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
Educate before you medicate: Seniors and Cannabis at Senior Center
Wednesday, September 18, 1 - 2 p.m., Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- After our summer hiatus, the Orcas Senior Center will be resuming its free, informative and intellectually stimulating
Library group will meet to discuss Foreign Policy Assoc. ‘Great Decisions’ program
Fourth Mondays, beginning September 23, 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Library -- The Library is pleased to announce a new series based on the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions program.
Fish For Teeth brings free mobile dental clinic to Friday Harbor
Friday - Saturday, October 4 - 5 -- from Hayley Day for Fish For Teeth -- Fish for Teeth sponsors a mobile dental van for dental clinics on San Juan Island, three times a year.
Guest Opinion | Now there’s a word for it
-- from Bill Appel -- We’ve all felt it in our quiet moments: the breakdown of community values, a steady drumbeat of more people, as people drive faster, make more noise, litter more, drink more
Genealogy Club branches out to learn about recording video histories
Tuesday, September 17, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Kathi Ciskowski for Orcas Island Genealogy Club -- The Orcas Island Genealogy Club is free and open to anyone who is interested in
Last chance to have your plants diagnosed
Saturday, September 14, Farmers Market Wednesday, September 18, Driftwood Nursery -- from Dianne Macondray -- Last chance this year to find out why your plants are not thriving. Bring your unhealthy specimens in a ziplock
Plans for a revitalized Olga Store get more real
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- Teams from the Friends of the Olga Store Building (FOSB) and the Orcas Food Co-op got together for a public presentation on Friday, September 6 at the
Friday Harbor soon to be home to four poetry gardens
Accepting submissions through November -- from David M. Jenkins for Friday Harbor Arts Commission -- Friday Harbor will soon be the home of four poetry gardens. The Town of Friday Harbor and the Friday Harbor
Lest we forget…
-- from Jens Kruse -- Here are three stories to help us never forget 9/11/01: www.esquire.com/news-politics/a48031/the-falling-man-tom-junod/www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/were-the-only-plane-in-the-sky-214230www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/trump-hillary-clinton-september-11-911-attacks-nyc-214236
Funhouse, OHS team up for College Week presentations
Tuesday, October 1 - Friday, October 4 -- from Liz Doane for Funhouse Commons -- Funhouse Commons and Orcas Island High School are teaming up for another year of college events for High School students.
Letter to Editor | Yikes! Historical data no longer available on county website
-- from Joe Symons -- I have noticed that there are significant changes to the SJC web site (in general) and the GIS Open Data Portal files, in particular. These changes are not announced. There
Meet Eba, whale-poop sniffing dog, at SJIMA
Yep... Saturday, September 14, 1-3 p.m., San Juan Islands Museum of Art Maybe out on the water you saw a dog, in sunglasses no less, on the prow of a small boat and wondered what they were doing.
Orcas Island Fire & Rescue completes 9/11 memorial
Wednesday, September 11, 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Island Fire & Rescue -- A structural beam from the fallen towers of 9/11 has found its forever home at the
Group readies for second community conversation on vacation rentals
Honoring our shared vision Wednesday, September 25, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., OHS Cafeteria -- from Island Stewards -- Moving forward…Get ready for a second Community Conversation about vacation rentals! We heard your call for more
‘For Love of Orcas’ reading and gallery walk at SJIMA
Thursday, September 12, 3:30 - 5 p.m., San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- from Jill McCabe Johnson -- The San Juan Islands Museum of Art, (SJIMA) in conjunction with their current exhibition, DEEP DIVE
Meet Kassandra Kauffman, new Para-Educator
-- from Orcas Island School District -- Do you have pets? Yes, we have a 5 year old German Shepard named Mia that is full of energy. We love her so much and I am
