Silence dancing workshop

Kaivalya Natana is Sanskrit for “silence dancing.” Imagine every action in our lives flowing from a place of silent potential into beautiful, smooth manifestation.

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5:06 PM May 22, 2013

Dinner Kitchen on May 23

The next Dinner Kitchen celebrates the beauty of chickens with a barbecue on Thursday, May 23.

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updated 5:04 PM May 22, 2013

Bake sale for dog park this Saturday

The dog park board is having a bake sale on Saturday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Island Market. All proceeds will benefit the Orcas Off-Leash Area in Eastsound.

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5:04 PM May 22, 2013

Firefighters’ Association Chili Cook-off in early June

Do you have a great chili recipe or are you a chili lover?

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4:58 PM May 22, 2013

OIFR graduates its newest class

Orcas Fire and Rescue graduated its newest batch of volunteer firefighters.

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4:56 PM May 22, 2013

Local flamingoes held for ransom

Within hours of holding the flamingos hostage, an anonymous member of Kiwanis paid $200 in bail for the jail birds.

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2:20 PM May 22, 2013

LSJI class to graduate May 31

Leadership San Juan Islands Class IX will hold its graduation ceremony on Friday, May 31 from 11:30 to 1:45 p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange, 152 First St., in Friday Harbor.

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10:21 AM May 22, 2013

Donations sought for fireworks

The Orcas Island Chamber’s annual Fourth of July Fireworks show in Eastsound is in place and ready to go for Thursday, July 4.

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9:26 AM May 22, 2013

The Lessons of the Moore Oklahoma Tornado

On Monday, an EF-5 tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma resulting in substantial loss of life, hundreds of injuries, and economic losses that will run into the billions of dollars.  The storm had winds reaching 200-210 mph, was on the ground for 17 miles, and was observed from 2:45-3:35 PM CDT (19:45-20:35 UTC).How did the National Weather...

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Blogs 10:31 PM May 21, 2013 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

May 19th: A Whale Smörgåsbord

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Blogs 4:48 PM May 20, 2013 Orca Watcher, a Community Blog

Finch Feeding Frenzy

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Blogs 11:13 AM May 19, 2013 Orca Watcher, a Community Blog

Community Blogroll

  • 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."