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
Orcas Alumni’s Work Critical to Release of Innocent Man
The following Seattle Times article relates the work of Kathleen Kline, an Orcas Island HS graduate from the class of 2003, a 2007 graduate of Seattle U, and a 2013 UW Law School graduate. While
Sealth Back In Service
-- from Washington State Ferries -- UPDATE: 5:59 p.m., Dec. 24 The Sealth is back in service with the 6:00pm sailing from Anacortes to Lopez and Friday Harbor, and will also make the 7:45pm sailing
Lucky to Be Alive: Take It from a Dog
-- from Wendy E. Shepard -- Lucky, a San Juan Island dog, is the subject of this love story Lucky to be Alive: A Love Story is based on the true story
Helping Make Christmas for Orcas Families In Need
Family Connections Works Tirelessly Behind the Scenes – by Cara Russell – An Orcas Island Santa's workshop at Orcas Family Connections. Photo: Cara Russell It’s just one week before Christmas, and Erin O’Dell,
Community Foundation Helps Community Giving
-- from Hilary Canty -- OICF'S holiday gift catalog for 2013. New for 2013, the Community Foundation has created an online gifts catalog to benefit important programs in our island community. You can
County Offices Holiday Schedule
San Juan County’s office will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25, and New Year’s Day, January 1. On all other days during this holiday season, county services will be available on their regular schedule
Guest Column: It Ain’t Pixie Dust
-- from Barbara Bentley -- Don’t be placated by BNSF assertion that they can “control” coal dust from open-car trains bringing coal from Wyoming to Bellingham (cited on Orcas Issues in a recent extract of
Library Board Work Meeting on Sunday
Sunday, Dec. 22, from noon to 2 p.m. The Orcas Island Library Board will meet in the Library community room to plan the timeline for public relations and to discuss the call for design proposals.
Unitarian Universalist Service: Candlelight and Dylan Thomas
-- from Susan McBain -- Join us on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 3 p.m. (note different time) for our annual Candlelight Service. Howard Barbour will again delight us with his reading of Dylan Thomas’s “A
Mr. and Mrs. Claus Give Ultimate Gift
-- from Paul Losleben, Orcas Island Lions Club -- Shown here with Santa and Mrs. Claus are Paul Losleben, Lions Club organizer of the blood drive, and Kim Rose at the registration desk.
Coal Dust Problem? Got It Covered
-- by Floyd McKay, Crosscut.com -- Shipping terminals and mining companies hoping to ship coal to Asia from the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana gained some political and public-relations traction this week with
School Board Decides on Search Firm, New Officers
Bond construction phasing, enrollment, and energy grant discussed in regular meeting (updated Dec. 22 at 10 a.m.) -- by Margie Doyle -- The Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board decided on Thursday, Dec. 19, to
Carolers Bring Joy in the Frigid Weather
-- from Harry Patton -- 92-year old Harry Patton enjoys the Christmas spirit from Orcas Christian School students during the below-freezing cold spell last week. Harry is pleased: On a very cold day,
School Closed for Snow
Orcas Island Schools announced at 9 this morning that the schools are closed due to snowfall earlier this morning. On this last day of school before the Holiday Break, a monthly assembly for the elementary
Guest Column: Orcas Pop-up Shop Shares Gift of Giving
-- by Dr. Rosie Kuhn -- Susan Osborn regales visitors at the pop-up shop on North Beach Road Six weeks ago, the kayak shop on North Beach Road shared an idea with a
String Students Strut New Uniforms
-- from Kristen Wilson -- Orcas Middle School string students proudly previewing their new uniforms. Photo: Pamela Wright Students from the Orcas Island Middle School Strings were in a celebratory mood when they
