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 Palettes Invite Islanders to See Gauguin at SAM
The Orcas Palettes and the Orcas Senior Center are going to see the Gauguin Polynesia show at Seattle Art Museum on Thursday, April 5. A deluxe bus is being chartered and will meet
Student Chef Contestants Announced
By Madie Murray Students are practicing and the stage is set for the Third Annual OISD Student Chef Competition presented by the Orcas Island Farm to Cafeteria Program with K-5 students starting at 9:30 a.m.
Grief Support and Recovery Group
By Janice Wiemeyer A grief recovery group will begin meeting Tuesday, March 27 for 5 weeks from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Meetings will take place upstairs in the new parish hall of Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Letter to the Editor: Plant Leaves and Berries are Poisonous
Recently the Noxious Weed Control Program office got a call saying that a pre-school child had become immediately ill after eating some leaves. Would we come and identify the plant and ascertain if it
Send Us Your Poems as Orcas Issues Celebrates Poetry Month
If April is Poetry Month, then it naturally follows that Orcas is Poetry Island. Again this year we will be posting a poem a day throughout the month of April. Over the years, some of
You Can Impact State Budget Negotiations
From the League of Women Voters Neither the Washington State House nor Senate came into full session this week. Daily negotiations continue between the Governor, the Democratic and the Republican budget negotiators. The Republican Senate
Jeff Broussard & Creole Cowboys Bring Zydeco Back to Orcas Center
Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. On Stage at Orcas Center continues with Creole /Zydeco contemporary legend Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys on Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. Jeffery Broussard &
Friends of the San Juans Receives Notable Shoreline Protection Grant
From the Friends of the San Juans Friends of the San Juans has received competitive funding through the National Estuary Program to study threats to shoreline habitat, private property, and public infrastructure from rising sea
Summer’s Doe Bay Fest News for Locals
From Jami Mitchell Do you live on Orcas and want to attend Doe Bay Fest 2012, August 9-12? Get on the early-bird list to buy your tickets before they go on sale online!
Island Sinfonia Comes to Orcas
Saturday, March 24, at 1 p.m at Orcas Community Church The Island Sinfonia will continue their spring concert series with a concert at the Orcas Community Church on Saturday, March 24, at 1
This Weekend: Goodbye Winter! Welcome Spring !
Friday, March 16 U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen Community Meeting, 2 pm - 3 pm at the Outlook Inn. You are invited to attend a community meeting with Congressman Rick Larsen on Friday afternoon. Larsen represents
Adia Dolan’s 900,000 Steps to New York
“I feel special. Walking is a great way to see the island, to get every sense of it.” Adia Dolan, Orcas teenager, is walking the 900,000 steps to her destination, New York
Orcas Marine Invertebrates High Tea Today
Thursday, March 15, 4:30- 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Hall The Indian Island Marine Health Observatory and Kwiaht invite you to A Marine Invertebrate High Tea, a slide show featuring Indian Island invertebrates.
Green Grow the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day
By Tony Lee For those who are Irish, wish they were Irish, or are grateful they’re not Irish, Saturday, March 17th marks the 12th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Eastsound. It promises
Islanders Clarify Employment Figures
Employment analyst Reinhold Groepler, Ph.D., got as good as he gave at last Thursday’s economic update, sponsored by the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce. Groepler is a Regional Labor Economist, specializing in the Budget,
“Backyard Beans” Brought to You by FoodMasters
Food Masters Presents "Growing Dry Beans, Grains and Other Winter Storage Crops In Your Backyard" with Krista Rome, founder of Bellingham’s Backyard Beans and Grains Project: backyardbeansandgrains.com The workshop will take place this Sunday March 18, from
