Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
The real Alice of Arlo Guthrie’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ dies at 83
||| FROM OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING ||| The hippie-era icon who inspired folk singer Arlo Guthrie’s epic, anti-establishment song “Alice’s Restaurant” has died. Alice Brock suffered from health issues, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and passed
Food Bank shares Happy Thanksgiving with community
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK |||
Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
||| FROM CBS NEWS ||| Certain holidays are associated with different foods, and for Thanksgiving, that's turkey — but why is that what we eat? We asked a history expert to learn more. Turkey's spot on
Cancer means 9th-annual dinner will look different for Thanksgiving Grandma and the stranger she once texted who’s now family
||| FROM CNN.COM ||| Despite a breast cancer diagnosis, Thanksgiving Grandma and the young man she met nearly a decade ago via an accidental text will continue their holiday tradition today for the ninth year in a
‘It’s a bird! It’s a plane!’ In Alaska, it’s both, with pilot tossing turkeys to rural homes
||| FROM LOS ANGELES TIMES ||| In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there’s no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner — or any dinner — delivered. But some residents living well off the grid nevertheless have
Indigenous art exhibit at Banner Bank
||| FROM MICHELLE HASSEBROCK for ORCAS ISLAND MUSEUMS ||| This November, we honor Indigenous Peoples Month with a special exhibition of contemporary works from the Orcas Island Historical Museum archives. “It’s not only about money—it’s
County reviews essential public facility application on Shaw Island at upcoming public meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Thursday, December 5, the San Juan County Department of Community Development (DCD) will hold a public meeting on Shaw Island to discuss an application by San Juan
Artworks December Feature Wall – Steve Gropp
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ARTWORKS ||| Metal Artist, Steve Gropp Metal Artist Steve Gropp has been working with his hands and making some kind of art from very early on in
Fun classes to add holiday cheer to Winter Artisans Market
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| The Makers Guild's DIY pop-up classes include Felted Animals, Weaving, Cookie Decorating, and Luminary Making. Felting and Weaving are free sessions and still have room to come enjoy,
Letter to Editor | Thank you to Orcas Island Lions Club, our community partner
||| FROM INGRID MATTSON and LYNNETTE WOOD ||| Just as no person is an island, no community organization is an island here on Orcas. We all do better when we look to each other for
I was estranged from my family. I returned one Thanksgiving
Family break-ups are not unusual, research tells us. “It’s a silent epidemic,” one psychologist says. ||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| Every Thanksgiving, families across the United States come together to celebrate in a spirit
County to begin sidewalk repairs in Eastsound on December 2
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is pleased to begin repairs to Eastsound sidewalks along North Beach Rd and Main Street in advance of the busy holiday season.
County celebrates completion of Lopez Skate Park, calls for inaugural skaters
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Parks, Recreation, and Fair is pleased to re-open the Lopez Island Skate Parks after an extensive renovation. The new, approximately 6,300 sq ft skatepark will
One Orcas Island man heading into Thanksgiving weekend with something incredible to be thankful for
||| FROM XIAMARA GARZA for WASHINGTON LOTTERY ||| Olympia, Wash. – One Orcas Island man is heading into the Thanksgiving holiday this year with something extraordinary to be thankful for – a $1 million Powerball prize. Last
Gardens in Glass | Craft a terrarium for the holidays
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Lynn Johnson Please join us on Wednesday, December 11th, when the Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Lynn Johnson. Create a stunning terrarium that will brighten your
Some trashy news from Lopez Island
||| FROM SANDY BISHOP for SOLID WASTE ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM ||| SWAP (Solid Waste Alternatives Program) was established about 11 years ago at the same time as the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District (LSWDD) -– affectionately
