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
School Offers Counselors for Students Affected by Mudslide
-- from the Orcas Island School District -- It is with heavy hearts that we follow the news coming out of Oso and Darrington. It appears that many of victims of this tragedy are parents,
Local Artist’s Work Selected by Noted Gallery
-- by Lin McNulty -- Sister #1 by Terry Johnson "Congratulations, it is my pleasure to invite you to participate in 2014 Collector’s Choice at Sylvia White Gallery." This was the exciting notice
Darrington Mudslide: Vikings Step Up to Help Neighbors
Fund raising rally throughout the community this Tuesday, March 25, 4—6 p.m. -- from Justin Paulsen and Orcas Island High School Spring Sports and the Orcas Island Booster Club ; update March 24 at 10
All the Island Was a Stage
-- by Cara Russell -- The odor of roasted turkey legs floated up and down the streets of the transformed Eastsound Village. Music filled the Village Green, there was a soliloquy everywhere you turned, muddy-barefooted
PlayFest: Behind the Scenes Opportunities
-- by Cara Russell -- Interested in getting involved in the behind the scenes world of community theater? This years’ ninth annual 10 Minute Play Festival at the Grange coordinator Cara Russell is looking for
Student Chef Competition Officially Launched!
-- by Madie Murray -- Last year's winners:Arla Sutton & Zora Leck - K-6Caitlyn Holley - MS/HS Entries must be received by April 28 Competition will be held on May 17 All students
Orcas Upon Avon: a Photographic View
-- by Cara Russell -- Saturday was the Third Annual Shakespeare Festival in Eastsound on Orcas Island! Captured below are island friends and neighbors, transported to the Elizabethan age of William Shakespeare! (all photos by
Turning 65 and Confused about Medicare?
Wednesday, March 26, 1:00 p.m, Orcas Library -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Medicare is the government funded insurance program available to people age 65 and older and persons who have been on Social Security disability
Orcas Issues Poetry Deadline Sneaking Up
-- by Lin McNulty -- Get your pens, your paper, and/or your keyboard ready! Orcas Issues is excited to once again invite our local poets to submit up to three original poems for our popular
Annual Hazardous Waste Round-Ups Scheduled
BUSINESSES must pre-register by sending in a list of the materials two weeks before the collection date. -- from Stan Matthews -- This year, San Juan County’s Hazardous Waste Round-up will give local residents a
Letter to the Editor: Vandermay Resigns from Boosters Board
From and on behalf of the Orcas Island Booster Club: At the last meeting of the Orcas Island Booster Club, we accepted the resignation of Vicki Vandermay from our board. Normally replacing a board member
Letter to the Editor: Fire Levy Faces Facts
-- by Michael Coughlin -- While some of the questions about OIFR spending are mystifying, there are some black and white facts about this vote that even nit-pickers cannot sustain. Unless I am wrong, the
Cornelius Responds to Jarman’s Letter
-- from Randy Cornelius -- Dear Editor, I was surprised and disappointed to see that you published Bob Jarman’s letter to OPALCO of March 16, 2014. I am writing to set the record straight. First,
ORS/The Exchange Completes Site Master Plan: Rebuild Begins!
-- from Orcas Recycling Service (ORS/The Exchange) -- Orcas Transfer Station site, cleared for improvements and a new Exchange! If you’ve been past the Orcas Transfer Station lately you probably noticed something: A
Help the School Board Choose New Superintendent
-- from the Orcas Island School Board -- [On] March 18th, the School Board voted to invite three candidates to interview for the position of Superintendent. The candidates are: Russell Pickett (WA), Jane Babcock (IOWA),
Letter to the Editor: Support the OIFR Levy
-- by Anita Castle -- On a rainy day in October, 2012 I received fast, professional medical assistance from Orcas Island Fire and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services! If my responders hadn’t responded as promptly
