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.”
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Grace McCune’s Youth Chorus & Rock Singers to Start Again
Grace McCune announces the beginning of the next eight-week session for the "Orcas Youth Chorus" and the adult "Rock on the Rock Singers". The information for both choir's is as follows: Orcas Youth Chorus The
Famous Bach Chamber Music Offering Featured at Final Salish Sea Festival
The 2011 Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents three internationally known artists in its fourth and final program of early chamber music performed on period instruments on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands next weekend,
Ranker Reports from the Legislature
Dear neighbors, As we enter the 11th week of the 2011 legislative session, we find ourselves in a more troubling position than where we began. While we have been working hard for months on budget
Point Blank Puts Down Distracted Driving
By Jessica Gudgell An epidemic is sweeping across America causing drivers everywhere to black out for five seconds at a time. It’s called texting and driving. Texting behind the wheel of a moving
Prepare Because You Care — A Practical Disaster Plan
"Disasters make life very uncomfortable. Proper planning and preparation will help you andyour family..." A Family Emergency Preparedness Plan was jointly developed by the Office of Emergency Preparedness at Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound,
Student Art Show Opening at Orcas Center
The art of Orcas Island ’s young people will fill the Orcas Center galleries through the month of April. The annual Student Art Show will feature the work of kindergarten through 12th grade
Getting to “YES!” for the Schoolchildren of Orcas Island
By Fred Klein The effort to reach a consensus on a way forward to ensure that the facilities of the OISD are adequate to meet our collective responsibility for the education of our community’s children
Country Corner Wine Shop to Re-open
Updated March 30 at 10 a.m. The Wine Shop at Country Corner will be reopening Saturday, April 2, at 11 a.m. The public is invited to stop by and say hello. Irene & Mark McKinley,
County Geographic Imaging Staff Create New Website
From Bea vonTobel, Port Manager The commissioners and staff of the Port of Orcas invite the public to visit a new web address: https://www.sjcgis.org/POA/default.aspx This new website was produced by SJC Public Works GIS staff,
Lions Club Shopping Spree Results in Food Bank Bonanaza
The Orcas Lions Club Shopping Spree winner this year provided a bonanza for the Orcas Food Bank when two young sisters from Coeur d’Alene drew the winning ticket. Cassie and Kennedy seen in
T’ai Chi Chih Classes on Mondays Start Soon
Joan Roulac will start a new series of T’ai Chi Chih classes, beginning Monday morning, Apr. 4. Roulac asks, “Ready to experience less pain, and develop more balance, flow and ease in your daily life?
Science Fair Top Winners Announced
Updated Sunday, March 27 at 11 a.m. The 10th Annual Funhouse Science Fair was the place to be on this sunny day, as science exhibits on the theme of "How Does It Work?"
The Return of the Outstanding! at Orcas Center
Next Saturday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. marks the return engagement of the premier youth chamber orchestra in the Norwest, the Academy Chamber Orchestra directed by Alan Futterman, music director of the Bremerton
Local Wine Experts Select Fine Wines for Montessori School Benefit
By Alyson Stephens, Orcas Montessori School Board Secretary Wine lovers on Orcas know that any wine tasting involving Autumn Ryan Boehm and Chimo Boehm is not to be missed. Islanders remember the popular
Quilt Raffle to Support Jordan Griffin
Orcas Quilter and businesswoman Carol Sutton saw a way to help Jordan Griffin, an Orcas youth injured in a snowboard accident in December 2008, and plunged ahead. She arranged for a fellow quilter,
Businesses: Be Included in the Next “Orcas on the Go” Coupon Book
By Milly Vetterlein After a successful launch in 2010, the Orcas Senior Center is repeating this popular fundraiser that was supported by over 100 local businesses. All island vendors are invited to participate
