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
Globe-hopping Katie Gray to Play at Doe Bay
Katie Gray returns to Orcas Island to perform with Kurt Baumann at Doe Bay Resort this Friday, March 5th at 7 p.m. Gray last performed on Orcas in 2008. Since then she traveled to Los
Intermediate Birding Course Starts Mid-March
A six-week course called Intermediate Birding: Summer Birds is now being offered by Kim Middleton at the Orcas Island Public Library. The course will run from Thursday March 18th to Thursday April 22, from 1
Editorial: In Praise of Our “Ordinary” Neighbors
The news of the Ace Hardware attempted break-in this weekend has pumped life into the bored, bond-weary, environmentally-critiquing Orcas public, and the town is buzzing with conjecture about the Moldy Hairy Colt who may be
Women's Wellness Camp at Orkila March 5-7
Want to feel like a kid in a candy store? Then consider attending Women's Wellness Camp this weekend at Camp Orkila. Orcas Islanders can sign up for Saturday's activities for just $58. In the words
Union Opportunities Featured Off-Island March 4
Orcas Island students interested in careers in the trades, vocational and technical education can learn first-hand of opportunities in those fields through union training programs in Mt. Vernon this Thursday. Students who catch
Play Indoor Soccer and Learn Babysitting Skills with Orcas Rec
Two great Orcas Rec programs are scheduled to run again this month. A new Winter Indoor Soccer program will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Middle School gym. Adults
Music Advocacy Group Concert Coming Up March 7
The annual Music Advocacy Group (MAG) benefit concert for the school music program is coming up! It’s the MAG'S 11th year of presenting this concert as its only (and very successful) fund raiser
Active Parenting Classes Start This Week at Orcas School
Dinners and childcare included The Orcas Island School District is once again offering parenting classes for the parents of students, from Kindergarten through 12th grade, beginning this week. Building on the Success of the “Active
The "Bashful, Brainy," Super Sucker Octopus?
The Marine Science Lecture Series on Orcas Island concludes its 2010 series with "“Super Suckers: Giant Octopus and other Cephalopods” with Tim Carpenter. Beautiful, bashful and brainy, the giant Pacific octopus leads a
"Heartspeak" Poetry Reading March 4 to Support Education Foundation
On Thursday, March 4, friends of author Stephen Guy will read from his collection of poems, Heartspeak at 7 p.m. at Darvill's Bookstore. The reading is a fundraiser for the Orcas Island Education Foundation, which
Dances, Writing Workshops, Improv, the Future and "Noises Off" — All This Weekend
Friday, February 26 Creative Writing Workshop with writer/teacher/naturalist Susan Zwinger from 6:30 to 8:40 p.m. Continues Saturday, February 27th, 9:00-5:00 at the home of Winnie Adams.Cost: $60, for more information, call Winnie at 376-4656 Jump
San Juan Stewardship Network and Sustainable Orcas Island Join For Sustainable Living Fair
The Sustainable Living Fair will take place on Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Eastsound Village Green, alongside the first Farmers Market of the season. The mission of
Public Sounds Off on Failed School Bond Pricetag; Board Plans to Explain Story and "Soft Costs"
Corrections made Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. The Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board debated the timing and message for a new bond campaign upon the failure of the Feb. 9 Capital Bond election. At
Invitation to Participate in Scenic Byway Planning Process
Call for Inspiration ends March 15 Public meetings designed to introduce the San Juan Islands Scenic Byway planning process to the community, and to elicit input into the vision and content of the
Teen Clothing Drive To End Soon — Donations Still Welcome
Lynsey Smith has sounded the call for the Teen Clothing Drive that has been collecting teen clothes the past few weeks: THANK YOU to the teens all over the island who have been cleaning out
Buttke Painting Show Displays Range of Abstract Technique
Contributed by Joe Floren Orcas Island artist Carl Buttke will present an exhibit of his paintings throughout March in the Orcas Center lobby gallery. The program, titled "Mostly Abstract," will, as its name
