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
BYOB Art for Fun Continues at SJIMA
September 13, 6 - 8 p.m., San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- from Debbie Pigman -- "Garden Gate" Art for Fun continues in September at San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA).
New School Para-educator Former Children’s House Lead Teacher
-- from Cathy Ferran for Orcas School District -- Meet our new Para-educator, Katie Wlaysewski (pronounced vla-shev-skee). She is a proud native of Butte, Montana and grew up in a large family as the middle
Whale Museum’s Summer Lecture Series | Whales & Shipping
Thursday, September 7, 6:30 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- The Whale Museum’s Summer Lecture Series continues with Whales & Shipping: How the Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO)
The Agony and Anguish of Unrelenting Resistance
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- I have a client, Max, who in this moment finds himself in a life that is unmanageable. Regardless of where he is--at work, at home, in his truck driving between
Sigh… Elwha Out | Updated: Back in Service
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Sunday, September 3, 9:20 a.m. Necessary repairs to the Elwha have been completed and the vessel [returned] to service with the 9:35 a.m. departure from Anacortes. This will restore
EDC Invites Entrepreneurs to Participate in Business Plan Competition
Entrepreneurs can bring their business ideas to the next level in the third annual EDC Launch San Juan Islands business plan competition, created by the San Juan County Economic Development Council and sponsored by local
Guest Opinion | Say No to Longview Coal Terminal
-- from Michael Riordan -- (Reprinted in part with permission of Seattle Times) The state Department of Ecology will soon make an important permitting decision that could well pit Washington state against the federal government.
Burn Ban Enacted For All of San Juan County
All burning is closed except charcoal or propane BBQs for the county. State Parks has additionally shut down the use of charcoal so they are only allowing gas or propane BBQs and cook stoves. --
Living With Chronic Disease? Here’s a Free Workshop
Wednesdays, September 6 - October 11, 1-3:30 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Jami Mitchell for Orcas Senior Center -- Do you live with a chronic disease like arthritis, diabetes, depression, COPD, obesity, back problems,
Team Island Girls Needs Support for Upcoming Susan G. Komen Walk
-- from Dottie Cornelius -- For nine years, team Island Girls has represented Orcas Island in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, 60-mile walk in Seattle. Each team member is required to raise $2,300. Team captain,
Coalition Pursues Hospital District Petition
-- from the Coalition for Orcas Health Care -- In several days, volunteers for the Coalition for Orcas Health Care (COHC) may respectfully request your signature on a petition for a Public Hospital District on
Poetry, Writing, Molecular Biology Among New School Custodian’s Passions
-- from Cathy Ferran for Orcas School District -- Welcome to our new Orcas High School Custodian, Bruce Van Noy. Bruce was born in Seattle, raised in North California, and educated in genetics and molecular
UW Medicine Names Chief of Orcas-Lopez Island Clinics
-- from Brian Donohue, UW Medicine Public Information -- UW Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael D. Alperin has accepted the position of chief of the UW Medicine Orcas Island and Lopez Island Clinics
What is the Difference Between a Bond and a Levy?
-- from Orcas Island School District Staff -- The funding of schools is complicated and often misunderstood. The bulk of the operating revenue comes from the state, the federal government and then through local property
New Para-educator Drawn to Working With Kids
-- from Cathy Ferran for Orcas School District -- Jessie Housman was born and raised in the Bay Area of CA. Jessie has always been drawn toward jobs working with children. She was a Youth
Adey Bell’s Powerful, Mesmerizing Music
-- a review by Margie Doyle-- Adey Bell, dressed in a flowing red "steampunk" dress, fingerless lace gloves and a black top hat, came to Orcas Island on Saturday night and romanced the audience with
