Here’s a thought…
“The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.”
ROBERT M. PIRSIG
Poem for the Day: Story Water
Story Water A story is like water that you heat for your bath. It takes messages between the fire and your skin. It lets them meet, and it cleans you! Very few can sit down in the middle of the fire itself like a salamander or Abraham. We need intermediaries.
Orcas Public School Site Council Forming
As organizations become larger, the input of those it serves seems smaller – that’s the logic behind the formation of school “site councils,” particularly in larger school districts. The Orcas Island School District (OISD) serves 461 students within five sites: Waldron, Orcas Elementary, Orcas Middle School, OASIS High School and
OPALCO reports on power outage
From the OPALCO website, www.opalco.com At 5:44 p.m. April 23, the power went out in San Juan, Island, Skagit and Whatcom Counties due to a car accident on Hwy 20 near Sedro-Wooley. Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)'s transmission line was knocked out - and at the same time Puget Sound Energy
Health Department Offers Confidential, Reduced Rate STD Testing
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager April is STD Awareness month and San Juan County Health Department is trying to raise public awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) on the lives of people and the importance of discussing sexual health with their health care providers and
Coast Guard locates missing boat and mariners in West Sound
The Associated Press reported that the Coast Guard found a missing boat with two children aboard moored yesterday on Orcas Island. Petty Officer Peter Williams at Port Angeles said the family of six decided to stay overnight without telling relatives. The boat turned up Wednesday morning at Westsound on Orcas
Peter Fisher opens gallery in Eastsound with "Chalk is Cheap" exhibit
A Grand Opening will celebrate the opening of the Peter C. Fisher Gallery this Saturday in Eastsound. The gallery is located between Homegrown Market and Shearwater Kayak Tours. at 138 North Beach Road Suite 103 in Doty's Marketplace. The opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. this Saturday, displays the
Chamber Music Festival brings Shangrow back for Music Lovers seminar
Simply love the music? Curious about the origins and context of a piece of music? Or how to follow the developing theme central to a composer's work? Do you want to hear an overview of the 2009 OICMF Festival from an ebullient, passionate lover of music who has an encyclopedic
Orcas Sail Club goes to nationals
Fundraisers begin with bake sale and car wash this afternoon Last weekend, the Orcas Sailing team dominated the 2009 NWISA Doublehanded District Championships and have earned a slot at the national sailing competition to be held mid-May in Florida. Sail Orcas -- the community sailing club -- the
Poem for the Day: Carry
Carry I want to carry you and for you to carry me the way voices are said to carry over water. Just this morning on the shore, I could hear two people talking quietly in a rowboat on the far side of the lake. They were talking about fishing, then
Lutheran Women in the San Juan Islands to retreat April 28
The Friday Harbor Branch of the Lutheran Church in the San Juan Islands invites women from all three Branches of the Lutheran Church to participate in a one-day Retreat on Tuesday, April 28. The Ferry Schedule determines the boundaries for the agenda. Sharon Kick of San Juan Island says, "We
Letter to the Editor: Pay cash to help local businesses
Here's an idea. How about urging all of us to pay cash for island-based goods and services whenever it is personally convenient or appropriate? It would be especially meaningful to the smaller, one or two person operations and the providers of personal services where the 3% to credit card companies is especially
Budget advisors meet with school board
Yesterday, April 21, the Orcas Island School District (OISD) Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) met with the OISD board to review the budgeted and actual expenditures for the 08-09 school year, in preparation for formulating the school education plan for next year. Steve Diepenbrock advised the group which included OISD teachers
Sunny weather brings tennis for all levels
As the weather heats up, so too does the activity level around Buck Park. One activity that has gone on for many years now is Open Tennis. Open Tennis is sponsored by the Orcas Island Tennis Association and is open to all players. It happens each Wednesday from 4-6 p.m.
Teens and the Law: What you should know
A forum on Teens and the Law will be presented April 28th, 6:30 p.m. at Orcas Middle School Cafeteria in Eastsound. Parents, students ages 10-18 and the public are invited to a community forum led by panelists Randy Gaylord, County Prosecuting Attorney, Sargent Steve Vierthaler, San Juan County Sheriff's Department;
Cooking in the Barn series to benefit Children's House
Christina Orchid will once again host a "Cooking in the Barn" series this spring to benefit Children's House. The former chef/owner of Christina's Restaurant who now instructs budding chefs at Seattle Culinary Institute, Christina will be teaching a four week series in May at Christina and Bruce Orchid's Red Rabit
Poem for the Day: Chicago
Chicago Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight handlers; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders: They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I have seen your painted women under the gas lamps luring the
