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
News from Hughes: County Ends Solid Waste Management
-- by Margie Doyle, Updated May 2 at 10 a.m. -- Council Member Rick Hughes County Councilman Rick Hughes recently updated Orcas Issues on work he's been doing with the San Juan County
Moulin Rouge: the Excitement is Building!
Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. on Orcas Center Stage. Dinner at New Leaf Cafe on Friday, May 9 at 5 p.m. -- by Margie Doyle, updated April 28 at 7:30
Senior Projects: Where Curiosity and Commitment Come Together
-- by Cara Russell -- Orcas High School Teachers Val Hellar and Kathy Collister have been managing the senior projects at OHS for the last decade, and both have seen some "interesting" projects for even
Actors, Playwrights and Directors Shine in PlayFest
-- a Review by Margie Doyle -- On Opening Night of 2014 PlayFest, the Actors Theater of Orcas Island presented a spectrum of theater experiences that enraptured the audience with its flights of fancy, soul-felt
Bus Ride and School Tour for Children Entering Kindergarten
Tuesday, May 6 from 9:00-12:00 -- from Kalie McGinnis, Orcas Family Connections -- All Kindergarten-bound children will have the opportunity to ride to the Public Elementary School in a big yellow school bus. The bus
Salish Sea Early Music Festival Presents Simphonie
Saturday, May 3, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents harpsichordist Elisabeth Wright, viola da gambist Susie Napper and baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan in
Fire Strikes Jones Family Farms on Lopez
-- from Jim Ghiglione, Lopez Fire Chief -- At 8:53 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, Lopez Island Fire & EMS personnel were toned out to a structure fire at 1934 Mud Bay Road. The first
Cancer Support Group Meeting
Thursday, May 8 at 5 p.m. at the Community Church By Sue Lewis The Cancer Support Group will meet on Thursday, May 8 at 5:00 pm, in the Fireside Room of Orcas Island Community Church.
The Invisible Visitor: “The Travel Effect” in the Islands
National Travel & Tourism Week, May 3 – 11 -- from Barbara Marrett, San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- Look around you. What would the Islands be without your favorite restaurant – the one you
Tacoma Deportation Activism Focuses National Attention on Immigration
-- by Rachael Stoeve of crosscut.com -- At 6:30 in the morning on February 24, Maru Mora Villalpando and eight other people locked their arms together and formed a human chain across the driveway of
April Poetry: Studio Time
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to offer daily poetry during April. STUDIO TIME -- by Sharon Ho -- Days
April Poetry: Traffic Count on Windward Way, Deer Harbor
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to offer daily poetry during April. TRAFFIC COUNT ON WINDWARD WAY, DEER HARBOR --
Bird Column: An Open Door to Wonder and Awe
-- by Carol Owens -- Western goldfinches, ready for breakfast! Favorite hobby? Elegant sport? Elitist science? Maybe all of these, but to most of us, just fun. We hang birdfeeders, or scatter leftover
Quilts, Quarters and Quirks of History
National Historic Preservation Month Events in the San Juan Islands -- from the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- During “History Lives Here,” National Historic Preservation Month in May, quilt exhibits, guided tours, lectures, open
School Board Hires Sup’t. and Remodel Contractor
-- by Margie Doyle -- At its regular meeting on Thursday, April 24, the Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board of Directors approved a two-year contract to hire Eric Webb as 1.0 FTE Superintendent, effective
WSF Update: The Changing Status
-- from WSF -- UPDATE: April 26 at 1:29 p.m. -- The 1:55pm sailing from Friday Harbor to Anacortes is cancelled. The Chelan will be back in service and is scheduled to depart on time
