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
Upcoming June Art Shows
from Terry Johnson There are a couple of noteworthy art shows in the month of June that you might want to experience. Woman at the Well by Jo Anderson Jo Anderson opens at
Park & Rec and Orcas Center Bring Summer Theatre Camp to Fledgling Performers
All week, June 24 to June 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Orcas Center Summer Theatre Camp lets young performers shine! At Orcas Center Summer Theater Camp anything is possible! Start
Supplemental Library Collaboration Meeting
June 4, 2013, 8 to 10 a.m. at School Library From the Orcas Island Library The Orcas Island Library Board of Trustees, the School Board, and Library and School Staff are continuing discussions about providing
Pro DJ to Host Fundraising Dance for the Exchange!
Shake your booty at this fundraiser for The Exchange! Saturday, June 8 at 8 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall If you like funk, soul, reggae and salsa, and you like to dance,
Early Music Festival Presents Giulianiad with Flute and Guitar
Jeffrey Cohan, with David Schneiderman, will present the final Salish Sea Early Music Festival concert on June 1 and 2 in the San Juan islands Sunday June 2 at 1:30 p.m at
Help The Exchange to Rise Again from the Ashes
Join the team to rebuild the Exchange from its ashes -- come to the Redesign meetings, starting on Sunday, June 2. Also, The Exchange Phoenix Fund has been established at the Community Foundation to
Guest Column: Tar Sand Drilling Equipment Truck Took Out the Skagit River I-5 Bridge
By Chom Graecen The Alberta Tar Sands are directly connected to the I-5 Skagit River bridge disaster. Calgary-based Mullen Trucking was hauling housing (a huge box) for oil drilling equipment to Vancouver, Washington. This is
Great Food, Fun and Funding for OIEF
Guests enjoying "A Woodland Feast" at the Four Winds Camp Lodge By Madie Murray A host of hard-working volunteers and students all pulled together for the Education Foundation’s Food for Thought Benefit and
Statement from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Special Session Progress
From Governor Jay Inslee's Office “I asked lawmakers to make real progress this week on a key budget issue — making a technical fix to our estate tax law to keep existing revenues for the
Community Band Concert Coming June 1!
The Community Band at the Music Advocacy Guild's school music benefit concert in March By Karen Key Speck The Orcas Island Community Band in its 23rd year is proud to be the longest
Orcas Island Seed Library Launches
Photographed from left to right are the Orcas Island Seed Library organizers: Learner Limbach, Cathleen McCluskey, Audrey Neddermann, and Emmett Adam. Self-service seed exchange now open in the Orcas Island Public Library By
Editorial: Want Civility? Get Involved!
By Margie Doyle I heard from many islanders, and I too felt, that the innuendos, exaggerations and half-truths of the last County Council election discouraged them from engaging in the government's political process. Government is
CANCELED: James Lee Stanley Returns to Orcas
James Lee Stanley will entertain at Odd Fellows Hall on Friday, June 14. Photo courtesy of Duff Ferguson. Update: the June 14 James Lee Stanley Concert has been canceled From Sharon Abreu I
Letter to the Editor: Mt. Baker Road Project a “Disgrace”
Dear Commissioners, A few weeks ago I called Frank Mulcahy your head of the Public Works Department to express my concern and outrage over the surface being torn off of the Mt Baker and North
¿Qué Hay Dentro? The Joy of Reading!
Montessori kids read in English and in Spanish! From Orcas Montessori School Each week at Orcas Montessori School, the children head home holding large, brightly colored envelopes. Inside each envelope there awaits hours
Guest Column: Educating an Old Goat
"Uncle" Harry Patton, Olga raconteur By Harry Patton Time to have a good laugh at Dad. Shows how far behind I am in state-of-the-art kids magic electronic thingys. Was in the Lower Tavern
