World reporting — the first spring lecture of the Crossroads series

The event is on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m. at Orcas Center. Tickets are $10 and are available at Darvills, at the door, and online at www.orcascrossroads.org.

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updated 2:07 PM February 21, 2012 0

Heavy Rain, Avalanches, and Reduce Threat of Lowland Snow

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Blogs 10:00 PM February 21, 2012 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Coast Starlight: Southbound

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Blogs 9:17 PM February 21, 2012 Orca Watcher, a Community Blog

Benjamin George Marcin: 1920 — 2012 | Passages

Ben’s talents were not only professional; he was an avid wood turner, made his own furniture and loved new gadgets of all kinds. However, his primary love was as the exclusive chauffeur for Anne, driving her wherever she wished to go — choral practices, painting classes, church.

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5:49 PM February 21, 2012 Journal of the San Juan Islands 0

‘Open Bowl’ project: a reminder of all the empty bowls around the world

The “Open Bowl Project” will be on Feb. 24 at the Wildflour Bakery on the corner of North Beach and Main.

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Joyce Burghardt: a life of music and love | Orcas senior profile

Joyce Burghardt’s recipe for a vital, long life is simple: stay curious. From the moment she was born to her 90th birthday last month, Burghardt has approached life with enthusiasm. “I grew up in Queen Anne, and my childhood was magical,” said the Orcas resident. “I was involved in church, musicals, the Camp Fire girls.”

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10:28 AM February 21, 2012 0

A success for world concern

The Lighthouse Christian Children’s Church chose World Concern for the recipient of the proceeds from its bake sale at the Fidelis Flea Market in West Sound.

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Chance of Lowland Snow Next Weekend?

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Blogs 1:10 PM February 19, 2012 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Sightings Update

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Big Winds in the Morning (updated)

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Blogs 9:06 PM February 17, 2012 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Join the fun at the post party at school garden

On Saturday, March 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., anyone with a willing back and desire to help our school garden grow is invited to come!

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Community Blogroll

  • Ask April
    The Honorary Mayor of Eastsound answers all of your pressing concerns in "Ask April," a column dedicated to the interests of visitors and residents of Orcas Island, Wash.
  • Away Here
    Life observed from a tiny corner of the world.
  • Cliff Mass Weather Blog
    Cliff Mass is a UW professor of Atmospheric Sciences. He blogs about the local in the Pacific Northwest.
  • Cynthia Brast Entomology
    Cynthia Brast is a graduate student studying Entomology via a distance eduction program through the University of Florida. Beautiful macro photography graces her posts about how to deal with local pests like black aphids, or the plight of imperiled species like the Island Marble Butterfly.
  • Energy services: Sharing the Load
    Energy Services is OPALCO’s effort to make energy saving easy and accessible. Updated by Orcas Power and Light Cooperative.
  • Orca Watcher
    Marine naturalist Monica Wieland posts her photography and wildlife musings. Wieland is also the author of "Orca Encounters: Images of Southern Resident Killer Whales."