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
WinterFest 2012: Rekindling You! Spirit, Mind and Creativity
The Kindlings WinterFest, March 9 through 11, is an annual lecture series featuring leading thinkers on issues of contemporary importance. It is a scaled down, lecture-only version of the annual summer event KindlingsFest. WinterFest 2012’s theme is designed to help each attendee become more fully human. The public is
Bears to Barnacles: Incredible Salish Sea Animals
Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall From the SeaDoc Society The largest octopus. The biggest barnacle. The most enormous anemone. Our backyard is home to some of the most extraordinary creatures on the planet. The Salish Sea’s unique combination of geology and hydrology
How Smart is An Octopus? Find Out at “Tides of March”
Thursday, March 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall From the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory How smart is an octopus? What do peanut worms eat? How fast can a starfish run? How do sea slugs make love? These questions (and other) about the
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors — and Gardeners!
By Madie Murray A Virtual Army Showed Up! Fifty-plus men, women, kids and even dogs spent the day Saturday digging, pulling, turning, de-rocking, chopping blackberry bushes, setting posts, making scratch pizza, and sweating for the school garden...and the outcome was enlightening, dazzling, gratifying, enormous, delicious, beautiful and unbelievable.
Outlook Inn to Hold Willamette Pinot Wine Camp
Saturday, March 10 at the Outlook Inn By Martha Farish Fun, food, wine and wellness will come together in a half-day combined educational course and sumptuous dinner called the “Willamette Pinot Wine Camp” at the Outlook Inn on Orcas Island on Saturday March 10. We thought combining learning, great wine
Orcas High Wins Washington Achievement Award
Overall Excellence Achievement Recognized, also Language Arts and Math For the fifth year in a row, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and now for 2011, OrcasIsland High School has won the stateʼs recognition award! For the first two years, it was called the Schools of Distinction. For the last three it
EDC offers FREE Workshop on Business Planning and Financing
Wednesday, March 7, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on San Juan Island From the San Juan County Economic Development Council The San Juan County Economic Development Council will present a FREE half-day workshop for small businesses and entrepreneurs on San Juan Island, on Wednesday, March 7, from 9 a.m. until
Writer’s Roundtable: Take Your Hands Off the Handlebars!
Saturday, March 10 from 1-3 p.m.at the Library William Stafford, distinguished poet and teacher wrote: “At times in my thinking I take my hands off the handlebars and see what happens. In a poem I do that all the time. I let the total momentum of the experience dictate the
Economic Council Presents Employment Data
Thursday, March 8, from 9:00-10:30 a.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall What were the final numbers for employment in San Juan County in 2011? What will the trends be this upcoming year? Join Washington State’s Regional Labor Economist, Dr. Reinhold Groepler, as he discusses employment trends and future in San Juan
Canine Capers: Adopting a Shelter Dog – Part Two
By Lesley Liddle Lesley Liddle is a certified service and pet dog trainer. First Mate Lulu is a Corgi/Red Heeler with spots like a baby harbor seal; Crewman Leonard is a Chihuahua/Doxie with tall ears like a rabbit. Both dogs have very short legs and were originally found in California
Orcas History Exhibit Continues at the Museum
From the Orcas Island Historical Museum If you happen to have missed the highly praised exhibit “A Taste of Orcas History” at the Orcas Center during the month of February, all is not lost! The full exhibit (minus the photos by Peter Fisher) is now on display in the Main
Critical Areas Ordinance Moving Slowly Forward
Wetlands section hearing on Tuesday, March 6 at 8:30 a.m. in Friday Harbor By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager Over the past several years, San Juan County’s update of its Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) has had its stops and stumbles; but in the past year it has begun
March Marches On: the Tulips Are Coming!
Monday, March 5 Artsmith presents Renda Belle Dodge at Fire Smokehouse and Grill in Eastsound at 7 p.m. Bach Family concert The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents harpsichordist Jan Weinhold from Lübeck, Germany and baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan in The Bach Family, with music by Johann Sebastian Bach and
Merrick Parnell Returns to Funhouse Commons as Teen Night Supervisor
Updated March 5 at 2 p.m. Merrick Parnell, who became Teen Night Supervisor last month, is young enough to relate to the kids at Teen Night and experienced enough to bring new activities, contracts and responsibilities to the Funhouse Commons. Merrick, who grew up on Orcas Island (graduate
School Board Bites Financial Bullet; Community Funding Helps Out
Updated Monday, March 5 at 2 p.m.) At the School Board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28, the Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board of Directors approved measures brought by the District Superintendent Barbara Kline and Business Manager Keith Whitaker, after input from the Budget Advisory Committee and a transportation survey.
Orcas Island Rowing Indoor Rowing Competition IMIRF on Saturday March 10th
By Martin Taylor It's official-- Orcas Island Rowing Club (OIRA) is challenging Orcas Island and the rest of the world to show who is the fittest at their indoor rowing competition IMIRF (Island Madness Indoor Rowing Fest). Actually to win this contest you must be fit, physically strong
