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
Winterfest 2015 – “Taking Your Inner Atheist to Church”
-- from Meredith Griffith for Orcas Island Community Church -- Orcas Islanders are invited to hear author Dr. Daniel Taylor speak on “Taking Your Inner Atheist to Church: Skepticism, Belief, and the Role of Story”
DNR Says “No” to Navy Electronic Warfare
-- by Nicholas Johnson, Port Townsend Leader -- In a Friday, Feb. 27 letter, Washington's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) told the U.S. Navy it won't participate in a plan to train fighter jet pilots
JP and OK Rhythm Boys Bringing it to Random Howse
Saturday, March 7, 7 - 9 p.m., Random Howse -- from Anita Orne -- Have you tried Casa Casuale at Random Howse yet? If not, here's a great reason to head there - on March
PlayFest Auditions: You Know You Want To…
Wednesday March 11, 7 p.m., The Grange Sunday March 15, 2 p.m., The Grange -- from Cara Russell, Actors Theater -- The Actors Theater of Orcas Island (ATOI) at the Grange will be holding auditions
From EWUA: Guest House Upgrade Initiative Progress Report
-- from the Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) -- In 2015 EWUA will begin the process of developing our next Water System Plan, which is required by the State Department of Health every 6 years.
Rock Island, OPALCO & Why It Makes Good Sense
-- from Suzanne Olson, Orcas Power & Light -- The news last week that Orcas Power & Light Co-op and Rock Island have joined forces to deliver Internet services to islanders in San Juan County
Essayist, Poet, Buddhist Monk Ira Sukrungruang Reads
Sunday, March 1, 4 p.m., Darvill’s -- from Jill McCabe Johnson Perhaps the one thing that consistently permeates Ira Sukrungruang’s (pronounced sook-rung-rung) is his self-deprecating humor. That and his lyric voice. That and his keen
Salish Sea Early Music Festival 2015 Returns
Sunday, March 8, 1:30 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohen -- The fifth annual 2015 Salish Sea Early Music Festival includes six programs of 16th to 19th-century chamber music on period instruments
Guest Editorial: OPALCO’s Commitment Justified
-- by David Mieland -- [In the recent conversation about the ''morphing" of OPALCO], maybe I’m missing something, but I’m not under the impression that OPALCO’s venture into broadband is impacting electric rates much at
The Last Week of Our “Push to Finish”
A panorama of revival. Right to left - rebuilt café seating area and kitchen; new bathrooms; left, central and side gallery areas toward main entrance and stairway to Upstairs Gallery. --
Mama Won’t Fly, So…Ridiculous Road Trip Ensues
--a review by Lin McNulty -- It starts as a quick flight from Alabama to California for a family wedding. Then Mama, Norleen (Lesley Liddle), announces at the last minute that she won't (as in
Am I Crazy Potluck Brings Out Transformation
-- from Dr. Rosie Kuhn -- It was only a month ago that I gave a presentation at the Orcas Island Library titled: Am I Crazy or Have I Just Had a Spiritually Transformative Experience?
Orcas Road Alignment Designing Begins
Open House on Tuesday, March 3, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Hall Roadway between McNallie Lane and Nordstrom Lane would have curves straightened -- from San Juan County Public Works -- In January, the
Water Leak Shuts Down Olga System
-- from Olga Water Users Inc. -- There has been a leak overnight [Feb. 25-26] in our system. Crews have been contacted and are on the way to repair the leak. Residents that are on
Meet Your Community Foundation
-- from the Orcas Island Community Foundation -- The Community Foundation is reviving its schedule for "First Fridays" social hours, beginning on March 6 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Foundation offices on the
Letter to the Editor: Support SJ Farmer Jenny Rice
-- from Lisa Lawrence -- We would like everyone to show that we’re in “Solidarity with Jenny” and our local farmers, by wearing green this Friday 2/27/2015 in the Superior Courthouse, San Juan Island. Please arrive 15-20
