Here’s a thought…
“The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.”
ROBERT M. PIRSIG
Senior Soccer Players to be Honored at Last Games Tomorrow
The Boys & Girl High School Soccer teams both have home games tomorrow Thusday October 21. The Boys' game is 2:30 p.m. against Cedar Park Christian; the Girls will play immediately after (about 4:15 p.m.) against La Conner. For the boys it will be the final home game of the
Holladay Photo Show “Still Here” Opens Oct. 21
Anita Holladay hosts a slide show of images from her photography exhibit, "Still Here: Orcas Island from the Back Roads," this Thursday at 6 p.m.at the Senior Center. A reception will start the evening at 5 p.m. In the 25-minute slide show, Holladay will show some of her
Orchard to Cafeteria: Apple-picking at Golden Eye Farm this Saturday
The Farm to Cafeteria Committee together with Golden Eye Farm in Olga (home of one of the oldest apple orchards on Orcas), is asking for volunteers to help pick and press organic apples into cider that will be given to the school cafeteria. This event will occur on Saturday, October
“Leaves of Gold” Program: Carnegie Hall Comes to Orcas Island
A noteworthy quartet performs a formidable concert In what Aloysia Friedmann, Artistic Director of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival has called "a Carnegie Hall experience on Orcas Island," four world-class concert pianists will perform the "Leaves of Gold" concert next Monday, Oct. 25. The performance begins at 7 p.m.
Susan Slapin Offers Creativity Workshop
Susan Slapin will offer a two-day creativity workshop Springboards & Inspirations" at the Orcas Senior Center on Wednesday, Nov. 10 and Thursday, Nov. 11. "Stuck? Afraid of moving your colored pencils across a page? Wanting more Creativity? "This is an easy group workshop to connect with others and share experiences, or
EDC Gives Free Workshop on Hiring Employees
By Victoria Compton San Juan County Economic Development Council Need a little help around the office but are afraid to take the first steps to hiring an employee? Wondering what the difference is between an employee and a contractor, or how to screen employees? Learn what you must do, what
Election Interview: Brent Johnson Runs for County Sheriff
Sheriff Bill Cumming has served for 24 years as San Juan County Sheriff. Orcas Issues presents profiles of the two candidates hoping to succeed Cumming: Brent Johnson and Rob Nou. This interview with Brent Johnson will be followed by a similar article with Rob Nou. The two articles are courtesy
Healing Arts Center Holds Fair & “Raise the Roof” Raffle
Raffle prize a “bonanza” package of healing therapies Once again this weekend, Oct. 23-24, the Healing Arts Center, housed in the historic yellow farmhouse on North Beach in “downtown” Eastsound, is offering islanders the chance to be good to ourselves, to the Center's practitioners and to the beloved
Mr. Dickens is Coming to Orcas!
Gerald Dickens, the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, will visit Orcas Island on Tuesday, November 9 for two special events. The contemporary Dickens, an actor, director and producer, will perform a one-man show, Mr. Dickens is Coming!, for school students during the day, and the same show in the
With Meat Comes A Need for Space
The Farm to Cafeteria Program is taking another healthy leap by committing to a purchase of fresh local organic ground beef - 300 pounds of which will be arriving November 1. Like most things, however, there are issues that crop up when a commitment of any kind is made, and
Council Woman-to-be Meets Orcas Public
By Carol Kulminski Patty Miller has a strong desire to listen to how people feel about the issues that effect Orcas Island. “My biggest challenge is hearing from the silent majority.” In a meeting held Sunday, Oct. 17 at the Eastsound Fire Hall, this majority was definitely heard.
Letter to the Editor: Evans Clarifies Chamber Connections
Over the past month or so, I have been asked by several people, “is the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce?” To answer that for anyone else who might have the same question, let me set the record straight: the Orcas Island Chamber of
October 18-24: October Winds Stir Calls to Action
Monday, October 18 Small business and financing workshop from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Advance registration recommended. Sponsored by the San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) and hosted by the Outlook Inn, 171 Main Street, Eastsound. Call 360-378-2906 to reserve your space, or email: info@sanjuansedc.org. Part of the EDC's Business Education
Poetry For All Seasons: October
October By Robert Frost O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; To-morrow's wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all. The crows above the forest call; To-morrow they may form and go. O hushed October morning mild, Begin the hours of this day slow,
Park and Rec District Funding Debated at LWV Forum
Orcas Park and Recreation District Spokesmen Explain Proposition 1 At the League of Women Voters (LWV) Candidates Forum on Saturday, Oct. 16, speakers for and against Proposition 1 on the General Election Ballot had their say. I approved, this proposition "would impose for the first time a regular property tax
Orcas Islanders Question Sheriff Candidates at LWV Forum
State and national candidates decline to attend forum, some at last minute At the League of Women Voters (LWV) Candidates Forum, Sheriff Candidates Brent Johnson and Rob Nou had nearly an hour to explain their views, as did proponents and opponents of the Park and Rec District funding measure spoke
