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
Hear Orcas School Musicians at Three Concerts!
Thursday, May 23, performance by 5th - 8th grades at 7 p.m. in the Orcas School Cafeteria 6th grade band with Band Director Martin Lund 5th grade band with Band Director Martin
Lutz Offers Workshop in “Silence Dancing”
David Lutz Kaivalya Natana–Sanskrit for “silence dancing.” Imagine every action in our lives flowing from a place of silent potential into beautiful, smooth manifestation. “It’s not only possible, it’s pretty simple!” claims Orcas
Teens: Make a Difference, Eat Pizza, Join the Board!
The Funhouse Commons Teen Advisory Board meets tonight, Friday, May 17 at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend and become a part of the Teen Advisory Board. Pizza will be served and the group
Bring Your Pet to Kaleidoscope’s Pet Parade!
I can hardly wait to be in Kaleidoscope's Pet Parade on May 25! Saturday, May 25 Registration at 10 a.m. in front of the Elementary School The 23nd Annual Pet Parade will be
Marijuana Rules: Public Comments Invited Now
June 10 deadline for public comment on wide-ranging rules to implement the voter-approved legalization of pot Medical marijuana grower Brendan Howley working with marijuana plants grown under current state medical marijuana prescriptions in Skagit
OPALCO Director George Mulligan Resigns
Board to Search for Replacement to Complete Term On Thursday, May 16th, the OPALCO Board of Directors accepted George Mulligan's resignation from the board with great appreciation and gratitude for his five years of service.
Oliver! Makes for a Rousing Evening
A Review by Cara Russell Talented orphans from Oliver! Nineteenth-century England was a time of political and social unrest, and the last place you would want to be born—especially if you were an
Yacht Club Expands, Including “Facelift”
from Vaughn Ploeger, Port Captain OIYC Orcas Yacht Club’s new storage building. Over the last 57 years of the Orcas Island Yacht Club (OIYC) several changes have occurred to the West Sound
OPAL Honors Molly Roberts at Annual Meeting
Molly Roberts (right) was honored as this year’s recipient of the Sky Award for volunteer service that builds and sustains community at OPAL Community Land Trust’s 23rd annual meeting. Presenting the award was
Friends of Fur and Feathers Dine in Grand Style
The funnest job at the 4-H Fur and Feathers Dinner last night--dishwashing! By Margie Doyle The 4-H club (Head, Heart, Hands and Health) is alive and well on Orcas Island, and its "Fur
Take a Survey to Help Plan Summer Library Use
The Orcas Island Public Library, Orcas Island School Library, and Orcas Island Park and Recreation District are collaborating to develop interesting and engaging summer programming for children in grades K-12. We need your input as
Lessons from the Masters with Caroline Buchanan
Forest scene by Buchanan using techniques of Gaugin and Cezanne May 20, 21, 23 and 24 at Olga Community Club Caroline Buchanan is teaching a class next week at the Olga Community Club
Guest Opinion: What Sequestration Means Now
By Pat Gogerty Crosscut.com Congress passed legislation at the end of April to put air traffic controllers back on the job, providing valuable insight into what our representatives, and by extension us, care about. As
OIEF Food for Thought Benefit: “A Woodland Feast” May 25
Knitting Club members are each knitting numerous squares that will be joined together for a warm original blanket. Right to left: Greg White, Willow White, Alana Kelly, Uma McMurray, Sue Silvernail and Ingrid Hanson
See Biodynamic Farming May 22 on Lopez
Wednesday, May 22nd from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free on Lopez Island! From the San Juan Islands Conservation District Ever wonder if you can sustain yourself and your family from the land you live
Take a Sentimental Journey with Islands A Cappella
Islands a Cappella sopranos sing at Rosario's Music Room. Top row, from left: Pam Loew, Margie Doyle, Caroline Scott. Lower row, from left: Catherine Ellis, Ginger Lowell, Patty Johnson. Islands A Cappella presents
