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
Susan Osborn Sings of Japan in Benefit this Sunday
By Susan Osborn The ongoing disaster in Japan has broken our hearts open. Japan is my second home. The generosity, kindness and depth of the people there, and the beauty of that ancient
Richard Fadem Starts Online Library
Richard Fadem, Ph.D., retired English literature professor from Scripps and Claremont Colleges in California, has created a website for reading books online, www.bookdoors.com. The heart of the e-library is BookDoors’ In Context series. Fadem, whose
Radiation Updates: BullWings Readers Advise
State Representative Jeff Morris is circulating the following information from the state Department of Health: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Topics/japan-faq.htm (thanks to Chris Thomerson) Susun S Weed, author of the Wise Woman website and owner of the Wise
CFL Recycling at OPALCO Offices
OPALCO now offers compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) recycling stations at its offices on Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Islands—and coming soon to the Shaw Community Center. Spent CFLs are collected and recycled
Chamber Seminar March 24: Business “Check-Up”
How to Keep Your Business Alive (and Thriving) featuring Dr. Rosie Kuhn The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce will serve coffee & pastries to local business folk at their next "Business Essentials" morning seminar on
Local Weatherman Says Little Radiation Danger
By Cliff Mass There is still a huge amount of interest and publicity over the radiation emitted by the damaged Japanese reactors in Sendai and the potential for radiation spread to the U.S. As before,
Beth Baker, Pierrette Guimond Win Orcas Center Awards at Annual Meeting
This year is the 25th Anniversary of Orcas Center, and two major annual awards were bestowed on two very deserving members of the community at the March 13, 2011 Annual Membership Meeting and
“Secrets in the Sound” Screening Benefits SeaDoc
Enjoy March 24 viewing at the Lower Ever wanted to SCUBA dive or see what life is like below the surface of the Salish Sea? Now is your chance to do so without even getting
Prepare for Radiation: Another Opinion
By Mike Adams,from NaturalNews.com The New York Times report [of March 17, 2011] that a radiation plume will reach California by Friday has a lot of people asking us for more information about what to
Too Much Going on to Leave the Rock this Weekend
Friday, April 18 Land Bank Public Meeting on Orcas Island Discuss Land Bank Priorities – 3 to 5 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Join Land Bank commissioners and staff for an afternoon of discussion about
Grand Opening of Island Massage Studio
Heather Segault and Kimmy Clancy will hosting a open house at Island Massage Studio in Eastsound on Saturday, March 19th from 1 to 4 pm. Come join us in celebrating the opening of Island Massage
Fadem’s Latest Class — Dante’s Inferno — Starts March 24
The subject of Richard Fadem's new class is Dante's Inferno, in the Mark Musa translation, Penguin (available at Darvill's). The class meets Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Senior Center, beginning March 24 and will
Montessori Spring Bulb Sale Starts
By Sally Buchanan Montessori – Spring – Gardening – Fundraiser What do all these words have in common? The answer is - support for pre-school education on Orcas Island. As a Spring Fundraiser
Come Revel in CrewFeast 2011: Orcas Island Rowing’s Annual Club Dinner
Orcas Island Rowing Club invites all to revel with them in their once a year celebration of all things Orcas and rowing. They call the evening "CrewFeast." It's an evening of feasting
Japan’s Nuclear Explosions & Radiation Fallout
By Brendan Cowan Director, San Juan County Department of Emergency Management As the situation at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station evolves, it is worth highlighting to islanders that at this time there is widespread agreement
Dates Changed for Getting to “YES!” Meetings for the Schoolchildren of Orcas Island
Fred Klein, community organizer of the “Getting to Yes for the schoolchildren of Orcas Island” consensus meetings, announced on March 15 that the dates have been changed “to eliminate conflicts with important weekend events for parents
