The Orcas Island Grange came alive last Saturday as six young performers shared their talents on stage. Contestants shined with a variety of skills from singing bluesy solos to original tunes to group numbers with enthusiastic choreography at the Orcas Has Talent Junior Show on Jan. 19.
The upcoming show tells a story of science, oppression and passion
As islanders we are surrounded by water. We are also surrounded by the fruits of modern technology – ambulances, ferries, helicopters and boats, just to name a few.
“Orcas Has Talent” is a community event where the audience will vote for their favorite “act.”
Dogs and cats provide their human owners various life lessons like the “Zen” of living in the moment, how to love unconditionally and even promoting exercise – can we go to the park, please, please, please? Actually it would probably sound more like: woof, woof, woof.
From theater based on historical scientists to spectacular dance moves to unfurling the mysteries of love – Orcas Center has it all coming up in the next three months.
Rick Hughes, new county councilman, position 4, Orcas West, was sworn in by Orcas Island Judge Stewart Andrew on Dec. 28 in Waterfront Park, Eastsound.
If you see police cars parked outside of the Orcas Island School during Christmas break don’t be alarmed, there isn’t an emergency or crime occurring, but rather a planned training scenario with the San Juan County Sheriff Department.
An Orcas Island man was sentence to nine years in prison in the wake of a vehicular rampage and high-speed collision in February that left another man paralyzed from the waist down.
The special filing period for candidates for three new San Juan County Council positions was held last week from Dec. 12 to 14. The Special Election will be held to fill the positions created by the passage of Proposition 1 in the November election, reducing the six-person council to three.
I was invited to a birthday party last week and I welcomed an event to rescue me from another dark, dull night. At the gathering I talked with a woman who told me her secret to not getting the winter blues is walking outside every day – even in the cold and rain.
The band finished their sound check and prepared to play their first note when the lights went out. Some bands might have picked up their amps and headed for the door, but not Polecat.
‘Tis the season to make spirits bright. On Orcas, dedicated people are making this holiday warm in the hearts of those that need their Christmas wishes answered.
