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
Farm to Cafeteria Reached Its Goal…And Then Some!
(...and the anatomy of a crowd-funder) --- by Madie Murray -- Our tomato is completely red...you did it! Thank you!! By the strike of midnight on Saturday, November 30 when the campaign
Start the Holidays on a High Note
-- from Joyce Stone -- Friday, Dec. 13 at 6:00 pm – TICKETS AVAILABLE! Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Concert at Rosario, Thursday, Dec. 12 at 6:00 pm - SOLD OUT: Pianist Viktor Valkov and
The Burlesque Nutcracker to Grace Seaview Stage
-- by Cara Russell -- Friday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m., Seaview Theater: The Seattle called it “A rollicking, frolicking, unabashed and uninhibited celebration of the season." Looking for a little Christmas cheer mixed
Enter Your Gingerbread House in Competition
-- from Maddie Ovenell -- Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., County Fairgrounds Get out your gumdrops and let your creativity go...we're having a Gingerbread House Competition! The competition will take place Saturday,
Medicare Open Enrollment Ends Dec. 7
-- from the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner -- Open enrollment in Medicare’s prescription drug program (Part D) and Medicare Advantage plans ends this Saturday, Dec. 7. Help sorting through plans is available
Board Considers Outside Firm in Sup’t Search
-- by Margie Doyle -- A meeting next Tuesday, Dec. 3 may prove critical for input into the selection of a new Superintendent for the Orcas Island School District. School Board President Chris Sutton said
Farm to Classroom Tree Celebrates The “Seeds That You Plant”
-- by Madie Murray -- "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant." If you visit the Rosario Mansion between now and the end of
Festival of Trees at Rosario: Cast Your Vote!
-- from Jenole Peacock -- Orcas Island resort sponsors fundraiser for non-profits Veronica San Martin who decorated the coastal-themed tree for OPAL Community Land Trust. Christmas trees return to light up the Moran
Auditions for Hitchcock Spoof on Dec. 8 and 9
Orcas Center auditions for four adult Actors for the play, "39 Steps," a hysterically funny spoof on the Alfred Hitchcock movie by the same name. Auditions are on Sunday, December 8 from 6:00 to 7:30
Handel’s Messiah Sing-Along
-- from Cynthia Abolin -- Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7 p.m. Orcas Community Church: Handel's Messiah sing-along to be done "Karaoke style." Bring your score or come early and borrow one. This free community
Fire & Rescue’s Levy Plan Causes Consternation
-- by Margie Doyle -- At the November 26 meeting of Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) District Commissioners, the plans for a levy amount to replace the current levy (established in 1999) were questioned by Commissioner
Naturalists Notebook #5: Starfish Wasting Away?
-- by Russel Barsh, Kwiáht and the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory -- Wasting away? Ochre star exuding its eggs at Indian Island, August 2013. Photo courtesy Russel Barsh Northwest newspapers caused waves
Cancer Support Group Celebrates Christmas
Thursday Dec. 12, 5:00 p.m., Fireside Room, Community Church -- by Sue Lewis -- A Christmas celebration will be held by the Cancer Support Group at its December 12 meeting. Christmas is a perfect time
Kokanee Swimming Up Moran Creek
-- by Michel Vekved -- Mike O’Connell and Dave Caster removing fertiziled eggs from Cascade Lake. When rinsed with cold water, the eggs become a little less fragile. On Tuesday morning a group
Join 6th-graders in Olympic Peninsula Field Trip
-- from Kate Long -- Join the Orcas Island Elementary 6th grade class with teacher Paula Towne on Wednesday, December 4 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Parish Hall when students will give a brief
Almost, Maine To Open Next Weekend
-- from Melinda Milligan -- Fourteen of the 19 cast members pose for a photo. The Actors Theater of Orcas Island (ATOI) announces six upcoming performances of John Cariani’s Almost Maine, directed by
