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
Website Classes Now Offered at the Library
By Martin Arnold The Orcas Island Library’s website is more than just the home page on the Library’s public access computers. The Library’s web site is an information portal to the World Wide Web. From
Community Foundation Grants Cycle Begins With Applications
Deadline for grant applications is March 14 The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is accepting applications for the 2012 competitive grants program. This is the 13th year of this grants program. This years’ committee is
Friends Winter Book Sale Better than Ever
From the Friends of the Orcas Island Library The WINTER BOOK SALE is almost here. The Friends of the Orcas Island Library’s annual Winter Book Sale will be held February 25, from 10 am to
Fidelis Flea Market, Again!
Saturday, Feb. 11, 10-2, to be held at the West Sound Community Hall on Deer Harbor Rd. By Margot Shaw The Fidelis Circle Women’s group is offering the Island its third annual Fidelis
Ann Garfield of Roses, Celebrity Chef at School
Wednesday, February 15 Where can you get a lunch of home made calzone, fresh kale salad with dried fruits and cheeses and chocolate pudding cake for just $5.00? Try the public school cafeteria
Local Cast Brings “To Kill a Mockingbird” to Orcas
Feb. 10-11 and 17-18 at 7:30 p.m. in Orcas Center When Alabama novelist Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird over 50 years ago, she painted a small town picture of an ugly inheritance
“Coal Hard Truth” Forum on Orcas Tomorrow
Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall From RE Source Coal companies, seeing little future growth domestically, have a new plan: strip-mine coal in Montana and Wyoming, transport it
Orcas Angels Help (Bigtime!) in Ordinary Ways
Friday, Feb. 10 from 5-8 p.m. at American Legion Post Hall Orcas Angels are among us. Maybe it's because of their wings that they don't take themselves too seriously, even as they help
Orcas Issues Introduces “Canine Capers”
Orcas Issues is pleased to present the first in a series of weekly column on matters of interest to canines and their companions, or would-be companions, written by Lesley Liddle. Reader comments are welcome. Lesley
Writer’s Roundtable: Cutting Your Own Hair
Saturday, Feb. 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Library The next Writer’s Roundtable deals with developing writers' work through editing as Jennifer Brennock moderates a discussion entitled, "Don't Cut Your Own Hair." Novelist
County Council & Friday Harbor Demand Ferry Funding
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager Town County Lawmakers Tell Olympia “Quit Kicking the Can” [Last] week, San Juan County Council and the Friday Harbor Town Council sent a joint message to
Wagner’s Opera Götterdämmerung — Fun to Say, Spectacular to Watch
Sunday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. at Orcas Center The Met: Live in HD’s Götterdämmerung is the final chapter in the Met’s exciting new production of opera’s definitive epic, Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen,
Beachcombers and Birders Wanted for Beached Bird Surveys
Training sessions next weekend on Lopez, San Juan and Orcas Islands The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will be holding training sessions for new volunteers in the San Juan Islands on the weekend
Marissa Veldman Wins “Orcas Has Talent”
Updated Feb. 6 at 9 a.m. She's long and lean and a singing machine: Orcas High School junior Marissa Veldman triumphed over eight challengers to win the Grand Prize in"Orcas Has Talent," the
Today’s Poem: Buddha in Sunlight
Buddha in Sunlight Red Hawk Our old dog lies on the front porch in sunlight. He moves as the sun moves, follows it along the porch, rising slowly, never going further than is necessary to
Garden Club Presents: Plants That Play Well Together
By Sue Lewis The Orcas Island Garden Club will meet on February 15 at 10:00 a.m. in the Madrona Room of Orcas Center. The guest speaker will be Fiona Norris, Ph.D., Science Director of San
