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
OPALCO Offers Scholarship Program & Youth Rally
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 23 What do college-resume building, making new friends and screaming down an avalanche water slide all have in common? They are all aspects of OPALCO’s Nourdine Jensen Cooperative Youth Scholarship
Island Illustrated Journaling with Susan Zwinger
Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11, 2012 Mid-winter is a great time to increase your writing skills and stir those creative juices. We all live in such a magnificent setting, yet forget to stop, see and
Letter to the Editor: Who is the Freedom Foundation?
Practically the very last thing the citizens of San Juan County need is for the Freedom Foundation, from Olympia, WA, and its media affiliate Citizens Action Network, to expose the evils of the county’s
Music of Bach Family to Come to Orcas Center
Monday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m., Orcas Center (Madrona Room) The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents harpsichordist Jan Weinhold from Lübeck, Germany and baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan in The Bach Family, with
Canine Capers: Breeds: When I was Young, I had the Coolest Jack Russell…
By Lesley Liddle Lesley Liddle is a certified service and pet dog trainer. First Mate Lulu is a Corgi/Red Heeler with spots like a baby harbor seal; Crewman Leonard is a Chihuahua/Doxie with tall ears
Funhouse Commons to Hold Coop Biz Workshop
Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Funhouse Commons, 30 Pea Patch Lane in Eastsound Pete Moe, The Funhouse Commons Executive Director, announces The Island Enterprise Lab at the Funhouse Commons is
On Stage at Orcas Center Continues with Academy Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, March 3 at 7:30 pm. The unrivaled premier youth chamber orchestra from the Northwest, Academy Chamber Orchestra returns to Orcas Center with some of the most gifted young musicians in the nation.
Girl Scout Cookies Sale Time Fast Approaches!
By Lorena Stankevich Come support the Orcas Island Trailblazers as they sell Girl Scout cookies at Island Market. While supplies last girls will be on hand Friday, March 2 and 9 from 3-6p.m., Saturday, March
Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors Live On-Screen at Orcas Center
Thursday, March 1 at 7:30 pm. Shakespeare’s furiously-paced comedy is staged in a contemporary world where two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy
Wooden Boat Slides and Stories at Senior Center
Wednesday, 29 February at 7 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center Join sailor, photographer and storyteller Peter Fromm for a celebration — through slides and stories — of Wooden Boats—Spirits on the Water
Kwiáht Wins Grant to Produce Salish Sea Ecology Report
Invertebrate event planned for March 15, the "Tides of March" Kwiáht, the Center for the Historical Ecology of the Salish Sea, hasbeen awarded a $10,000 grant from the Benedict Family Foundation. Kwiáht founder and director Russel
“Whistle Blower” Lawsuit Settled with Former Information Services Director
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager Former County Information Services Manager George Johnson and the Washington Counties Risk Pool have reached settlement terms on Johnson’s lawsuit alleging that his August 23 dismissal from
Women Take Time to Rejuvenate
Wellness Weekend March 2-4 From YMCA Camp Orkila Twice a year, a glorious event just for women takes place at YMCA Camp Orkila. Women’s Wellness Weekends offer participants the opportunity to renew, refresh, and try
The Last Weekend in February
Friday, February 24 “Feed Yourself – Feed Our Community” purchase a bowl to benefit the Food Bank and then fill it with soup, at the Wildflour Bakery in Eastsound on Main Street, from 4 to
Public Hearing on Wetlands/CAO
San Juan County Community Development and Planning office Notice is hereby given that the San Juan County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at the San Juan
Letter to the editor: Leonardo da Vinci’s London Show
The recent showing of “Leonardo Live” at the Orcas Center was an experience; an experience in disappointment, frustration, and sometimes outright anger at the U.K.’s National Gallery for misrepresenting what most of the viewers
