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
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
Meet a New School Staff Member: Maureen Moran
-- from Orcas Island School District -- MAUREEN MORAN, Elementary Office Manager What did you think you were going to be when you grew up? A mom with 10 kids. What was I thinking?! Do
EPRC Considers a Plea for our Orcas
-- by Margie Doyle -- Orca whales at Mitchell Bay, San Juan Island. Photo courtesy of Snug Harbor Marina and Resort At the Aug. 2 Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) meeting, Toby Cooper
Keepers of the Patos Light Celebrate History and Rebirth
--- by Margie Doyle -- Edrie Vinson, right, and her granddaughter Terri, serve the anniversary cake on Patos Island on Aug. 5, 2018 Quietly, steadily, while many of us research and question civic
Book Review: Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics
-- from Jens Kruse -- The 4th chapter of the book under review opens with these words: “He is pathologically narcissistic and supremely arrogant. He has a grotesque sense of entitlement, never doubting that he can
Library Fair Just Around the Corner
Thousands of books, CDs, and DVDs stacked across tables in the parking lot of the Library, creating bustling aisles of eager bargain hunters in support of a good cause. Books are sorted by categories and
Meet a New Teacher: Ryan Wilson
-- from Orcas Island School District -- RYAN WILSON, PE /Health Teacher and Athletic Director Did you have a favorite teacher? Tell me about her/him. My favorite teacher would be my 7th and 8th grade
School District to Welcome New School Buses
-- from Orcas Island School District -- Thanks in part to a successful application for a $70,000 grant from the Department of Ecology’s ‘Clean Diesel’ Program by Keith Whitaker, the Orcas Island School District has
Community Church Starts 2 Sunday Services
-- by Brian Moss -- It has been a busy summer on Orcas Island. The same holds true for the Community Church. We just hosted a wonderful Jubilee weekend and are looking forward to a
Port of Orcas Regular Meeting Thursday
Thursday, Aug. 9 at 6 p.m. at Eastsound Fire Hall The agenda calls for: APPROVAL OF MINUTES of July 26, 2018 Special Meeting APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS: PUBLIC ACCESS TIME 10 minutes EXECUTIVE SESSION The commission
Madrona Point Insurance Approved by State to Hire Interns
-- from Michele Wiley for Madrona Point Insurance -- Madrona Point Insurance filed with WA State/L&I and with Parent/School Authorization and we are now approved to hire minors for our intern program. The team is
State Grants Boost Ranks of Boatbuilding Students
-- from Rick Manugian, Senate Democratic Communications -- [metaslider id="61682"] There’s no better time to be on the water than in August, during the hottest days of summer. There’s also no better time to be studying
County Councilman Hughes to Meet with Public
Saturday Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. at Enzo's -- by Margie Doyle -- San Juan County Councilman Rick Hughes, who lives on Orcas Island, will be at Enzo's again on Saturday, Aug. 11 at 2
Research and Oral Histories are Basis for Spooky Tales
-- from Carol Kulminski -- Antoinette Botsford While both the Pioneer and Crow Valley School museums are filling with off-island visitors, it is our hope that locals will find their way into one
