Here’s a thought…
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.”
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Co-op Commons Presents The Primal Roots of What Ails Us
Friday, March 6, 5-7 p.m., Co-op Commons (upstairs at the Co-op) -- from Regina Zwilling -- An evening of cutting-edge science, earth-based, feminine wisdom, inspiration and vision, Suzanne Arms, award-winning speaker and author will present The Keys to Personal & Societal Healing and a Sustainable Future…The Primal Roots of What
Guest Column: Winds Make Cherry Point a Terrible Place for a Coal Terminal
-- by Michael Riordan for Whatcomwatch.org -- Strong winter winds at Cherry Point blow from the northeast and southeast making Cherry Point a hazardous site for a coal terminal From a meteorologist’s perspective, Cherry Point is a terrible site for a coal terminal, for it endures some of
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Free Concert
Sunday, March 8, 3 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- from Joyce Stone -- All are invited to attend a special Sunday afternoon concert on Sunday, March 8 at 3:00 featuring Monique Mead, violin, and Adam Stern, piano. Admission is free, and music students and music lovers of all ages are
Joyful Earth Choir on Orcas Island
Beginning Monday, March 2, 6-7:30 p.m., Orcas Mandala -- from Kate Wood -- Singing is for everyone ~ we are born to sing! When we sing together in simple harmony, it creates a sense of belonging that nourishes the soul and enlivens the spirit. Regardless of musical background, we can help
EDC Offers Business Boot Camp for Women
Wednesday, March 25, 9 a.m.—2:30 p.m. at Brickworks in Friday Harbor -- from the San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) -- Women entrepreneurs are invited to attend the EDC’s Women’s Business Boot Camp, an all-day workshop specifically designed to tune up or start-up businesses. Participants will learn how to
EDC Schedules Workshop on L&I
Wednesday, March 4, 9-11 a.m., at the San Juan Island Library; videocast to Orcas and Lopez Librairies -- from Victoria Compton, Executive Director, San Juan County Economic Development Council -- Join the San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) and the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries for a
Winterfest 2015 – “Taking Your Inner Atheist to Church”
-- from Meredith Griffith for Orcas Island Community Church -- Orcas Islanders are invited to hear author Dr. Daniel Taylor speak on “Taking Your Inner Atheist to Church: Skepticism, Belief, and the Role of Story” at Winterfest 2015. Taylor will present at Orcas Island Community church on March 6-8. “As
Orcas Road Plan Chosen; Take a Look
Tuesday, March 3, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Hall -- from Phyllis Morrison, SJ Pubic Works -- In January, the adjacent property owners and Orcas community voted on four alternatives to the Orcas Road plan from Nordstrom Lane to McNallie Road. Alternative #2, the Curvilinear Alignment, received the
DNR Says “No” to Navy Electronic Warfare
-- by Nicholas Johnson, Port Townsend Leader -- In a Friday, Feb. 27 letter, Washington's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) told the U.S. Navy it won't participate in a plan to train fighter jet pilots in detecting enemy electronic signals over the Olympic National Forest. “The Department of Natural Resources
JP and OK Rhythm Boys Bringing it to Random Howse
Saturday, March 7, 7 - 9 p.m., Random Howse -- from Anita Orne -- Have you tried Casa Casuale at Random Howse yet? If not, here's a great reason to head there - on March 7th, JP and the OK Rhythm Boys will be combining their fine music with chef
PlayFest Auditions: You Know You Want To…
Wednesday March 11, 7 p.m., The Grange Sunday March 15, 2 p.m., The Grange -- from Cara Russell, Actors Theater -- The Actors Theater of Orcas Island (ATOI) at the Grange will be holding auditions for actors for the 10th Annual PlayFest: seven 10-minute plays, all written by local playwrights.
From EWUA: Guest House Upgrade Initiative Progress Report
-- from the Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) -- In 2015 EWUA will begin the process of developing our next Water System Plan, which is required by the State Department of Health every 6 years. Foundational to this process is documenting EWUA’s service commitments to insure that we have the
Rock Island, OPALCO & Why It Makes Good Sense
-- from Suzanne Olson, Orcas Power & Light -- The news last week that Orcas Power & Light Co-op and Rock Island have joined forces to deliver Internet services to islanders in San Juan County is the latest in a long chain of thoughtful decisions and deliberate action on the
Essayist, Poet, Buddhist Monk Ira Sukrungruang Reads
Sunday, March 1, 4 p.m., Darvill’s -- from Jill McCabe Johnson Perhaps the one thing that consistently permeates Ira Sukrungruang’s (pronounced sook-rung-rung) is his self-deprecating humor. That and his lyric voice. That and his keen observation of human nature. As you can see, it is impossible to simplify the marvelously
Salish Sea Early Music Festival 2015 Returns
Sunday, March 8, 1:30 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohen -- The fifth annual 2015 Salish Sea Early Music Festival includes six programs of 16th to 19th-century chamber music on period instruments on Orcas Island, with 54 performances in nine cities around the Salish Sea in 2015
This Time it’s the “L”s With a New Calf
-- from Center for Whale Research -- Photo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (NOAA 25 February update: We were about 15 miles west of Westport this morning when we resighted the whales and observed a new calf - L94 appears to be the mother. We were off Cape
