Fond memories of childhood at the lighthouse on quiet Patos Island.
The San Juan County Council had a moment of silence Monday in memory of Jeffrey Lloyd Wasnick, the county’s code enforcement officer, who reportedly died of a heart attack Sunday.
Orcas Islanders spoke, and the state Legislature listened – at least a little.
Paul Kamin expected to get better television reception with his new digital-to-analog converter box. What he didn’t expect: fewer channels.
A six-week course called “Intermediate Birding: Summer Birds” will be offered by Kim Middleton at the Orcas Island Public Library starting March 23. To accommodate students’ schedules, the course will have two sections, one meeting on Mondays from 6 to 9 p.m., and the other meeting on Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. The course will include 5 classroom sessions and one field trip and conclude in April.
Deer Harbor Community Club members were entertained at their February potluck by their president, Mike Speece, and came away thinking they had found their very own “idol.” With a baritone voice, Speece played many old favorites on his guitar and led the group in a sing-a-long.
To view season offerings at Orcas Center, the public can now access video highlights directly on the Orcas Center website (www.orcascenter.org) or visit their YouTube page. Go to www.youtube.com and search “Orcas Center” to access the 10-minute video, which has clips of many of the artists and events to be offered throughout 2009.
We all went home and locked our doors last night after seeing “Wait Until Dark,” the classic thriller put on by the Actors Theater of Orcas Island to a full house benefit for Kaleidoscope at the Grange last Thursday.
by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG
ORCAS ISLAND
The lecture series “Crossroads: Ideas for a New Century” will resume on Friday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center. Professor Joseph Massey, founding director of the Center for International Business at the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, will speak on “The Dragon and the Elephant: China, India, and Global Economic Leadership in the 21st Century.”
