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
Eastsound Water Users Office to Close May 26
-- from Paul Kamin, General Manager EWUA -- Eastsound Water Offices will be closed on Thursday May 26th due a facility maintenance event on the property. This work will also require that our filtered water
American Legion Observes Memorial Day
-- from Judi Resch for the American Legion -- The Memorial Day service will be held at Mt. Baker Cemetery this year at 11 a.m., on Monday, May 30th. The Public is invited and encouraged
Michael Durland Files for County Council
-- by Margie Doyle -- Michael Durland of Deer Harbor, filed on Friday May 20 for San Juan County Council. He will face incumbent Rick Hughes who has held the "Orcas" position since 2012. Durland
County Opens Applications for Public Facilities Funds
June 15 application deadline -- from San Juan County Manager -- San Juan County is accepting applications for the Public Facilities Financing Assistance Program grants for funding, available in mid July 2016. Completed applications must
Flotsam & Jetsam: Fish All Species
--a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin -- Alas, we anglers have come to the point that the days of tossing a hook into local rivers and marine areas hoping to catch a salmon or
Stories from Those Who Lived the Marshall Strawberry Era
Saturday, May 28, 2 p.m. at the Olga Community (Energetic) Club -- from the Olga Strawberry Council-- You are invited to witness an event that will probably never happen again anywhere. On Saturday, May 28
Letter to Editor: A Special History Cruise
-- from Margot Shaw -- On a recent Sunday, May 15, to be exact, a band of 40 intrepid seafarers (including me) set out from Orcas on the Eclipse Charters’ Orcas Express to apprehend the
Actors Theater Schedules Upcoming Auditions
Thursday, June 2 and Sunday, June 5, 7 p.m., the Grange -- from Doug Bechtel -- Coming up in September is a full production of Listening Glass by Seattle playwright Jerome Vernich. This will be a
Uptown to Downtown Eastsound Art Walk
-- from Michele Wiley for the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce -- Artists, galleries and businesses are getting ready to stay open for the Summer Series: Uptown to Downtown Eastsound Artwalk! We kick off the
Center Yourself at Orcas Center’s Open House for All
Sunday, May 29, 2016, 2 - 5 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Celebrate 30 years in our building at Orcas Center’s open house. Is there something you would like to see at Orcas
Historical Society’s Great Weekend
-- by Pegi Groundwater for the Historical Society -- [metaslider id=44008] Last weekend was a big one for the Orcas Island Historical Society with three different events happening. On Saturday, May 14, the Society celebrated
Wildlife Fire Prevention and Response Funds Sought
Inslee, Goldmark urge Congress to address wildfire funding -- from the office of Governor Jay Inslee -- Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee and Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark sent a letter [on May 19,
Last Celebrity Chef of the School Year
Chef Raymond Southern -- from Ashley Randall -- The school year is coming to an end, but that does not mean amazing food from our school cafeteria has to also. On Wednesday, May
Guest Opinion: A Better Place for Dogs and Their People
-- by Jeff Hanson -- When my wife Deb and I first arrived on Orcas to operate Pawki’s for Pets, one of our family members was a black lab, who we found a few years
Library Board Decides on Expansion Contractor
-- by Margie Doyle -- Sketch of Library from Rose Street, looking south with expansion to the north and west of current building The Orcas Island Public LIbrary Board of Trustees approved a
EWUA Business Owners Meet to Discuss Water Use and Rate Hikes
-- by Margie Doyle, updated at 7 p.m. -- Business owners who are members of the Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) attended the EWUA board meeting on Tuesday night, May 17 to protest the increase
