Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
EPRC to meet on Thursday
Thursday, September 5, 3 - 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Erika Shook for Department of Community Development -- Eastsound Plan Review Committee will meet on Thursday, September 5, from 3 - 6 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Station to address the following agenda. 3:00 pm Welcome and Introductions3:05
Orcasional Musings | Early ferries? From where, to where, with what?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| If you want to visit an island, you have to take a ferry. So it all hinges on where you can get on, whether it goes to where you want to get off, and what it's able to carry. In the 1850s and
Sheriff’s Report | August 21 – 27, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, August 21, 201919-007026 Vagrancy 05:35:10 08/21/19 An unwanted person was found in the Friday Harbor Post Office. They were later trespassed from there. 19-007027 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 05:54:06 08/21/19 A Deputy on Orcas Island responded to a complaint of a suspicious person
SJIMA welcomes new board member
-- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- New board member, Marney Reynolds brings to the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) her love of art and education. Walking into the museum about five years ago she was “amazed and thrilled at the sight of
Orcas Center ‘Role-Out!’ previews upcoming season
Sunday, September 8, 4 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center -- Orcas Center’s Season “Role-Out” is a great opportunity to learn about upcoming shows for the season, scheduled classes, sponsorship opportunities, and volunteer possibilities. The 2019-2020 season is jam-packed with 15 Orcas Center productions, 24 On-Screen
League of Women Voters hosting health care forum
Monday, September 9, 12 - 2 p.m., San Juan Island Library -- from Haley Day for League of Women Voters -- The next League of Women Voters of the San Juans meeting will offer islanders a fresh look at what to expect as health care options change. The event titled
Orcas Fire and Rescue to dedicate 9/11 memorial
Wednesday, September 11, 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Fire & Rescue -- The smoldering remains of the World Trade Center lie at the center of what would soon be dubbed ground zero.PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEX FUCHS, AFP/GETTY IMAGES Orcas Island Fire and Rescue will hold
Climbing PoeTree comes to Orcas Center in Imagine Festival prequel event
Wednesday, September 11, 7:30 p.m., Center Stage -- from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center -- In conjunction with Imagine Arts and Music Festival, Orcas Center is pleased to present Climbing PoeTree on Wednesday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m. on Center Stage. Climbing PoeTree is the combined force of award-winning performance
Free paddle board safety workshop on Sunday
Sunday, September 1, 1 - 4 p.m., Kaj Dawg Farm -- from Debra O’Conner -- With the community’s greater awareness of paddle board safety issues, a local paddling group is offering an opportunity to observe and participate in paddle board safety and rescues practice on Sunday Sept. 1 from 1-4
Six-month balance class to begin at Senior Center
-- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Center -- Tuesdays and Thursdays for 6 months, starting October 15, 5 - 6 p.m., Senior Center The Orcas Senior Center is excited to present Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance(r) (TJQMBB), developed by Dr. Fuzhong Li, Ph.D. These TJQMBB, or Balance Classes,
Special School Board meeting called for tomorrow
Friday, August 30, 12 p.m., School District Office -- from Orcas Island School District -- The agenda outlined below is the impetus for a special School Board meeting. 12 p.m. CALL TO ORDER - SPECIAL MEETING - District Office Approve 2019 - 2021 CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) with the PSE
Orcas Center’s September art show features Marcia Spees
Friday, September 6, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Kathleen Youngren -- Can’t wait to see where Marcia’s creative talent has taken her now? Don’t miss her exhibit at Orcas Center throughout the month of September.Orcas artist Marcia Spees is known for her exquisite, realistic watercolors but for the
Author Amita Lhamo will discuss spiritual care of the dying during Library visit
Friday September 6, 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Island Library -- The Library will host author Amita Lhamo on Friday September 6 at 6 p.m. in the Ann Graves Reading Room. In her new book, Dandelions Blooming in the Cracks of Sidewalks Amita will be
Unique opportunity to purchase native wildflowers coming up
Saturday, Sept. 28, 12 – 2 pm, Coffelt Farm -- from San Juan County Land Bank -- Don’t miss this rare opportunity to purchase locally grown wildflowers native to San Juan County! The Land Bank is hosting three sales in September featuring native plants produced by The Salish Seeds Project. Nursery
Sheriff’s Office investigating rollover traffic accident on San Juan Island
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- On Wednesday, August 28, a Subaru Outback was involved in an accident in the 1400 block of Roche Harbor Road. At approximately 1:15 a.m. the car left the roadway and rolled over pinning three females inside and then caught fire. Within minutes a deputy
Senior Center membership drive will end August 31
-- from Orcas Senior Center Membership Committee -- This is the last week to join others who have jumped into the New Membership Drive Challenge! AND, we have a delicious incentive: All new members, members who refer a new member (or two or three), and members who “upgrade” and renew (your renewal date will
