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
Songwriter Mary Lydia Ryan Returns for Final Music in the Park
Sunday, September 3, 5 - 7 p.m., Village Green -- from Mary Ryan -- Music in the Park has been extended this season for one more performance, Sunday, September 3 from 5 - 7 p.m.,
School Board Readies for a New Year
-- by Ayn Gailey -- The first day of school for Orcas Island School District (OISD) is not until September 6, but it’s clear from this month’s two school board meetings on Thursday, August 24,
First Nation Exhibition Closes With Raven Skyriver Presentation
-- from Diane Martindale for SJI Museum of Art -- “Return” by Raven Skyriver Contemporary glass artist Raven Skyriver will wrap up the end of the First Nation exhibition at the San Juan
State Agencies Initiate Incident Command to Address Atlantic Salmon Net Pen Escape
-- from Cori Simmons for Department of Natural Resources -- The Washington state departments of Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife and Ecology, along with the Office of the Governor and state Emergency Management Division, signed on to
Governor Responds to Atlantic Salmon Release
-- from Jaime Smith for Governor Inslee's Office -- This morning the Washington state departments of Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife, and Ecology along with the Office of the Governor and state Emergency Management Division,
60-plus Island Businesses Support the Historical Society’s Silent Auction
Saturday, Sept. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Village Green -- by Carol Kulminski for the Orcas Island Historical Society -- Visit the free festivities on the Village Green on Saturday, September
Back to School Kicks Off With a Barbeque
Tuesday, September 5, 4 - 6 p.m., School Maple Tree -- from Orcas Island School District -- Orcas School District is working with the Parents, Teachers, and Students Association to throw our families a BBQ/Party
Food Bank Bits and Bites…
-- from the Orcas Island Food Bank Board-- Things have been humming right along at the OI Food Bank. The number of clients we serve has averaged 663 individuals a month for the first six
Audition Notice From Orcas Center
Addams Family: August 29 - 30, 6 p.m., Orcas Center Stage Whale of a Show: Friday, September 15 from 3:30-5 p.m. and Saturday, September 16 from 12-1:30 p.m., Black Box -- from Susannah Weaver for
What is a School District “Fund Balance” and Why is it Important?
-- from Orcas Island School District Staff -- A district’s fund balance is the amount left in the school district’s accounts, less any accounts payable, at the end of the fiscal year. In the case
Adey Bell Brings Her One Woman Show to Orcas Center
Saturday, August 26, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Jesse Boleyn -- Following two successful concerts presented this summer at Orcas Center for the Performing Arts, venerable songwriter Jesse Boleyn is proud to invite to
Fire Commissioners Review Wildland Fires, Overlapping Calls — and Taxes
(picture courtesy OIFR of Minnow Creek Fire, July 2017) -- by Susan McBain and Margie Doyle -- At their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 21, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue (OIFR) Commissioners heard progress reports
Join End of Season Eastsound Art Walk
Thursday, August 24 starting at 5 p.m. in Eastsound Village -- from Michele Wiley -- The final Art Walk of the 2017 season takes place Thursday evening, Aug. 24, beginning at 5 p.m.
New Math Teacher Joins School Staff
-- from Cathy Ferran for Orcas School District -- Meet our new OIHS Math Teacher, Ryan Kennedy. Ryan “has always wanted to teach”, however, life and careers took him in other directions first. This latest
Skagit Valley College SJ Open After Summer Break
-- from Arden Ainley, Chief Public Information Officer -- Skagit Valley College San Juan Center is now open after the summer break. Regular hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. Fall Quarter
Lummis Debate Responsibility for Atlantic Salmon Release
-- by Mark Yuasa from Crosscut.com -- Atlantic Salmon released from Deepwater Bay. photo courtesy US Fish and Wildlife Service Lummi Tribal fishermen fishing near Samish south of Bellingham Bay have already reported catching
