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
Orcas Golf Club Joins Food Bank Drive Nov. 18-25
During the week of Nov 18-25 -- the week leading up to Thanksgiving and the deadline for the Food Bank Building Fund Campaign -- golfing green fees at the Orcas Island Golf Course will be paid with
OPALCO Receives Bonneville Grant to Help Test “Smart Grid” Technology
“It’s a matter of degrees” Orcas Power & Light and Bonneville Power Administration have teamed up to offer an innovative residential demand response pilot program called The Peak Project. The Peak Project, which
The Week Awaits: Nov. 15-21
Monday, November 15 Movie night at Doe Bay Cafe. Come and enjoy dinner and wine while watching a movie on the big screen. This week's movie, "Slumdog Millionaire" will be commentated by our Sunday night
SPLAB at Doe Bay Hosts Barbara Ludwig
Doe Bay and SPLAB are proud to host Barbara Ludwig at this week's literary salon series at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14. Former San Juan Island resident, Barbara Ludwig, AKA Blue Bus Barb, has
Get Raffle Tickets Now for Holiday Festival of Arts
The Annual Holiday Festival of Arts will be held this year on November 27th from 10 – 4 at the Senior Center. The Senior Center Raffle has begun with only 3 items this year due
Last Tango in Eastsound Next Weekend
The "Last Tango in Eastsound" (for this year) will take place next weekend, as Sara Thomsen returns to Orcas for one last round of workshops before returning to Argentina for the winter. Sara
SOI Meeting on Nov. 17 to Hear From Lovejoy and Miller
This month’s Sustainable Orcas Island (SOI) meeting is scheduled for November 17, a week earlier than the usual last-Wed date due to Thanksgiving on the 25th. The meeting will be from 5:30 to 7 as
Flamenco Performance a Treat for Eyes and Ears
Orcas Center presents Flamenco Rosario performing Flamenco Ayer Y Hoy (Flamenco Yesterday and Today) on Saturday, November 20 at 7:30 pm. The visiting artists will also present two flamenco workshops – dance and
Orcas Crossroads Lectures Present “From Depletion to Sustainability” with Environmentalist Gloria Flora
The Orcas Crossroads fall lecture series concludes on Friday, November 19, 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center. The Orcas Crossroads Committee selects lecture topics of both local and global import and brings speakers with
Guest Opinion: Friends of the SJ’s Shoal Bay Project a Success
By Tina Whitman for the Friends of the San Juans Until last year, summer fish kills were common in the channel behind a derelict tide gate in Shoal Bay on Lopez Island. Water
Lively Events this Weekend Brighten Dark Days
Friday, November 12 Rey Villalobos at the Doe Bay Cafe, 7 p.m. Solo singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, founder of The Coral Sea, a California-based indie band that created quite a buzz for themselves after the band's
A Scarecrow for Supper?
Anne Ford McGrath’s second grade class has just finished the scarecrow that will be one of the garden items available to a lucky raffle winner at the Farm to Cafeteria Simple Sunday Supper
Olga Symphony Rings in the Holiday Season
By Mary Ann Slabaugh The 12th annual Olga Symphony & Friends' holiday concert is quickly approaching on Friday & Saturday nights, December 3 and 4th at 7:30 p.m. at the Orcas Center. Get
T’ai Chi Chih Classes at the Senior Center
Joan Roulac will start a new series of T'ai Chi Chih classes on Monday morning, Nov. 15. Roulac asks, "Ready to experience less pain, and develop more balance, flow and ease in your daily life?
Lisa Nakamura: F2C Celebrity Chef November 18
The Farm to Cafeteria Program features Allium owner Lisa Nakamura as its Celebrity Lunch Chef at the school cafeteria on Thursday, November 18. The menu is Lisa’s delicious version of freshly made Chicken Teriyaki along
Historic Tharald House on Shaw Open to the Public
The San Juan County Land Bank invites the public to view the Tharald Historic Homestead on Shaw Island Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Boyd Pratt, architectural historian, will be
