Here’s a thought…
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.”
ALFRED KORZYBSKI
FREE Lunch, Prizes, and Co-op Q&A at Upcoming OPALCO Annual Meeting
Saturday, April 13, 7:30 a.m., Orcas Landing -- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- If you pay your power bill to OPALCO, you’re a member of the Co-op and this fun-filled annual meeting is all about YOU! OPALCO holds its annual meeting on the inter-island ferry so it’s easy for
Wolf Hollow, Whale Museum Team Up for Wild San Juan Lecture
Thursday, April 18, 5 p.m., Whale Museum -- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- The Whale Museum is joining forces with Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center to host a "Wild San Juan" talk on April 18 entitled “Hawks & Herons…Cats & Cars: Living with Wildlife in the San
March Mayhem to Welcome Nine Teams from Far and Wide
Saturday Tip Off 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Sunday -- from Brooke Bruland for Orcas Park & Recreation -- Come cheer on the 7th annual March Mayhem Basketball Tournament hosted by Orcas Island Park and Recreation on March 23 and 24t. Nine teams are traveling from near and far
Day Passes for Orcas Island Lit Fest on Sale Now
Islanders Get Special Discount Until March 22. -- from Jule Treneer for Orcas Island Lit Fest -- Day pass tickets go on sale today for the 2nd annual Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF), a celebration of literature and community, April 5-7. With an award-winning lineup of 60 artists, OILF provides
Islands’ Oil Spill Association Works Toward Regrouping
Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 16, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Orcas School Cafeteria -- from Brendan Cowan for Islands' Oil Spill Association -- In Eastsound on February 26t nearly 30 people from a range of backgrounds and skillsets gathered for the second monthly meeting of the 2019 Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA)
Art Exhibitions Open at Orcas Center in April
Opens Thursday, April 4, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Dianne Kornberg -- In conjunction with the Orcas Island Lit Fest at the Orcas Center in April, an exhibition of Madonna Comix will have an opening reception at the Center on Thursday, April 4, from 5 to 7:30
Let’s Walk, Talk About Breast Cancer Awareness
Saturday, March 23, 10:30 a.m., Village Green -- from Dottie Cornelius -- If you are interested in joining the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, please join us for a walk and talk where you can ask any questions regarding this amazing event. The 3-Day is a 60 mile walk and fundraiser
Celebrate Poetry Month at Our Local Library
-- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Island Library -- Each year the month of April is set aside as National Poetry Month to celebrate poets and their craft. The Orcas Public Library will be celebrating National Poetry Month with a poetry display and an Open Mic night. Poets of ALL ages
Memory Care Educator to Speak at Senior Center
Monday, March 25, 1 - 2:30 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- The Orcas Senior Center Nonprofit is sponsoring an Alzheimer’s Disease class by Ms. Amy Stroud, an educator from Birchview Memory Care in Sedro Wooley. The 90 minute session is designed for
Disaster Preparedness for Small Businesses Coming Up
Tuesday, March 26, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mickey von Dassow for San Juan County EDC -- The San Juan County Department of Emergency Management and Economic Development Council are teaming up to present a training on Disaster Preparedness for Small Businesses. This concise class will provide
Let’s Talk About the Eastsound Village Green Playground
Thursday, March 21, 11:10 a.m., Orcas Library -- from San Juan County Communications -- Please join us Thursday, March 21, for the regular monthly meeting of the San Juan County Parks & Recreation Commission (PRC). The Commission will convene at 11:10 a.m. in the Community Meeting Room of the Library
Fire Commissioners to Meet
Monday, March 18, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Marla Johns for Fire Commission -- Commissioners: Tim Fuller (Chair), Rick Christmas, Jim Helminski, Amanda Montague, Wesley Heinmiller, Chief Williams, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue staff, and the community. Call to Order Welcome and Introductions Additions or modifications to the
Land Bank Rejects Funding Ultimatum from Coffelt Farm Stewards — UPDATED
But Remains Committed to Investing in Farm’s Future -- from Lincoln Bormann for San Juan County Land Bank -- At its monthly public meeting on Friday March 15 in Friday Harbor, the San Juan County Land Bank Commission denied a request for $1,225,000 in new and upgraded infrastructure at Coffelt
James Reid Band in First-Time-on-Orcas Performance for Recovery In Community
Monday - Tuesday, April 1 - 2, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susan Hull -- The multi-faceted James Reid Band, featuring Orcas’ own singer/songwriter James Connell and partner Reid Spencer of North Carolina, will perform in two Tales Tall & Tender concerts at Orcas Center April 1 & 2
Marsha Waunch to Retire as Animal Protection Shelter Manager
-- from Orcas Animal Shelter Board of Directors -- In the late 1980s a group of volunteers came together to work on behalf of Orcas Island’s unwanted, abandoned and lost animals, arranging for and providing foster homes for animals in need and reuniting lost animals with their owners. Originally collaborating
Week in Review for Legislative Bills
— from Governor Inslee’s Office — The legislative session hit the halfway mark this week, and with that comes the House of Origin cutoff. This means most bills need to have passed out of at least one chamber in order to keep moving forward. Gov. Inslee thanked legislators this week
