Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Lahari Kicks Off 2015 Caregiver Training Series
Free Training on Thursday, February 12, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastsound Fire Hall -- from Dennis King, Lahari -- Caregivers are the bedrock of delivering services that foster “aging in community”. Lahari believes
Bingo for Kaleidoscope Starts Up Again
B-I-N-G-O!!! This Thursday, February 5 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall Concessions are Available, 50¢ per game, split the pot winnings. In 1991 Kaleidoscope evolved from a grass roots effort in
Guest Editorial: The Little Building That Could…
Putting the final touches on the beautiful wood floor in the Upstairs Gallery --by Madie Murray, Olga Strawberry Council Board Member-- There’s no time like the present when the present is all you
LWV Meeting to Show How Gov’t Works
-- from the League of Women Voters of the San Juans -- Do you know how local government works? Do you care? One way or another, we all have to interact with our local government
Impressive Annual Bird Count This Year
-- by Barb Jensen, President of the San Juans Islands Audubon Society -- The numbers for the 2014 Christmas Bird Count and the numbers are impressive. There were 25 groups that went out with a
Winter Poem: February Prayer
--by Susan Osborn -- Grant me this day For rain for the grey Love for the dormant, love for the brown Love for the dark seed under the ground The silence. the cold, the frozen,
OPALCO Rate Increase Examined
-- by Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- Beginning in February, electric rates are going up. Residential members with average energy usage will see their OPALCO bill go up about $10/month. The rate increase is based
Bolshoi Ballet’s Swan Lake Streams Live from Moscow
Friday, February 6, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Orcas Center has brought to the island: theater from London, opera from New York, and now, for the first time, ballet from Russia!
Orcas School District Changes
Bond remodel, enrollment, budgeting, new track, legislative actions and hiring -- by Margie Doyle -- The Orcas Island School District Board of Directors on Jan. 20, 2015 considered many changing elements of millenial education.
Funhouse Commons Recognized for Mentor Program
-- from Krista Bouchey -- The Funhouse Commons Mentor program was just named a Dedicated Partner by Mentoring Works Washington. The Funhouse Commons achieved Dedicated level through a rigorous, guided evaluation process that is based
OICF Kicks Off Annual Grants Program
-- from Hilary Canty -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is now accepting applications for the 2015 competitive grants program. Trustee Coleen O’Brien will chair the committee, whose members include both OICF Trustees and
MAG Concert in Just One Month!
Sunday, March 1, 3 p.m. Orcas School K-8 Gym -- from Kristen Wilson for Music Advocacy Group (MAG) -- Mark Your Calendars for MAG’S 18th Annual Concert! It is the biggest music concert on Orcas
Washington House Delegation Makes Friendly Super Bowl Wager with Massachusetts Delegation
-- from Ingrid Stegemoeller, Communications Director, Rep. Rick Larsen -- The World Champion Seattle Seahawks are back for Super Bowl XLIX and are ready to repeat as reigning Super Bowl champs! In the spirit of
Local Author Pens First Book; Signing on January 31
Saturday, January 31, 2-3:30p, Darvills -- from Erika Ekrem -- "How beautiful and functional can a book be?" This is the question that moved local bookbinder and graphic designer Erica Ekrem to write Bound, a
San Juan County Parks & Fairgrounds Camp Hosts Wanted
-- from Ashley A. King, SJC Fair -- San Juan County Park, San Juan Island—Waterfront Living! We’re looking for a P/T seasonal camp host w/small RV to be a presence in beautiful San Juan County
Guest Editorial: SJ Grange Supports Marijuana Production
-- by the San Juan Island Grange Executive Committee -- At its January 7th, 2015 business meeting San Juan Island Grange #966 resolved to oppose the Proposed Moratorium on Marijuana Production. Even though the San
