The community is invited to come to the public school cafeteria for lunch with the kids on Wednesday, Sept. 29….
Local photographer Anita Leigh Holladay will have a show of her images
on display at the Orcas Senior Center October 4 to 28.
The exhibit is titled “Still Here” and consists of recent photos representing older ways of life as seen from Orcas Island’s back roads.
For years, islanders have heard stories about a stone anchor and stone circles on Turtleback Mountain, but very few have actually seen them. Archeologist Gary Wessen is someone who has.
Every year, Islanders Bank sponsors the “Gear up for our Schools” campaign, which raises money to buy supplies for kids…
Orcas Center, in association with Orcas A Cappella, will present the Zedashe Ensemble from the Republic of Georgia for a concert of traditional Georgian music, both secular and religious, on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. Returning for their third US tour, Zedashe Ensemble will perform a captivating evening of song and dance in eight states across the country to commemorate the upcoming 20th anniversary of Georgian independence.
OPALCO handed out two big checks on Lopez last week: $43,675 to the Lopez School District for their HVAC project and $37,567 to the Lopez Village Market for energy efficiency measures installed in the new store.
In 2007, a SeaDoc project discovered that it pays to grow the abalone larger before release: the larger the introduced animal, the better its chances at survival.
Linda Kirtz’s pastel paintings of American Camp on San Juan Island will be featured at the Orcas Island Artworks through…
Poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist Michael McClure will perform a public reading and screen a film about his life and work called “Abstract Alchemist of the Flesh” at the Doe Bay Café in October.
McClure will read at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 17 , and screen the film at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 18, and 18.
When little Ozzie the oystercatcher hatched on Indian Island this summer, his home was a busy patch of rock. Enthusiastic low tide visitors wanted to scale the island’s peak, or brought curious dogs with them, and didn’t necessarily know there was a fragile baby nestled on the isle.
The Farm to Classroom program is looking for volunteers who want to share their skills and time with Orcas students.
The recent return of Chinook salmon to the Glenwood Springs Hatchery located on the Youngren property has been very good.
An integral force behind the Orcas Off Leash Area is stepping down. Jeff Hanson, the community “go to” person for…
