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
UW doc to discuss making sense out of Medicare wellness benefit
Wednesday, April 24, 1 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Seniors can get a yearly “Wellness” visit once every 12 months to develop or update a personalized prevention
Love classical music? Want to know more about it? Roger Sherman to speak on Bach, Vivaldi
Thursday, May 2, 4 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Parish -- from Lynn Baker for Orcas Choral Society -- With Orcas Choral Society singing a short Bach mass and Vivaldi’s Gloria May 4-5, Roger Sherman will give
Silverstein, Garlock and Whitfield retain OPALCO board seats
Switch it Up! Campaign Launches -- from Suzanne Olson for Orcas Power and Light -- 2019 OPALCO Board of Directors On Saturday, April 13, The results of OPALCO’s Board of Director election were announced at
School Board will meet on Waldron, then Orcas
Thursday, April 18, 10 a.m., on Waldron and 4:30 p.m., Orcas School Library -- from Orcas Island School District -- The Orcas Island School Board will boat over to Waldron Island on Thursday to meet
Orcas Christian students visit Jeff Morris in Olympia
-- from Rep. Jeff Morris' office -- It’s always great to see people from back home down here in Olympia. Students, teachers and parents from the Orcas Island Christian School stopped by the Capitol just
Orcas Choral Society singers solo in Bach, Vivaldi concerts
Saturday, May 4, 7:30 pm., and Sunday, May 5, 2 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Lynn Baker for Orcas Choral Society -- You see them in Island Market, picking out fruit. Just regular islanders. But
In this week’s tour, Superintendent Eric Webb takes us out to the school garden
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- To keep our community informed of the progress of the current construction projects, I am recording a short update of the previous week’s activities. If you wish
Sanjaya Malakar to open for pianist Scott Cossu at Orcas Center: A Swan Song
Friday, April 19, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Laura Kussman for Orcas Center -- Our friend, dancing partner, Orcas Idol and local performer Sanjaya Malakar (recently Sky in Mamma Mia! and Jacob in La
Salish Sea Early Music Festival returns for a new season
Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan for Salish Sea Early Music Festival -- The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents Baroque Winds with recorder player Vicki Boeckman, baroque
Growing Our Impact: Co-op awards $10K for local food projects
-- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Food Co-op -- Orcas Food Co-op and the San Juan County FARM Fund Advisory Committee are proud to announce the following 2019 FARM Fund grant recipients: Orcas Island Farm
Orcas kids are going to put on a variety show
Saturday, April 20 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Didier Gincig -- Orcas Kids Variety Show, April 20th @ 6:30 at the Orcas Center will feature acts such as: Martin Lund and Paris Wilson; Paris
Island Sinfonia to perform at Orcas Center in annual spring concert
Sunday, April 28, 3 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Karen Blinn for Island Sinfonia -- On Sunday, April 28, Island Sinfonia will present their annual spring concert at the Orcas Center at 3 p.m. Tickets
Letter to Editor | About that Rock Island debt
-- from John Fleischer -- According to Rock Island’s own business plan, their forecasted debt will rise from 25 million dollars this year, to over 26 million dollars by 2022. Projected revenue won’t even be
Tai Chi Chuan classes coming to Orcas Senior Center
Mondays, April 29 - July 29, 5 - 6 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- The Orcas Senior Center is excited to offer Tai Chi Chuan classes taught
It’s that time when Orcas kids hunt for Easter eggs
Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m., Cascade Lake -- from Mary Meredith -- The Orcas Island Lions Club presents the Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. sharp. The event is at
Nunez Services builds fence for permaculture project at Christian School
-- from Meredith Griffith -- Islander Juan Nunez has given the Orcas community a labor of love, donating his time to build the 400 linear feet of cedar post orchard fence needed to protect the
