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
Strength Training Expands at Orcas Senior Center
Strength training is changing rooms and times at the Orcas Island Senior Center. The classes have been so full that last week we couldn't get everyone in. To make sure that we have room for these
Artsmith Offers Readers Salon at Kangaroo House
The Orcas writers' community will gather Monday, February 6 at 7 p.m. at Kangaroo House Bed and Breakfast in Eastsound for a living room salon and reading by featured writer Jason Skipper. Skipper is the
“A Taste of Orcas History” Exhibit Opens at Orcas Center
Friday, Feb. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Orcas Center “A Taste of Orcas History” exhibit, hosted by the Orcas Island Historical Society, will feature selections of historic photos, documents, stories
Nautilus Book Awards Close Feb. 23
Orcas Islander Marilyn McGuire, Founder of the Nautilus Book Awards, has announced that the Awards Committee is now accepting entries in 36 categories—including audio books—and six categories for children and young adults for the 2012
Sip and Chop with “Orcas Reads” and Christina
The Orcas Island Public Library will be putting on an event called a “Sip and Chop” with chef Christina Orchid on Thursday, February 16. The format of the afternoon will be a relaxed, yet educational,
Tom Cowan Reports on Ferry Recommendations
Changes for Fare Simplification Previewed “Recommendation 6. WSF should streamline Sidney fares by establishing a single Sidney‐Anacortes fare with the ability to stop in the San Juan Islands and by eliminating the separate commercial
Letter to the Editor: CAO and the Law of Unintended Consequences
To the Editor: As I read the 51 pages of the Community Development and Planning staff report and proposed CAO ordinance general regulations the other night I broke out in a cold sweat trying to
County Council to Meet in Eastsound on Feb. 7
The San Juan County Council will conduct a Special Meeting away from at the Outlook Inn, 171 Main Street, Eastsound, WA (Orcas Island) beginning at 10:00 a.m. Agenda items include: Public Hearing on an Ordinance
Harry Patton Regales with Orcas Tales
By Margot Shaw There was standing room only for Harry Patton's personal stories of the east end of Orcas over the past 110-odd years. The local raconteur held forth in the back exhibit
Charter Review Commission Notes Progress
From the San Juan County Charter Review Commission The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) is on February 4th at the San Juan Grange from 8am to 2pm (with a
Call for Entries for the 3rd Annual Student Chef Competition to be Held March 31!
By Madie Murray Deadline for entries March 5 Download Guidelines at www.orcasislandf2c.org - click on Student Chef Competition The Farm to Cafeteria Program has made some fun changes in this year’s competition -
The Week Ahead: February Already!
Monday, Jan. 30 San Juan County Council Retreat and Meeting with Advisory Committees in Friday Harbor. Special meeting begins at 8:45 a.m. Open to the public. Change Your Relationship to Money first of three workshops
Kids Enjoy the Great Outdoors Thanks to YMCA/Camp Orkila’s “Partners With Youth”
Kids need nature. Heavily-scheduled kids travel from school to organized sports or activities and then indoors. Along the way, the outdoors has become a place many kids merely visit. In 1969, 50 percent
Editorial: Vote — and Give a Little More
Late this week, most of us got an envelope from County Auditor Milene Henley with our county ballot to vote on one issue: the Orcas Island School District Levy. This measure isn't more taxes, it's
A Poem for This Very Day
Winter Is the Best Time by David Budbill, from While We've Still Got Feet Winter is the best time to find out who you are. Quiet, contemplation time, away from the rushing world, cold time,
Discover Pass Transferability Bill Passes Senate
From the State Democratic Office A proposal to allow transferability of the Discover Pass was approved unanimously today[Jan. 27] by the state Senate. Senate Bill 5977, sponsored by Senator Kevin Ranker of Orcas Island, would
