Here’s a thought…
“When is the time we all get to eat cake? I don’t want to miss it!”
ANONYMOUS
Letter to the Editor: Let’s Help Sparks Keep Her “Sparkle”
Many of you know that long-time resident and our beloved Orcas Center Theatre Director was recently diagnosed and treated for a cancerous tumor and had to spend considerable time off-island while she received chemo and radiation. The treatments were successful and follow-up appointments have been scheduled for the next two
“Portraits” Exhibition at Senior Center
Portrait by Jacqueline Kempfer, on display with other portraits in the Betty Lundeen Room at the Senior Center From Jacqueline Kempfer Beautiful, engaging and thoughtful are just a few words to describe the portraits in this exhibition at the Orcas Island Senior Center off North Beach Road. The
Lots to Do this Weekend in Fickle Summer Weather — Cool!
Friday, June 22 Indian Island Marine Health Observatory Field Research – Microplastics Assessment – Noon. “One World Music Festival” Martin Lund’s annual festival, this year paying tribute to the revolutionary music of the ’60s & ’70s – Pop hits, Motown, Classic Rock and the British Invasion! Proceeds benefit Funhouse Commons
The Race for Mayor Comes Down to the Wire
From Orcas Island Children’s House What do a rooster, peacock, pygmy goat, bison and a biped have in common? They’re all running for Honorary Mayor of Eastsound. The mayoral race is an annual fundraiser sponsored by and benefiting Children’s House, a childhood early-learning center supporting island families for more than
Doe Bay Garden Educates School Children
Orcas Elementary students learning at the Doe Bay Garden From the Orcas Island Elementary School First- and second-graders from Anne Ford McGrath's and Lorena Stankevich's classes visited Doe Bay Garden this week to get a hands-on lesson in gardening. We learned about parts of the plant, composting, and
Land Bank, Preservation Trust Acquire 20-acre Parcel on Orcas Island
Recently acquired Orcas Shoreline Preserve. Photo courtesy of Dean Doughterty Local Conservation Partnership Protects Salmon Habitat From the San Juan Preservation Trust With the support of private donors and a Washington State Salmon Recovery Fund grant, the San Juan County Land Bank and the San Juan Preservation Trust
Letter to the Editor: Fighting Tent Caterpillars
Hello everyone, For the last few weeks we have been inundated by thousands of tent caterpillars, they have attacked all of our fruit trees and especially the apple trees, (they love them). But you will find them on other trees such as madrona, alder, laurel and many other deciduous trees.
Draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan – Public Comment Period
How best to fight fire? Comments accepted until July 6 on county website From the Department of Emergency Management San Juan County is seeking public input on its draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), which will be released to the public on June 20, 2012. The draft plan
Photography Workshops Offered by Olga Strawberry Council
View from the Aerie, Maury Island, by Ray Pfortner The Olga Strawberry Council is sponsoring 2 workshops by Ray Pfortner: 1. Photography for non-photographer artists on Tuesday July 10, 9 am-4 pm 2. Turning your art into cards – and cash, Wednesday July 11, 9 am-4 pm The
A Midsummer Night’s Party Is Coming in July
From Magdalena Verhasselt, Chair of Orcas Island Senior Center Advisory Committee Save the Date for A Midsummer Night's Party, to be held at the Orcas Island Senior Center on Saturday July 28 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres and no-host bar begins at 5 p.m.,
Aviation Appreciation Month: Aviation Important to Local Economies
From the Port of Orcas Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire has declared June 2012 as General Aviation (GA) Appreciation Month in the state. Her proclamation was the second such recognition of general aviation by state officials since the start of the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign, which is the
KindlingsFest 2012: Rekindling Intergenerational Connections
From KindlingsFest Academics, artists and thoughtful folk will gather on Orcas Island this July to share music, lectures, films and dialogue about how to counteract the generational fragmentation of American culture at KindlingsFest 2012. “At KindlingsFest we want to explore how to create a richer intergenerational future,” says Dick
Isaac and Esther Olson Release “Cafe Musica!”
Esther and Isaac Olson. Their new CD is Cafe Musica! Saturday, June 30, 2 - 4 p.m. at Darvill's Bookstore Local instrumental duo Isaac & Esther Olson are releasing their first-ever CD, "Cafe Musica!" after years performing together as a brother & sister duo. Their passion for music
Anita Holladay and “Ireland Through My Eyes”
Tuesday, June 19, 7:30 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center This past spring, Anita Holladay traveled for three weeks on her own around the coast of Ireland and Northern Ireland," seeking out ancient megalithic tombs, braking for holy wells, photographing picturesque cemeteries and ruined churches, visiting the now-deserted Blasket Islands, searching
Community Service Mobile Unit Coming to Orcas
Tuesday, June 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Orcas Island Food Bank The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services will send its mobile unit to Orcas Island tomorrow, June 19. It will park at the Food Bank, located at 176 Madrona St., Eastsound. The public can
Where Would We Be Without Our Volunteers?
Orcas School students and staff honor the many volunteers who make it happen From the Orcas Island Elementary School The staff and students of Orcas Elementary held an assembly on Monday morning, June 18, to thank the numerous volunteers who haven given so many hours of time to
