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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County Administrator Addresses Info Services Manager’s Termination and Purchasing Issues
From Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager [County Administrator] Pete Rose feels that it would be appropriate to reiterate and support the statements made in the County’s news release. [Feb. 24, 2012) Concerning the Termination of the IS Manager: The County administration stands by the information in Friday’s news
Class Highlights Flowers, Food, Fun
Tuesday, March 6, 5 p.m., at Chiladas Learn the secrets of flower arranging in this 'Hands On' event hosted by Leslie Ginnes and Julie Fraser. Learn how to: extend the life of cut flowers add a professional flair to simple arrangements incorporate playful features as you express your creativity Margaritas,
OPALCO Offers Scholarship Program & Youth Rally
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 23 What do college-resume building, making new friends and screaming down an avalanche water slide all have in common? They are all aspects of OPALCO’s Nourdine Jensen Cooperative Youth Scholarship Program and Youth Rally. The OPALCO Board of Directors established a scholarship program in honor
Island Illustrated Journaling with Susan Zwinger
Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11, 2012 Mid-winter is a great time to increase your writing skills and stir those creative juices. We all live in such a magnificent setting, yet forget to stop, see and listen. Learn to deepen your nature watching and increase your joy through journaling. Using her
Letter to the Editor: Who is the Freedom Foundation?
Practically the very last thing the citizens of San Juan County need is for the Freedom Foundation, from Olympia, WA, and its media affiliate Citizens Action Network, to expose the evils of the county’s Community Development & Planning Department and Friends of the San Juans. Just possibly, without their
Music of Bach Family to Come to Orcas Center
Monday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m., Orcas Center (Madrona Room) 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 sons Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Canine Capers: Breeds: When I was Young, I had the Coolest Jack Russell…
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
Funhouse Commons to Hold Coop Biz Workshop
Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Funhouse Commons, 30 Pea Patch Lane in Eastsound Pete Moe, The Funhouse Commons Executive Director, announces The Island Enterprise Lab at the Funhouse Commons is hosting a workshop on "Cooperative businesses --or co-ops-- what they are, how they work.” Professional
Letter to the Editor: Are the Friends of the San Juans Friendly?
Friends? Or Enemies? On Wednesday, February 22, the group currently known as Friends of the San Juans held a public meeting at the Odd Fellows Hall in Eastsound. The meeting was held because of a YouTube video entitled “San Juan County regulations are not friendly towards small organic farmer.”
Letter to the Editor: Auditor Responds to Whistle Blower “Misinformation”
I’ve never been one to get sucked into a war of words. I prefer to let the occasional false accusation or misinformation die a natural death, rather than prolong its ugly life by feeding it. County Administrator Pete Rose, however, believes that it is both appropriate and necessary for
March Emerges this Week: Like a Lion or a Lamb?
Monday, February 27 Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce meeting 5 p.m. at the Orcas Public Library. Public is welcome. Tuesday, February 28 County Council Teleconference San Juan County Council is scheduled to teleconference via the Lopez and Orcas Libraries beginning at 9-noon on Monday, Feb 27. Citizens will have an
On Stage at Orcas Center Continues with Academy Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, March 3 at 7:30 pm. The unrivaled premier youth chamber orchestra from the Northwest, Academy Chamber Orchestra returns to Orcas Center with some of the most gifted young musicians in the nation. This performance features: Violinist Amelia Sie who recently appeared on TV and radio in the
Girl Scout Cookies Sale Time Fast Approaches!
By Lorena Stankevich Come support the Orcas Island Trailblazers as they sell Girl Scout cookies at Island Market. While supplies last girls will be on hand Friday, March 2 and 9 from 3-6p.m., Saturday, March 3 and 10 from 10-6 and Sunday, March 4 and 11 from 10-6. All proceeds
Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors Live On-Screen at Orcas Center
Thursday, March 1 at 7:30 pm. Shakespeare’s furiously-paced comedy is staged in a contemporary world where two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale. And for no
Wooden Boat Slides and Stories at Senior Center
Wednesday, 29 February at 7 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center Join sailor, photographer and storyteller Peter Fromm for a celebration — through slides and stories — of Wooden Boats—Spirits on the Water and the people who love them. Peter is a third-generation photographer who has been taking
Kwiáht Wins Grant to Produce Salish Sea Ecology Report
Invertebrate event planned for March 15, the "Tides of March" Kwiáht, the Center for the Historical Ecology of the Salish Sea, hasbeen awarded a $10,000 grant from the Benedict Family Foundation. Kwiáht founder and director Russel Barsh says, " Jennifer Hahn, formerly of Lopez, who now teaches at Western Washington University,
