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“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
Don’t Miss the News!
Here at OIHQ (Orcas Issues Head Quarters) we are immersed in the daily news and local opinions about issues that affect us directly, everyday -- and about the background that shaped those issues and the
Guest Opinion: Free to Be Regulated
-- by Joe Symons -- As I sit waiting for my ferry, I notice the white lines marking the lanes. Why were they painted? Surely to help guide the traffic, to provide an orderly means
Walking and Drawing Class Upcoming
-- from Diane Martindale for SJI Museum of Art -- Cosmos Beach by Joe Miller A rare opportunity to take a workshop with the talented and incomparable Joe Miller is being offered by
School Board Schedules Two Back to Back Meetings
Special Meeting: Thursday, August 24, 3 p.m., School Library Regular Meeting: Thursday, August 24, 5 p.m., School Library -- from Cathy Ferran for Orcas School District -- Orcas Island School Board will convene in a
Eclipse Aftermath: Farmed Atlantic Salmon Released near Cypress Island
-- by Lynda V. Mapes from the Seattle Times It’s open season on Atlantic salmon as the public is urged to help mop up a salmon spill from an imploded net holding 305,000 fish at
Islanders Share Eclipse Viewing at Library
-- by Ayn Gailey -- [metaslider id=54653] Today the Universe treated us to a total eclipse of the sun, an event in which the moon passes between the sun and earth and blocks all or
Tow Away Zone Coming to Village Green
Sunday, August 27, 5 p.m., Village Green -- from Tish Knapp -- Sunday afternoon, the 27th, at 5:00 in the afternoon the Tow Away Zone or TAZ, as they are more commonly known, will entertain
New Face Joins School Maintenance Crew
-- from Cathy Ferran for Orcas School District -- OISD welcomes John Pacasum. John was hired just before the end of the school year to work in OISD Maintenance, and just in time to help
Enzo Thixton Soars in Silks
-- by Margie Doyle -- Enzo Thixton performing in Purple Rain, photo by Steve Smith [metaslider id=54640] Those of us who've been to Grace McCune/Jake Perrine's productions of rock extravaganzas in recent years
TED Speaker Katrina Spade at Emmanuel Parish Hall
Tuesday, August 29 at 6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Gretchen Krampf for Orcasong -- What if our bodies could help grow new life after we die, instead of being embalmed and buried or
Ferry System Advises Eclipse-viewing Cautions
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Between approximately 9:05 and 11:40 a.m. on Monday, August 21, the moon will block a portion of the sun -- with a peak of 92-percent coverage at 10:20 a.m.
Special Ed is New School Teacher’s Passion
-- from Cathy Ferran for Orcas School District -- Orcas Island School District welcomes another new teacher to our Special Education staff this year – Kristee Rajczi - she has 10 years overall teaching experience
Orcas Island Film Festival Summer Feature is God’s Own Country
Wednesday, August 23 - 8 p.m., Sea View Theatre -- from Donna Laslo for Orcas Island Film Festival -- The countdown to the Orcas Island Film festival continues with the summer series of award winning films. On August
New Faces at Friday Harbor Brickworks
-- from Steph Coffey, San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild -- AmyPlant with Daughter Lyra, Cady Davies, and Steph Coffey The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild is delighted to introduce their new (and first) Executive Director,
Business Spotlight: Could More Bikes on Orcas Mean Fewer Cars?
-- by Susan McBain -- Dan Christopherson at Wildlife Cycles in Eastsound Biking is big in the San Juans. And the number of bikers is going to keep growing, especially in the summer,
Time for Back-to-school Immunizations
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The Washington State Department of Health and San Juan County Health and Community Services are urging parents and guardians to make sure their kids’ immunizations are up to
