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
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
Dental Van Returning
Thursday-Friday, May 1-2 --from Hilary Canty -- The Mobile Dental Clinic from Medical Teams International will be returning to Orcas on May 1st and 2nd. The Clinic will provide care to qualifying community members. Services
April Poetry: That Song Inside Your Heart
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. THAT SONG INSIDE YOUR HEART -- by Ed
OICC Annual Women’s Spring Luncheon
Saturday, May 10, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Environmental Learning Center -- by Sue Lewis -- Great food, wonderful ambiance and heartwarming fellowship will make May 10 a day to remember. The theme of this year’s Orcas
See Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte on Sunday
Sunday, April 27, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Cosi Fan Tutte, Mozart's beloved opera about testing the ties of love, streams live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera to Orcas Center
Current Measles Surveillance
-- from County Health Department -- [As of April 22], no additional cases have been reported or are under investigation in San Juan County since April 18, 2014. Over the past month there have been
