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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Orcasional Musings | Colonoscopy? Over my dead body!
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| One of the "features" of aging past 50 is the quinquennial colonoscopy, "just to make sure that nothing bad is happening in there." And now it was time for
OPALCO Board rescinds dam resolution in favor of collaboration with membership
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- At the January 23 board meeting on Lopez Island, the OPALCO Board voted unanimously to rescind Resolution 2-2019, which was enacted in September 2019 in support of the
Get your act together to be a County Fair performer
-- from Adrienne Bourne for San Juan County Fair -- Planning is underway for the San Juan County Fair August 12-15, 2020 and we are hoping you want to be part of the show! Are you
Five recently discovered manuscripts prepared for Louis XIV to be performed
Sunday, January 26, 8 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan for Salish Sea Early Music Festival -- On Sunday at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church in Eastsound at 8 p.m., we're excited
Orcas Center welcomes Martin Taylor, award-winning guitarist
Saturday, February 8, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center -- Orcas Center is pleased to present Martin Taylor, a multi-award-winning guitarist, on Center Stage February 8 at 7:30 p.m. Taylor
Letter to Editor | School Board members deserve our recognition
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- By proclamation of the governor, January is School Board Recognition Month. It’s a great time to recognize our elected community members who selflessly give their time and
Case of 2019 novel coronavirus confirmed in Washington state resident
-- from State Department of Health -- Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) confirmed a case of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in a Snohomish County resident. While the risk to the general public is low,
EDC offers Business Management & Leadership Skills course with Skagit Valley College
-- from Victoria Compton for Economic Development Council -- Higher-wage employment can be open to many who learn the skills of business management and leadership. The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) invites workers
Hey, man! Man-made art show still has openings for more man-made art
-- from Kathleen Youngren -- We mean this literally, ART MADE BY MEN!!! OK guys, we need to fill the lobby and the Madrona Room at Orcas Center with lots of your beautiful art, carvings, sculpture,
Census Bureau looking to hire more folks from Orcas
Thursdays, February 6, 13, 20, 27, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Sue DuMond for U.S. Census Bureau -- The U.S. Census Bureau is kicking off peak hiring efforts for the 2020
Food Bank extending hours for pilot winter program
Every Saturday 11 a.m. - Noon -- from Orcas Island Food Bank -- January 18 marked the beginning of a pilot winter program being implemented this year by the Orcas Island Food Bank. Winter is
San Juans Tempestry Project at SJIMA
-- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- Valarie Keaton, President of the San Juan County Textile Guild says of the Tempestry Project, “Our exhibit reflects 100 years (every 4th year
School Board calls special meeting for Thursday
Thursday, January 23, 3:30 p.m., Orcas School Library -- from Orcas Island School Board -- The agenda for the Orcas School Board special meeting is as follows; 3:30 PM CALL TO ORDER -
EDC to present Creative Careers Forum
Saturday, February 15, 12 - 2:30 p.m., Skagit Valley College in Friday Harbor -- from Glenn Hendrick for Economic Development Council -- The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) invites students and career-seekers to
Aging Like a Guru | The courage to change the things you can
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- Through my group at the Senior Center here on Orcas, it has come to my attention that most individuals are aging with an addiction to thought patterns that actually create
New group forming: Navigating Life’s Currents
Wednesdays, January 29 - March 4, 1 - 2:30 p.m., Orcas Island Community Foundation -- from Susan Shannon -- There are so many elements of life that can cause us to experience disconnection from self
