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
Deer Harbor Planners to Spotlight Council Candidates in Aug/Sept Meetings
Wednesday, August 8, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Deer Harbor Community Center The Deer Harbor Planning Review Committee (DHPRC), formed upon County approval of the Deer Harbor Hamlet Plan in 2007, will be having its
Nancy Knapp’s Golden Dogs Found Safe
Missing mother and daughter, missing since July 31, found August 6 and back home. Nancy May Knapp's two golden retrievers/yellow Lab mixes, Mother Lucy and Daughter Gracie have come home after a week
Carl Burger Comes to Music in the Park
Carl Burger Sunday, August 12, 2012, Stage on the Green 5-7 p.m. Bring picnics, friends, smiles, voices, and join Carl for folk tunes, home-grown parodies, new and old favorites, and "campfire" community
Hot August Days and Nights this Week
Monday August 6 Devas, Gaia and You: Freya Secrest, MSD., formerly staff member in the Findhorn, Scotland community, teaches on themes of contemporary spiritual practice as a spiritual mentor from 10 a.m .to 5 p.m.
Chamber Music Festival Year 15: Composer-in-Residence Jake Heggie
Jake Heggie, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s Composer-in-Residence 2012. Photo courtesy of Art and Clarity By Margie Doyle Jake Heggie, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s first Composer-in-Residence in 2005, returns to this
Letter to the Editor: Care for Where One Lives and What One Owns
Dear San Juan Citizens, Wow! We have the Audubon Society and other organizations having their members sign form letters asking to have our BLM lands be made a National Monument. Why not have a local
Voters’ Guide Available Online
From San Juan County Auditor Milene Henley Some voters have had trouble using the new online Voters’ Guide developed by the Secretary of State’s Office. A pdf version of the guide is now available on
Visit Lighthouses and History with Eclipse Charters
By Margie Doyle Anne Hay with Lime Kiln Lighthouse behind her on the west side of San Juan Island Eclipse Charters' flagship, the Orcas Express ventures out daily to see the creatures of the
Opponents to Ballot Measures Sought to Make Arguments
From County Auditor Milene Henley County Auditor Milene Henley has confirmed the selection of persons to write Voters’ Pamphlet arguments in support of local ballot measures in the November General Election. She is still seeking
San Juan Islands Ferry Reservations Advisory Group Forming
From Jim Corenman, Chair, San Juan Islands Ferry Advisory Committee As David Moseley (Assistant Secretary for WSDOT and executive of the ferry system) announced at the June 7 WSF Public Meetings on the inter-island ferry
Orcas Student Ambassadors Bring Home Honors
OPALCO Youth Rally Group - Paige Carlson, Connar Smith, Cameron Schuh, Joe O’Bryant, Marné Cook, Me’Taire Kilpatrick-Boe and Suzanne Olson at the Youth Rally. Six high-school students from San Juan County participated in
Celebrate National Farmer’s Market Week!
The Farmer's Market on Orcas Joins the Celebration of National Farmer's Market Week next Wednesday, August 8. Artwork by Erica Erickson. Wednesday, August 8 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Eastsound Village Green
The Weekend: Planes, Fairies, Volcanos and Spiderman!
Friday, Aug. 3 The Amazing Spider-Man at the Seaview Theater Peter Parker, an outcast high schooler, discovers a mysterious briefcase and begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance - leading him directly to Oscorp
Billing Cycle Change for Some OPALCO Members
All OPALCO members on Orcas, Lopez, Shaw, Decatur, Blakely, Center, Obstruction, Crane, Canoe, Bell, Fawn and Double islands will move to a new mid-month billing cycle beginning in September 2012. Members on San Juan, Henry,
Orcas Park & Rec Names Marcia West as Director
Marcia West, just-named Executive Director of Orcas Island Park and Recreation District (OIPRD). There will be a reception welcoming Marcia West on Sept. 16 The Orcas Island Park and Recreation District (OIPRD) has
Annual Library Fair Just Around the Corner!
Updated Aug. 2 at 10:30 a.m. By Sandra Wilson, Friends of the Orcas Island Library Saturday, August 11 -- Save the Date, because that is the day the Annual Orcas Island Library Fair comes to
