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
Actors Theater is “Full of Surprises” for its Founder
-- by Margie Doyle -- Doug Bechtel, Founder of Actors Theater of Orcas Island (ATOI), was merely indulging his new-found hobby of theater when he formed ATOI in 1999. Now, it is a lively performance
Salish Sea Early Music Festival
Monday, February 24, 12 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- Please join us on Monday noon, February 24 at 12:00 PM (a lunchtime concert) when works from the reign of Louis XV
Nautilus Book Awards 15th Year Deadline: Feb. 21
The Nautilus Awards celebrates its 15th Anniversary this year, with the deadline for award registration this Friday, Feb. 21. Marilyn McGuire, founder of the Nautilus Book Awards, "Changing the World, one book at a
Moseley Apologizes for Sealth Problems
-- from David Moseley, WSDOT Ferries Division Assistant Secretary -- I want to apologize to customers of the San Juan Islands for the service disruptions this week while the 90-car/1,200-passenger Sealth is out of service for
Fearlessly Funny Cast and Sparks Cameo Too in “39 Steps”
-- A Review by Margie Doyle -- Christopher Evans and Cali Bagby (seated), drive Grace McCune and Robert Hall in "39 Steps" at Orcas Center's Black Box. There are no stars in "39
Auditor to Seek Re-election
-- from H. Milene Henley -- If you’d asked me twenty years ago if I would ever consider running for office, I would have laughed at the idea. I’m a private person, and the thought
Orcas LWV Sub-group Promotes Grassroots Action
Monday, Feb. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Public Library — by Margie Doyle – Impact on Issues -- concerned about gun safety, environmental health, money in politics, immigration? Come to the
History Matinee: Orcas in the 1950s
Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. at the Senior Center -- from Bill Buchan -- What was it like growing up around Orcas Island's iconic West Beach Resort in the 1950s? Orcas Island Historical Museum
Guest Column: Don’t Sell Cheap U.S. Coal to Asia
-- by Michael Riordan for the New York Times (nytimes.com) -- EASTSOUND, Wash. — From where I live on Orcas Island in Puget Sound, north of Seattle, I can see Cherry Point across the wind-whipped
Fidelis Flea Market This Saturday
Saturday, February 15, 10 a..m. – 2 p.m., West Sound Community Hall -- from Margot Shaw -- 2013 Flea Market buyers bargaining What: a grand FLEA MARKET, and FOOD Where: West Sound Community
Gincig Steps In With Heart & Hands: Time to Volunteer
UPDATE: February 13, 2014 There will be a volunteer orientation for people who are interested in volunteering with Hearts and Hands. The orientation will be on Wednesday, February 19 at 3:00 at the Senior Center.
Climate Chaos: Wrapping Up the Anthropocene
Monday, Feb. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 112 Haven Road, Eastsound Guy McPherson to give a free talk on climate change on Monday, Feb. 24 The Friends
Bob Henigson Passes: “Be the Best We Can”
Memorial service Weds. Feb. 12 from 4-7 p.m. at the Madrona Room at the Orcas Center -- by Margie Doyle , updated Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. -- Bob and Phyllis Henigson, Sept. 2013
Three Small-Town Girls Win with Big-Time Talent
-- by Cara Russell, updated Feb. 12 -- Orcas Has Talent 2014 winners, Almost Classical. Photo: Cara Russell There was an overflow of cars outside Orcas Center on Saturday February 8 from 6:30-9:30
Guest Column: Meet Deadline to Protest BC Pipeline Expansion
-- from Shaun Hubbrad for San Juan Islanders for Safe Shipping -- Hooray, Safe Shippers! Once again your voices were heard! Many thanks to those of you who sent your letters in! On behalf of
School Board: Keep Costs Down on Modular Building
-- by Margie Doyle -- At a special meeting of the Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board of Directors on Monday, Feb. 10, the board turned an emphatic "thumbs down" on designs to make the
