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 the Editor: Thanks for Going to the Dogs With Us
-- by Marsha Waunch, APS Shelter Manager and Sally Hodson, APS Shelter Board President -- The Orcas Animal Protection Society welcomed hundreds of islanders, visitors and their dogs to celebrate our “Dog Days of Summer”
Writing a Memoir?
Tuesdays, October 2 - November 13, 1 - 3 p.m., Orcas Library -- from JoEllen Moldoff, Facilitator -- (Note: this class is already fully-registered, apologies to those who are interested in participating) In this class
County Council to Meet on Orcas Island
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Eastsound Fire Hall San Juan County Council: from left Jamie Stephens, Rick Hughes, Bill Watson -- from Ingrid Gabriel, County Council Clerk -- The
Unitarians Begin New Program Year
Sunday, September 9, 11:30 a.m., Benson Hall -- from Suzanne Olson -- Welcome back! Our Unitarian Universalist program year begins on Sunday, September 9 with the traditional ingathering and water ceremony. Please bring a jar
Letter to the Editor: Food Bank Thanks Island Market
-- by Susan McBain, Food Bank Board Chair -- On behalf of the Orcas Island Food Bank board and volunteers, I’d like to say a special thank-you to Island Market for their long-time help for
YMCA Camp Orkila to Celebrate Welcoming Week
Monday, September 17, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm @ Larry Norman Lodge, Camp Orkila Cena de mezclador de idiomas: Una oportunidad para que los residentes de las isla Orcas practiquen su segundo idioma en un ambiente cómodo
Join In On Nature Walk to Identify Medicinal Plants
Saturday, September 8, 1 - 4 p.m., Orcas Christian School -- from Alex Tamayo-Wolf -- Learn to harvest and use the health-beneficial plants growing in your own backyard ecosystem. This class will take you on
Health Commission Plans for Community Town Halls and Survey
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- The focus of the Orcas Island Health Care District Commission (OIHCD) shifted this week, from what the commissioners are doing to what the public thinks of what
Still Time to Diagnose Sick Plants
Saturday, September 8, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Farmers Market -- from Dianne Macondray -- Saturday, September 8, the Master Gardeners will return to the Farmer’s Market in Eastsound from 10 to 1 to diagnose
Letter to the Editor: Moving Forward to Address Affordable Housing
-- from Carolyn Fiscus and Erin O'Dell -- On behalf of the Board and staff of the Orcas Community Resource Center, we urge all members of our community to vote in favor of YES FOR
The “Home Fund” Explained
-- from San Juan County Communications -- What is the “Home Fund?” The Home Fund is a ballot measure (Proposition 1) that will be on the ballot this November. The Home Fund is a proposed
Letter to Editor | Support Affordable Housing, Vote for the Home Fund
-- by David Turnoy -- My wife and I are retired teachers, and luckily we were able to live in the same school district in which we taught. In fact, at one point our kids
Community Conversation for the Health of the Island
Sunday, Sept. 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Seaview Theater -- from Wendy Shinstine -- Tinker, your Mayor, would like to invite the community to take part in a gathering for looking at
Letter to Editor | On SCOTUS and Choice
-- from Cindy Wolf -- The horse is gone and, barring a miracle or several, this ol' barn door is creaking in the wind. If Kavanaugh isn't confirmed, someone just as antediluvian will be confirmed
Transportation, Cell Tower and Aquaculture on EPRC Agenda
Thursday, Sept. 6 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall -- from Colin Maycock, County Planner -- Eastsound Planning Review Committee, an advisory board of citizen volunteers to the County Council
Buchanan Schedules Madrona Watercolor Workshop
-- from Caroline Buchanan -- As we shift from summer into fall, thoughts turn to classes at the same time we wish for more summer days. Come paint madras on September 8 and 9 at
