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
OICMF Spotlights Musician-in-Residence with Focus on Cello
-- from Joyce Stone, OICMF -- A new month will bring a new Musician-in-Residence for string students. The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is pleased to welcome Ruth Boden, Associate Professor of Cello and Bass
Help Orcas Debate Go to State
HELP SEND OUR CHAMPIONS TO STATE COMPETITION -- from Janet Brownell, OIEF -- The Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF) hopes you can help send one of our public high school teams to State. This team has been
MAG Group Can’t Wait to Fill the Gym with Tunes and Fans
Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m., Old Gym -- from Kristen Wilson -- The Music Advocacy Group’s (MAG) 19th annual benefit concert will bring adult and student Orcas Island musicians together in support of school
CenturyLink to Make E911 Upgrades; Expect Down Time
March 1, 2 & 3 at 12:01 a.m. each day -- from CenturyLink -- On March 1, 2 & 3 at 12:01 a.m. each day, CenturyLink will be making network upgrades on E911 circuits serving the
Traditional Irish Tunes Coming to Random Howse
Saturday, March 5, 8 - 10 p.m., Random Howse -- from Cayley Schmid, Giant's Causeway -- Giant's Causeway - Traditional Irish Tunes DATE Saturday, March 05, 2016 TIME 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm PST WHERE
Chat Over Coffee with FRIENDS of the San Juans
-- from Katie Fleming for the Friends of the San Juans -- Come Meet Staff and Board from FRIENDS of the San Juans on March 3 Friends of the San Juans will host a “Coffee and
Here Are Your Choices: Sidewalk Options for Prune Alley
Thursday, March, 3 - 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Hall -- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=42041] Eastsound's advisory planning board, the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC), will decide at its next meeting on the design
Orcas Voices: The Sounds of Spring
-- by Sally Buchanan-- Spring is arriving earlier than usual this year on Orcas Island. There is that sudden and wonderful general awareness that days are growing noticeably longer and the sunshine is warmer. The
Space, Time is Set: Be a Part of the Upcoming Science Fair
Saturday, March 26, 12 p.m., Funhouse Commons -- from Emilie Gincig -- Come One, Come All to The Funhouse Science Fair! The 16th Annual Funhouse Science Fair happens on Saturday, March 26, starting at 12 p.m.
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,
