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 Column: What Will Happen to Our Waste?
Citizens of Orcas, If you are wondering what is going to happen to your waste now that the parcel fee has been turned down, you should be aware that the County Council will be discussing
It’s Going to Be a Super Weekend!
Friday, Feb. 3 Friday Night Pub Night at the Orcas Hotel Dinner at 5 p.m. and music with Martin Lund & Friends starting at 6 p.m. Call 376-4300 A Taste of Orcas History Opening Reception
“Orcas Has Talent” Live on Saturday Night! at 6:30!
Tickets to Madrona Room Still Available for $10 Orcas Island Prevention Partnership (OIPP) brings the wildly-popular "Orcas Has Talent" show to the Orcas Center this Saturday night, Feb. 4, at 6:30 p.m. Eight
Letter to the Editor: School Levy a Sensible Proposal
Providing our island children with a strong education is vital to the health of our community. Achieving this in a state ranked 38th in the nation for funding public schools is especially challenging during one
When Bullfrogs Sing Opera Coming to Grange
The latest production from Actors Theater of Orcas Island, When Bullfrogs Sing Opera, by Carl L. Williams, finds us in the New York penthouse of Brian and Millicent Westlake as Millicent’s sister, Coreen,
Seed Exchange: First Step to Healthy Gardening
Saturday February 4 at 1 p.m. at the West Sound Community Hall The Third Annual Heritage Seed and Plant Exchange is coming to the West Sound Community Hall this Saturday. Everyone is invited
Letter to the Editor: Vote Yes for Our Schools
Tough times or good times, it seems to me that the very best way to make sure our society can be successful for all is to make sure we have well educated people to run
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
