Here’s a thought…
“The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.”
ROBERT M. PIRSIG
OPALCO Receives Bonneville Grant to Help Test “Smart Grid” Technology
“It’s a matter of degrees” Orcas Power & Light and Bonneville Power Administration have teamed up to offer an innovative residential demand response pilot program called The Peak Project. The Peak Project, which is part of a national initiative known as "the smart grid" will measure how utility/member
The Week Awaits: Nov. 15-21
Monday, November 15 Movie night at Doe Bay Cafe. Come and enjoy dinner and wine while watching a movie on the big screen. This week's movie, "Slumdog Millionaire" will be commentated by our Sunday night SPLAB author, Barbara Ludwig. Movie starts at 7 p.m. Director Danny Boyle's 2008 film follows
SPLAB at Doe Bay Hosts Barbara Ludwig
Doe Bay and SPLAB are proud to host Barbara Ludwig at this week's literary salon series at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14. Former San Juan Island resident, Barbara Ludwig, AKA Blue Bus Barb, has been a traveler without an agenda since the early 1980s. A storyteller in the oral
Get Raffle Tickets Now for Holiday Festival of Arts
The Annual Holiday Festival of Arts will be held this year on November 27th from 10 – 4 at the Senior Center. The Senior Center Raffle has begun with only 3 items this year due to the fact that we went to business asking for help with the Coupon Book.
Last Tango in Eastsound Next Weekend
The "Last Tango in Eastsound" (for this year) will take place next weekend, as Sara Thomsen returns to Orcas for one last round of workshops before returning to Argentina for the winter. Sara will be offering three classes at Oddfellows Hall: Friday Nov 19th - 6pm-7pm -- Basics
SOI Meeting on Nov. 17 to Hear From Lovejoy and Miller
This month’s Sustainable Orcas Island (SOI) meeting is scheduled for November 17, a week earlier than the usual last-Wed date due to Thanksgiving on the 25th. The meeting will be from 5:30 to 7 as usual, in the Orcas Island Public Library. Phil Heikkinen says the basic agenda will include:
Flamenco Performance a Treat for Eyes and Ears
Orcas Center presents Flamenco Rosario performing Flamenco Ayer Y Hoy (Flamenco Yesterday and Today) on Saturday, November 20 at 7:30 pm. The visiting artists will also present two flamenco workshops – dance and guitar – simultaneously at 10 am on Saturday morning. Flamenco Rosario, based in Vancouver, BC,
New State Ferry Sets Sail on Sunday
Washington State Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary Ferries Division David Moseley announces that this Sunday, celebrations will mark the inaugural sailing of the first new ferry of the 21st century, the Chetzemoka. "Although the actual sailing is by invitation only due to space limitations, you are welcome to attend the
Orcas Crossroads Lectures Present “From Depletion to Sustainability” with Environmentalist Gloria Flora
The Orcas Crossroads fall lecture series concludes on Friday, November 19, 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center. The Orcas Crossroads Committee selects lecture topics of both local and global import and brings speakers with substantial expertise in those topics to Orcas. As our planet’s finite resources are being depleted,
Guest Opinion: Friends of the SJ’s Shoal Bay Project a Success
By Tina Whitman for the Friends of the San Juans Until last year, summer fish kills were common in the channel behind a derelict tide gate in Shoal Bay on Lopez Island. Water trapped behind a defunct tidegate led to lethal temperature and oxygen conditions for the trapped
Lively Events this Weekend Brighten Dark Days
Friday, November 12 Rey Villalobos at the Doe Bay Cafe, 7 p.m. Solo singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, founder of The Coral Sea, a California-based indie band that created quite a buzz for themselves after the band's songs were featured on Grey's Anatomy and many other TV shows and films. This Winter
America Recycles Day is Nov. 15
By Helen Venada San Juan County Public Works Department More than a thousand events have been scheduled across the country to showcase America Recycles Day, November 15th; many events extend for weeks before and after the 15th. Events are listed by zipcode at https://earth911.com. Why should we do anything more
A Scarecrow for Supper?
Anne Ford McGrath’s second grade class has just finished the scarecrow that will be one of the garden items available to a lucky raffle winner at the Farm to Cafeteria Simple Sunday Supper event this Sunday, 5 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall in Eastsound. Tickets are still available
Editorial: Honoring Our Veterans Beyond Today
Veterans Day 2010 War continues and threatens – we continue to fight in Afghanistan, and while “withdrawn from combat” from Iraq, military forces continue to serve there. Talk continues of the threat of war with Iran. Every day we have more veterans and today we pause to honor them. War
Olga Symphony Rings in the Holiday Season
By Mary Ann Slabaugh The 12th annual Olga Symphony & Friends' holiday concert is quickly approaching on Friday & Saturday nights, December 3 and 4th at 7:30 p.m. at the Orcas Center. Get your tickets now or else you'll be in the over-sold section sitting on stage behind
T’ai Chi Chih Classes at the Senior Center
Joan Roulac will start a new series of T'ai Chi Chih classes on Monday morning, Nov. 15. Roulac asks, "Ready to experience less pain, and develop more balance, flow and ease in your daily life? What if I promised you will feel better after your very first class…better yet, what
