Here’s a thought…
“When is the time we all get to eat cake? I don’t want to miss it!”
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Spring Ahead
by Lin McNulty As if Spring were already here, it is time again to move your clocks forward. As Daylight Savings Time is not mandated by the federal government, residents of Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Marianas Islands won't need to change
The Weekend: It May Rain, but Go Anyway
Friday, March 9 Kindlings WinterFest an annual lecture series featuring leading thinkers on issues of contemporary importance. Friday, March 9 – Sunday, March 11 @ Orcas Island Community Church It is a scaled down, lecture only version of the annual summer event KindlingsFest. WinterFest 2012′s theme is designed to help each
Orcas Community Council Schedules Gathering/Potluck
Sunday, March 11, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Deer Harbor Community Center from Gretchen Krampf In recent weeks we have seen significant community engagement at meetings called, inviting Orcas residents to learn more about pending environmental impact and COA, lingering legal disputes impacting local property owners and communications about Friends of the San
Letter to the Editor: “Leonardo Live” Producer Responds
Editor's note: The Orcas Center presentation of "Leonardo Live" received some criticism from Terry Johnsonhttps://theorcasonian.com/letter-to-the-editor-leonardo-da-vincis-london-show (click on the article's headline to read the comments from Orcas Issues readers that followed Johnson's review.) Those comments emphatically agreed with Johnson's viewpoint. On March 7, the producer of the film, Phil Grabsky, responded.
Charter Review Commission Hears Differing Views on Number of Commissioners
Presentations from Citizens' Salary Commission, Council Chair and former Council legislators heard From the Charter Review Commission Outreach Committee The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) is on Saturday March 10th at Grace Episcopal Church in Lopez Village from 8:30 am to 2pm (with a
Brynna Gregg, Page to Senator Kevin Ranker
Brynna Gregg, a 10th grader from Orcas Christian School, took time away from her studies last week to participate in the Senate Page Program at the Washington State Legislature. Gregg was one of 24 students ages 14 to 16 that took part in the program during the eight
Community Foundation Sinks Teeth into New Initiative
By Hilary Canty, Executive Director OICF Last year’s Community Needs Assessment gave the Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) plenty of food for thought. It was clear that several areas of great need exist on Orcas, but the one that consistently rose to the surface was access to physical, mental and
Medicine Wheel Workshop Saturday
Saturday, March 10, 12-5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station Native American shaman Robin Youngblood, who lives in Hawaii, is doing a Medicine Wheel workshop on Orcas this Saturday. The Medicine Wheel, or Wheel of Life, is a modality for experiencing and integrating the transitions in our lives, from
Guest Opinion: Lopez Charter Review Commissioner Presents Recommendations
By Richard Ward, Lopez Island (Editor's note: Richard Ward was elected one of 18 members of the Charter Review Commission. Following is his review of the charter and proposed recommendations, excerpted from the full document, which can be downloaded at Review of San Juan County's Home Rule Charter. This document
Lopez Radio Features Chamber Music Festival
from Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival performances will be featured on a special broadcast on Lopez Radio station KLOI this Friday, March 9 at 2 pm. The program will be repeated Sunday at 2 pm. You don’t have to live on Lopez to hear it.
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
