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
Public Works Director Talks of Waste Resources
Recyclable Route Collection to start Sept. 1, Increase in Excise Tax and Progress on Orcas Transfer Station At a hastily-called public meeting on Monday, July 30, San Juan County Public Works Director Frank Mulcahy reviewed
EPRC Sheds Light on County Business
Thursday, August 2 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall "I heard that he said..." "I read that they did..." With elections around the corner, and the County officials and public up
Devas, Gaia and You: A Working Partnership at Indralaya
Monday, August 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Indralaya By Leonie Van Gelder Explore a new partnership with the Intelligent Life of Nature. Draw on your resources of spirit and identity to strengthen
Café Musica Perform from their First CD
Esther and Isaac Olson will perform from their first CD, “Café Musica" Saturday, August 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Darvill's Bookstore Local instrumental duo Isaac & Esther Olson are releasing their
County Auditor Reviews the 2nd Quarter 2012
by County Auditor F. Milene Henley How Are We Doing? In my first year as Auditor, the first time I went out on a limb to project revenue, it was to say that sales tax
Cancer Support Group to Meet
Thursday, August 9, 2012 By Sue Lewis The Cancer Support Group will meet at the Community Church Fireside Room on August 9 at 5 p.m. This is a monthly, no cost, confidential support group for
Densmore Paintings at the Artworks
Artist David Densmore and his work “Toward the Luminous Land,” a show of new oil paintings by David Densmore, will be featured at the Orcas Island Artworks through the month of August. Densmore
Letter to the Editor: Over-reaching CAO Buffer Restrictions
Did you know that CAO provisions on Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas (FWHCAs) and Wetlands pending before the County Council would declare our entire shoreline to be a “critical” area, and turn shoreline setbacks
County Prosecutor Compares Spending for Legal Services
By Randall Gaylord, San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney Critics have written that spending for legal services out of line with other counties. But reports of the State Auditor reports show your county council spends less
Indralaya Presents “Kinship with the Sidhe”
Sunday August 5, 10 am - 5 pm at Camp Indralaya By Leonie Van Gelder The Sidhe (pronounced Shee) are the Celtic overlords of the realms of Faerie. The name means the People of Peace,
New Group to Meet for “Green Drinks”
Tuesday, July 31 at the Kitchen By Gretchen Krampf "Green Drinks" is an informal monthly, last Tuesday of the month, Happy Hour gathering of environmentally minded folks on Orcas Island. Open to all, we meet
The Week Ahead: August Already!
Monday, July 30 Indian Island Marine Health Observatory Marine Research low-tide days: Monday through Thursday: Research protocols for the low tides July 30, 31 and August 1,2 with start times are as follows: Mon., July
Dinner to Promote 911 Monument Project
From Valerie Harris, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue, Late last summer, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue took delivery of an artifact from the World Trade Center that was destroyed in the attacks of 9/11/2001. It
Farewell to Rachel Adams, 1926-2012
Rachel Adams, volunteering at the National Day of Service Reprinted upon request from July 4, 2012 Rachel Helen Adams died peacefully in her home near the top of Mount Woolard on the 21st
Der Rosenkavalier to Close Out Summer Encore Series at Orcas Center
August 3, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center Renée Fleming in Der Rosenkavalier THE MET: LIVE IN HD’s final opera of the summer Encore Series is Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss. Nathaniel Merrill's production of
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