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
Orcas Chamber Music Festival Arrives in August
August 4 - 20, 2016 -- from Linda Slone -- The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s 19th season will be a treat, “the best ever!” with twelve exciting and varied concerts featuring musicians known far
Marianne Lewis Jumps in as Orcas Choral Society Director
-- from Lynn Baker -- Marianne Lewis at the organ, Emmanuel Church, Eastsound. Summer’s here, with barbeques, the farmers’ market, kids leaping into Cascade Lake. And, as the Orcas Choral Society interim director, Marianne
ATOI Cast to Present Readers Theater at Random Howse
Thursday & Friday, August 4 - 5, 7 p.m., Random Howse -- from Doug Bechtel -- In Roses in December, a play of letters written by Victor Cahn and directed by Lin McNulty, a young
School Board Meeting and Public Hearing Today!
-- from the Orcas Island School District -- The regular monthly meeting of the Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board of Directors will take place at the School Library at 5 p.m. today with the
And The Winners Are…
-- from Madie Murray for Orcas Island Farm to Cafeteria Program -- The Kraners - First Place! Out of a record 27 home brews entered into the competition during the Sixth Annual Cider
Guest Opinion: Animals are Life, Not Property
-- from Jane Alden -- I had reason, today, to speak to a police officer regarding animal abuse. What I learned was so shocking that I want to share it. It seems that in WA,
Donate During August Blood Drive
Thursday, August 4, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Leif -- Just a month after our wonderful July Fourth Orcas celebration, the Orcas Lions, Fire & Rescue Dept., and other organizations
Last Chance to Donate Yoga Supplies to DVSAS
-- from Eve Batchelder -- If you’ve been looking around for a place to drop off your unused or old yoga mats, but haven’t found the right person or reason to do so, look no further!
Diabetes Presentation at Senior Center
Wednesday, August 3, 1 - 2 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Jami Mitchell -- You are invited to attend an informative session on living with Diabetes, presented by medical student Troy Fowler. The presentation
Calendula Salve Workshop in School Garden
Calendula flowers captured by Steve Smith during the 2016 Orcas Island Garden Club Tour -- from Ashley Randall -- The Farm to Cafeteria Program is hosting the second of three summer workshops in
Rep. Larsen Introduces Computer App Contest
-- from the office of U.S. Representative Rick Larsen -- Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced [on July 26] the launch of the 2016 Congressional App Challenge – an opportunity for students to learn key computer
Printmakers Featured at Senior Center
July 18 - September 6, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Senior Center -- from Jacqueline Kempfer -- A vision of florals, birds, abstracts, and lettering in the lines, colors and contrasts of the printmaking art
Preschool Positions Available Through ECEAP
-- from Ethna Flanagan -- San Juan County’s Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP, pronounced E-cap) is Washington State’s family-focused preschool program modeled on the federal Head Start Program. ECEAP has been preparing 3 and 4
Music in the Park to Feature Carl Burger
Sunday, July 31, 5-7 p.m., Village Green -- from Carl Burger -- Carl Burger brings his solo musical variety show to Eastsound's Music in the Park, Sunday, July 31, 5-7 p.m. Along with guitars, banjo
Chamber Music Festival Brings “Time for Three” to Lopez and Orcas
-- from Linda Slone for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival -- Time for Three Comes to Lopez and Orcas Islands Violinist Nikki Chooi will begin as Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Guest Opinion | What Really Powers Your Electric Car?
-- from Tom Owens -- OPALCO held a meeting (July 12) to examine future of energy for the Co-Op. Mr. Dauciunas is reported to have stated that since San Juan County gets 98% of its
