Goodbye to Helen Hale | Letter
On May 13, our beloved, beautiful Light Being Helen Hale, left Orcas Island for her Greatest Journey! She flew to the stars!
Thanks to OCS students | Letter
To our wonderful neighbors at the Christian School, thank you for keeping the true spirit of May Day alive on Orcas Island.
Support for Broadband Initiative | Letter
Our current Internet service provided by CenturyLink does not even average half of the speed stated in the plan we are paying for with them, either uploading or downloading.
Broadband plan is bad | Letter
OPALCO’s proposal to start offering broadband by putting transmitters on most of the poles in the islands, effectively bathing us all in WiFi radiation, is a terrible and irresponsible idea.
Property owners’ needs are important | Letter
With a new county council to be sworn in and a new county administrator to be hired, it is timely to recommend a policy change. For all too long county policy has evidenced a purpose to obstruct property owners’ desires whenever construction or property development was involved. Some applauded this anti-development sentiment.
Salmonberry dinner was a success | Letter
This year’s Salmonberry School Auction and Dinner was a tremendous success. As caterer for the event, I would like to extend a very special thanks to the people who directly contributed so generously to the dinner. Your donations were a huge help to me and also to the school.
Taking steps to build resiliency | Letter
Research shows that prevention and early intervention are the best medicine.
Medical marijuana dispensary? | Letter
I am thinking about starting a Medical Marijuana Dispensary. I already have proper legal paper work and legal backing. My question is: what does the community think?
Pull out Scotch Broom | Letter
Never too late; there’s still time to pull that persistent Scotch Broom before the flowers turn to seed. Borrow the appropriate size weed wrench from the Noxious Weed Board office at the Senior Center: 376-3499.
Thank you to OCS | Letter
On May 1, a nice young man knocked on our door and presented me with a lovely flowering plant. It was the nicest thing that has happened to me on Orcas.
Granny’s Attic's a success | Letter
A huge “Thanks You” to our wonderful island community.
You support the Orcas Senior Center in so any ways, and last month, you did it again with our Granny’s Attic Sale.
