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
Your Once-a-Year Opportunity to Learn Basic Watercolor
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, May 4,5,7,8, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. -- from Caroline Buchanan -- Besides May flowers, next month ushers in Caroline Buchanan’s once-a-year class on Basic Watercolor. For four days at
Letter to the Editor: Fix this, OPALCO!
-- from Bill Thompson -- OPALCO Co-op member/owners along Victorian Valley Dr. (Orcas) were first in line in the summer of 2013 when OPALCO began trenching up and replacing the first of over 100 miles
County Hosts Special Needs Transition Fair
Saturday, April 18 from 11 am - 3 pm at Friday Harbor High School Commons A Transition to Career and Special Needs Fair will be held this Saturday at Friday Harbor High School, walking distrance
Guest Column: Wildcrafting as a Sacred Act
--by Erin Smith -- Wildcrafting, when done consciously, is not only an act of sustainability, it is a sacred act. There are now more than 160,000 national parks, wilderness and other protected areas worldwide. There
April Poetry: JoEllen Moldoff
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. My art -- by JoEllen
Letter to the Editor: Vote for OPALCO Incumbents
-- from Boyd and Lovel Pratt -- Ballots for OPALCO have arrived by mail. We thank all the candidates running for OPALCO’s Board of Directors. We are grateful for the many years of service Randy
Summer Ferries Reservations Start Tomorrow
-- from Lance Evans, Director, Orcas Chamber of Commerce -- EDITORS UPDATE: At 9:31 a.m. according to Orcas Issues reader Janet Brownell, the internet system appears to have crashed; the phone. Calling reservation system's phone
OI Green Drinks Returns
Tuesday, April 14, 5:30-7 p.m., upstairs in the Co-Op Commons -- from Regina Zwilling -- OI Green Drinks is re-launching at The Co-op Commons on Tuesday, April 14th. What’s Green Drinks? Started in London in
The Campaign to Save Mount Grant
-- from the San Juan Preservation Trust -- The San Juan Preservation Trust announces the launch of a major fundraising campaign to create a new nature preserve in the heart of San Juan Island. The
Orcas Real Estate Sales Continue to Grow
-- from Sandi Friel -- Property sales on Orcas Island are up—significantly. In fact, the number of sales on Orcas last year far exceeded pre-crash levels. The recovery, which began in 2012, has firmly taken
Come Ride the Zip Line!
-- from YMCA Camp Orkila -- Ride the Zipline at Camp Orkila! YMCA Camp Orkila would like to invite you to come out and take a ride on our 1000-ft Zip Line! We
Orcas H.S. Band Students Receive Excellent Ratings at Regional Contest
-- from Kristen Wilson -- The small, but mighty Orcas High School Band brought home “Excellent” ratings from judges at a regional contest in Bellingham on March 25. Playing under the direction of Darren Dix,
Shakespeare Festival a Photographic Delight
-- by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=35905] “Can one desire too much of a good thing?” –Hamlet. Yes one-eth can! On Saturday April 11th from 12-3 p.m. on the Village Green, the 4th Annual Shakespeare
Center Streams The Hard Problem
Thursday, April 16, 7:30 pm., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) returns to the National Theatre with his highly-anticipated new play The
April Poetry: Jan Ferris Koltun
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. WAY TO GO! -- by
Island Sinfonia Concert Brings in Spring!
-- from Karen Blinn for Island Sinfonia -- Islands Sinfonia will play on Orcas Island on Sunday, April 12 Island Sinfonia will be on center stage at the Orcas Center, Sunday, April 12.
