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
Yes, That Jolt Was an Earthquake
UPDATE from Brendan Cowan Director, San Juan County Emergency Mgmt: Info on recent quake felt throughout the San Juan Islands is online. We appreciate islanders going to this link above to report if they felt
Sharon Abreu to Lead UU Service in “New Year”
Sunday, January 3 at 11:30 a.m. in Benson Hall at Emmanuel Episcopal Church The Orcas Unitarian Universalist Fellowship service, "The New Year" will be lead by Sharon Abreu this Sunday. "We'll have a brief service,
Hughes Foresees 2016 Focus on Orcas Infrastructure
-- by Margie Doyle -- The San Juan County Council will next meet on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 and after a year of achievements, Council Member Rick Hughes foresees a "big infrastructure year ahead." Some
Ring in the New Year at Orcas Celebrations
Whether you choose to celebrate the last day of good old 2015 with the great music of Martin Lund and dinner at the Orcas Hotel, a movie for kids, or later for adults at the
NAS Whidbey Island SAR Medically Evacuates Friday Harbor Resident
-- from Michael Welding, NAS Whidbey -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted a late night Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) on Sunday, December 27, 2015, from the San Juan Islands.
Alderton Appointed to Governor’s Pipeline Committee
-- by Margie Doyle -- Janet Alderton of Deer Harbor has been appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to the Citizens' Committee on Pipeline Safety. Janet Alderton The Committee meets about every two months
It’s Not Your Grandma’s Weight Watchers Anymore
Monday, Jan. 4 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Funhouse -- by Carol Kulminski-- Weight Watchers has knocked it out of the park with their new "Beyond the Scale" program for sustainable weight loss!
Artsmith’s Writer Island Coming in February
Register now and apply for scholarships for "Dive Deep with Ana Maria Spagna & Melissa Hart" -- from Jill Johnson for Artsmith -- Does your current writing project need time, guidance, and inspiration for you
OPALCO Electric Bills to Increase by 5% in January
Line item to fund Energy Assistance Program -- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- Beginning in January, our electric bills will go up 5% and there will be a couple of new line items. The
Jazzin’ with the Classics for Christmas
Monday, Dec. 28 at 3 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- Jeffrey Cohan brings vocalist, vibes, pianist and flutist to "Jazzin' with the Classics" on Dec. 28 What do
Forecast Indicates Cold Weather; Local Shelter to be Open
This Wed, Thurs, and Fri, arrive 6-9 p.m., Orcas Island Community Church -- from Janine Heimerich Armstrong -- NOAA forecasts 28, 36, and 25 degree nights this Wed, Thurs, and Fri so the shelter will
People’s Choice Awards Announced at Islands Museum of Art
--from Diane Martindale for Islands Museum of Art -- (Click through to see slideshow of artists and work) [metaslider id=40609] Congratulations to the five winners of San Juan Islands Museum of Art’s 2015 People’s Choice
A Poem for the Solstice
-- by Domenic Verbano -- Soul-Stance: Dead of winter, Least of light. In these times we see ourselves laid bare, in dreariness, we behold our light filled chalice; so dim, so thin, nearly empty? How
Matthew Laslo’s New Magic Show for the Holidays
--by Margie Doyle -- Matthew Laslo Matthew Laslo’s introduces "Magic Now," a new magic show for the holidays on Dec. 26th & 27th at 7:30pm at Sea View Theatre. Matthew, 15, is a
Orcas Angels Bring Computer Hardware
-- by Ed Sutton -- Orcas Angels combine with schools to help graduating seniors acquire Tech for Success Within the Orcas Island community, there are several service groups that regularly reach out to neighbors
Guest Opinion: We’ve Been Climbing the Wrong Wall
-- by Joe Symons -- When I recently wrote to a colleague “if America is really going to face the future, it will require of its citizens knowledge of conservation ecology, mythology and story telling/
