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
Obamacare in WA State: Communication Complications Trump the Law
-- by Eric Scigliano for Crosscut.com -- Preparing for a colonoscopy is half the battle -- at least if you don't have issues with your insurance company. Credit: Ed/Flickr When politicians, pundits and
Clase Educación Financiera en Español
Financial Planning Class in Spanish (Announcement in Spanish and English follows) EDC, El Centro de Recursos para la Familia de SJI Oferta un Clase Educación Financiera en Español El Consejo de Desarrollo Económico del Condado
K-4 Students Present “The Music Class” Concert
-- from Kristen Wilson for Music Advocacy Group (MAG) -- Won't you come hear us sing? on Thursday, May 28 at the School Gym More than 150 Orcas music students will take us
Guest Opinion: OPALCO Rates and Transparency in Question
-- by Alex MacLeod -- OPALCO’s board is holding a special meeting next Thursday (May 28) at its Eastsound headquarters. It begins at 9 a.m. There is a small note on OPALCO’s web site’s home
Orcas Park and Rec Speaks to 2015 Election Filing
-- from Marcia West, Director, for Orcas Island Park and Recreation District -- Many have asked “where are the Park and Rec Commissioners in filing for the 2015 November election?” The answer is they are
Community Foundation Grants Annual Awards
-- from the program for the Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF)-- The Orcas Island Community Foundation, with its Partners in Philanthropy, gave out the following awards at its annual Grant Awards Celebration on Monday, May
Star at Center Stage Open Mic!
Saturday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass for Orcas Center -- The stage is yours! Come to Open Mic on Saturday, May 23 Lights, Action … on
After 25 Years, Pets Still on Parade
Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m. for judging at the School; 11 a.m. Parade to the Village Green -- from Vala Ross -- The 25th Annual Pet Parade will be taking over the streets of Eastsound
Mikaela Hansen Offers Concert “Honoring Our Mentors”
Saturday, May 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Orcas Grange Mikaela Hansen, playing earlier this year at Random Howse Mikaela Hansen, Orcas High School Senior, will offer a benefit concert on
See “Man and Superman” Tonight!
Thursday, May 21 at 7:30 pm at the Orcas Center "Man and Superman" by George Bernard Shaw streams live at Orcas Center on Thursday, May 21 Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English
“Write Your Life” with Ann Randolph at Orcas Center
Friday, May 29 at 8 p.m., Orcas Center Workshop Sat - Sun, May 30-31, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Madrona Room -- from Gretchen Krampf -- Writer/performer Ann Randolph is bringing her current solo show,
Acting Chief Mik Preysz Relishes the Challenge
-- by Margie Doyle -- Mik Preysz, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue Interim Chief Orcas' new Fire and Rescue Chief, Mik Preysz, is a citizen of Hungary, Canada, and the U.S. He drinks
Letter to the Editor: Kind Soul, Please Step Up
-- from Anne Hay -- Would the kind soul who returned my purse last week please step up and be recognized as a towering example of honesty and good neighborliness? This mystery started Thursday when
Community Invited to Discover Umwelt. What?
Exhibit opens May 23, San Juan Island Museum of Art -- from Diane Martindale -- Umwelt (pronounced: /oomvelt): the world as it is experienced by any one particular organism. The upcoming exhibit, LIMINAL CURRENTS;
Conference and Discussion: “Sharing Canoe Culture”
Wednesday May 27 at 5:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from The Rev. Berto Gándara-Perea -- Adam Lorio, Education Program Manager for the Samish Indian Nation, will join us to share about Tribal Canoe Journey
Lopez Crowds Ferry Reservation Gathering
-- by Ann Palmer -- Lopezians pack the Center to ask questions about the WSF reservation system The May 19 Town Hall meeting to discuss the ferry reservation system was standing room only.
