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.”
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Community Solar for Our Schools – Join In!
-- from Linda Lyshall, PhD, San Juan Islands Conservation District -- “By investing in solar energy, we are lowing utility costs for our schools,” said Janet Brownell, President of the Orcas Island Education Foundation. “That
“Off the Edge” Orcas Island Film Festival
“Off the Edge” Orcas Island Film Festival, October 10 – 13, 2014 -- from Shannon Borg -- Off the Edge Film Festival now seeking scripts View and vote online for Best Short Film
Letter to the Editor: Thank You to Save the Sea View Team
-- from Anne Hay -- Sunday, September 14th, there was a party at the Sea View Theatre in recognition of the “coming back to life” of our community movie theatre. While major donors to the
Open House at Weight Watchers
-- by Carol Kulminski -- Weight Watchers on Orcas Island invites everyone to their Open House on Saturday, September 20th. You will hear success stories from several of the members who have lost significant amounts
Caroline Herring in Concert
Saturday, October 4, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Anthony Simpson -- The Orcas Center is pleased to welcome Caroline Herring, American singer and songwriter, on October 4. Tickets are $25/$21 members / $15 students.
A Streetcar Named Desire to Stream
Thursday, September 25 at 7:30 pm, Orcas Center "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” —Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar Named Desire -- from Artha Kass -- Gillian Anderson joins the roster of great actresses:
Music Going Strong at Orcas Schools
-- from Kristen Wilson -- A whopping 100 students in 5th to 12th grade are enrolled in music this year at Orcas Island Schools. “This is the largest group of string players I’ve ever had,”
Pink Kittens Have Red Socks for Halloween Costumes
-- by Lin McNulty -- Yes, "Pink Kittens Have Red Socks for Halloween Costumes" is the key to leadership. Well, okay, so it's an acronym for the qualities of a good leader: Patience, Kindness, Honesty, Respect,
October is Time to Savor Living in the Islands
The 7th Annual Savor the San Juans: A month-long medley of food, farms & art promises farm tours, a new Bite of the San Juan Islands, wine dinners, and more -- from Barbara Marrett/San Juan
Lavelle Foster Groundwater 7/20/1925 – 9/6/2014
-- from Pegi Groundwater -- Lavelle Foster Groundwater “Velle” slipped away quietly just before noon on Saturday, September 6. She had lived on Orcas for the past year and a half with her oldest daughter.
Ocean Degradation is Fact, Not Theory
Shellfish Growers and Marine Scientists Agree that Ocean Degradation is Fact, Not Theory; Collaboration and Adaptation Key Next Steps -- from Julia Vouri -- Ocean acidification is fact, not theory, and collaboration and adaptation are
We’re Still Here and Our Daily Digest Headlines Will Be Back
Dear Orcas Issues readers, As many of you already know, our Mail Chimp feature that sends or "feeds out" our Daily Digest headlines isn't working properly, and since Sept. 11, the late-afternoon headlines -- that
Radiation City Coming to Orcas
Saturday, September 20, 9 p.m., Lower Tavern & Monday, September 22, 7:30 p.m., Doe Bay Cafe -- from Matthew "Wally" Wallrath -- [metaslider id=31792] Founded in 2009 amid the glow of one budding love affair,
Leave No Trace Comes to San Juan Islands Sept 23-28
-- from Barbara Marrett for San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- Special Education Events September 25-29 in the San Juan Islands with the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers to Help Preserve and Protect Natural Resources
Nawt-sa-maat Makes Ferry-Naming Cut
-- from Gretchen Krampf -- I just received word from Seattle that our nomination of Nawt-sa-maat for the next ferry's name made the first round cut. I am the initiator of this grassroots effort to
Food Co-op Takes Time to Appreciate Volunteers
-- by Cara Russell -- Pictures of volunteers hung like linen on a clothes line, in the upstairs meeting room of the Orcas Food Co-op. Each image displayed a moment in the thousands of moments
