Here’s a thought…
“The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.”
ALDOUS HUXLEY
New Lutheran Pastor to be Installed
Sunday July 20, 2014 -- from Bea vonTobel -- The Rev. Beth Purdum You are Cordially Invited to the Installation of The Rev. Beth Purdum to the office of Pastor of the Lutheran Church in the San Juans Sunday July 20, 2014 Lopez Island 9:00 a.m. Center Church
Chamber Music Festival’s First-Ever Date Night
Saturday, August 9, 5:30 pm, Orcas Center -- from Joyce Stone -- Pablo Ziegler Classical Tango Quartet Would you like to attend a fabulous concert at the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, but need babysitting services? Announcing the first ever Date Night Concert! You’ll hear the famous Pablo
Celebration of Life for Mike Butler
Saturday, July 19, 4:30 p.m., Cadden Lane -- from Tom Tillman -- Mike Butler Mike Butler's Celebration of Life will be on July 19th at the end of Cadden Lane. 4:30 to 6:30 will be socializing, swimming and games. Around 6:30 is a potluck BBQ. Everyone is welcome
Crow Valley String Band Comes to Random Howse Tonight
Friday, July 11, 6:30-8:30 pm, Random Howse -- from Jim Litch -- Crow Valley String Band plays at Random Howse, Friday, July 11 The Crow Valley String Band has been traveling this summer, and is taking a break and will be home on island for a free concert
OPALCO Board to Meet
Thursday, July 17, 8:30 a.m., OPACO Eastsound Office -- from Bev Madden -- The OPALCO Board of Directors will hold their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, July 17 at the Eastsound OPALCO office. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. All members are welcome to attend. For more information, please visit
Book Lust’s Nancy Pearl is Back!
Nancy Pearl, the world-famous Seattle Library Lady, comes to Orcas Island! -- from Kathleen Lunde -- If you'd like your summer reading to take you beyond the beaten path, librarian Nancy Pearl is here to help. Everyone’s go-to book guru will join us to reveal "under the radar"
Zip Line July 19
Orkila Community zip days this summer! Would you please post this in the next Orcas Issues? YMCA Camp Orkila would like to invite you to come out and take a ride on our 1000-ft Zip Line! We will be holding by-appointment only Community Zip days on the following dates: Saturday
San Juans #2 in Travel and Leisure’s Top Islands
-- from Barbara Marrett, San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- Photo courtesy of visitsanjuans.com Travel and Leisure magazine has announced its 2014 World’s Best Awards, ranking the San Juan Islands #2 on its list of Top Islands Continental U.S. and Canada. The Islands also received the distinction –
Eastsound Road Work to be Completed Week of July 14
-- from San Juan County Communications - The San Juan County Public Works Department will be completing chip seal operations with a fog seal on roads in Eastsound starting Monday, July 14, 2014, weather permitting. Every effort will be made to minimize disruptions to traffic and parking during the project,
It Can’t Rain on Our Parade
-- by Cara Russell -- UPDATED: 10:25 a.m., Thursday, July 10: Yes, it rained on the 4th and 5th of July, but did that stop people from coming out? Heck no! Saturday, July 5th was a full day of 4th of July celebration, and non-profit fundraisers. As vendors were busy
Cancer Support Group to Mark 4th Anniversary
Thursday, July 10; 5 pm, Orcas Island Community Church -- from Sue Lewis -- The Cancer Support Group will hold a baked potato feast to celebrate four years serving the community. We will meet on July 10 in the Fireside Room of the Orcas Island Community Church. Weather permitting, we
Kaleidoscope Annual Sale Offers Many “Finds”
Saturday, July 12 from 9 a.m. to noon at Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope Preschool and Child Care Center holds its Annual Yard Sale, happening Saturday, July 12. "There's a little bit of everything," says Director Amber Paulsen. "All proceeds go to keep Kaleidoscope's doors open and keep island families working, in so
Getting Ready for Olga Daze
Saturday, July 19, 10 a.m., Olga -- from Susan Gordon Bentley -- Lots is happening to get ready for Olga Daze, which takes place in Olga on Saturday, July 19 beginning at 10:00am. There will be great food, great bargains, great music and new this year, a beer garden! Everyone
Actors Theater to Present Three Viewings at Random Howse
Thursday, July 17 and Friday, July 18 at 7 pm at Random Howse -- from Doug Bechtel -- Next up in The Actors Theater “Summer at Random Howse” Readers Theater/Dinner Theater series is Jeffrey Hatcher's award winning play, Three Viewings. The play consists of three monologues set in a Midwestern
New Website Provides Local Cemetery Info
-- from Pierrette Guimond -- Mt. Baker Cemetery San Juan County Cemetery District #3 owns and operates two cemeteries on Orcas Island: Woodlawn Cemetery, located on West Beach road down past Island Hardware; and Mt. Baker Cemetery, located on Mt. Baker Road, next to Buck Park. Both cemeteries were
Matthew’s Magic Show Delights SeaView Audiences
-- a review by Cara Russell -- A preshow barbeque held in the SeaView Theatre parking lot led to a well-fed audience of happy parents accompanying kids with mustard-lined smiles. Nearly every seat was filled in the old theater as 13 year-old illusionist, Matthew Laslo and the lovely ladies (Maria
