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
Art Auction an Afternoon Highlight at the Library Fair
By Sue Lamb Saturday August 13 at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, August 13th the Annual Silent Art Auction will take place at the Library Fair. If you have always wanted to own an artwork by Heidi
Orcas Storybird Tells Tales After Music in the Park
Sunday, August 14 about 7 p.m. After the music dies on Sunday night, August 14, around 7 p.m., come gather together with Antoinette Botsford ("Storybird"), for a program of creepy stories. Botsford will tell
Special Council Meeting to Discuss Critical Area Ordinance Aug. 16
From the County Council Clerk Tuesday, August 16 at 8:45 a.m. in Friday Harbor NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct an EARLY START SPECIAL MEETING in the Legislative Hearing
Cancer Support Group to Meet this Thursday
By Sue Lewis Thursday, August 11 at 5 p.m. Cancer Support Group is a confidential no-cost group that meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month in the Fireside Room of Orcas Island Community Church.
Create Peace by Living Peace with Arun Gandhi
By Leonie Van Gelder Tuesday, August 16 - Friday, August 19 Arun Gandhi, a grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, belongs to the rapidly vanishing generation who lived with and learned directly from Mahatma Gandhi. He will
Chamber Music Festival Previewed Tonight on Radio
KING-FM at 98.1 Previews Festival Tonight! (Aug. 9) Momentum is building for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, which begins Friday, August 12th. The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival gets off to a
Traffic Advisory for House Move from Deer Harbor to Eastsound
Scheduled for early Thursday morning, August 11 On Thursday, August 11 between about 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., Nickel Bros. House Movers is scheduled to transport a one-story house from Deer Harbor to Eastsound. Bob
Islanders Can Make Peace Island Medical Center Their Own
By Amy Cloud of PeaceHealth Inscribed bricks and dedicated garden benches will provide personal messages and memorials from Islanders at the new PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center. The bricks will cover the
Volunteers Still Needed for Chamber Music Festival
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is still in great need of "Behind the Scenes" volunteers for the Festival. These are the critical tasks we do to make the artists' stay welcoming, wonderful and smooth. It
Family Artist’s Work Displayed at Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
By Andrea Hendrick An exhibit in the Madrona Room of the Orcas Center this month connects fine paintings with the family responsible for bringing the outstanding music of the Chamber Music Festival. Juanita
Letter to the Editor: Historical Museum in Urgent Need of Help
Dear friends of the Orcas Museum, During this mid-summer season we are experiencing a dire shortage of volunteers who are willing and able to help out at the Front Desk here at the Museum. Many
Live Music is Alive, and Good, on Orcas Island
by Lin McNulty Live music sets the soundtrack for an Orcas Island summer. And we are fortunate to have a wide variety of venues and music from which to choose. Here are regularly
Funhouse Hosts Eco-Fest This Saturday
Saturday August 6, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The first ever Funhouse Eco Fest & Solar Science Fair! EcoFest is a science-based event celebrating local sustainability, renewable energy and island eco-living. Featuring booths
“Fifth Season” Needs Some Willing Hands
August 8 and 9 - Public School Home Ec Room - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Fifth Season” is a term used when foods have been harvested, frozen, stored and set aside for
‘Three Artists, Three Mediums’ Art Show at Crow Valley
By Michael Rivkin Crow Valley Pottery presents the fourth and final offering in is its Summer Show Series for 2011! “Three Artists, Three Mediums” brings together the distinctly varied works of three spectacular and very
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for the Interweaving of Our Lives
Dear Friends, The island is in full glory, summer having arrived very late for us. Unlike much of the rest of the country, June and July were very cool and rainy. No complaints. The gardens are
