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
Aging Like a Guru | Rosie is back with more
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- There is no doubt about it - we are all experiencing aging. And, how we choose to participate in our own personal experience of aging – well that’s a very
WSF looking for someone to continue inter-island writer-in-residence program
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Love to write in a scenic environment? Our first Writer-in-Residence Iris Graville is looking for someone to continue her role on our San Juan Islands interisland ferry. Iris took her final
Watercolor: Put it all together with Caroline Buchanan
Saturday - Sunday, October 5 - 6, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Olga Community Club -- from Caroline Buchanan -- On the weekend of October 5 and 6 Caroline Buchanan will teach a watercolor workshop,
What’s a dollar worth? Why is that?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| The U.S. dollar was created in either 1774 or 1775, depending upon which history book you're reading. As you might guess, at creation the new dollar was worth
Get your seat at the table in upcoming OWC fall meeting
Sunday, September 22, 1 - 3 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Cindy Wolf for Orcas Women's Coalition -- The Orcas Women's Coalition Fall Quarterly meeting will happen this Sunday September 22 at 1 -
League of Women Voters schedules candidate forum
The League of Women Voters of the San Juans has been providing non-partisan voter forums for over 20 years. We cordially invite you to participate in our October general election forums. This year, the forums
Ikebana show coming to Orcas Library
Saturday - Sunday, September 28 - 29, Orcas Library -- from Joan Stamm -- The Saga Goryu School of Ikebana will present their annual flower show in the small conference room at Orcas Library on Saturday,
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
