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
Supplies are Limited, So Order Native Plants Now
Native Plant Sale and Expo, March 21st -- 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 and
Nothing But Quiet From NAS Whidbey This Week
-- from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey -- No Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville,
Book Reviews: Maurine Talks Memoirs
-- by Maurine Barnett, from MaurineTalksBooks.com -- This month, reviewer Maurine Barnett presents her choices for memorable biographies and memoirs. A selection from this month: Of all the genres one could read, biography and memoir
A Huge Thanks from the Food Bank
-- from the Orcas Island Food Bank Board -- All year long, many Island businesses and individuals hold events or have programs that benefit the Orcas Island Food Bank. Some examples: the Random Howse Food
The Time Travelers Perform “Green Fields of America”
Wednesday, February 4 at 6 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall -- from Martin Arnold -- America’s rich history comes alive in this unique performance that weaves together storytelling and folk music against a backdrop
SJC Board of Health Adopts Patient’s Bill of Rights
-- from Communications, San Juan County -- San Juan County’s Board of Health adopted a revised Patient Bill of Rights at their regularly scheduled Board meeting December 19, 2014. The Patient Bill of Rights was
Orcas Has Talent Shines In Junior Competition
-- by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=34242] Stars cut out of cardboard, sparkling in blue, gold, and silver glitter, made the stage at the Grange an ideal setting for the 10th Annual Orcas Has Talent
Across the Universe with Rock on the Rock Choirs
First rehearsals Thursday, Jan. 29 at 3:30 p.m. for kids, 5 p.m. for adults at Orcas Center -- by Grace McCune -- Returning to the Orcas Center is the next series of children and adult
Tales of Hoffman Streams Next Sunday
Sunday, February, 1 pm., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- The revival of Broadway’s multiple Tony winner Barlett Sher’s exciting and innovative production of Offenbach’s operatic masterpiece, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, (Tales of Hoffman) streams
Show Up and Show Your Colors
Friday, January 30, 12:30 p.m., Lower Tavern lot -- by Lin McNulty -- It's time for 12th Man Fever to show its face as the Seattle Seahawks face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl
Sailor’s Book Tour Brings Her to Orcas
Monday, February 2, 7 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Michele Wiley -- Susan Scott, a marine life columnist for the Honolulu Star and author of six books about nature in Hawaii, will be giving
Wenatchee Mariachi Band to Play Orcas Center
Saturday, January 31, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Mariachi Huenachi is a nationally award-winning high school band from Wenatchee that has played at Seattle Seahawks and Mariners games and shared the
Historic Artworks Building Launches “Push to the Finish”
-- by the Olga Strawberry Council Board -- The Artworks Building in Olga these days is like a beehive: all the activity is humming along inside and we’re nearing the finish line. The historic strawberry
Leadership San Juan Islands Opens 11th Year
-- from Jan Bollwinkel-Smith, LSJI Council Secretary -- Pictured From front to back and left to right: Katie Wilkins, Kim Bryan, Becki Day, Erin Corra, Bella French, Annette McCullough, Sara Waugh, Jodi Spitalli, Liz
Letter to Editor: For Love of a Place
-- from Paul Losleben and Merry Bush -- Is it possible to love a building? That collection of wood and nails, pipe and wire? What most of us know as simply The Artworks began its
JP and the OK Rhythm Boys at Rosario to Benefit The Exchange!
Friday, January 30, 7 p.m., Rosario Music Room -- from Pete Moe, Orcas Recycling Services -- We are thrilled to announce JP and the OK Rhythm Boys are going to play a fundraising event for
