Here’s a thought…
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.”
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Community Band prepares for annual spring concert
Thursday, June 13, 7 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Karen Key Speck -- Just like the birds in spring tweet sweet melodies, the Orcas Island Community Band is sure to leave you humming and whistling in their upcoming annual spring concert this Thursday night, June 13 at 7 p.m. at
Meet Senatorial candidate Carrie Blackwood on the Village Green
Friday, June 14, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Village Green -- from Cindy Wolf -- Carrie Blackwood is coming to meet Orcas Island on the afternoon of Friday June 14. She will be here to have lunch at the Senior Center and do some doorbelling, then she will meet and greet on the
Girls volleyball camp is fast approaching; Register now
-- from Orcas Park and Rec -- HS All-Skills Volleyball Camp w/ Rachel Wilson: From a beginner to a more experienced player, this camp provides the highest level of position training while focusing on skill development. This camp provides the opportunity for athletes to compete and raise their all-over skill
Orcas Island Community Church adds a second service
-- from Carol Kulminski -- The Orcas Island Community Church now has two services on Sunday mornings. At 9:00 a.m., there is a service that is "more contemporary" and led by our worship band. At 10:45 a.m., there is a service that is "more traditional" featuring classic hymns of the faith. The sermon will be the same for both
Genealogy Club continues to add branches to islanders’ family trees
Tuesday, June 18, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Kathi Ciskowski -- The Orcas Island Genealogy Club will meet for the regular meeting on Tuesday, June 18, the third Tuesday of the month, from 10:30-12:30 in the Community Room of the Orcas Island Library. “Let’s Work…Many Hands
Salish Sea Festival to give final performance for 2019
Saturday, June 22, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- In the eighth and final Salish Sea Early Music Festival performance on Orcas Island in 2019, harpsichordist Jonathan Oddie, violist and violinist Stephen Creswell, baroque cellist Caroline Nicolas and one-key baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan perform quartets stretching
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee sets agenda for upcoming meeting
Wednesday, June 12, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Fire Station -- from Sheila Gaquin -- The Deer Harbor Planning Review Committee (DHPRC) will meet on Wednesday, June 12, 4 - 5:30 p.m. at the Deer Harbor Fire Station. Chair: Call to Order, establish a quorum, approval of the minutes
Time for summer family fun, exploring Salish Sea life at SJIMA
-- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- For families of all ages-join the fun. The San Juan Islands Museum of Art‘s (SJIMA) Summer Family Art Days begin Saturday June 29th, from noon to 4 p.m., in the orchard adjacent to the museum at 540 Spring
Orcas has its first professional cuddler
-- from Virginia Erhardt -- Our bodies are the homes of our spirits and souls. The potential for them to be havens and homecoming is always here in each moment when we choose to relate well with ourselves. Cuddlist is a company that trains people to become practitioners of therapeutic
SING FEST! just became a new quarterly event at Orcas Center
Sunday, June 30, 5 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Deborah Sparks for Orcas Center -- SING FEST! is coming to Orcas Island on Sunday, June 30 at 5 p.m. in the Madrona Room at Orcas Center. The brainchild of Anji Ringzin, adults and tweens are invited to join in this
This week’s school construction update
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- This week's update on school construction currently underway gives us a view of additional parking and traffic revisions underway.
First stretch of Orcas Road is now chipsealed
-- from Shannon Wilbur for San Juan County Public Works -- With more than half a mile of the new Orcas Road now chip sealed, we are getting a number of questions about the site: Q: Why is the chip seal section so wide?A: The 11 ft wide travel lanes
Keep a spot open for a tour of these Orcas Island artists’ studios in August
Friday August 9 - Sunday August 11, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. -- from Bruce Wilson for Orcas Artists' Studio Tour -- Thirty two premier Orcas Island artists and craftspeople will welcome the public into their working studios for the Orcas Artists’ Three Day Studio Tour, Friday August 9 through
Skagit Valley College announces dates for Commencement 2019
Wednesday, June 19, 1:30 p.m.,Friday Harbor Brickworks -- from Arden Ainley for Skagit Valley College -- Skagit Valley College is preparing for the College’s 92nd Annual Commencement ceremonies. Family and friends are invited to attend; tickets are not required. The dates, times, and locations are as follows: Mount Vernon CampusThursday,
Sheriff’s Report | May 29 – June 4, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, May 29, 201919-003931 Animal at Large 08:03:28 05/29/19 A Lopez Island Deputy was sent to a report of a large cow out in the roadway, causing a traffic hazard on a south end road. The cow was gone when the Deputy
Skagit Valley College’s Cardinal Craft Brewing Smoked Scotch Ale wins Silver at 2019 North American Brewers Beer Awards
-- from Arden Ainley for Skagit Valley College -- Skagit Valley College’s Cardinal Craft Brewing Academy is pleased to announce that their Smokey the Beer Smoked Scotch Ale won a Silver Award in the Smoke Beer category at the 2019 North American Brewers Association International Beer Awards for Excellence in
