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
“Winter Solstice” a Poem
By JoEllen Moldoff White apples, unripe in a celadon bowl. Three moons in a glazed galaxy. Outside, three deer nuzzling each other in sleep. Dreaming of tomorrow’s apples, buried under snow. Our own lives, quick
Genetically Engineered Salmon…One Step Closer to Your Plate
This undated 2010 handout photo provided by AquaBounty Technologies shows two same-age salmon, a genetically modified salmon, rear, and a non-genetically modified salmon, foreground. By Madie Murray To me, this is very scary.
“Those Winter Sundays” a Poem
By Robert Hayden Sundays too my father got up early And put his clothes on in the blueback cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze.
Guest Column: Community Foundation 2012, the Stitching in the Quilt
By Hilary Canty, OICF Executive Director 2012 was a year of great accomplishment for our local community foundation. Nearly $600,000 in grants were distributed by the Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) over the past
Guest Column: a Homily on the Newtown Tragedy
By Susan McBain This Catholic homily for the 3rd Sunday in Advent was sent to me by a friend. The shootings at Newtown on Friday come down like a knife slicing this season of Advent
A Winter Poem
By Tomas Tranströmer (translated from the Swedish by Robin Robertson) The storm puts its mouth to the house and blows to get a tone. I toss and turn, my closed eyes reading the storm's text.
Supreme Court: WA Legislature Failing at Education Funding
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Associated Press The Washington Supreme Court ruled on Thursday [Dec. 20] that the state Legislature isn't making enough progress toward finding more money for K-12 education in answer to the court's
Booster Club Has Holiday Gift Ideas
From the Orcas Island Booster Club Are you running out of time and ideas for all of those last minute Christmas gifts you still need to buy? If so, the Orcas Island Booster Club has
San Juan County Council: Looking Back at a Productive Year
San Juan County Council 2012. From left Rich Peterson, Patty Miller, Howie Rosenfeld, Jamie Stephens, Lovel Pratt, Richard Fralick. Council members Peterson, Miller, Rosenfeld and Fralick will not serve after the May 2013 elections
Farm to Cafeteria Thanks You for Another Great Year
By Madie Murray It has been an exciting and gratifying year for our Farm to Cafeteria Program. Here’s a brief rundown of all the momentous F2C events that occurred since the 2011-12 school year began:
A Poem for the Solstice Darkness
Darkness (excerpt) by Lord Byron I had a dream, which was not all a dream: The bright sun was extinguished, and the stars Did wander darkling in the eternal space, Rayless and pathless, and the
Actors Theater Call for Plays
It's time for local playwrights to think about submitting a 10-minute play for 2013 PlayFest. Once again it's that time of year when Actors Theater of Orcas Island puts out a call to
New Recycling Fees Will Increase Jan. 1, 2013
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manger In response to a dramatic increase in hauling costs, the San Juan County Council has increased the fee for dropping off recycling at County Solid Waste facilities
Yuletide Baroque and Beyond Features Cohan, Nery, Lund and Tsatsanis — and Jazz!
A Baroque and Jazz Christmas Concert! Thursday, December 27 at 2 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Emmanuel Episcopal Parish presents the sixth Yuletide Baroque & Beyond: Jazzin’ with the Classics for Christmas
Kindergarten through 4th Grade Will Perform in Third School Music Concert
1st through 3rd grade Montessori students From Kristen Wilson for Music Advocacy Group (MAG) The faces of more than 120 children will light up the Old Gym as Orcas School kindergartners through 4th
The Miró Quartet Gives a Classic Class!
Daniel Ching of the Miró Quartet conducts Island Sinfonia during a Master Class. “What a tremendous experience we all had thanks to the Miró Quartet!” Ned Griffin, Conductor of Island Sinfonia, said. The
