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
Skull Miraculously Appears
-- by Lin McNulty -- Replica Bison antiquus Staff at the Orcas Island Historical Museum were thrilled to find the missing bison skull sitting near their front door on Monday. "It's a little
Tears for the World Art Show
November 7 – 30, Opening Nov 7, 5:30 – 7 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Kandis Susol -- Tears for the World This work is presented as a small gesture, an embodiment of
No Growlers Scheduled November 2 – 8
-- from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey -- No Field Carrier Landing Practice (FLCP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville,
Celtic Music with The Fire Inside
Saturday, November 8 at Random Howse at 7 p.m. Please join The Fire Inside Celtic for a night of feisty and rollicking music led by Irish pipes and fiddle. This five-member band hails from Issaquah,
Guest Editorial: Invest in Orcas Schools
-- from Eric Webb -- Dear Orcas Island Community, I would like to take a moment to thank you for your support in the passage of the construction bond and the technology levy for Orcas
Tom Rawson & Carl Allen in Concert
Saturday, November 1, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Island Grange Hall -- from Bill Buchan -- Tom Rawson and Carl Allen, both well-known to Orcas audiences separately, are now getting together for a music-filled evening of humor, history and
Guest Column: Many Questions Raised by New EWUA Compliance Policy
-- by Doug Bechtel -- I'm surprised that Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) continues to hold a hard line on their plan to make people with bathrooms in outlying buildings pay for an additional half
Guest Column: Why I Welcome the New Ferry Reservation System
FERRY MEETING ALERT!! Saturday, November 1, at the Orcas Library, WSF representatives will give three “Reservations 101” presentations: 2:00–3:15p.m., 3:30–4:45 p.m., 5–6 p.m. This is a change from the previous announcement. -- by Margot Shaw
State-wide Projects Benefit from 50 Years of Recreation & Conservation Program
Formed by Citizens' Initiative, RCO Celebrates 50 Years of Investing in Washington’s Great Outdoors -- from Susan Zemek for the State Recreation and Conservation Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee will be the featured speaker at
Venerable Orcas Group Celebrates 70 Years
-- from Patty Pirnack-Hamilton for Stitch & Gossip -- The ladies who "stitch" the Orcas Community together. "Stitch & Gossip" Orcas 98280 just celebrated their 70th anniversary this year! They had an entry
Jill Blankenship Awarded Nellie Cashman Prize
-- by Margie Doyle -- Jill Blankenship Jill Blankenship, the 2013 winner of the Small Business Association Person of the Year award for Washington State, was the recipient of the Nellie Cashman Award
Carmen! What More Is There to Say?
Sunday, November 2 at 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Bizet’s Carmen, the most popular presentation in the history of the Live in HD series, streams live to Orcas Center this Sunday,
Rotary Club Donates $10K To Local Groups & To Eradicate Polio
-- from Rick Hughes -- (L to R) Rotary District Governor Lyle Ryan; Family Resource representative Jennifer Armstrong; Rotarian Tom Kirschner, & Club President Thomas Sandstrom. Photo by Jack Cory The San Juan
Great Pumpkin Walk on the Labyrinth
Friday, October 31, 3 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- from Fr. Berto Gándara -- Friday, October 31starting at 3 p.m., children from one to a hundred are welcome to walk the labyrinth at Emmanuel Episcopal
Round Two of TEDxOrcasIsland: This IS America Announced
November 8, 2014, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Adam Farish, TEDxOrcasIsland Curator -- Early Bird Tickets have sold out - a limited number of discounted tier 1 tickets are on sale
Now Recruiting for 2015 Master Gardener Training
-- from Jay Lucas -- Would you like to be a WSU Master Gardener volunteer? Are you interested in receiving university-level training in horticulture? If you have the passion, willingness, and commitment to serve your
