Here’s a thought…
“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”
HEATHER FRENCH HENRY
Sex, Art, and Murder at Orcas Center
Sunday, November 22 at 1:00 pm, Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- William Kentridge, who made his Met directorial debut in 2010 with an innovative and dazzling staging of Shostakovich’s The Nose, returns to the company with a new production of Lulu, Alban Berg’s tragedy of a sexually irresistible woman
Fire Dept. Sets, Extinguishes Fire
-- by Ed Sutton -- The firefighting exercise was conducted by Killebrew Lake last Saturday, photo courtesy of Ed Sutton If you live near Killebrew Lake, east of the Orcas Island ferry landing, you most likely experienced much activity there recently by the Orcas Island Fire and Rescue
Letter to the Editor: Come to the Kwiaht Party
-- from Russel Barsh -- Kwiaht and the Indian Island volunteer team warmly invite you to share some food, music, and current knowledge with us at Orcas Center on Thursday November 19 beginning at 5:30 pm! Admission is free for everyone, as always. This year -- our seventh -- we
Cultivating Spirituality in Children: Dr. Rosie Pens Another Book
-- from The Paradigm Shifts -- Dr. Rosie Kuhn has written another book on practical spirituality, now available at Darvilll's Dr. Rosie Kuhn, a long time Orcas Island resident, international presenter, and life and business coach, reveals to the world the 101 ways to make every child’s spirit
Diamonds, Rubies and Emeralds at Orcas Center
Friday, November 20 at 6:30 pm, Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Be transported to the golden, glorious Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow for the performance of The Bolshoi Ballet’s opulent George Balanchine triptych, Jewels, streaming to Orcas Center on Friday, November 20 at 6:30 pm. This stunning work celebrates
Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce presents Third Annual “Eastsound Art Walk”
Friday, November 27 from 2 pm – 5 pm in Eastsound -- from the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce -- The Orcas Island (WA) Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present its Third Annual “Eastsound Art Walk” on Friday, November 27 from 2 pm to 5 pm. Lance Evans, Executive
Orcas Musicians Will Be Rockin’ Random Howse
Friday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m., Random Howse Come shake off your winter blues with Bruce Harvie, Melody Funk, Lek Thixton, and Randy Jezierski who will be joining together for a great night of music. Kevin Dickey will be running sound so its gonna be a rockin’ night! As Melody
Education Foundation Awards Salmon Grant
-- from Fiona Norris Science Director of the San Juan Nature Institute -- Studying salmon, counting gulps, with support from the San Juan Nature Institute They're here! The tank was ready; the water a nice cool 46⁰, the new aeration system bubbling away and fresh gravel spread on
Odd Fellows Thanksgiving Celebration Welcomes All
-- from Bill Gincig for the Odd Fellows -- Once again the Odd Fellows will be holding their traditional Community Thanksgiving Dinner, Thanksgiving Day, November 26, at 4:30 p.m., at the Odd Fellow’s Hall. Due to record-breaking attendance last year, we are partnering with the Episcopal Church to ensure no
Only the Beginning– ORS’ Capital Campaign to Build New Exchange
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=40125] Orcas Islanders have been eagerly anticipating the return of The Exchange, that 30+ year old ramshackle collection of sheds and tents under which many a treasure or necessity was found. When the old Exchange burned on Feb. 10, 2013, Orcas Recycling Services (ORS),
EDC Offers FREE Workshop on Business Planning and Financing
-- from Victoria Compton, EDC Executive Director -- The San Juan County Economic Development Council will present a FREE half-day workshop for small businesses and entrepreneurs on Orcas Island, on Wednesday, November 18th from 9 a.m. until noon. Advance registration is required. The business and financing workshop course material will
Library Sponsors Free Finance Class
Thursday, Nov. 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Orcas Library -- from the Orcas Island Public Library -- There are less than 45 days until the end of 2015. Are you ready for 2016? Join financial expert, Buck Jennings, CPA, to discuss your end-of-year financial assessment. Starting with the November
Garden Club: Drawing & Painting Flowers with Linda Ann Vorobik
Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 10 a.m., Madrona Room of Orcas Center -- from Jan Jacobson -- Linda Ann Vorobik of Lopez Island, a PhD botanist and botanical artist, has spent her career traveling throughout the west, botanizing and translating her joy and understanding of the natural world into botanical art. She
Winter Preparedness Potluck at San Juan Grange
Wednesday, Nov. 18 potluck at 6, program at 7 p.m. at San Juan Island Grange Hall -- from Boyd Pratt-- San Juan Island Grange #966 continues its fall evening program series with Winter Preparedness on Wednesday November 18, 2015 at the Grange Hall. The program begins at 7pm preceded by
Public Hearing to Update Shoreline Master Plan
November 30, at 9:15 a.m. in the County Council Chambers, Friday Harbor -- from Colin Maycock, Senior County Planner -- Notice of Public Hearing on an Ordinance Repealing Chapter 18.50 SJCC and Official Land Use and Shoreline Maps; Adopting New Shoreline Master Program Regulations, Official Land Use and Shoreline Maps,
Orcas Students, Volunteers Support Local Restoration
-- from Tina Whitman -- [metaslider id=39948] Last month 19 Orcas middle and high school students in Laura Tidwell's marine biology classes and community volunteers joined Friends of the San Juans to replant over 500 native trees and shrubs along the banks of the recently restored West Beach Creek. “Restoration
