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
The Whale Museum’s Lecture Series: Southern Resident Orcas
Monday, August 1, at 6:30 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Jenny Atkinson -- The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome Lynne Barre of NOAA Fisheries as part of the 2016 Summer Lecture Series on
Deer Harbor Bridge | This Week’s Construction
-- from San Juan County Communications -- Crews will be constructing the embankment on the east side of the existing timber bridge for the detour road. Crews will also be grading the west side of
ATOI Holding Open Auditions for Other Desert Cities
Wednesday, July 20, 7 p.m. OR Sunday, July 24, 3 p.m., Orcas Grange -- from Lin McNulty, Actors Theater -- Actors Theater of Orcas Island (ATOI) will be bringing a hot desert play featuring a conflagration
Writers Roundtable to Explore W.S. Merwin Poetry
Saturday, July 30, 1 - 3 p.m., Orcas Library -- from JoEllen Moldoff -- Merwin is one of America’s most celebrated poets. We will discuss a selection of twenty poems taken from three of Merwin’s
Free Attendance for Doe Bay Fest Volunteers
-- from Jami Mitchell -- Interested in attending Doe Bay Fest this year? It's a unique island event worth checking out, to be held August 4-7, 2016. Doe Bay offers a work-trade opportunity for Locals
Support Orcas Schools through Education Foundation
-- from Janet Brownell for OIEF -- [As of July 19], the Orcas Island Education Foundation is in its last 7 days of the "One Arm Tied Behind Your Back" challenge. Started on June 22,
Medical Provider Joins Orcas Medical Center
-- from the Orcas Medical Foundation Board --- Kirsten Pickard,ARNP, FNP-BC We are pleased to announce that Kirsten Pickard, ARNP, FNP-BC, has joined Orcas Medical Center (OMC) in Eastsound and is now seeing
Help the Ferries Improve the Reservation System
-- from Anne Haley, Chairman, Washington State Transportation Commission -- The Washington State Transportation Commission is asking members of the Ferry Riders Opinion Group (FROG) both users and non-users to provide their views/opinions on the
Mountain Lake Trail Gets a Face Lift
-- from Martha Lum and Molly Troxel, with Mindy Kayl -- The Orcas Island Youth Conservation Corps (OIYCC) was hard at work last week, and the Mountain Lake Trail has emerged newly improved. With guidance
Local Poets Reading on Tuesday, July 26
– by Ed Wilson – A handful of Orcas Island poets are inviting other local poets and friends to a few hours of original poetry reading at Orcas Public Library on Tuesday, July 26, from
Summertime, and Eastsound Water Use Down by 17%
-- from Paul Kamin, Manager, Eastsound Water Users Association -- The summer of 2016 has been markedly different than last summer. In a good way, at least water-wise. This summer (starting in the middle of
Orcas Issues Looks to the Future
-- by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Issues is proud to introduce its two summer interns to our readers. Emma Heikkinen Emma Heikkinen, daughter of Phil Heikkinen and Ellen Goldberg, has worked as editor
Our Representatives Report: “Questioning NATO Commitment Is Dangerous”
-- from U.S. Representative Rick Larsen -- On July 21, 2016, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump questioned
Economic Development Council Seeks Assistant
-- from Victoria Compton, Director, San Juan County Economic Development Council -- Title of Position: Economic Development Program Assistant Job Description: Plan, organize, develop, implement, oversee and review economic development programs and activities. Involves: Organize
Meditation Master Coming to Darvills
Saturday, July 23, 2016 - 6 p.m., Darvill's Bookstore -- from Heather Simon -- Meditation master and founder and spiritual director of Pristine Mind Foundation, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche, will discuss his transformative book, Our Pristine Mind:
Public Comments Sought on County Shorelines Program
-- from the Washington State Dept. of Ecology -- Washington State Dept. of Ecology seeks public comment on updates to San Juan County’s Shoreline Master Program. Authority for this update is based on Washington’s Shoreline
