Here’s a thought…
“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.”
ALANIS OBOMSAWIN
Volunteers Still Needed for Chamber Music Festival
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is still in great need of "Behind the Scenes" volunteers for the Festival. These are the critical tasks we do to make the artists' stay welcoming, wonderful and smooth. It is often heard that it is the hospitality to these artists that makes them want
Thor Hanson to Read from Feathers at Darvill’s
San Juan Island author Thor Hanson will read from and sign copies of his new book Feathers at Darvill's Bookstore Thursday, August 11 at 7pm. The conservation biologist is well-known for his previous work, The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda, which won the 2008 USA Book
Family Artist’s Work Displayed at Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
By Andrea Hendrick An exhibit in the Madrona Room of the Orcas Center this month connects fine paintings with the family responsible for bringing the outstanding music of the Chamber Music Festival. Juanita Storch was a well-known painter in Sonoma County, California – as well as Festival Director
Guest Opinion: Land Use and Traffic Safety Should Rank Higher than Confiscating Signs
By Sadie Bailey Stan Matthews’ July 28 post, advising people to remove their off-premises signs and sandwich boards – or “County Staff” may remove them – rankles me. For all of San Juan County, we have only one County Code Enforcement Officer. How much time can he spend getting to
4-H Club Looks to County Fair Auction on Aug. 20
By Brigid Ehrmantraut The County Fair, with all the months of preparation leading up to it has been called “The Highlight of Our Year” by 4-Hers and their parents. It’s an event to look forward to for more than cotton-candy and gut-wrenching rides. The Fair doesn’t begin
Letter to the Editor: Historical Museum in Urgent Need of Help
Dear friends of the Orcas Museum, During this mid-summer season we are experiencing a dire shortage of volunteers who are willing and able to help out at the Front Desk here at the Museum. Many of our regular volunteers are off traveling, and we have some gaping holes in our
Letter to the Editor: Thank you Inter-tribal Canoe Journey Volunteers!
On July 21-23, Islanders hosted over 230 tribal members from Heiltsuk, Kakawinchitl (Ahousaht), Bella Bella, Clayoquat, Cowichan, Songees, Tsawout, Victoria, Kwmut leleum and Lummi Nations from July 21-23. 12 canoes and their support crews traveled through the San Juan islands en route to the Swinomish Indian Tribal
You Can Be Busy as a Bee this Summer Weekend
Friday, Aug. 5 Orcas Island Airport Fly-In Friday through Sunday. Town Hall Meeting, Eastsound Fire Station, 4 – 5:45 p.m. County Council Members Richard Fralick, District 4, Orcas West and Patty Miller, District 5, Orcas East, will host the first of three Town Hall Meetings on the Update of the
Live Music is Alive, and Good, on Orcas Island
by Lin McNulty Live music sets the soundtrack for an Orcas Island summer. And we are fortunate to have a wide variety of venues and music from which to choose. Here are regularly scheduled, ongoing events that provide a pleasurable note to an evening or afternoon. Sundays… Music
Funhouse Hosts Eco-Fest This Saturday
Saturday August 6, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The first ever Funhouse Eco Fest & Solar Science Fair! EcoFest is a science-based event celebrating local sustainability, renewable energy and island eco-living. Featuring booths and exhibits, local experts, live music, hands on activities and more! Prizes, activities, and education
“Fifth Season” Needs Some Willing Hands
August 8 and 9 - Public School Home Ec Room - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Fifth Season” is a term used when foods have been harvested, frozen, stored and set aside for use during one of the other four seasons. For the third straight year, the Farm
Agave Restaurant Grand Fiesta this Thursday!
By Kathy Lunde Agave Restaurant & Tequila Bar will hold its Grand Opening Fiesta this Thursday, August 4. Join us for Happy Hour all night, great food, fun friends. The bar opens at 4:30, the restaurant at 5:00. Agave is located on "A" Street in Eastsound, next to Enzo's. For
‘Three Artists, Three Mediums’ Art Show at Crow Valley
By Michael Rivkin Crow Valley Pottery presents the fourth and final offering in is its Summer Show Series for 2011! “Three Artists, Three Mediums” brings together the distinctly varied works of three spectacular and very different artists! Debby Neely, Betty Reynolds and David Ridgway all present their own unique talents
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for the Interweaving of Our Lives
Dear Friends, The island is in full glory, summer having arrived very late for us. Unlike much of the rest of the country, June and July were very cool and rainy. No complaints. The gardens are overflowing with bounty, and now we are savoring the sun and blue skies. Our hearts
Annual Car ‘Show and Shine’ Set for Orcas Fly-In!
All varieties of collectible vehicles set to exhibit By Michael Rivkin Orcas Road Classics Association, Orcas Island’s very own car enthusiast club, is excited to present it’s annual Car Show and Shine! This wonderful ‘home town’ event is open to all antique, classic, collector and just plain interesting vehicles! The
Letter to the Editor: Common Sense Alliance Urges Public Participation
To the Editor: On behalf of the Common Sense Alliance, I would like to thank the Planning Commission for agreeing, at its meeting on July 22, 2011, to undertake further consideration of code enforcement ordinance revisions, including review of what we believe to be significant problems with the amendments as
