Here’s a thought…
“The politician wants men to know how to die courageously; the poet wants men to live courageously.”
SALVATORE QUASIMODO
Chamber Music Festival Welcomes 2016 with Salon Concert!
Saturday, January 16 11 a.m., Call to reserve -- from Joyce Stone, OICMF -- What better way to begin the New Year than with music! World renowned violinist Martin Chalifour and acclaimed Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen will perform a Salon Concert on Orcas Island Saturday, January 16. The daytime concert will take place
Center Works Studio Holds Open House
Saturday January 9, 9:30am - 4pm at Center Works Studio on "A" Street -- from Anne Marie Schultz-- Start your year off right by dropping by the studio this coming Saturday to treat your self to a free class, nibble on food, meet our new teachers (Eric Underwood-pilates, Suzy Fraiser-Gyrotonic,
Orcas Center’s 2016 January – August Season
-- from Artha Kass -- Orcas Center’s 2016 January - August Season holds a wide variety of local performances, touring artists and streaming masterpieces from New York, London and Moscow. A few highlights include: the fourth Enchanted Forest Cabaret with escapades on The Transylvania Express'O; Island Aerial Acrobatics; TEDx Orcas; the Hawaiian group
Council to Hold Special Meetings on Proposed Shoreline Regs
-- from San Juan County Development and Planning-- San Juan County Council is expanding public participation in the Shoreline Master Plan update and will host a presentation on the current draft ordinance. A question and answer period will follow each presentation. County Council and staff will be in attendance. Tuesday,
Inslee Announces Public Health Initiative to Curb Gun Crime and Suicide
-- from Lisa Harper, State of Washington -- Gov. Jay Inslee today signed an executive order that launches a statewide public health initiative to reduce and prevent gun-related fatalities and injuries. The order uses the same data-driven approach that has significantly reduced motor vehicle deaths over the past two decades. The
Master Gardener Foundation Annual Native Plant Sale
Saturday, March 12, 9 a.m. – 12 noon, Orcas Grange Pre-Order Now for Best Selection -- from Master Gardener Jane Wentworth -- Happy New Year! It is time again for our Annual Native Plant Sale. The sale is scheduled for March 12, from 9 a.m. – 12 noon, on San Juan,
Six Business Resolutions for 2016 from SBA
-- from Nancy Porzio, District Director, Small Business Administration -- As we enter into the New Year, a lot of people focus on bettering themselves. More workouts and fewer vices are the usual focus of resolutions this time of year. But for business owners, here are some simple resolutions with your
Help Plan Eastsound’s Future at Public Meeting
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Jan. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall. Preceding the meeting, from 2:30 to 3 p.m., there will be a public workshop on “streetscape standards," which have
Montessori School Thanks the Community
-- from The Orcas Montessori School Families and Staff-- The families and staff of the Orcas Montessori School would like to sincerely thank everyone who generously supported our holiday wreath sale this year. The wreath sale is our second biggest fundraiser, and it benefits the school in a multitude of
NAS Whidbey Island SAR Rescues Woman Near Mount Baker
-- from Michael T. Welding, Public Affairs Officer -- Medical Technician Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) John Siedler secures an injured snowshoer into a rescue basket prior to hoisting her aboard NAS Whidbey Island's Search and Rescue helicopter on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. A Search and Rescue (SAR) team of five
Funhouse Announces Fun Winter Schedule
-- from Rebecca DeMeritt, Funhouse/Commons -- The Funhouse will be offering another round of classes, M-F, throughout the winter months! The Funhouse also offers great clubs and opportunities for our kids! Join the Funhouse: “Where Kids don’t just go, they grow!” After-School Classes and Clubs offered this winter at the Funhouse: Mondays:
MaurineTalksBooks Highlights the Best Books of 2015
-- from Maurine Barnett, MaurineTalksBooks.com -- This is the time of year that every newspaper, web site, magazine, and public radio station announces their “favorite books of the year”, so who am I to not chime in with my opinion, too? More of my favorite reads this past year (not all
Saving Orcas History, One Voice at a Time
-- from Pegi Groundwater for the Orcas Island Historical Society -- Orcas Island history is about the lives of our people –what they know and what they have experienced. The Orcas Island Historical Society (OIHS) has a treasure trove of more than 40 taped interviews in their storage vault behind
Bob Dash Explores a Phenomenally Small World
-- by Margie Doyle -- Gull feather interior from the downy section of the feather. Image copyright by Bob Dash. The scale of this micrograph is the width of 100 "spirals" on this gull feather would span the head of a pin. Bob Dash, Orcas teacher, photographer and
TedX Comes to Orcas in March
best of both worlds : the potential in polarity -- from Gretchen Krampf -- Who would you like to see present at our second TEDxOrcasIsland on March 5th? Do you or someone you know have an idea worth spreading? Do you know someone developing new medical devices, a poet, philosopher,
Sheriff’s Report: December 22 – 29, 2015
December 22, 2015 15-007324 Wanted Person 09:14:47 12/22/15 On 12/22/15 a suspect was contacted in the San Juan Island area and arrested on a local warrant. The suspect was booked into the holding facility. 15-007329 Theft 11:12:30 12/22/15 On 12/22/15 the caller contacted the Sheriff's Office in reference to a
