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
Plan Ahead: Here’s the Shakespeare Festival Schedule
March 19 – 22, 2014 Third Annual Orcas Island Shakespeare Festival You are invited to come enjoy our Shakespeare Festival on Orcas Island, featuring costumed performers, an Eastsound Parade, street theater, and a performance of
Steady Stream of Islanders to County Open House
-- by Margie Doyle -- Frank Mulcahy, Fred Klein and Ken Katz discuss road improvements on Orcas Island County officials and staff came in great number to Orcas Island today to explain and
Agricultural Summit Schedule Shapes Up
Dry Goods, an original water color by Tom Hoffman, will be auctioned at the Agricultural Summit on March 8 -- Updated March 7 at 8 a.m. --The schedule for the 2014 San Juan
Wind Quintet Coming to Orcas Classrooms
-- from Joyce Stone -- They’re called WindSync, a quintet of virtuoso players who show just how exciting a flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn can be. This fresh, energetic group will be the Orcas
Gibboney Appointed Director of Community Development & Planning
-- from Stan Matthews, County Information Manager -- The San Juan County Council unanimously approved the appointment of Sam Gibboney as the new director of Community Development & Planning last month. She has served as
Wednesday and Sunday: PlayFest Auditions
Wednesday March 5, 7 p.m., or Sunday, March 9, 2 p.m., The Grange -- by Cara Russell -- The Actors Theater of Orcas Island (ATOI) at the Grange will be holding auditions for actors for
WaFed Helping Kids Get in Habit of Saving
-- by Cara Russell -- Anne Ha, left, helps Christian Heisinger with his banking on March 4. On the first Tuesday of every month Washington Federal Orcas Branch manager Jamie Cier spends 8-8:30
Guest Editorial: Expanded Fuel Shipping Increases Spill Risks in Salish Sea
-- from Janet Alderton of the San Juans Alliance -- March 24, 2014 is the 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Many parts of Prince William Sound, where the spill occurred, have yet to
Discuss the Whidbey Air “Growlers” Impacts
Saturday, March 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Grange Hall in Friday Harbor -- from David Dehlendorf -- The San Juan County Democrats (SJCDs) invite party members and the general public to
Premier Doo-Wop Group at Orcas Center
Thursday, March 6 at 7:30 pm, Orcas Center The Alley Cats never miss a beat as they bring their own contemporary style to the great songs of the `50s and `60s. They've appeared on TV,
School’s Construction Bids Come In High
Superintendent Search and Buck Park Transfer on the horizon Orcas School Directors discussed the contractor bids for the OISD Capital Project to reconfigure and renovate district buildings at the monthly Orcas Island School District (OISD)
Letter to the Editor: For Superior Service, Support the Levy
-- by Greg Ayers -- Twenty-four hours. I have been a physician and an executive for over 3 decades, so I can recognize quality patient care and superior leadership. In medicine, it’s not just costs,
The Oscars on Orcas
-- by Cara Russell -- Gordon Koenig and Anita Orne greeted Oscar attendees at the Red Carpet. Movie buffs and Hollywood lovers pulled out old prom dresses and tuxedos from the darkest corners
CenturyLink Working to Provide Network Redundancy
-- from Jan Kampbell -- CenturyLink, as part of its ongoing commitment to its customers in San Juan County, is actively working to provide network redundancy. This redundancy will allow voice, Internet, E911 and other
Guest Column: Can Exxon Valdez-like Spills Happen Here?
-- by Chom Graecen -- 25 years ago, the Exxon Valdez hit a reef and leaked oil that covered an area 25 times the size of San Juan County waters, devastating the Alaskan ecology and
Come Learn About Biochar, and more…
Renel Anderson, President & CEO Biochar Supreme at the San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 7 and 8 -- Orcas Public School Everyone Welcome! by Madie Murray -- Biochar is for anyone interested
