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
Eastsound, West Sound, all around the…island?
||| BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| When I want our East-Coast relatives to understand what Orcas is like, I have to compare it with something that they already know. I use Manhattan Island, the hub of
Armistice Day service to be joined by local musicians
Sunday, November 10, 11:30 a.m., Benson Hall, Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- from Suzanne Olson -- Please join us for a service on Armistice Day led by Sharon Abreu and Mike Hurwicz with music on Sunday, November 10
Give your Medicare insurance a check-up
Friday, November 15 & 22, 1 - 4 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Friday, November 15 and November 22, between 1 and 4 SHIBA volunteers will be at the library to help
A wild evening of dance with “The Roasted Nut Too” coming up at Orcas Center
November 21-23 at Orcas Center -- from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center -- Kicking off Orcas Center’s holiday offerings this November 21-23 is The Roasted Nut Too – an original dance performance by The Island
Letter to Editor | Gratitude to Odd Fellows contributors
-- from Didier Gincig for Odd Fellows Lodge -- Thank you to everyone who bought a wood raffle (or solar) ticket in October to raise funds for Odd Fellows scholarship awards to graduating high school
Garden Club guest to present horticultural explorations, contemplations for 21st century
Wednesday, November 13, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Nita Couchman for Orcas Island Garden Club -- The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Jenny Harris, horticulturalist, plant nerd and planting designer, on Wednesday, November 13
Lahari hires new Door to Door program coordinator
Orcas Door to Door to focus on community outreach and growth. -- from Dennis King for Lahari -- Orcas Door to Door, a Lahari ‘Aging on Orcas’ program, has recently hired a community specialist as
School District will again honor our veterans with breakfast, assembly
Friday, November 8, 8:45 a.m., Orcas School -- from Orcas Island School District -- Orcas Island School District presents a Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, November 8, beginning with a continental breakfast in the Cafeteria
Una ofrenda para el mundo
An offering for the world Sunday, November 17, 4 p.m., Adventist Fellowship Chapel Music arranged for 8-string classical guitar from Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, & Argentina performed by Jeffry Steele to benefit Amazon Watch, a
From Christmas bird hunts to Christmas bird counts -119 years of counting
Saturday, December 14 -- from Barbara Jensen -- In 1900 ornithologist Frank Chapman along with other conservationists were disturbed at the slaughter of birds in the annual holiday event called the "side hunt." The team
Letter to Editor | All the candy, all the donations
-- from Laurie Michael for Bonnie Brae -- Yet another year of over 100 kids at Bonnie Brae Lane! By Halloween, the donations came to over 50 lbs of candy at least! And the energy of
Final call for entries on Friday Harbor Poetry Garden contest
-- from Julie Greene for Town of Friday Harbor -- San Juan County residents of all ages are reminded to submit their entries in the Town’s Poetry Garden poetry contest by the end of this
Guest Opinion | Comparing Premera and Kaiser health plans
Grab a cup of tea and read on... -- from Pegi Groundwater -- How do Premera‘s new Medicare Advantage plans compare to the Kaiser plans that many islanders have now? SHIBA volunteers in San Juan
This month’s Olga Potluck celebrating Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 9, 5:30 p.m., Olga Community Center -- from Lorna Rhodes for Olga Community Center -- Come celebrate Thanksgiving with neighbors and friends at the Olga Community Center. This month’s Olga Potluck is Saturday,
Orcasional Musings | Birds and squirrels…and deer, oh, my!
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| When I was young, I would find work on an upstate dairy farm for the summer, just to get out of the city. Once, I had my arm
Port holds off on public meeting until 2020
-- from Dwight Guss, Airport Manager -- After talking with DOWL, the Port of Orcas Commissioners have made the decision to reschedule the meeting arranged for November 13 to a future date in January. This
