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Benefit dinner to feature "Pink the Men" auction
The Island Girls and Guys, fundraisers for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, will host a Prime Rib Dinner this Saturday, May 2. The evening's festivities will begin at 6 p.m. at the
Letter to the Editor: Join the Solution this Sunday
Friends, This Sunday, April 26th, DVSAS is sponsoring a 5K Run/Walk called "BE THE SOLUTION" - registration starts at 9am and the race begins at 10am at the Orcas High School. This is a fundraiser
Letter to the Editor: Stop the War on Pot
Dear family, friends and neighbors, Here is one very good argument (alternet.org/drugreporter/137752/pot_vs._booze ) to support marijuana legalization and control, well delivered by our neighbor Norm Stamper, former Seattle Police Chief. But in my mind it is
Lutheran Women in the San Juan Islands to retreat April 28
The Friday Harbor Branch of the Lutheran Church in the San Juan Islands invites women from all three Branches of the Lutheran Church to participate in a one-day Retreat on Tuesday, April 28. The Ferry
Letter to the Editor: Pay cash to help local businesses
Here's an idea. How about urging all of us to pay cash for island-based goods and services whenever it is personally convenient or appropriate? It would be especially meaningful to the smaller, one or two person operations
Sunny weather brings tennis for all levels
As the weather heats up, so too does the activity level around Buck Park. One activity that has gone on for many years now is Open Tennis. Open Tennis is sponsored by the Orcas Island
Grief recovery group begins April 16
Learn about the natural grief response, strategies for coping with loss, reinvesting in the future, and finding support. The six-week course will meet Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and will be facilitated by
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for roller-skating — join the party this weekend
It's that time of year again -- the grass is growing, kids are playing ball and it's time to take a break from Friday Night Rollerskating. The PTSA recently concluded another fun year of Friday
Editorial: Build carefully on a hard-won foundation
Call me chicken, but I look at the Orcas Island School Board's direction to minimize its Business Manager's contract as dangerous. I say this for two reasons: continuity and competence. Ben Thomas has been the
Opinion: Eastsound Planners invite all to participate in Open House May 4
Who? Why? What? When? Where? Do I care? That's what you may ask yourself. Among the barrage of citizen committee acronyms, county planning notices and meetings a good citizen needs to focus and prioritize. The
Home: a new cafe opens at the Odd Fellows Hall this week
Shoshana Avree and Holly Berman are opening a new cafe on Orcas Island: HOME will make its debut on Thursday, April 9 from 4-8 pm at the Odd Fellows Hall, downstairs. The new restraunteurs will
Editorial: Poetry and Gardening for all on Orcas
Between the cold and hibernation of winter and spring growth and stimulus programs, here on Orcas, our friends and neighbors are encouraging us to take part in cultivating poetry and our gardens. April is celebrated
Prevention coalition sends kids to Orkila for leadership training
On April 3, the 5th and 6th grade classes will attend a Prevention Teach-In at Camp Orkila. They will be joined with students from Lopez and San Juan Islands and community activists to develop qualities
Letter to the Editor: Cell tower ordinance meeting Monday on Orcas
Dear friends, It has just been brought to my attention that a very important public meeting has been scheduled at the Eastsound Firehouse at 12:30 Monday, March 30 to get public comment on the draft
Editorial: Too many books, too little money
Is it the fear and shock caused by declining stock market figures and increasing unemployment numbers that makes me think of cancer and obesity when I hear the words growth and expansion? For after nearly
