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
The Olga History Tour: Ecotourism at its Finest
Contributed by Madie Murray In a delightful hour-plus walking tour of Olga, participants will hear how Orcas Island fits into the geologic history of the west coast of the American continent, take a look at
September Art Show Brings Abstract Photography into Focus
The September photo exhibit at the Orcas Center will be focused on the theme "abstract photography." Entitled "The Abstract Eye," the show will open Friday, September 4, with a reception for participating artists
"Brilliant Traces" Opens September 4th at the Grange
Contributed by Doug Bechtel Actors Theater of Orcas Island is pleased to present "Brilliant Traces,"a full length play by Cindy Lou Johnson. Start with a woman (played by Joan Cusack in the original
“The Return of the Miró” Concerts — Mozart, Mendelssohn and Dvořák
(Quotes in this article are from Jeff O’Kelly’s notes in the OICMF Festival brochure, unless otherwise noted.) The Miró Quartet performs some of the more somber choices in this year’s Orcas Island Chamber Music
Fall Youth Soccer Starts September 3
It's a sure sign of fall when the Orcas Rec Fall Youth Soccer season begins. Soccer games for kids ages 5-13 starts Thursday, Sept. 3rd at 3:30 p.m. and continues every Tuesday & Thursday until
Summit Bike Challenge Promises Family Fun on September 13
It’s almost that time of year again when Friends of Moran State Park, Wildlife Cycles and Eastsound Sporting Goods sponsor the “Fun Fall Family Summit Bike Challenge.” On Sunday, Sept. 13, The Friends
Attempted Break-ins at Airport, UPS buildings
Bea VonTobel, Port of Orcas Manager, was summoned to the airport Saturday evening , Aug. 22, around 7:30 p.m., in response to a call indicating the alarm system had gone off. She found the terminal
Editorial: Learn What's at Stake in the CAO as the County Again Faces State and Federal Compliance
Do you own property, or hope to own property? Do you plan to develop it sometime in the future? Is your property near a wet area, the shoreline, or a creek or stream? Is your
A busy week ahead: August 23 – 30
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival continues www.oicmf.org Sunday, August 23 Sundays in the Park with Susan Osborn 6 to 8 p.m. at Eastsound Village Green. All are welcome, Free. “The [intlink id="orcas-chamber-music-festival-welcomes-familiar-faces-and-new-artists" type="post"]Dazzling Mark O'Connor[/intlink],”
"Poetry of Relationships" registration opens, for 8 class sessions this fall
JoEllen Moldoff will moderate a new class where participants will read and discuss poetry that addresses the broad theme of relationships—relationships with family, friends, community, place, nature—exploring issues of love and loss, life transitions, connections and
For your dining pleasure — a freshly-painted cafeteria!
Bruce Orchid, (background) Farm-to-Cafeteria program coordinator, and Bill Pollock, father of second-grader Madison Pollock, put finishing touches to the "sprucing up" and painting of the Orcas Island school cafeteria. The all-volunteer clean-up effort
FEAST…. Terrific!
By Kelsey Whitaker Photos by Whitney Hartzell FEAST is a really good program. It stands for Farming Education and Sustainability for Teens and is a Summer program that gives us school credit for the time
Crossroads Lecture Series Announces Fall Lectures and Associate Benefits
The Crossroads lecture series begins its third season in September at the Orcas Center. Fall lectures begin with Ellis Goldberg speaking on “Getting it Right: Israel, Palestine, and the Obama Administration, on Friday, September 25th
Chamber Music’s Mendelssohn “Birthday Celebration” includes Dvořák, Lowell and Kahane
Updated Aug. 21 at 11 A.m. (Quotes in this article are from Jeff O’Kelly’s notes in the OICMF Festival brochure, unless otherwise noted.) The second series of Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
LAMIRD plan proceeds for Country Corner
A sparse gathering turned out for the latest public hearing on the proposed Country Corner LAMIRD on Aug. 17. A LAMIRD is a “Limited Area of More Intense Rural Development,” and a commercial LAMIRD of
Island-raised Caleb Klauder returns to Orcas with Foghorn String Band
Caleb Klauder’s fondest memories of growing up on Orcas are of clamming at Crescent Beach, swimming in Cascade Lake, going to the Grange to hear Dr. Dirty, roaming through Moran State Park,
