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
Eighth-Graders Promoted from Orcas Middle School
By Margie Doyle The eighth-grade class at Orcas Island Middle School was honored at a Promotion Ceremony on Friday, June 22 by teachers, principals, staff, family and friends at the Orcas School Cafeteria. Elementary/Middle School
Letter to the Editor: Our Whole Lives (OWL) Program Gives Thanks
OWL is a comprehensive sexuality education program developed by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Orcas Island’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community Fund, through OICF, together with our local Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, funded the program
Free Shuttle Bus Companion Pass on Orcas, San Juan Islands Scenic Byway this Summer
San Juan Transit will make weekend (Friday through Monday) routes on Orcas Island. Note: the transit service will not operate on Monday, June 25 The bus is back on Orcas Island this summer
Letter to the Editor: Let’s Help Sparks Keep Her “Sparkle”
Many of you know that long-time resident and our beloved Orcas Center Theatre Director was recently diagnosed and treated for a cancerous tumor and had to spend considerable time off-island while she received chemo and
“Portraits” Exhibition at Senior Center
Portrait by Jacqueline Kempfer, on display with other portraits in the Betty Lundeen Room at the Senior Center From Jacqueline Kempfer Beautiful, engaging and thoughtful are just a few words to describe the
Lots to Do this Weekend in Fickle Summer Weather — Cool!
Friday, June 22 Indian Island Marine Health Observatory Field Research – Microplastics Assessment – Noon. “One World Music Festival” Martin Lund’s annual festival, this year paying tribute to the revolutionary music of the ’60s &
The Race for Mayor Comes Down to the Wire
From Orcas Island Children’s House What do a rooster, peacock, pygmy goat, bison and a biped have in common? They’re all running for Honorary Mayor of Eastsound. The mayoral race is an annual fundraiser sponsored
Doe Bay Garden Educates School Children
Orcas Elementary students learning at the Doe Bay Garden From the Orcas Island Elementary School First- and second-graders from Anne Ford McGrath's and Lorena Stankevich's classes visited Doe Bay Garden this week to
Land Bank, Preservation Trust Acquire 20-acre Parcel on Orcas Island
Recently acquired Orcas Shoreline Preserve. Photo courtesy of Dean Doughterty Local Conservation Partnership Protects Salmon Habitat From the San Juan Preservation Trust With the support of private donors and a Washington State Salmon
Letter to the Editor: Fighting Tent Caterpillars
Hello everyone, For the last few weeks we have been inundated by thousands of tent caterpillars, they have attacked all of our fruit trees and especially the apple trees, (they love them). But you will
Draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan – Public Comment Period
How best to fight fire? Comments accepted until July 6 on county website From the Department of Emergency Management San Juan County is seeking public input on its draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Photography Workshops Offered by Olga Strawberry Council
View from the Aerie, Maury Island, by Ray Pfortner The Olga Strawberry Council is sponsoring 2 workshops by Ray Pfortner: 1. Photography for non-photographer artists on Tuesday July 10, 9 am-4 pm 2.
A Midsummer Night’s Party Is Coming in July
From Magdalena Verhasselt, Chair of Orcas Island Senior Center Advisory Committee Save the Date for A Midsummer Night's Party, to be held at the Orcas Island Senior Center on Saturday July 28 from 5 p.m.
Aviation Appreciation Month: Aviation Important to Local Economies
From the Port of Orcas Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire has declared June 2012 as General Aviation (GA) Appreciation Month in the state. Her proclamation was the second such recognition of general aviation by state
KindlingsFest 2012: Rekindling Intergenerational Connections
From KindlingsFest Academics, artists and thoughtful folk will gather on Orcas Island this July to share music, lectures, films and dialogue about how to counteract the generational fragmentation of American culture at KindlingsFest 2012.
Isaac and Esther Olson Release “Cafe Musica!”
Esther and Isaac Olson. Their new CD is Cafe Musica! Saturday, June 30, 2 - 4 p.m. at Darvill's Bookstore Local instrumental duo Isaac & Esther Olson are releasing their first-ever CD, "Cafe
