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
Letter to Editor | Huge thanks to Island Market
-- from Orcas Island School District -- Island Market just presented the district with a check for $5000 for school supplies! Orcas Island School District would like to say a HUGE "Thank you" to Island
State Book Awards finalist will speak about her new memoir
Friday, September 27, 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Library -- The Library will host Kristin Jarvis Adams, a 2018 Washington State Book Awards finalist for her memoir The Chicken Who
Whale of a Show is a tradition of talent and triumphant joy
Friday - Saturday, October 4 - 5, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center -- Just before 6:30 p.m. on October 4 and 5, there will be a flurry of activity
October Orcas Center art exhibit will highlight cinema memorabilia
-- from Kathleen Youngren -- The art exhibit at Orcas Center for the month of October will follow the theme of the FILM FESTIVAL. The lobby will be filled with pieces of cinema memorabilia, vintage movie
Islands’ Oil Spill Association looking for skilled volunteers
-- from Islands' Oil Spill Association -- As part of an ongoing revitalization effort, the Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) is looking for a small number of community minded islanders to get involved in protecting
Singer / Songwriter Alice DiMicele coming to play at Orcas Island Grange
Friday September 27, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Grange -- from Sue DuMond -- Oregon based Alice DiMicele is bringing her groove folk and acoustic soul to the Orcas Island Grange on Friday September 27, at 7:30
Inslee response to Global Climate Strike walkout
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee responded to the Global Climate Strike that will take place Friday, September 20 when a number of students are expected to miss school. “I encourage
Orcas students will join nationwide strike for the climate
Friday, September 20, 12:15 p.m., Village Green -- by Lin McNulty, Editor -- Orcas High School students will join students across the U.S. in striking for the climate on Friday afternoon. The intense national movement
Kruse Reviews | The Only Plane in the Sky
-- Book review by Jens Kruse -- Garrett M. Graff, a journalist and historian, has just published what is the must-read account of 9/11/01, The Only Plane in the Sky. Published one day before September
Health District enters the time of year for budgets
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- The main theme of the September 3 meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) commissioners was dollars and cents—that is, budgets and costs. The commissioners
Moran fish hatchery honored as outstanding volunteer group by State Parks
-- from Didier Gincig for Orcas Odd Fellows -- The Moran Creek Kokanee Hatchery on Orcas Island has been selected as the Outstanding Volunteer Group in the Washington State Parks system for 2018. Volunteers help
School construction project, literally, on track
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- The excitement this week for Orcas Schools construction moves outdoors to the track area.
Man suffering sudden cardiac arrest successfully revived at Doe Bay
-- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Island Fire and Rescue -- Orcas Island Fire and Rescue (OIFR) crews responded to reports of CPR in progress after a male in his 60s collapsed during the Imagine
In Memoriam | Hazel O’Brien, 1934 – 2019
-- from Kathleen Lunde -- Hazel June Andrews O’Brien died peacefully on September 2, at her home on Orcas Island with a book in her lap and her dog Bellis by her side. Hazel was
Orcasional Musings | Early ferries? From where, to where, with what?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| In 1922, Captain Harry Crosby converted the Harvester King from kelp collector to front-ramp automobile ferry. At last it was easy to drive on, and then drive off
Educate before you medicate: Seniors and Cannabis at Senior Center
Wednesday, September 18, 1 - 2 p.m., Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- After our summer hiatus, the Orcas Senior Center will be resuming its free, informative and intellectually stimulating
