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
Letter to the Editor: Montessori Extends Thanks for Spring Auction Guests
from Teresa Chocano, OMS Director & Orcas Montessori School Board of Directors THANK YOU! to the many local and off island friends and businesses that contributed to the success of the Orcas Montessori School Spring
Ciders Rule!
Up to 70 different ciders and meads were available for tastes -- by Madie Murray -- From eleven in the morning to four in the afternoon, the Eastsound Village Green was packed with
Island Hospital Names Orcas Nurse Employee of the Month
-- from Ed Wilson -- Dr. Camille Fleming (left) and Carol Boring, RN Island Hospital of Anacortes has named Carol Boring, RN, of Orcas Medical Center (OMC), “Employee of the Month” for April
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs at Senior Center!
May 1 – 30, Senior Center Lundeen Room -- from Jacqueline Kempfer -- Oil paintings by Anna Tejada The public is invited to view and exhibit of paintings, photography and sculpture in the
Benefit Softball Game between FireFighters and EMTs
May 14, at 7p.m. at Buck Park Orcas Island Fire and Rescue District will host a Firefighters vs. EMTs Softball Challenge to benefit Oso firefighter Seth Jerreds who lost his wife (Christina Jefferds), his granddaughter
Grand Re-opening of the Sea View Theatre
Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17 Double Feature: Doors Open at 5 p.m. -- from Donna Laslo -- "WIZARD OF OZ" at 6 p.m. and "CAPTAIN AMERICA" at 8:30 p.m. John Mount, owner
Choral Society Sings of “Love Lost, Love Found”
Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Orcas Center This Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 PM the Orcas Choral Society will present “Love Lost, Love Found” at Orcas Center. The program will include the
They’re Going to Disneyland!
High School Strings Students will Depart on May 16 -- from Kristen Wilson -- This is the group that is going to Disneyland:Back row, from left: Strings Director Pamela Wright, parent chaperone Mary Clure,
Strawberry Council Seeks New Café Tenant
-- from Patsy Stephens -- The reconstruction of the Artworks Building is progressing well with Sound Construction working full time and full crew! The Artworks Cooperative and the James Hardman Gallery have signed letters of
Land Bank Hosts Orcas Field Trips
-- from the San Juan County Land Bank -- More wildflowers thrive on Turtleback thanks to Land Bank’s habitat restoration. Photo by Anne Karp. The San Juan County Land Bank will host two
Guest Editorial: OPALCO, Telecom and our Future
-- by Gerry Lawlor -- Gerry Lawlor I recently attended the OPALCO Annual Meeting and I left the boat with a mixture of feelings about what is in front of our community and
Wanted: Young Filmmakers and Student Movie-Lovers
Wrobel and Bosley will conduct workshop on San Juan Island -- from Sandy Strehlou, for Friday Harbor Young Filmmakers Festival -- Learn this July 24 about making films, enter and judge them in the
“Listen Up:” A Catalyst for Community Creativity
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival announced on Friday, May 9, that it has been awarded a National Education for the Arts (NEA) grant for the "Listen Up" project on
Flyin’ Hawaiian Sushi Bar Moving In
-- by Cara Russell -- Island raised Kawika McGuire and his wife Meagan have been making Hawaiian sushi for their family for the last five years. At first it began as Meagan’s desire to expose
Unitarian Universalists Announce Upcoming Services
Sunday, May 11 at 11:30 a.m. at Benson Hall (Emmanuel Episcopal Church) "Five Habits to Heal the Heart of Democracy,” with Suzanne Olson The next service will be Sunday, May 25 at 11:30 a.m.:"Our Relationship
Measles Outbreak Response Draws to a Close
-- from the San Juan County Health and Community Services Department -- San Juan Health and Community Services officials are expressing their gratitude to its community partners and others who assisted during the measles outbreak
