Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Seniors invited to free Chamber Music Festival open rehearsal
Friday, August 16, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Linda Sloane for Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival -- Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is in its final week. After many amazing concerts and the final concerts yet to come, the Festival would not be complete without the free Open Rehearsal
State Parks Boating Program urges stand up paddleboarders to wear life jacket, leash
-- from Washington State Parks -- The Washington State Parks Boating Program is urging stand up paddleboarders to be safe on the water by always wearing a life jacket and leash. According to Washington state recreational boating accident data, six stand up paddleboard fatalities have occurred in the last 29
Genealogy Club will delve into mystery woman of 1917 Orcas Island
Tuesday, August 20, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Kathi Ciskowski for Orcas Island Genealogy Club -- Do you want to find out if you come from kings or scoundrels? Was your family on the Mayflower? Are you related to the person sitting next to you at
Letter to Editor | Library Fair a success in spite of rain
-- from Ken Gibbs, President, Friends of the Orcas Island Library -- Despite the intermittent rain, the Annual Library Fair and Summer Book Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Orcas Island Library (FOIL) was a success. As always, this was due to the efforts of the many volunteers: those from FOIL, along with help from the
Deer Harbor Plan Review schedules meeting
Wednesday, August 14, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Fire Station -- from Sheila Gaquin for Deer Harbor Pan Review Committee -- Chair: Call to Order, establish a quorum, approval of the minutes from July 10, 2019. Chair: Recognize public attendees. Members of the public are invited to participate in
Orcas StoryFest is back on on island with great tales to tell
StoryFest returns for 8th year Friday - Saturday, August 23 - 24 -- from Nancy Wang for Eth-Noh-Tec -- It’s back. This is the ‘every other’ year for the Orcas StoryFest and Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo of Eth-Noh-Tec have invited national storyteller Sue O’Halloran, funny, poignant, and deep, as
Guest Opinion | Many unknowns in considering property tax rebate for renting to employees
-- from Cindy Wolf -- The idea of a property tax rebate for renting to employees brings a couple of different consequences to mind that would need to be thought about and addressed. I don't have the data to know how much of a problem these things would be, but
Come sing rock classics, hits live on stage at the County Fair
-- from San Juan County Fair -- Tired of only singing your favorite songs in the car? Are you ready to belt your heart out live? Well, here's your chance to live out your rock star dreams! Sign up by Thursday, August 15 at 4 p.m. in the Fair Administrative
Membership drive continues at Orcas Senior Center
Through August 31 -- from Lena Kass for Orcas Senior Center -- What do celebrating birthdays with family, seeing senior oral histories acted out by Salmonberry students, thrilling at the sight of an orca breaching, and receiving a valentine from a shy kindergartener have in common? They are all activities that
Spirit Eagle is artist of month at Islanders Bank
-- from Spirit Eagle -- Spirit Eagle's Art can be viewed at Islander's Bank in Eastsound during the month of August. Spirit Eagle works with Fur, Oils, Acrylics and sculpts with wood, fiber clay and found objects. Her art is available for viewing during regular banking hours.
Just weeks until music room, old gym are ready for students
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- We are in the final few weeks before the Multi-Purpose Music Room and the Old Gym are ready for students! Larry and Andy of OISD’s Maintenance Department are making a special guest appearance on our video this week. Both of them have
Join Regina for kefir fermentation workshop
Orcas Food Co-op Education Opportunity Thursday, August 29, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Odd Fellows Kitchen -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Food Co-op -- In this workshop participants will learn how to make their own traditional kefir. Regina will touch on the history, various methods and many health benefits of
Meet Allison O’Brien, new English language learners teacher
-- from Orcas Island School District -- How would your elementary school or high school classmates remember you? I hope they would think back fondly on our memories together. They might remember me as a basketball player, a student who worked hard in school, someone who was friends with everyone,
Book Review | ‘How Democracies Die’
-- from Jens Kruse -- Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt are professors of government at Harvard University, who have been studying failures of democracy in Europe’s 1930s and Latin America’s 1970s for many years. But they open this book with a question they never thought they’d be asking; “Is our
Orcasional Musings | New uses for what? Outhouses?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| During the early history of Orcas Island, there was a whole lot of smuggling going on. We're just so close to the Canadian border that the temptation has always been hard to resist. And we're on an island in the middle of a
Sheriff’s Report | July 31 – August 5, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, July 31, 201919-006238 Found Property 10:38:49 07/31/19 A Deputy responded to a found property call in Friday Harbor. The owner of the property was not able to be located and the property was submitted into the evidence room as found property.
