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
Letter to Editor: Trashion Fashion Show a Success
-- from Linda Peth -- A truly island event happened Saturday night when creative fashion designers modeled their outfits at the Grange Hall’s Trashion Fashion Show. A variety of styles were made. Grocery bags, bubble wrap, magazine
Letter to the Editor: Remington Brings Integrity to Fire Commission
-- from Michael Durland -- I have lived on Orcas for over 30 years and have seen the antics of a Fire Department out of control spending money building million dollar buildings and covering up
NAS Whidbey Island SAR Medically Evacuates Local Man
-- from Michael T. Welding, Public Affairs Officer -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted a Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) early Saturday morning, October 24, 2015, for a man in critical condition
The Orcas’ Baby Boom Continues!
This time in J pod New orcas from J-pod greets the world. Photo courtesy Center for Whale Research -- from the Center for Whale Research, Updated Oct. 27 -- A new calf was
Letter to the Editor: Remington’s Experience & Dedication Commendable
--- by Sara Williams -- It is the difference in perspective between candidates Wes Heinmiller and Julie Remington that is apt to determine the future direction that the fire commission will take with regard to
Orcas High School Teacher Under Investigation, on Leave
-- from Superintendent Eric Webb for the Orcas Island School District -- The San Juan County Sheriff's department and an outside investigator retained by the Orcas Island School District have been conducting a comprehensive investigation
Staying on the Island We Love
Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orcas Island Senior Center --from Orcas Island Senior Center -- Barbara Urschel and Pete McCorison at the 2010 Holiday Festival of Arts at
10,000 Visitors to New Islands’ Art Museum
-- from the San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- Art intrigues all ages -- San Juans Islands Museum of Art celebrated its 10,000 visitor in its first year! In September, Siri Dow
Schedule Now for Healing Arts Fair
Saturday-Sunday, November 7-8 -- from Anita Holliday -- The Healing Arts Center welcomes the community to attend their Fall Healing Arts Fair, on Saturday and Sunday November 7–8. For this fundraiser, offered twice a year, practitioners
Live From the Met: Tannhäuser
Sunday, November 1, 1:00 pm, Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- James Levine conducts Wagner’s early masterpiece Tannhäuser in its first return to the Met stage in more than a decade. We will experience it
Guest Editorial: A Solution to the Split-Zone Dilemma
--by John M. Campbell -- Exhibit depicting aerial view of split zoning ( red line)at the corner of North Beach Road and Mt. Baker Road To: San Juan County Council, EPRC, Port of
Guest Opinion: Enriching Island Life with Song
-- from Lynn Baker for the Orcas Choral Society -- Young and old. Professional and amateur. Every week, 58 islanders gather at the Orcas Center to sing their hearts out in the Orcas Choral Society.
Be a Friend of the Orcas Island Library
-- from the Friends of the Orcas Island Library -- You may have noticed things are changing around The Library. But not really. On November 10th, 1731 ten men plunked down 40 shillings (about $10
School Board Meeting Makes Lively Additions to the Agenda
-- Kahana Pietsch commended as a National Merit Scholar -- by Margie Doyle -- School Board directors (from left, Scott Lancaster, Tony Ghazel and Chris Sutton), turn zinc-copper pennies to "gold" in a hands-on
Guest Opinion: WSF Option to Increase Long-term Reservations Challenged
-- by Alex MacLeod -- Washington State Ferries held the last of its public meetings on the status of the reservation system on Shaw Thursday evening, and the message delivered -- the same as what
Vikings Win Homecoming Game
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=39818] It was a lively and cloudy scene, with spectators filling the grandstands, the Pep Band (helped out by members of the Community Band), led by Darren Dixon, belting
