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
Island Stewards Offers “A Vote for the Future”
-- by Joe Symons -- Joe Symons and Anita Orne of Island Stewards launch "A Vote for the Future" a book geared for Middle School students There are just about three weeks left
Tango! Superstars! Piano Extravaganza! Chamber Music Fest is Two Weeks to Stand Up and Cheer!
-- from Joyce Stone, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival -- Aloysia Friedmann and Jon Kimura Parker Amazing, world famous musicians are coming to Orcas in August for one reason – the Orcas Island
Time Again to Enjoy Classic Vehicles
Saturday, August 2, 10 a.m., Airport Park -- from Patty Pirnack-Hamilton -- Hamilton's Auburn, tear drop and the Chevy truck in background The Orcas Road Classics will host its 15th annual Classic Car
New Gateway Pacific Terminal Plans to Increase Coal and Oil Traffic
-- by Floyd McKay for Crosscut.com -- Railroad tracks above Chuckanut Bay. Photo by Floyd McKay Developers of the largest of the region’s proposed coal-export terminals have shifted their site plan to claim
Funhouse Receives 4% Friday Grant!
Shop Mt. Vernon Co-op this Friday, July 25! Kids, Fun and Summer -- that's what the Funhouse is all about! Day visitors welcome too! The Funhouse Commons was chosen as a recipient of
Puccini’s La Rondine to Stream
Saturday, July 26, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Angela Gheorghiu as Magda and Roberto Alagna as Ruggero in Puccini's "La Rondine."Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan OperaTaken during the dress rehearsal on December
Orcas Fly-In Soars Again!
Friday - Sunday, August 1 - 3 at Eastsound Airport -- Antique Car Show Too! Come enjoy the best of general aviation! Warbirds, experimentals, old fashioned airplanes, local pilots and seaplanes, aircraft, plus flying demonstrations.
Chief O’Brien Learns Leadership on the Line
-- by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Fire and Rescue Chief Kevin O'Brien hitting the books at the National Fire Academy If anyone thought Kevin O'Brien was done learning now that he is Chief
The Night of The Bobs
Friday, July 25, 5:30 p.m., Concert at 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- The Bobs, A Cappella musicians extraordinaire The Bobs; they’re new wave, old school, and cutting - edge,
New Plans Released for the Gateway Pacific Terminal
-- by Michael Riordan -- Bellingham is abuzz with news that coal-port proponents have released revised plans for the Gateway Pacific Terminal. On Tuesday, Pacific International Terminals, a subsidiary of Seattle-based SSA Marine revealed a
Wednesday Evening Markets on the Village Green!
-- from Jennifer Pietsch, Orcas Island Farmers Market Manager -- For the third year, Orcas Island Farmers Market is hosting Evening Markets Wednesdays on the Village Green! We started three years as part of the
Guest Editorial: A Bountiful Garden in the Heart of Eastsound
-- by Antoinette Botsford -- The Fern Street "Extension" parcel -- ideal for a community garden? The Eastsound Planning Review committee (EPRC), County Public Works and the County Council from time to time
Almost Classical at Brown Bag
Wednesday, July 23, noon to 12:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Parish -- from Kristen Wilson -- Almost Classical, Orcas Island’s “Orcas Has Talent” winners, will perform at the Brown Bag Concert at the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish
Library Shares Expansion Plans Over Ice Cream
-- by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=30502] My family moved to Orcas Island when I was eight years old. It was a uniquely cold and windy November. The Orcas Public Library, which was located at
Guest Column: More Light on OPALCO’s Transparency
-- by Alex MacLeod -- When I wrote last month saying it was my belief OPALCO Board members and senior managers had not been honest when they publicly denied any involvement in threatening letters sent
Kindle Your Senses at KindlingsFest this Week
-- from Dick Staub, Pastor, Orcas Island Community Church -- What if you are not just limited to the five traditional senses? Sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch? What is the connection between the senses
