Here’s a thought…
“If you don’t vote you don’t exist. It is the only place where we’re all equal, the voting booth.”
GLORIA STEINEM
Kiwanians and Book Donors Help Celebrate National Children’s Book Week
By Lorena Stankevich This week is National Children's Book Week and the students of the 1st and 2nd grade multi age classes, along with their teachers Anne Ford McGrath and Lorena Stankevich would like thank the Kiwanis volunteers, especially Velma Doty, for coming to our class and reading one on one with students
Sons of American Legion Host Friday Nite Dinner
Mother’s Day Weekend Dinner at the American Legion -- Enjoy a steak dinner with all the trimmings plus dessert at Orcas Island’s American Legion Post on Friday, May 11 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The dinner is open to the public and the cost is $18.00/ $10.00 for kids ten
Rowers Beat Their Own 24-Hour Rowing Record
Rowers prepare for NW Regional Regatta with hopes to compete in Tennessee Nationals By Martin Taylor From 12 noon on Saturday May 5 to 12 noon Sunday May 6, Orcas Island Rowing (OIR) continuously powered a rowing machine (erg) in 30 minute shifts. The junior rowers camped
School Board Meets with Rep. Lytton — Budget Meeting for 2012-13 Tomorrow
The Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board of Directors met today with State Representative Kris Lytton. They are pictured here sitting in the cafeteria, from left Scott Lancaster, Jim Sullivan (partially hidden), Chris Sutton, Janet Brownell, Superintendent Barbara Kline, Representative Lytton, OISD Chair Tony Ghazel and District Business
The Mother of All Weeks Ahead
Tuesday, May 8 Free health screening offered by the Orcas Island Lions Club and the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight and Hearing.From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Open to all the public. The tests available on the van include screening and checks for: Blood Pressure, Hearing, Vision (using a Snellen
Community History of San Juans with HistoryLink
From the San Juan Islands Scenic Byway Project Come meet Marie McCaffrey, Executive Director of HistoryLink.org, the nation’s first encyclopedia of community history created expressly for the Internet. An informal coffee hour will begin at 9am on Monday, May 14th at the San Juan Island Library, followed by a 10am
Keary Taylor Writes Local Novel What I Didn’t Say
Keary Taylor was kind of lonely when she left her large extended family in Utah in 2008 to move to Orcas with her husband, Justin Taylor, and two-month old baby. So at first, she read a lot. Then she started writing -- and there's no stopping
Choral Society Sings of Water at Spring Concerts
KING FM radio to feature selections on Northwest Focus this week The Orcas Choral Society under the direction of Roger Sherman will present their spring program Saturday May 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 13 at 2 p.m. Both concerts will be performed on the main stage of Orcas
Annual Meeting of Visitors Bureau in Eastsound
Wednesday, May 9 at 12:30 p.m. at the Outlook Inn From the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau All are invited to The Outlook Inn in Eastsound on Wednesday, May 9 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for the annual spring membership luncheon meeting of the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau
Nancy Pagh, Prize-winning Poet and Teacher, Reads at Fire Tonight
Nancy Pagh, whose poetry has been described as poignant, humorous, and brilliant, reads at the Artsmith Salon Series at Fire Smokehouse & Grill in Eastsound this Sunday, 7 p.m., beginning with an open mic to be followed by the featured reader. Nancy Pagh was born and raised on Fidalgo Island
Orcas Island Garden Club Presents: Clematis Through the Years and Trellises
Wednesday, May 16 at 10 a.m. at Orcas Center By Sue Lewis The Garden Club's featured speaker on Wednesday, May 16 will be Maurice Horn, co-owner of Joy Creek Nursery, a specialty nursery in Scappoose, Ore., featuring a wide variety of ornamental plants including clematis and hydrangeas. He has lectured
PlayFest Review: Concentration on Family Craziness and the Search for Meaning
By Margie Doyle The seventh annual Actors Theater of Orcas Island PlayFest, which premiered last night at the Grange, combined local talent in playwriting, acting and direction for a smorgasbord of family/relationship dramas. Whether the performances were painfully serious or indulgently whimsical, the combined talents created an intense evening of
An Evening of Great Fun to Support a Great School – Salmonberry School Dinner & Auction
Saturday, May 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall Salmonberry School again hosts a catered dinner, fine wine, sumptuous desserts and the lively music of JP and the OK Rhythm Boys as well as a wonderful array of auction items including gifts, services, accommodations and
County’s First Quarter Finances: Okay for Now
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager In the introduction to San Juan County’s First Quarter Financial Report, County Administrator Pete Rose wrote, “The reader of this report will get the feeling that this budget is doing OK after the cold winter months.” Based on the accounting of San
Cancer Support Group Helps in the Process
Thursday, May 10, 5 p.m. at Orcas Island Community Church By Sue Lewis The Cancer Support Group will meet on May 10 at 5 p.m., in the Fireside Room of Orcas Island Community Church. At our informal meetings you'll have a chance to share your experiences, problems, and feelings with
What Won’t You Do this Weekend?
Friday, May 4 Community Zip day at Camp Orkila, from 2 to 5 pm. If interested, you must call camp at 360-376-2678 to sign-up for a time assignment. Please know the number of people in your party at the time of calling. Maximum weight capacity for a single rider is
