Here’s a thought…
“Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun.”
MARTIN AMIS
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
American Legion to Honor Veterans at 11 a.m. Nov. 11
The Eastsound Chapter of the American Legion will hold memorial services for Veterans of U.S. Armed Forces tomorrow, Nov. 11, starting at 11 a.m. November 11 was observed as Armistice (laying down of arms) Day since 1918 to mark the end of armed warfare between the Allies and the Central
Lisa Nakamura: F2C Celebrity Chef November 18
The Farm to Cafeteria Program features Allium owner Lisa Nakamura as its Celebrity Lunch Chef at the school cafeteria on Thursday, November 18. The menu is Lisa’s delicious version of freshly made Chicken Teriyaki along with stir-fry veggies, rice and a brownie. And, of course, a salad from our daily
Historic Tharald House on Shaw Open to the Public
The San Juan County Land Bank invites the public to view the Tharald Historic Homestead on Shaw Island Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Boyd Pratt, architectural historian, will be available to provide historical background on the homestead which appears in the National Register of
“Sticky” Marketing Workshop Presented by EDC
From the San Juan County Economic Development Council Why do some marketing messages work and some don’t? How can business owners improve their company’s “message” to make it stick in the minds of customers? Learn how to create a cohesive, compelling message in the EDC’s upcoming workshop entitled, “Making It
November Poem: Wolf Moon
Wolf Moon by Mary Oliver Now is the season of hungry mice, cold rabbits, lean owls hunkering with their lamp-eyes in the leafless lanes in the needled dark; now is the season when the kittle fox comes to town in the blue valley of early morning; now is the season
