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
#5 On Best Islands in the Continental U.S List
-- from Barbara Marrett, San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- Travel + Leisure magazine has announced its 2016 World’s Best Awards, ranking the San Juan Islands #5 on its list of The Best Islands in the Continental
Doe Bay Open Mic Sponsors Wolf Hollow in July
Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Doe Bay Café -- from Doe Bay Music -- Join island visitors and residents to share music, spoken word, and other performances on the night when we come together in that ancient
Author Talk & Book Signing: Sea Otter Conservation
Wednesday, July 13, 6:30 p.m., Whale Museum -- from Jenny L. Atkinson, Executive Director, The Whale Museum -- The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome our new Research Curator Shawn Larson as part of the 2016 Summer Lecture
Harvie, Troxel Will Share Random Howse Stage on Friday
Friday, July 8, 7 - 9 p.m., Random Howse -- from Mandy Troxel -- This Friday, July 8, Bruce Harvie and Mandy Troxel will be performing live at the Random Howse from 7-9pm. Orcas Islanders
Guest Opinion | How Can Islanders Save 77 Million Gallons of Water this Year?
-- from Lauren Platman, Friends of the San Juans -- With summer underway, some islanders are already feeling the heat-and the drought. Some wells are already being starved of fresh water, which makes the rainy
House Party to Feature Film Premiere
Thursday, July 14, 7 - 9 p.m., Heartwood on Orcas -- from Gretchen Krampf -- Eric Mulholland Join filmmaker Nic Askew for the premier of this short film that sets out to capture the vast
Doe Bay Celebration Features Patriotic Speaker
-- from Chris Brems, President, Doe Bay Community Association -- The Doe Bay community held its 45th Annual Independence Day Celebration and Potluck at the Doe Bay fire hall on Sunday, July 3. Some 200 friends and
Environmental Protection Rulings Upheld in B.C. Pipeline Project
--- by Nadia Prupis for Common Dreams -- Environmentalists and Indigenous rights advocates celebrated on Thursday [June 30] after a judge struck down the Canadian government's 2014 approval of a controversial pipeline project in a
An Art Auction for Every Taste
Saturday, July 9th at 4:30 p.m at the Orcas Senior Center -- by Emma Heikkinen -- Artists and staff at the Senior Center prepare for the July 9 auction Those who have never
High School Seniors Give Back to the Food Bank
--from the Orcas Island Food Bank-- Anneke Ivans and Kahana Pietsch were two 2016 graduating high school seniors who focused on the Orcas Island Food Bank for their senior projects – one very traditionally, the
Editorial: How About Fireworks That Are Better for Pets and Vets?
-- by Lin McNulty -- As we wade through the festivities of Independence Day, at least two groups would give anything to not experience the sounds of a lively fireworks display: pets and vets. An annual
Laslo’s Magic Show Dazzles at the Sea View
Repeat performance Sunday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m. -- by Madeleine Treneer -- Maria Bullock teams up with Matthew Laslo for his Magic Show at the Sea View Theatre A buzz filled the
WWU Dance Theatre Ensemble Leaps Back to Orcas Center
Saturday, July 9, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Once again the choreographers working with WWU’s Dance Theatre Ensemble have turned to diverse subjects for the dances they are performing at Orcas
Stop and See the School Garden
-- from Judy Tepley -- [metaslider id=44959] At the Orcas Garden Tour, I was so taken with the school garden. I saw it several years ago and it was so-so but cool. This time it
It’s Going to be a Glorious Second, Third AND Fourth
From dawn Saturday morning until nightfall Monday night, Orcas Islanders are celebrating the Independence of the United States from Doe Bay to Deer Harbor. Saturday, July 2 PANCAKE BREAKFAST with Orcas Island Fire and Rescue
Large PACK Donations Have Newt Trailing in Mayoral Race
-- from Jacqueline Daigle -- Sir Isaac Newt’n is in last place. How can we let this happen? How did this happen? According to race manager Susan Anderson of Children’s House, Newt’n has received the
