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 the Editor: Rock Island Communications Delivers Quality Internet
-- from Bern and Anne Marie Shanks -- Best new service in the San Juan Islands, Rock Island Communications. It is a real treat to work with our very own start-up internet/phone company. We now
Sportsmen Club Turkey Shoot
Saturday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. -- by Pat Muffett for the Sportsmen Club-- The Orcas Island Sportsmen Club invites the public to come and win their Thansgiving Turkey at the 64th
Help for Veterans When Help is Needed
-- County Veterans Assistance Fund provides confidential help -- The Veterans Advisory Fund provides emergency services to indigent veterans, their dependents, widows, widowers, and/or orphans. It is estimated that San Juan County (SJC) has
Kaleidoscope Heads a Donation Drive
-- from Vala Ross for Kaleidoscope -- Kaleidoscope will be taking a box truck to Value Village next week, as a donation drive fundraiser. Proceeds support our quality early childhood education program on Orcas Island.
Climate Change Headlines Annual Indian Island Report
Thursday Nov. 19, 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Orcas Center -- from Russel Barsh -- Seastars are the subjects of Kwiaht study The “blob” of unusually warm water that has dominated North Pacific
Guest Column: Being Mortal on Orcas Island
-- by Thomas Baldwin of the Crossroads Board -- We all have one thing in common. We are of different political and religious persuasions, different cultures, ethnicities, and ages, but we will all die. Talking
Those Seniors Just Don’t Quit
"Seniors Have Talent" Part Two -- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=40103] The "Seniors Have Talent" show on Saturday, Nov. 7 was endearing, funny, and toe-tapping. It recalled "Old Orcas" for many in the audience.
Seniors Have Talent Rocks the House
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=39835] The house being the Lundeen Room of the Senior Center which was packed to overflowing as guests of all ages enjoyed the eye- and ear-amazing talents of a
Potluck at Olga this Saturday
-- from Lorna Rhodes -- Please come to the Olga Thanksgiving Potluck, Saturday, November 14th at the Olga Community Center. Social hour begins at 5:30 and we sit down for dinner at 6-6:30. Cheryl Helm
Hughes Announces County Support of Prune Alley Project
-- by Margie Doyle -- Prune Alley, ready for curbs, gutters and sidewalks Councilman Rick Hughes announced at the Eastsound Planning Review Committee regular meeting on Thursday, Nov. 5 that the County Council
Don’t Get Burned by Winter Fires
-- from RJ Myers of the Orcas Fire and Rescue District -- As we move into colder months, we find that fires are being lit for the first time since spring and heaters are being
Tuesday Morning Planned Power Outage
-- from OPALCO.com There is a planned outage on Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 from 8 AM to 9 AM for Orcas Island. This outage affects all the west end of Orcas Island, including Spring Point,
Council Plans Special Meeting on Eastsound Subarea Plan
-- from the San Juan County Council Clerk -- There will be a Special Meeting of the San Juan County Council on Friday, Nov, 13, 2015 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at the Legislative
With More Personnel, a Renaissance at Senior Center
-- by Margie Doyle, updated with corrections Nov. 9 -- Familiar faces at the Senior Center, from left, Arron Redford, Jami Mitchell, Larry Hughes This fall, the Orcas Senior Center has employed familiar
School to Honor Veterans on Nov. 10
Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 8:45 a.m. in the High School Gym -- from the Orcas Island School District -- Veterans Honored at Orcas Island Schools 2013 School students will honor Veterans Day on
Community Church Welcomes Brian Moss as Associate Pastor
-- by Meredith Griffith -- Brian Moss and family Orcas Island Community Church invites the community to come celebrate our new Associate Pastor of Congregational Life, Brian Moss, at his installation service on
