Here’s a thought…
“The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.”
ROBERT M. PIRSIG
Keep on truckin' through an incomparable weekend
Friday, Nov. 6 Grace McCune and Carolyn Cruso will be stepping in for regulars Martin Lund and Gene Nery at the Orcas Hotel’s Pub Night this Friday. From 6 to 9 p.m. No cover. 376-4300. Southern Skies at the Doe Bay Café during dinner service. Enjoy the lilting tunes of
Kay Grossman Celebrates Key Club and the Spirit of Volunteerism
Kay Grossman, founder of the Orcas Island Chapter of the International Key Club, returned to Orcas High School this Wednesday, in celebration of Key Club Week, Nov. 2-6. Kay told the group of some two dozen high-schoolers that Key Club was first established in 1925 in Sacramento by
More H1N1 Vaccine Available Priority Group Expanded to Include All Under 25-Years Old
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager The San Juan County Health and Community Services Department (HCS) is now urging all County residents under the age of 25 to call for an appointment to be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu. Contact information for vaccine sites is available on the
County H1N1 Flu Shot Clinic Schedule at Orcas Elementary on Friday, Nov. 6
San Juan County will be offering a free H1N1 flu shot clinic for school aged children on Friday November 6 at the Orcas Island School. Parents are asked to be sure to complete the vaccination permission form that was mailed home ( also available in the school office) and return
Young Violinists Perform in Musicians' Honor Festival
Orcas High School musicians-- freshman Jules Mann, sophomore Mackie Blackburn and junior Adrien Erickson -- have been selected to perform with the Senior Honor Orchestra Festival, held today, Nov. 5 in Lynden. The festival is sponsored by the San Juan Music Educators' Association, composed of teachers in Whatcom,
Jon Kimura Parker Offers Rare Solo Piano Concert
A long-awaited event takes place next Wednesday, Nov. 11, when Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival (OICMF) Artistic Advisor Jon Kimura Parker will perform a solo piano concert on Orcas Island. Despite his busy schedule of traveling and performing internationally, and teaching at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice
County-Sheriff's Guild Reach One Year No Cost-of-Living Increase Agreement
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager San Juan County and the San Juan County Sheriff's guild announced Nov. 3 that they had agreed to a one-year labor contract extension. In a news release the Sheriff’s Guild said it had approached San Juan County in August with an offer to
Writer's Roundtable: Author Envy and its Remedies
Contributed by JoEllen Moldoff Author Envy: Remedies for a Common Writer’s AilmentPresenter: Rachel Newcombe All writers have been there -- at least once. There being that internal place where envy, whether a spark or a wildfire, takes up residence and demands our immediate attention. When reading another author’s work the
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to Many for "A Song in our Hearts"
Many thanks to everyone who helped out and came out on November 3 to support the Orcas Middle and High School Music Program! We had a wonderful evening at the Odd Fellows Hall, with a fun and varied program featuring the Orcas High School jazz ensemble, the 7th grade chorus, Orcas Horns, Martin
Guest opinion: County Face Challenges of Fragmentation and Connectivity
By Walt Corbin Where is this County going? Does the Council have a road map for the future? Who is doing the planning? Is the Vision Statement of the Comprehensive Plan being implemented? While attending a recent meeting of the San Juan Initiative, I was rewarded by a guest ecologist
PTSA to meet today at new time with full slate
The Orcas Island Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA) will meet at an earlier time today, at 3:30 in the school library. The regular meeting will have reports from PTSA Officers, and additional reports from: OIEF Site Council School Board Legislative Update Orcas Island Prevention Partnership Readiness to Learn These reports will be
Early Vote Results in — Levy Issues Passing
San Juan County voters, with 53% of ballots turned in, will apparently approve both San Juan County’s proposed property tax levy lid lift, and the San Juan Island Park and Recreation District’s proposed increased tax levy, County Communications Program Manager Stan Matthews reported on Tuesday, Nov. 3. On Orcas Island,
OICF Offers Grant Writing Seminar Nov. 19
As part of the Orcas Island Community Foundation’s work to help Island not-for-profits increase their effectiveness, OICF is hosting a grant writing basics seminar with Nanette Pyne. If you are interested in honing your grant writing skills, this is a great opportunity. Ms. Pyne is a non-profit administration and fundraising
How Whales Rely on Sound: Marine Lecture Nov. 10
By Joe Gaydos of the SeaDoc Society From the pleasure of listening to music to the necessity of detecting danger, sound is an important part of our lives. It's even more important to whales and dolphins. On Tuesday, November 10 at 7 p.m., Jason Wood will give a
Sparks speaks for Family Literacy Month
The following is the unedited text of a talk give by Sparks at the Book Lovers Fair on Nov. 1, initiating Family Literacy Month By Deborah Sparks Hmmmm…Write something good about reading. It’s kind of…well, Frankly, at my age, it’s better to to read and collect books
Orcas Garden Club Talk on Bees & Butterflies
By Midge Kraetzer On November 11, 2009, a week earlier than its regularly scheduled meetings, the Orcas Island Garden Club will feature as its speaker, Rhonda Barbieri. The meeting will begin with a short business meeting at 10 a.m. at the Orcas Center in the small theater next to the
