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
Local Company Awarded Best-Eco Adventure Tour in Pacific Northwest
-- from Brittany Preischel for San Juan Safaris Whale Watch & Wildlife Tours -- For the second year in a row, San Juan Safaris Whale Watch & Wildlife Tours was voted Best Eco-Adventure in the
EMERGENCE Exhibit Will Feature First Nation Artists
-- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- Thunderbird Portrait Mask by Art Thompson EMERGENCE is the exhibition of First Nation Legendary & Emerging Artists that will run through
Give Orcas 2017 Achieves Full Funding
Thursday, May 25, 3 - 5 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Hilary Canty for Orcas Island Community Foundation -- For the very first time every proposal submitted to the Give Orcas Grant Catalog will be
Roadway Excavation and Rock Breaking Underway at Orcas Park & Ride
-- from Jesse Douglas-Seitz for San Juan County Public Works -- Rock breaking is scheduled to continue on site next week with the large hydraulic hammer. Our contractor will continue roadway excavation bringing the surface closer to
Rep. Larsen Fights Privatization of Air Traffic Controllers
--from Douglas Wagoner for Rep. Rick Larsen -- In a hearing of the House Committee on Transportation, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the top-Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, took aim at glaring inconsistencies
Is This As Good As It Gets?
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- We expect that as we age we will decline in every way possible. We say, "this is the way it is supposed to be," then we blindly walk down the
Pettis Performance to Celebrate Great Ladies of Jazz
Saturday, May 27, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Donna Laslo -- Gail Pettis is a two-time winner of Earshot Jazz Golden Ear “Northwest’s Vocalist of the Year” award. Gail's warm, rich vocals and retro
10M Gallons of Sewage Diverted from Washington Waters in 2016
-- from Washington Sea Grant -- Work with Sea Grant programs to pump out bilges. Photo courtesy Washington Sea Grant In 2016, the Washington Clean Vessel Act, a joint project of Washington State
From Moscow to Orcas: “A Hero of Our Time”
Friday, May 26, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- The Bolshoi Ballet brings "A Hero Of Our Time" from the Moscow stage to Orcas Center in Cinema on Friday,
Stockwell to Share Her El Camino de Santiago Trip
Saturday, May 27, 11 a.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Faith Heath for Orcas Community Church -- All island women are invited to come hear adventurous long-distance hiker and new Orcas Islander Judy Stockwell speak
Bring Your Plant Questions and Problems
-- from Nancy Forker -- Orcas Master Gardeners will be at Driftwood Nursery on Wed., May 24, 11am-1pm to answer gardening questions. If you have a plant problem or need a plant id, bring a
Guest Opinion | A New Vision
-- from Joe Symons -- Imagine a county whose population of residents and visitors chooses to honor its rural, wild, sustainable, refreshing, slow, nature-dominated, non-exploitive, respectful, in-perpetuity heritage. Imagine stepping off the ferry into a
Learn Sign Language
Tuesday May 23 and Thursday May 25 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Funhouse -- from Edie Hansen -- Bethany Hansen, a Senior at Orcas Island High school, will be teaching two free sign
Orcas Island Film Festival Calls for Short Films
-- from Shannon Borg for the Orcas Island Film Festival -- The Orcas Island Film Festival will award grants of $5,000 to three filmmakers to explore the San Juan Islands and use it as a
Morris Sponsors Privacy Law to Protect Consumers
-- from the Washington House Democrats -- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill [on May 16] prohibiting businesses from collecting and selling your personal biometric information without your consent. Rep. Jeff Morris (D-Mt. Vernon)
Orcas Medical Foundation Hosts Q & A with UW Representatives
-- by Dali Cuthbert -- Concerned islanders -- medical patients and practitioners -- packed the Madrona Room at the Orcas Center on Saturday, May 13, for the Annual Meeting of the Orcas Medical Foundation, founded
