Here’s a thought…
“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.”
ALANIS OBOMSAWIN
Historical Museums fundraiser to feature 1916 live wedding reenactment
Saturday, May 11, 3-6 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Carol Kulminski for Orcas Historical Museums -- This year’s fundraiser for the Orcas Island Historical Museums is Vintage Vows: An afternoon live wedding reenactment with a nod to a 1916 island wedding. The afternoon will feature the wedding of Deer Harbor
Open letter: Montessori lottery is discriminatory
-- from Lili Hein, parent of two students currently in the OIES Montessori classroom -- Open Letter to the Orcas Island School District board, administrators, and families: RE: OISD Montessori Steering Committee - Approved Lottery is Discriminatory. Please amend to equal opportunity for all. Dear Orcas public school stakeholders, On
Port appoints new commissioner, closes in on airport master plan
-- by Katie Wilkins, Orcas Issues reporter -- Members of the public packed the airport conference room for the most recent Port of Orcas meeting on April 11. Many came to find out who would be nominated for the last vacant commissioner seat, and to hear about the status of
UW doc to discuss making sense out of Medicare wellness benefit
Wednesday, April 24, 1 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Seniors can get a yearly “Wellness” visit once every 12 months to develop or update a personalized prevention plan with their medical provider under Medicare. Dr. Michael Alperin, Chief of the UW Orcas
At Fire Commission meeting, a tale of two ambulances
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- There was a lot of discussion of ambulances at the April 15 meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners—specifically, buying one and fixing another. The engine in Orcas Fire & Rescue’s (OIFR’s) newest ambulance, acquired in 2007, had a “catastrophic failure” over
Love classical music? Want to know more about it? Roger Sherman to speak on Bach, Vivaldi
Thursday, May 2, 4 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Parish -- from Lynn Baker for Orcas Choral Society -- With Orcas Choral Society singing a short Bach mass and Vivaldi’s Gloria May 4-5, Roger Sherman will give a free companion lecture, “Bach Meets Vivaldi,” Thursday, May 2, at 4 p.m. at Emmanuel
Want to earn some extra income while helping our community?
-- Posted at request of a valued Orcas Issues reader who has done this job for the last couple of censuses, stating it is both interesting and fun. -- The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting thousands of people across the country to assist with the 2020 Census count. Job Details:We
Silverstein, Garlock and Whitfield retain OPALCO board seats
Switch it Up! Campaign Launches -- from Suzanne Olson for Orcas Power and Light -- 2019 OPALCO Board of Directors On Saturday, April 13, The results of OPALCO’s Board of Director election were announced at the 82nd Annual Meeting on the interisland ferry. In District 3 (Lopez et. al), Brian
School Board will meet on Waldron, then Orcas
Thursday, April 18, 10 a.m., on Waldron and 4:30 p.m., Orcas School Library -- from Orcas Island School District -- The Orcas Island School Board will boat over to Waldron Island on Thursday to meet in a morning session before returning to Orcas for a construction tour and meeting later
Orcas Christian students visit Jeff Morris in Olympia
-- from Rep. Jeff Morris' office -- It’s always great to see people from back home down here in Olympia. Students, teachers and parents from the Orcas Island Christian School stopped by the Capitol just in time for the cherry blossoms.
Local membership sues Public Employees Union alleging violation of union’s constitution
Dispute concerns right of union members to obtain financial information about their union -- from Nicholas Power, Attorney -- A federal lawsuit was filed today in the U.S. District Court in Seattle against the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Union, and its regional affiliate, Council 2,
Orcas Road construction update for this week
-- from Shannon Wilbur for San Juan County Public Works -- New Orcas Road curve was open to two lanes of traffic for the weekend, then back down to one lane on Monday with traffic lights. The new road is gravel so drive with caution. Next week, the pavement of
Dine, drink, dance at Montessori Carnivale Festival
Saturday, May 4, 2019, 5:30–8:30 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Carrie Ching for Montessori School -- Please join us for an evening of fun and festivities at CARNIVALE, a Brazilian-themed fundraising party honoring the 31st year of Orcas Montessori School. We'll celebrate this international festival of spring with live
Orcas Choral Society singers solo in Bach, Vivaldi concerts
Saturday, May 4, 7:30 pm., and Sunday, May 5, 2 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Lynn Baker for Orcas Choral Society -- You see them in Island Market, picking out fruit. Just regular islanders. But May 4 and 5, they’ll be shining stars. Six amazing Orcas singers - plus one
Fire Commissioners to meet tomorrow
Monday, April 15, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station San Juan County Fire Commissioners District #2 will meet tomorrow in a regularly scheduled meeting. Following is the agenda: Call to Order Welcome and Introductions Additions or modifications to the agenda Public Comment Minutes April 5, 2019 – Special Meeting Correspondence Chief’s
In this week’s tour, Superintendent Eric Webb takes us out to the school garden
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- To keep our community informed of the progress of the current construction projects, I am recording a short update of the previous week’s activities. If you wish to make a donation to the Greenhouse Fund as outlined in the video above, you
