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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Odd Fellows are Lovers, Too! Come to the Saturday Night Dance!
From the Orcas Odd Fellows Bring your sweetie to the Odd Fellows Hall this Saturday night, February 16, starting at 8:30 pm. Dance to music that will put you in the mood for love. The
Community Foundation Opens Fund to Rebuild the Exchange
The Orcas Island Community Foundation has opened a fund to support the rebuilding of the Exchange on Orcas. The fund has been named the Exchange Phoenix Fund, in the firm belief that a new form
Guest Column: Funding for Moran State Park Still Uncertain
By Michel Vekved, President, Friends of Moran State Park Funding of state parks is still uncertain. State Legislators need to hear from the citizens of Washington. Remember when we all spoke up in June? Well
Guest Column: Global Warming Needs to be Treated
By Joe Symons I don’t have cancer. I hope I don’t ever get cancer. At the same time, we know about cancer. We know that if we want to maximize our chances of survival,
Oh, Rigoletto This Weekend at Orcas Center
Orcas Center, Sunday February 17, 1 p.m. Rigoletto with a 1960s twist at Orcas Center on Sunday The setting is Las Vegas 1960 for a tale of how power and vice corrupt in
Exchange Will Rebuild; Orcas Solid Waste Transfer Station Contract on Schedule
Solid Waste Transfer on Orcas will continue as planned, the County Council was told today.Pictured at left are County employees Sam Gibboney, Solid Waste Program Administrator and Frank Mulcahy, County Public Works Director, with
Consensus No Easy Task for “Response to Newtown” Group
"Build Trust First...reaching Consensus is the easy part. " By Margie Doyle Some came together in grief, some in anger, some in frustration, and some in concern for schoolchildren's safety. For fifteen hours over four
Carolyn Cruso and Friends to Play at Agave
By Kathy Lunde Carolyn Cruso plays with Ben Sheppard and Randy Jezierski at Agave Restaurant, starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15 Singer/Songwriter/Multi-instrumentalist Carolyn Cruso is joined by Randy Jezierski and Ben
Orcas Island Is Over 100 Pounds Lighter
By Carol Kulminski Weight Watchers opened their first meeting in January at the Funhouse Commons. There were some concerns about attracting enough people to make the investment of staffing the meeting and providing the materials
Choral Society Announces Soloists for Mozart’s Requiem
From the Orcas Choral Society On Sunday, April 21st, Roger Sherman will conduct the Choral Society’s premiere performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem with orchestra at Orcas Center. The following weekend the chorus will be
Consensus Statement from A Response to the Tragedy at Newtown
Strengthening Community on Orcas Island Preamble This document has been created by a group of concerned citizens of Orcas Island. We met to reach a consensus on what improvements to local practices and attitudes
Salmonberry School Celebrates Chinese New Year
The Salmonberry School students parade a traditional Chinese dragon through Eastsound. Students from Salmonberry School celebrated the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Snake, by parading under a traditional Chinese New Year's
Read What the Sea Has to Say
by Lin McNulty Diary of the One Swelling Sea by Orcas poet Jill McCabe Johnson One morning, still immersed in the hypnopompic vestiges of a dream, Orcas Islander and Kangaroo House owner Jill
County Reports on First “Conversation”
From San Juan County Communications Thank you to everyone who participated in the first week of the San Juan County Community Conversations! We had good turnout at all of the meetings – roughly sixty on
Christian School’s Community Dinner is Tomorrow Night!
From the Orcas Christian School We are excited to announce the next Community Dinner at Orcas Christian School will be on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. This month’s free dinner will
2013 Septic Inspection Class Schedule Now Available
By Stan Matthews County Information Technology Manager San Juan County Health & Community Services (SJCH&CS) is once again providing on-site sewage system operation and maintenance workshops for homeowners. The workshops are scheduled throughout 2013 on
