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
Guest Column: Coping with Dementia
-- by Didier Gincig -- Last Saturday, March 14th, Shelly Zylstra, from the Northwest Regional Council, visited the Orcas Island Senior Center to offer a wealth of information and insight to members of the Orcas
Bitter Ends are Back
Saturday, March 28 7 - 9 p.m., Random Howse -- from Mandy Troxel -- The Bitter Ends are back! Having staked their claim last year as a sure-thing good time, they are heading to the
OPALCO Board Candidates Announced
-- Annual Meeting on Saturday, May 2015 -- from OPALCO -- Our local member-owned electric cooperative, Orcas Power & Light Co-op, announces the slate of candidates for its Board of Directors. This is each member’s
Traditional & Original Music A-coming
Saturday, March 28, 7 p.m., House Concert -- from Tom Rawson -- Tom Rawson, folksinger and storyteller from Eastsound, Washington, is the West Coast’s very own version of Pete Seeger. Armed with longneck banjo and
Cherry Point Terminal’s EIS and the Affects of Coal Dust
Study funded by Orcas' Research Now impacts findings -- by Floyd McKay for Crosscut.com -- They are so small you can’t see them in the air — but you inhale them, and they can go
New Nature Preserve for San Juan Island?
Preservation Trust, Land Bank Take First Steps to Secure “Mount Grant” -- from Bella French, San Juan Preservation Trust -- The San Juan Preservation Trust and the San Juan County Land Bank are collaborating on
OPALCO Scholarship Applications Due
OPALCO SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE 3/27. GET $500 + CO-OP LEADERSHIP CAMP. -- from Suzanne Olson -- What do San Juan County high-school scholars say about the Youth Rally and OPALCO’s Scholarship Program? “My sense of
Cardboard Camp for Grown Ups
Saturday-Sunday, March 28-29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cardboard portrait illustration of Sarah Jessica Parker, made by Brook Meinhardt for "Rolling Stone" magazine. Make a cardboard portrait like this one for Clint Eastwood with artist
Guest Column: Speaking of Streetlights
-- by Fred Klein -- After reading the recent Orcas Issues article AND the many comments concerning potential “street” lights for Eastsound, I don my flak jacket and suggest that a reasoned discussion of the
Whidbey Naval Air Flies Out Orcas Man
-- from NAS Whidbey Island -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted a Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) late Sunday night for an Orcas Island man suffering from severe
ECE Initiative: Orcas Preschools Report Early Successes
-- by Margie Doyle -- The first of many steps in establishing well-qualified preschool education for all Orcas children has been taken through the Early Childhood Education Initiative. In recent interviews, Orcas' preschool directors and
Native Plant Sale and Expo — Spring’s Here!
Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to noon -- from Jane Wentworth, Master Gardener Foundation -- The Master Gardener Foundation and the San Juan Islands Conservation District bring you the 2015 Annual Native Plant Sale
Spring Seed Swap and Potluck at Orcas Food Co-op Commons
Saturday March 21, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Orcas Food Co-op Commons -- from Regina Zwillig -- Come celebrate spring and a new planting season by sharing seeds, conversation, and food with your friends and
Membership Appreciation Day at Co-op
Sunday, March 22, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Orcas Food Co-op -- from Regina Zwillig -- This Sunday, March 22, Orcas Food Co-op will be honoring and appreciating their customers from 10 am to 6
Ferry Reservations: Working out the Wrinkles
"We're here to listen to you" -- by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Islanders at Ferry Reservations Meeting Washington State Ferry (WSF) representatives heard islanders' complaints about the ferry reservation system, now two months
Plant a Row for the Hungry
-- from Pegi Groundwater -- Spring is in the air on the island and the Orcas Island Master Gardeners once again urge all island gardeners to plant extra seeds in their garden to provide fresh
