Here’s a thought…
“The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.”
ROBERT M. PIRSIG
A weekend full of sports, leadership, music and Great Expectations
Friday, Oct. 16 Prevent Holiday Burnout - Orcas Chamber of Commerce "Business Essentials" meeting with Nancy Southern. 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Outlook Inn. The Islands Little League Board will conduct a public meeting on at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria to hear everyone’s ideas and enlist
Healing the Holocaust: Truth and Reconciliation Dialogue Across Generations
Sunday, October 25th at 11 a.m. at the West Sound Community Club, Professor Amanda Byron will present a talk on her experience with a truth and reconciliation dialogue about the Holocaust this past summer in Berlin. The dialogue was facilitated by One by One, a foundation committed
Jon Kimura Parker Performs Piano Concert To Benefit Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
[intlink id="jon-kimura-parker-plays-brahms-with-the-oregon-symphony-brings-the-house-down" type="post"]Internationally acclaimed concert pianist [/intlink]Jon Kimura Parker will perform a solo piano concert, “Leaves of Gold,” on Wednesday, Nov. 11th at 6:30 pm at Orcas Center, Eastsound, Washington. This fundraising concert, auction and fireside supper reception benefits Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival programming and community education.
Southern to Bring Stress-Prevention Techniques to Business Essentials this Friday
Nancy Southern, MSW, Energy Management Specialist, will describe how to eliminate “peak season burnout” this Friday, October 16th at the Orcas Chamber of Commerce “Business Essentials” meeting. Southern’s presentation will teach methods to restore balance and vitality to your mind and body when you need it, in less than 5
Leadership San Juan Islands to hold Open House
Leadership San Juan Islands (LSJI), a six-month program to promote community leadership in San Juan County, will hold an Orcas Island Open House on Sunday, Oct. 18. The program, which is coordinated by Skagit Valley College and supported by various community organizations and non-profits, is currently recruiting for its 6th
Friday Harbor Administrator's Family a H1N1 Case Study
San Juan County Health Officer Dr. Frank James comments By Stan Matthews, County Communications Program Manager Friday Harbor’s Town Administrator, King Fitch has a daughter and grandchildren in Nashville, where the H1N1 flu virus has re-emerged this fall; and his 8-year-old granddaughter Eleanor was one of the first to become
Lower changes Tuesday night entertainment format
The Lower Tavern has changed its Tuesday night open mic format, Music Coordinator and local entertainer Jaen Black announced recently. Starting this month, the music will start at 5:30 p.m. during happy hour and feature players "who could bring a nice background sound to folks trying to eat
Mandy Randolph Teaches Foods, Flexibility and Sustainability in "Farm to Classroom"
The Orcas Island School District (OISD) staff has become particularly nimble in devising innovative and flexible programming over the past years, as state funding declines. And Mandy Randolph, herself a product of the OISD education program (Class of ’95), is the poster child for that programming. Randolph has taught in
Schedule for Election Forum at Senior Center tonight
The League of Women Voters has invited proponents and opponents of the Fireworks Referendum, the SJC Property Tax Levy, and the Orcas Island Park and Recreation Levy to join candidates for various Orcas Island election races at an election forum at the Orcas Senior Center from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Letter to the Editor: Tuesday Food Bank Hospitality Provided by Community Effort
Dear Editor, Thank you for your recent article on the Orcas Island Food Bank Hospitality. However, we seemed to have had a miscommunication and for this I am sorry. Gypsy Willow Catering is only a very small part of a large community cooperation to make this program thrive. Each volunteer
The Week Ahead: Meetings, "Great Expectations," Madrona Point and then FEAST!
Updated 10:25 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12 Orcas Library Trustees meet at 9 a.m. at the Library. Orcas Island Public School Parent Meetings for 2nd and 3rd grades in the back room of the school library and for 6th grade in the front room of the library. Share, network, and learn
"The Making of Lasting Memories" — Crossroads Lecture Sunday, Oct. 18
Note corrected time, posted Oct. 13 at 5 p.m. The lecture series Crossroads: Ideas for a New Century will continue on Sunday, October 18, 2 p.m. at Orcas Center with a presentation by James McGaugh entitled Memory and Emotion: The Making of Lasting Memories. Remembering, like breathing, seems
Letter to the Editor: Support Formation of Orcas Parks and Recreation District
Yesterday, Saturday, Lance and I went to the Farmers’ Market at the Oddfellows Hall. As I was going in, I noticed my friend Madison Pollock across the street. Madison, a first grader, and her buddy had built a little stand and seemed to be selling a used guitar and some
Saturday Classes in Winter Birds Open — Wednesday Sessions Filling Fast
A six-week course called Intermediate Birding: Over-Wintering Birds will begin this week. Taught by Kim Middleton at the Orcas Island Public Library, the class is offered twice each week; one meeting on Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m., and the other meeting on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sparks Produces Electric Drama in Orcas Center's "Great Expectations"
Orcas Center’s Theater Productions Manager Deborah Sparks or “Sparks” as she is familiarly known, has been in high gear this fall, weaving together the multitude of tasks involved in Orcas Center/Book-It Theater’s joint staging of Great Expectations. Book-It Theater came to Orcas two years ago to produce
Environmental Club Plants Trees in "Green Your School" Contest
Iris Parker Pavitt, Orcas High School Junior and new President of the school’s Environmental Club, is full of ideas and the energy to put them into action. Last weekend, she and a group of fellow Environmental Club leaders, planted apple and grape trees in front of the historic
