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
Guest Opinion: The Importance of School Buses
By Bob Connell Orcas' island-wide, centralized solution to public education is based in part on a simple premise: that parents can get their kids to and from school in a convenient, affordable, and safe manner.
The Galloping Gourmet Embraces Edible Gardening
Wednesday, March 21 at Orcas Center Stage at 10 a.m. By Sue Lewis On March 21 the Garden Club will bring you Graham Kerr, the former “Galloping Gourmet” on television, who had cooked
Actors Theater Issues Call for Actors for Upcoming PlayFest
What better way to celebrate Spring than by participating with your friends and neighbors on-stage at the Grange! This year marks the 7th Anniversary of the Actors Theater of Orcas Island 10 Minute PlayFest. Co-founders
Miss Representation: the Media’s View of Powerful Women
Sunday, March 18, at 2 pm. at the Odd Fellows Hall By Anita Castle, DVSAS Director The award-winning movie Miss Representation will be screening for the second time in the islands at 2 p.m Sunday,
Rally to End Home Foreclosures Planned
Thursday, March 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eastsound Waterfront Park A special rally to end home foreclosures in our community is planned for Thursday, March 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00
Sign Up Now for “The Poet’s Masquerade” Workshop in April
Saturday, April 7 at the Orcas Library April is National Poetry Month and Orcas poet, writer and teacher Jill McCabe Johnson will offer "The Poet's Masquerade: A persona poetry workshop" on Saturday, April 7, followed
Job Loss Predicted if Coal Terminal Developed
From Communitywise Bellingham Increased noise and nuisance from coal trains could hurt livability, waterfront redevelopment, tourism A new report released Tuesday, March 6 concludes that the development and operation of the proposed Gateway Pacific
Letter to the Editor: Friday Bus Service Critical
Dear Editor, Did the School Board think about the negative impact of cutting the School Bus Service on Fridays in order to save $6,500? How many parents will have to drive twice on Fridays to
Salish Sea Landscape Series on Lopez
Sally Reeve, Member, Islanders for San Juan Islands NCA The public is invited to the Salish Landscapes Series on Lopez Island this spring. Tuesday March 13 Russel Barsh is speaking at the Lopez Library, 7-9pm.
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
