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
Sheriff Publicly Addresses 5-Hour Delayed Response to Armed Home Invasion
-- by Lin McNulty, updated Feb. 26 at 9 a.m. -- Sheriff Ron Krebs, right, along with Council Member Rick Hughes, speaks to a concerned crowd at the Senior Center. A curious and
All-Star Seattle Rockers Support Faulkner-Moulton Family
Music Community Pays It Forward with Online Auction Monday, Feb. 29 -- from TeamNels -- Cathy Faulkner, Nels Moulton and their son Trevor Veteran rock DJ and Orcas Islander Cathy Faulkner has helped
Letter to the Editor: Council Turns a Deaf Ear
-- from Michael Durland-- Council, In 2012 I was served with a Notice of Violation (NOV)on my Deer Harbor Boatworks property two weeks after I appealed a building permit. I was told I must have
HS Scholars: Time to Apply for OPALCO Scholarship
OPALCO SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE 3/11 GET UP TO $1,600 + CO-OP LEADERSHIP CAMP -- from Suzanne Olson -- What do San Juan County high-school scholars say about the Youth Rally and OPALCO’s Scholarship Program? “My
How Does Your Garden Grow? How About Community Participatory Agriculture?
Tuesday March 1, 5-6:30 p.m., Orcas Co-op Commons -- from Patrick Bennett -- Intro to Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture (OCPA) invites you to learn more about our hands-on educational model of growing
Sup’t. of Education Plans Lawsuit Over Local Levies
-- by Tom James for Crosscut.com -- Washington schools superintendent Randy Dorn says he is putting together a legal move to force action on the state’s McCleary obligation to pay for improving public schools. Although
Salish Sea Early Music Festival Brings Historic Hanover Chamber Music
Wednesday, March 2 at 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- • Hanover Baroque • Bernward Lohr ~ harpsichord Anne Röhrig ~ baroque violin Jeffrey Cohan ~ baroque flute www.salishseafestival.org/orcas Hanover,
Ripe for the Telling: Surprising Stories of Washington Fruit
Sunday, March 6 at 2pm at the Orcas Island Community Church, FREE Julia Harrison will speak Sunday, March 6 What is the messy and juicy history of Washington’s produce industry? Who was Cashmere’s
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Coming to a Theatre Near You
Fri, Sat, Sun, Feb 26 - 28, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sea View Theatre THREE NIGHTS | SIX SHOWINGS COSTUME GALA WITH PRIZES EACH NIGHT AT 8 P.M. STARS WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (PG13) –
Mark Your Calendars: MAG’S 19th Annual Concert
Sunday, March 6 at 3 p.m., Orcas School Old Gym -- from Kristen Wilson -- It is the biggest music concert on Orcas Island, it happens just once a year, and all the proceeds support
‘Drop Out on Orcas’ Brings Poets and Open Mic to Mia’s
Sunday, Feb. 28 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Mia's Cafe -- from Jennifer Brennock -- Rose Swartz Mia’s Cafe in Eastsound will host a Drop Out poetry reading and open mic on
TEDx Orcas Island Adds Four More Presenters
Saturday, March 5, Orcas Center -- from Gretchen Krampf -- TEDx Orcas Island is bringing fourteen incredible Speakers and Musicians to the Orcas Center Stage on March 5th. Athletes, musicians, lawyers and tribal leaders will bring
Guest Opinion: Where Has OPALCO’s Credibility Gone?
-- by Tom Owens -- When I came here some 22 years ago, OPALCO was widely viewed as a vital and credible part of our community. OPALCO was supplying their electricity without a lot of
Last Alarm for Fire Chief Steve Marler; Loud Shirts and a Potluck
Memorial: Saturday, February 27, Noon - 4 p.m., at Station 31 Fire Station, 1011 Mullis Street, Friday Harbor -- from Sheila Harley, SJC Fire District 3 -- It is with deepest sorrow that we at San
The Concerto Project Hosts Dinner & Presentation in Seattle for Capital Campaign
-- from The Concerto Project -- Mount Baker Farm has facilities already in place to start up the Concerto Project's two-year residential program. The Concerto Project, an Orcas Island nonprofit with the mission
Who Is Bernie Sanders and Why is He Running for President?
-- from Sharon Abreu -- Bernie Sanders, Vermont Senator and candidate for U.S. President On Sunday, Feb. 28 at 3 pm at the Odd Fellows Hall in Eastsound, supporters of Bernie Sanders’ presidential
