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
Items in Short Supply at the Food Bank
Orcas Island Food Bank -- from the Orcas Island Food Bank Board -- There are some items needed at the Orcas Island Food Bank that we thought the community might be able to
Kaleidoscope Kids Visit Down on the Farm
-- from Coffelt Farm Stewards -- Kaleidoscope Summer Day Camp for Elementary Students visited Coffelt Farm twice this month. Students were delighted with a tour of the farm led by the foreman, Casey McKenzie. The
Airport Commissioners Riff at Regular Meeting
-- by Margie Doyle -- The regular Port Commission meeting of Aug. 9 was attended by three Port Commissioners: Dwight Guss, Greg Sawyer and Steve Hopkins. Missing were Commissioners Brian Ehrmantraut and Shawn Simpson. The
ORS/Exchange Announces “Recycle 2.0” Effort
-- from Orcas Recycling Services -- The nation-wide crisis in the recycling industry has hit home. Recycling prices at the Orcas Transfer Station will go up August 9th, as they have already done on San
Meet a New Teacher: Catherine Naujoks
— from Orcas Island School District — CATHERINE NAUJOKS, 1st / 2nd Grade Teacher My name is Catherine Naujoks and I am very excited to teach at Orcas Island Elementary School. I have visited Orcas
Air Quality Affected by Wildfire Smoke
-- from San Juan County Communications --Air monitors in our region today are reporting ‘unhealthy’ levels of particulate matter in the air due to wildfire smoke, largely from fires burning in British Columbia. San Juan
Letter to the Editor: Of Signs, Land, and People
-- by Randy Gaylord -- Dear Editor, My thanks to those who voted in the primary election. Shortly after the election, Team Gaylord removed most of the Re-Elect Gaylord for Prosecutor signs from our scenic
Nancy Wang Leads Storytelling Series
-- from Nancy Wang and the Orcas Senior Center-- Nancy Wang entrances in storytelling, here with her husband and Eth-Noh-Tec partner, Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo Nancy Wang of Eth-Noh-Tec invites you to take a class in
Updated August Election Results
-- by Margie Doyle -- Further results of the August 7, 2018 Primary were revised at 2:59 p.m. on August 9 by the San Juan County Department of Elections. (for preliminary results, see https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/sanjuan/ Final
Guest Opinion | Threading the Needle for Public Funding of Public Education
-- Tom Baldwin, for the School District Budget Advisory Committee -- Orcas Island School District (OISD) has some vitally important decisions to make in the very near future that will have long-term consequences—decisions necessitated by
Orcas Island Film Festival Presents Feature Film on The Green
Sunday, August 19, Dusk (8:30 p.m.-ish), Village Green -- from Donna Laslo for Orcas Island Film Festival -- On Sunday, August 19 following Music in Park, the Orcas Island Film Festival and Orcasong Farm invites
Meet a New Teacher: Bill Alsdurf
-- from Orcas School District -- BILL ALSDURF Jr., 3rd / 4th grade Teacher How would your elementary school or high school classmates remember you? When I was a kid growing up, we moved around
Meet a New Teacher: Jennifer Johnston
-- from Orcas School District -- Jennifer Johnston- 3rd/4th grade Teacher My elementary school classmates would describe me as quiet and shy, but fun to play with. My high school classmates would say I was
Orcas Women’s Coalition Hosts Quarterly Meeting
Sunday, August 19th from 4-6 PM at the Orcas Senior Center -- from Gretchen M. Krampf, OWC Steering Committee Member-- Orcas Women's Coalition (OWC) is a vibrant, energetic network of women and transgender people on
Orcas’ Bull Elk Visitor Spotted on Dolphin Bay Road
-- by Lin McNulty -- It's Saturday night, about 7 p.m. Maybe he's had a busy day and can't wait to get home. Maybe he made a wrong turn into an unknown dimension. Sean deMeritt
Eastsound Streetscape Plans Described at County Advisory Meet
-- by Margie Doyle -- A great part of the Aug. 2 Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) meeting was dedicated to presentations by county Public Works Engineer Shannon Wilbur, describing draft plans for Streetscapes in
