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“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”
HEATHER FRENCH HENRY
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
Sheriff’s Report | October 24 – 30, 2018
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, October 24, 2018 18-008183 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 09:53:05 10/24/18 An Orcas Island Deputy responded to the Eastsound area for a suspicious package. Upon arrival a taped up cardboard box was discovered. It was later determined that the box contained other boxes and
Community Invited to Talk Trash at Forum
Saturday, November 3, 2 - 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Pete Moe for Orcas Recycling Services -- Members of the Orcas Island community are invited to a forum: “Talking Trash - Imagining the Future for Solid Waste on Orcas”, Saturday November 3rd, from 2-5 p.m. at the EastsoundFire Hall.
Daylight Savings Time Ends Tonight
-- by Lin McNulty, Managing Editor -- Perhaps tonight's time-switch is more of a blessing than usual. Who couldn't use an extra hour of sleep to escape current events? On Sunday morning, at 2 a.m., clocks will turn back one hour to 1 a.m. If you work it right, you
There’s a Safe Ride Home on Orcas
-- from Safe Ride Home Orcas & Hops on the Rock -- The Second Annual Hops on the Rock Beer Festival is right around the corner! This year organizers will be working closely with Safe Ride Home Orcas to make sure everyone gets home safe and sound. Safe Ride Home
Orcas Peace Chorus to Observe Armistice Day with Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
-- from Sharon Abreu -- In conjunction with World Beyond War and SingPeace!, and welcomed by the Orcas Island Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (OIUUF), members of the Orcas Peace Chorus will sing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 11:30 am at Benson Hall (inside the Episcopal Church building,
Clay Cafe Postponed for This Sunday
-- from David Turnoy for A-OK -- Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Clay Cafe has been postponed from this Sunday, November 4, to Sunday, December 9. It will still be 2:00-5:00 at the high school art room.
League of Women Voters Hosts Book Discussion
Monday, November 12, 12:30 p.m., San Juan Library -- from Hayley Day for League of Women Voters -- The League of Women Voters’ November program will be a discussion of sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild’s “Strangers in Their Own Land,” 2018 edition. Like many, Hochschild wanted to come up with useful
Comp Plan Survey Now Available Online
-- from San Juan County Communications -- If you were unable to attend the Comprehensive Plan update community workshops in September and October, please take the online survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B7MPCCX The survey will be available through November 30, 2018. We conducted polling during the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan update
