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
County Health Dept. Schedules Flu Vaccination Clinics
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager With cold weather and flu season approaching, the San Juan County Health and Community Services Department has scheduled adult flu vaccination clinics on Orcas, Lopez and San
Rosario’s Historic Music Room is the Stage for Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Concert
October 15 at 7 p.m. and October 16 at 2 p.m. Festival Favorites Chee Yun and Andrew Staupe to Perform Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival's "Leaves of Gold" fundraising concert will take place
EDC presents Employment Trends & Forecast Presentation with Reinhold Groepler
Wednesday, October 5, 10:30 a.m. until noon What will the trends be for San Juan County employment in the next year? Join Washington State’s Regional Labor Economist, Dr. Reinhold Groepler, as he discusses employment trends and
A Glimpse of History: The Last Gunfight on Orcas
By Tom Welch Two desperate bank robbers from British Columbia fled to Orcas Island on July 9th, 1913. Stopping at the dock at Orcas landing, they left a small, white skiff tied to the
Full Agenda & Field Trip at Council’s Special Meet on Orcas
Tuesday, September 27 at 10 a.m. in Eastsound From Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk The San Juan County Council will conduct a Special Meeting away from Friday Harbor at the Outlook Inn, 171
New Ferry Schedule & Rate Changes Soon
By WSDOT Ferries Division Assistant Secretary David Moseley The fall sailing schedule starts Sunday, Sept. 25. That means fewer ferries or sailings on some routes to match the reduced demand in fall. For example, the
National Theatre Live On Screen at Orcas Center
Series launches with "One Man, Two Guvnors" Thursday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. The first play from National Theatre's Live's 2011-12 season based on "The Servant of Two Masters" by Carlo Goldoni with
Community Foundation’s Needs Assessment Report to be Unveiled at Annual Luncheon
By Hilary Canty, OICF Executive Director The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is on target to double the amount of grants it facilitates this year. So far in 2011, over $550,000 in grants have
The Week Ahead, from Historic School to Orkila’s Zip Line
Sunday, September 18 Crow Valley School Dedication and Open House, at 12:30 p.m.Built in 1888, for the past twenty or so years Crow Valley School has been owned preserved as a museum by Bud McBride
County Council To Begin Video Conferencing
Tuesday, September 20, 10—11:30 a.m. The San Juan County Council will begin videoconferencing its Friday Harbor meetings to Orcas and Lopez Islands, beginning this Tuesday, Sept. 20. Videoconferencing will begin at 10:00 with an
New Station, New Chief and New Strategic Plan — Some of Fire District’s Concerns
By Ken Brown At the Orcas Island Fire Commissioner’s Meeting on September 13, a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 Twin Tower attacks in New York City, and the dedication of
“Grasp the Universe Viscerally” at Crossroads Lecture on Sunday
With stunning astronomical videos (on the new screen at Orcas Center, September 18 at 2 p.m.) Nancy Ellen Abrams and Joel R. Primack explain the new picture in cosmology -- “The New Universe and the Human
Tom May, Folksinger, Comes to Eastsound Sept. 24
Internationally known folksinger Tom May will appear on Orcas Island, Saturday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Center, 62 Henry Road in Eastsound. Tom May has been a full time folk
OPAL Will Honor Four Lifetime Members at Gala
Marilyn Anderson, Peter Fisher, Penny Sharp Sky and Michael Sky will be honored as the first lifetime and charter lifetime members of OPAL Community Land Trust on October 1, at an annual benefit
Orcas Airport Improvement Work Complete
From the Port of Orcas The commissioners for the Port of Orcas wish to announce that except for some minor touch-up work and a final walkthrough/sign-off, the 2011 airport improvement project at the Orcas Island
“The New Universe” Starts Crossroads Lectures
Sunday, September 18, at 2 p.m. From the Crossroads Committee The Orcas Crossroads Lecture Series Committee of the Orcas Island Public Library proudly announces its 2011-12 season. The season opens on Sunday,
