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
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
Tomorrow’s Health Care District board meeting relocates to OICF
||| FROM CHRIS CHORD for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Health Care District (OIHCD) will meet tomorrow for a regular board meeting at 5 p.m. Also note that we will be meeting at
Funhouse hosting a Strengthening Families workshop
||| FROM EMILIE ROBINSON for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Strengthening Families is a 6-week workshop that brings together youth and their caregivers for 2 hours, one evening a week. The workshop builds upon family strengths to
Join Port Commissioner meeting in person, online tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a regular monthly meeting on Monday, February 27 at 5 p.m. online via Zoom and in person
Textile, fiber arts show to open at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is pleased to present the spring art show: Textile and Fiber Arts on Friday, March 3 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the
Sun Days on Orcas | Meet Jay Sack
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Jay Sack I have known only bits and pieces about Jay Sack over the years - I know he loves basketball and coaches it,
Lekanoff | Week 7 | Protecting healthcare throughout WA & town hall invite
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! It’s the seventh week of the legislative session! Last Friday was policy cutoff and this Friday is fiscal cutoff. Only bills that have
Sheriff’s Report | February 15 – 21, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 23-001029 Domestic Dispute or Assault 07:04:45 02/15/23 Deputies responded to a report of assault on Friday Harbor. After an investigation, it was determined to
Lenten Vespers at Orcas Island Community Church
||| FROM BRIAN MOSS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church is once again hosting Lenten Vespers services, which will take place on the six Sundays of Lent from February 26th through
