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
Mozart quartets for flute, strings to be performed
Sunday, February 2, 8 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan for Salish Sea Early Music Festival -- The complete Mozart Quartets for Flute and Strings will be heard in arare performance on
PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center honors health coach graduates
-- from Deanna Ellefson for PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center -- PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center recently recognized the first group of caregivers earning health coach certification as a result of its Integrated Nutrition Pathways Scholarship
Junior SeaDoctors night, free dinner at Camp Orkila
Wednesday, February 5, 6:30 p.m., Camp Orkila -- from SeaDoc Society and Camp Orkila -- On Wednesday, February 5, the SeaDoc Society and Camp Orkila will serve a free spaghetti dinner as part of the
Ayurveda: Feeling the Kapha blues?
-- from Jule Eron -- Ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical science, teaches everything is made up of the five great elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether. Each of us is a unique combination of these
Community set to celebrate Annie Moss-Moore as she retires from Orcas Center
Sunday, February 2, 1 - 3 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center -- Orcas Center cordially invites you to the retirement party of Annie Moss-Moore on Sunday, February 2 from 1
Update on vacation rental permits
-- from Island Stewards, Vacation Rental Work Group -- As of 23 January 2020, almost 2200 people have signed the petition asking County Council to impose an immediae moratorium on the issuance of Vacation Rental Permits. Immediate action
Agricultural community to get together for Hoedown
Friday, February 7, 6 - 9:30 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Rhys Hansen for San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit -- Those who love local food (and farmers) are invited to join the agricultural community
Guest Opinion | When paradise isn’t, but could be
-- from Kevin Carter, Gregory Kramer, and Jari Andrea Brenner -- Orcas Island is this perfect backdrop for creating and living your best life, but for some, there is an undercurrent of intolerance and, in
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
