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
Here’s an Audition You Won’t Want to Miss
Sunday, May 17, 3 to 5 pm and Thursday, May 21, 7 to 9 pm, the Grange -- from Doug Bechtel -- The Actors Theater announces auditions in September, The Actors Theater of Orcas Island will present seven
Sing a Seeger Song!
Sunday, May 3, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Sharon Abreu -- You're invited! Second Annual Community Concert & Sing-Along Celebrating the Life & Legacy of Pete Seeger on Sunday May 3, 2:30-5:30 at
BirdFest in Photos
-- by Mariah Miller -- [metaslider id=36389] The intense interest of birders on Orcas Island is represented in these photos of participants in the Second Annual BirdFest. The Festival continues through May 3. Click here
Free Tooth Extraction Clinic
Thursday, May 14, Dr. Triplett's Office -- from Michael Triplett, DDS -- Dr. Triplett’s dental office at 445 Madrona Street in Eastsound is reserving Thursday, May 14, for free tooth extractions for our Orcas and Shaw
On the Wall at the Senior Center is a History of Orcas Palettes
-- from Susan Slapin -- "The Orcas Palettes," a group of Orcas island Artists, are the featured May exhibit at the Orcas Island Senior Center. Mediums in current exhibit include watercolor, acrylic, oils, printmaking, pastel,
Visitor Dollars Support Places Locals Love
-- from Barbara Marrett, Communications Manager, San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- Do you like to travel? Where do you like to travel? Well, for thousands of people, the San Juan Islands are their destination of choice
Scotch (Scot’s) Broom is Noxious Weed
-- from Judy Jackson, Coordinator, San Juan County Noxious Weed Control Program -- On behalf of the San Juan County Noxious Weed Control Board, tremendous thanks go to Bill Buchan for his on-going efforts in removing
Letter to Editor: Thanks from Skagit Habitat for Humanity
-- from Jim Duffield -- Once again the visit of the Skagit Habitat for Humanity Store truck on Orcas Island was a success for Islanders and the Store. During the truck's presence on April 20th,
Poet Saul Weisberg to Read on Wilderness and Imagination
-- from North Cascades Institute -- Saul Weisberg will be at Darvill's Bookstore on Thursday May 7 from 6 – 7 pm to read from Headwaters: Poems & Field Notes. North Cascades Institute is excited
April Poetry: Shannon Borg
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. Poem Written While Building a
April Poetry: Gretchen Wing
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. Stitch in the Ditch --
Give Where You Live!
-- from Hilary Canty -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation’s annual Grant program is off to a great start! Over $80,000 has been contributed to this year’s opportunities, thanks to donations from so many community
NAS Whidbey Island SAR Medically Evacuates Orcas Woman
-- from Anthony Popp, CIV NAS Whidbey -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted a Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) mid-morning April 25, 2015, for a woman from Orcas Island who
The Locals Do It Again, Brilliantly
-- by Jackie Bates -- The Actors Theater of Orcas Island opened the tenth annual Ten Minute PlayFest on Friday, April 24 at the Grange to a most appreciative audience. Seven short plays by local playwrights
Tsunami: Shake Up Your Writing
Sunday, May 31, 10 am to 4 pm at the Orcas Island Library Join Jill McCabe Johnson in this all-day workshop to shake up and transform your writing. Workshop goals will be to: • recognize
April Poetry: Dove Lina Dingman
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. 1997 -Dedicated to Mike- --
