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
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
Shoreline Consultants to Present to Council this Monday
By Colin Maycock, Senior Planner, San Juan County Representatives of the SMP Consultants, (the Watershed Company and Herrera Inc.) will make a presentation on the Inventory and Characterization Report to a joint session of the Planning Commission
OPALCO Board Seeks Candidates
Do you care about the future of energy here in the islands? Want to serve on OPALCO’s Board of Directors? District 2 (Orcas, Orcas, Armitage, Big Double, Blakely, Fawn, Little Double and Obstruction Islands) elections
Guest Column: Council Member Pratt Writes Olympia
(Following is a letter written by San Juan County Council Member Lovel Pratt to San Juan County/40th District Representatives in the State Legislature. She asks that addresses to 40th District Representatives be included. They follow
Letter to the Editor: Art, Plays, High-Def, Volunteers, Partners & More at Orcas Center
Dear friends and neighbors---have you noticed how much the Orcas Center is doing to make a huge variety of cultural events available to our community at a nominal fee? The art exhibits, which change monthly,
EDC offers Free Workshop on Biz Plans & Finance
Wednesday, March 7, from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. From the San Juan County Economic Development Council The San Juan County Economic Development Council will present a free half-day workshop for small businesses and entrepreneurs
Letter to the Editor: Orcas Angels Thanks Help
Updated Feb. 23 at 1:30 p.m. Orcas Angels would like to thank the community for yet another successful Prime Rib Dinner! This dinner would not have been possible without our supporters and attendees, volunteers, FIRE,
Lodging Tax Grants Totaling $350K Will Consider New Projects
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager Applications are now being accepted for a total of $350,000 in San Juan County Lodging Tax tourism grants. The County’s Lodging Tax revenue increased by nearly 8
Island Ceramicists Create Bowls for Food Bank Fundraiser
By Madie Murray "Feed Yourself - Feed Our Community" On Friday, February 24 from 4 to 6 p.m., the Wildflour Bakery will be filled with an array of bowls made by Orcas potters and other
