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
Boosters Promise the Year’s Most Well-Attended Event
Have you bought your ticket to the biggest event on Orcas this spring? If not, the Orcas Island Booster Club invites you to stay seated, leave your shoes off and relax at home by buying
Orcas School District to Cut Friday Bus Service
No Friday bus transportation beginning March 23 Orcas Island School District Superintendent/Principal Barbara Kline announced in a letter to parents and staff on Friday, March 9 that school bus service will be canceled one day
Funky Shakin’ with Orcas Horns on Shakespeare Saturday
Inaugural "Spring ShakeDown" dance party Saturday, March 31 at Odd Fellows Hall in Eastsound The island's premier funky soul band, the Orcas Horns, is throwing a Renaissance-themed dance party on April Fool’s Eve
Orcas Music Advocacy Group Wins National Award
Last Sunday's annual "Music, Music, Music" concert at Orcas Island School Gym showed what vision and perseverance can do. For 15 years, the Orcas Island Music Advocacy Group (MAG) has brought forward local music groups
One More Week to Comment on Solid Waste Plan
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Program Manager San Juan County’s solid waste utility staff has begun reviewing public comments on the February 7 draft of the Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Plan. (https://sanjuanco.com/swmp).
Letter to the Editor: Complex CAO Regulations
Site-specific buffers are complex. In a perfect world, site-specific buffers would be better for property owners and better for our environment. But the costs to administer a system of this complexity will be high, both
Stephen Kobrin to Speak on The Future of the Book at CrossRoads Lecture
Orcas CrossRoads Lecture Series will host professor and publisher, Stephen J Kobrin, who will present - Books and Bits: The Digital Revolution, Books and Publishing - on Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m. at
Cal McLachlan Tells of Old Deer Harbor Days
Sunday March 18 at 3 p.m. at the Senior Center This month the Orcas Island Historical Museum will feature storytelling by Deer Harbor native Cal McLachlan on Sunday March 18 at 3 pm.
The Weekend: It May Rain, but Go Anyway
Friday, March 9 Kindlings WinterFest an annual lecture series featuring leading thinkers on issues of contemporary importance. Friday, March 9 – Sunday, March 11 @ Orcas Island Community Church It is a scaled down, lecture
Letter to the Editor: “Leonardo Live” Producer Responds
Editor's note: The Orcas Center presentation of "Leonardo Live" received some criticism from Terry Johnsonhttps://theorcasonian.com/letter-to-the-editor-leonardo-da-vincis-london-show (click on the article's headline to read the comments from Orcas Issues readers that followed Johnson's review.) Those comments emphatically
Community Foundation Sinks Teeth into New Initiative
By Hilary Canty, Executive Director OICF Last year’s Community Needs Assessment gave the Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) plenty of food for thought. It was clear that several areas of great need exist on Orcas,
Lopez Radio Features Chamber Music Festival
from Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival performances will be featured on a special broadcast on Lopez Radio station KLOI this Friday, March 9 at 2 pm. The program will be
WinterFest 2012: Rekindling You! Spirit, Mind and Creativity
The Kindlings WinterFest, March 9 through 11, is an annual lecture series featuring leading thinkers on issues of contemporary importance. It is a scaled down, lecture-only version of the annual summer event KindlingsFest. WinterFest
Bears to Barnacles: Incredible Salish Sea Animals
Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall From the SeaDoc Society The largest octopus. The biggest barnacle. The most enormous anemone. Our backyard is home to some of the
How Smart is An Octopus? Find Out at “Tides of March”
Thursday, March 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall From the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory How smart is an octopus? What do peanut worms eat? How fast can
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors — and Gardeners!
By Madie Murray A Virtual Army Showed Up! Fifty-plus men, women, kids and even dogs spent the day Saturday digging, pulling, turning, de-rocking, chopping blackberry bushes, setting posts, making scratch pizza, and sweating
