Orcas Island Lit Fest in association with Novel Lab, the Future Film Critics program offered Orcas youth the opportunity to try their hand at reviewing films during
Film Review: Matangi / Maya / M.I.A
-- from Gray Gailey, OISD 8th Grader -- as part of the Orcas Island Film Fest/Orcas Island Lit Fest Collaboration In a first time collaboration between The Orcas Island Film Festival and The Orcas Island Lit Fest (READ STORY) in association with Novel Lab, the Future Film Critics program offered
Film Review: Saving Brinton
-- Review by OISD Students Isabella Evans, Moose Kinsey, and Cat Moore -- as part of the Orcas Island Film Fest/Orcas Island Lit Fest Collaboration In a first time collaboration between The Orcas Island Film Festival and The Orcas Island Lit Fest (READ STORY) in association with Novel Lab, the
Health Care District Closing In on a 2019 Budget
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- Next Tuesday, November 6, the commissioners of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) will finalize the District’s 2019 budget. Both a budget hearing and a levy hearing will be part of the November 6 meeting. The final draft of the budget (which is
A Poem for Our Times: Election Day, November, 1884
-- by Walt Whitman -- If I should need to name, O Western World, your powerfulest scene and show, ‘Twould not be you, Niagara—nor you, ye limitless prairies—nor your huge rifts of canyons, Colorado, Nor you, Yosemite—nor Yellowstone, with all its spasmic geyser-loops ascending to the skies, appearing and disappearing,
Let’s Talk About Your Electric Co-op
Wednesday, November 14, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound OPALCO Office -- from Krista Bouchey for OPALCO -- Join the OPALCO board for town hall style listening sessions. Have some feedback to share with OPALCO leadership? Stop by one of these sessions to ask questions or engage in conversation with your elected co-op
You Could Win a Turkey at Annual Turkey Shoot
Saturday, November 17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sportsmen Club -- from Pat Muffett -- The Orcas Island Sportsmen Club invites the public to come and win their Thanksgiving Turkey at the 67th annual fall Turkey-Time Family Fun Shooting Contests. The shoot is on Saturday November 17 from 10 a.m.
Groups Seek Funding for Recreation and Conservation Projects in 35 Counties
-- from Washington State Recreaction and Conservation Office -- Local communities are requesting funding for 349 projects to expand recreational areas and conserve wildlife habitat and working lands, the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board announced today. The funding board evaluated and ranked the projects, which will continue to the Governor
