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
Greenhouses, Simple to Complex: All You Need To Know
Wednesday, October 15, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Jan Jacobsen -- The Orcas Island Garden Club presents “Greenhouses, Simple to Complex: All You Need to Know,” with Charley Yaw, at its October 15 meeting
October Writers Roundtable: Every Word a Poem
Saturday, October 11, 1 – 3 p.m., Orcas Library Every Word a Poem: Word Choice and Chief Seattle’s Speech A writer’s creativity and unique voice begin with word choices: we’ll look at examples from advertising,
Wanted: Halloween Candy Donations
-- from Didier Gincig -- Candy donations are being accepted for trick-or-treaters who come to OPAL homes during Halloween. This helps make it possible for OPAL community residents to provide the bulk of candy for
Councils Send Letter Protesting Ferry Cuts
-- from Rick Hughes for the San Juan County Council -- [Editor's note: to read the State Dept. of Transportation's budget request (Executive Summary) go to: WSDOTSupplementalBudgetRequestExecutiveSummaryREV.pdf To read the State Dept. of Transportation's full
Museum Throws Historic Dinner Party
-- by Margie Doyle -- Dinner guests at Red Rabbit Farm's Heritage Fest to benefit the Orcas Historical Museums. Some 40 supporters, board members, volunteers and staff sat down for a family-style Sunday
Dryland Documentary Comes to FilmFest
Sunday, October 12, 12:30 p.m., Random Howse A small town in the American West struggles for survival, fueled by ingenuity, heart…and axle grease. -- from Mary Erickson -- Dryland is an intimate portrait of rural America in
Homecoming! We’re all Invited
Friday and Saturday, October 10 – 11, Orcas School -- from Justin Paulsen -- The Orcas Island High school ASB along with the Orcas Island Booster Club and the Orcas Island School District would like
San Juan County Arts Council Seeks New Board Members
-- from Dennis Ryan, President, SJCAC -- The San Juan County Arts Council (SJCAC) is seeking 4-5 new members for the Board of Directors to begin in November, 2014 The Council strives for representation from all
Local Construction Experts Tour School’s Bond Project
-- by Paula Treneer -- Members of the Orcas Island School Board and other community members instrumental in achieving the goal of school bond approval (“A Way Forward”) convened at the Orcas Island School District
How’s the Deer Harbor Bridge Replacement Looking?
Thursday, Oct. 9 at 5 p.m. at the Deer Harbor Community Club -- from Pamela Kyle, Deer Harbor Planning and Review Committee -- The public is invited to attend a public presentation on the status
That Time of Year Again: Medicare Open Enrollment
Thursday, October 9, 2 – 3:30, Orcas Library MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT FROM OCTOBER 15 TO DECEMBER 7 -- from Pegi Groundwater, SHIBA Volunteer -- Each year Medicare gives persons receiving Medicare health insurance benefits a
Edge Arts Collective Exhibition Opening
Friday, October 3, 5:30 p.m., Orcas Center, continues thru month of October -- from Nicole Matisse Duke, Orcas Center Come one, come all to the 4th annual Edge Arts Collective alternative group art show. The
Register to Vote for Nov. Elections
-- Mail-online registration closes Monday, Oct. 6 -- by Margie Doyle -- Kathy and Dan Torres register to vote and visit with County Councilman Rick Hughes at the League of Women Voters' registration meeting
See the San Juans in the 1890s
Thursday, October 9, 5:30 – 7 p.m., Orcas Island Library -- from Phil Heikkinen, Orcas Island Library -- [metaslider id=31965] Join Boyd Pratt, Doug McCutchen and Mike Vouri for an evening of viewing 1890s images
Dr. Camille Fleming Now OMC Medical Director
-- from Ed Wilson, Orcas Medical Foundation -- Dr. Camille Fleming and Dr. Tony Giefer Dr. Camille Fleming, MD, MBA, who joined Orcas Medical Center (OMC) in January 2014, has been named medical
Progress at the Olga Strawberry Building
-- by Beverly Johanson for the Olga Strawberry Council -- What a difference a year (or so) makes. In late July, 2013 an arson fire seriously damaged the historic 76-year old building in Olga. In the
