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
March is Music In Our Schools Month®
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| For the month of March, the Music Advocacy Group is collaborating with the school district, the Orcas Library and Darvill’s bookstore to mark Music In Our
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Eric Peter
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter We are all familiar with the name Eric Peter, as well as his face on signs in windows
GiveOrcas gets rolling!
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| OICF’s grant making has evolved over the years into a true community process. Twice a year, OICF invites the community to submit proposals for funding
Sheriff’s Report | February 22 – 28, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 23-001215 Boating Problem 07:07:10 02/22/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a report of a submerged tugboat near the Lopez ferry terminal. The Coast Guard
OIFF is on USA TODAY list of top 20 U.S. film festivals; vote daily to make final top 10
We may be small, but we are mighty ||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| Exciting news for Orcas Island and the hardworking team at the Orcas Island Film Festival. The USA
March on-screen performances at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This March, Orcas Center is pleased to present two on-screen events from the National Theatre Live in London. Filmed live in HD, these events get you the
Memorial service scheduled for Bruce Orchid at school gym
||| FROM LORENA STANKEVICH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Bruce Orchid I have just heard the final details regarding a memorial celebration for Mr. Bruce. The date will be this Saturday, March
Poetry Garden contest winners announced
||| FROM DENICE KULSETH for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town of Friday Harbor and Friday Harbor Arts Commission (FHAC) have announced the winners of their second Poetry Garden Contest. A blind judging process
Blithe Spirit opens this week at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Blithe Spirit, written by Noel Coward and directed by Dorrie Braun, comes to the Orcas Center main stage with an all-local cast and production team. A love
Samuel Gailey has a new novel written entirely on Orcas Island
||| SUBMITTED BY DARVILLS BOOKSTORE ||| When Come Away From Her author Samuel W. Gailey decided to forego a traditional book tour for interviews and podcasts, he knew there would be one exception. "Orcas Island and our
Poetry | Struggling Times by Bruce Hanna
||| BY BRUCE HANNA ||| Struggling Times For the world for deepest personal integrity each of us Time to open to balance dial down the intensity Go gently in to the day the moments the
Musica Alta Ripa goes baroque – Salish Sea Early Music Festival
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Musica Alta Ripa Goes Baroque features violinist Anne Röhrig and harpsichordist Bernward Lohr, two internationally renowned musicians who come from Hannover in Germany to
Poetry | “As I grew older” by Langston Hughes
||| FROM JOELLEN MOLDOFF ||| It was a long time ago. I have almost forgotten my dream. But it was there then, In front of me, Bright like a sun,— My dream. And then the
PeaceHealth Peace Island now scheduling mammograms twice weekly
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND ||| With the aim of making it as easy as possible for Islanders to get timely and potentially life-saving mammograms, PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center has nearly
Coming up: Learn about 1st Grade orientations
Three 1st grade options available ||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Join Elemententary Principal Lorena Stankevich and teachers as they share options for families with students entering 1st grade for the
Letter to Editor | Big thanks to Booster Club volunteers, staff
||| FROM KATE LONG for ORCAS ISLAND BOOSTER CLUB ||| OI Booster Club wholeheartedly thanks the many volunteers and staff (who volunteer much of their time) who help make winter basketball season a big success. It is
