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
Succession Planning for Small Business Workshop
Monday, May 15, 1-2:30 p.m., San Juan Island Library -- from Victoria Compton -- All business owners need to devote time and energy to developing a succession plan for their business. With a succession plan,
Need a Tooth Extracted? Free Clinic Scheduled
Monday, May 15, Dr. Triplett's Office -- from Terri Triplett -- Dr. Triplett’s dental office at 445 Madrona Street in Eastsound is reserving Monday May 15 for free tooth extractions for our Orcas and Shaw
In Memoriam | Mary Schoen 1925 – 2017
-- from Steven Schoen -- Mary Schoen died peacefully at her home in West Sound on Orcas island on April 26. Mary was born in Seattle in 1925 to Dudley and Katherine Brown. She graduated from Juanita
Ghazel to Retire from the School Board
-- from Tony Ghazel -- I will not be seeking reelection to the Orcas Island School Board this November. My term is expiring at the end of this year and I have had the utmost honor
Student Art Show Opens at Orcas Center
Reception: Friday May 5, 3 - 6 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Penny Sharp Sky -- "So colorful!" "So creative!" "It's my favorite show of the year!!" It's May and that means it's time for
The Aging Dreamer – The Ageless Dreamer
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- "There are literally no limits to what you may now choose to experience within the context of this physical form.... One must now take total responsibility for the focused intent
April Poetry | She Still Thinks She Can Change Him
She Still Thinks She Can Change Him -- Bruce Adkins -- She walks loneliness tightroped between the desire for love and the constancy of despair Convinced this is her only chance for love she holds
Don’t Miss Annual Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale
Saturday, May 13, 9 a.m., Mullis Center -- from Mo Sloane -- Hundreds of organic vegetable starts and perennials, all lovingly grown and nurtured by San Juan County Master Gardeners, will be on sale at
Senior Center Art to Exhibit “A Gentleman’s View”
Reception: Saturday, May 6, 5 - 7 p.m., Senior Center -- from The Senior Center Visual Arts Committee -- There are many talented and accomplished artists who live on Orcas Island. Although women make up the majority,
SJ National Monument Not on Trump’s List
-- by Lin McNulty -- On Apr. 26, 2017 the White House initiated an executive order authorizing the review of national monuments designated since Jan. 1, 1996. The order targets monuments of more than 100,000 acres
Rock of Orcas Spotlights Orcas Center Benefit
May 11 - 13, 18 - 20, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver, Orcas Center -- Opening on May 11, Orcas Center will feature Rock of Orcas, a concert celebrating the 4rth Annual
Governors Issue Statement on Offshore Drilling
-- from Chase Gallagher, Gov. Inslee's Office -- Governor Jay Inslee, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., and Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued the following statement today in response to a presidential executive order to revise
Pigs, Plants, and Pickett: A Peek into Our History
-- from Amy Nesler, San Juan Visitors Bureau -- Who would have thought a trespassing pig could start a war? Only in Washington’s San Juan Islands. Discover this and other colorful stories during History Lives
April Poetry | South
South -- Carla Stanley -- Marty Graw Sister Purse of the Clasped Hands Queen of the Leaning Mean part party part zydeco she'll go out with the bad the good or her own flow and
Inslee on Renewed Efforts to Repeal ACA
-- from Governor Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today on renewed congressional efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The bill under consideration, if passed, would shift $1.4 billion a year
April Poetry | The Cloud Bird
The Cloud Bird -- David Kobrin -- Oh yes, I saw the cloud bird Heading north, northwest it was Against the current Of the clouds. It’s head and beak a shrouded gray through the background
