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“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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Music Boosters make music happen
A new group has been formed to help the Orcas Island School District music teachers, called the Music Boosters Group. The Boosters assist with set-up and tear-down at concerts, grading papers, providing hospitality for
Email hoax affects interisland.net customers
Paul Moore, owner of Computer Place and interisland.net email provider, has learned of a hoax email being sent to many interisland.net customers. The email, often arriving marked "high importance" reads as follows: This is to
Orcas School Board goes to Olympia
Contributed by Janet Brownell The Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board and Superintendent/Principal Barbara Kline spent February 8-9 at a Washington State School Directors’ Association/Washington Association of School Administrators Legislative Conference in Olympia. Pictured
Eat-Read-Talk 2009
The Orcas Island Writers Festival will sponsor a Celebration of African-American Literature on the last Tuesday of the month for three months. Barbara Lewis, Director of the Writers Festival, says “Join us for three
EPRC’s Miller prevails upon Sewer District to work out differences with the County
Nearly two years ago, in an order granting the county more time to work on compliance issues, the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) stated, “The lack of agreement between the County and the Eastsound
Micro-climates on Orcas Island
by Janice Richardson Understanding weather patterns is an essential tool for successful gardening. In the mid-1990’s, when I moved from Oregon to northwestern Washington, I felt surprisingly unsure of myself when I
"Wait Until Dark" terrifies, enthralls for two weekends, Feb. 19-21 and Feb. 27-March 1
The suspense-drama “Wait Until Dark” is coming to the Orcas Grange next week, beginning on Feb. 19 with a benefit performance for Kaleidoscope Childcare Center. This edge of your seat thriller, with Orcas Island leading lady
Bullwings' new site: subscription and other changes
Hi there! We've been very pleased with the reception of and response to our new site, launched Feb. 1, and in the first week, we've been working to make sure all functions work as promised.
Crossroads Lecture series begins with "The Dragon and the Elephant"
Contributed by Judith Miller The Crossroads lecture series will soon be underway again! Subtitled “Ideas for a New Century,” the series presents thoughtful, provocative speakers who help the Orcas community think about timely issues,
Orkila's "Partners with Youth" local program enters final week
Contributed by Lynda Sanders, Camp Orkila Staff What makes Camp Orkila so magical? Amazing sunsets, giant swings, the ragger program, horses, Satellite Island, polar bear, campfires, life and death in the forest,
Library introduces computers and the internet
The Orcas Island Library will begin offering free computer classes Saturday afternoons, Feb. 28. These classes are for PC users only, as the library does not have the equipment to teach Apple. The Library
Farmland coordinator reports to council on $25,000 grant
Tim Clark, Farmland Preservation Coordinator for the County’s Agricultural Resources Committee, and Pete Rose, County Administrator, will present a report from (ARC) at Tuesday’s meeting of the County Counci, accounting for the $25,000 grant
School musicians are outstanding islanders
In Support of Music Education The following was given as a curtain speech in advance of the February 5 “Band-O-Rama!” Concert held at the Orcas Island School by School Board Director Keith Whitaker Encouraging
Whale Researcher Ken Balcomb Wins First Salish Sea Science Prize
Killer whale researcher Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research is the first recipient of the Salish Sea Science Prize, a $2,000 cash award given to recognize a scientist whose work has resulted in
Pamela Wright is Orcas Idol
Last night, islanders and visitors attending the fourth annual Orcas Idol competition, voted Pamela Wright as Orcas Idol 2009. Wright is the Orcas Island Elementary Music teacher. Donna Laslo, one of the event organizers for
Gov't here to help local businesses hurt by December storms
Small Business Administration Loan Help Available By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager By noon on Friday, Feb. 6, the second day the temporary Small Business Administration office was open, Gwenda Barker had met with
