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
Health District 2019 Budget and Levy: Done!
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- The public hearings on the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) 2019 budget and levy concluded on Tuesday with hardly any comments, other than those from several
Olga Symphony Returns in Concert for 20th Year
Friday - Saturday, November 23 - 24, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Anita Orne for Olga Symphony -- Join Melinda, Gordon, JP, and Anita as they once again bring us a romping rollicking good
La Cage Aux Folles Kicks Off Orcas Center Season
Opening November 8 at Orcas Center -- from Laura Kussman for Orcas Center -- Kicking off Orcas Center’s 2018-2019 season on Main Stage is a limited run of La Cage aux Folles, the only Broadway
Hughes and Shook Give Progress Reports on County Government
-- by Margie Doyle -- Eastsound Planning Review Committee, an advisory board of citizen volunteers to the County Council The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) monthly meeting on Nov. 1 heard reports from
Guest Opinion | Reading is a Critical Skill for Success in our Society
-- from Tom Owens -- If young students lag behind in reading skills, won’t they begin to see school as a struggle and a place of failure? This could well set their course in life
Local Author to Read from Memoir at Darvills
Thursday, November 15, 6 - 7 p.m., Darvills -- from Cere Demuth -- "The Way We Stay" chronicles Cere Demuth's life as a small town psychotherapist coping for 12 years with the pain, fear, and
Join in This Annual Community Day of Thanks
Thursday, November 22, 4:30 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Didier Gincig for Odd Fellows -- Once again the Odd Fellows will be holding their traditional Community Thanksgiving Dinner, Thanksgiving Day, November 22, at 4:30
Unitarian Service Will Celebrate Armistice Day 100th Anniversary
Sunday, November 11, 11:30 a.m., Benson Hall -- from Suzanne Olson -- Please join us this Sunday, November 11 for a service celebrating the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, led by Sharon Abreu and featuring
Guest Opinion: Time to Deal With Our Waste
-- by Learner Limbach -- Notes and talking points above a sign made entirely of plastic collected on the island by Brook Meinhardt This past weekend I attended the event Talking Trash -
Fall in Love With Poetry at Orcas Library
Wednesday, November 7, 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Island Library -- Join Poet Judith Adams and discover how poetry can enhance, change – and even save – our lives. Drawing
It’s a Thanksgiving Potluck in Olga
Saturday, November 10, 5:30 p.m., Olga Community Center -- -- from Lorna Rhodes -- Come celebrate Thanksgiving with neighbors and friends at the Olga Community Center! This month’s Olga Potluck is Saturday, November 10. Social
Check Out These Vacancies
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available
Explore New Zealand Bush at Garden Club Gathering
Wednesday, November 14, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Helen Huber for Orcas Island Garden Club -- The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Dr. Linda Ann Vorobik, PhD botanist and botanical artist, who will present
Library Issues Call for 2019 Exhibit Artists
-- from Margaret Payne for Orcas Library -- In December 2017, the Orcas Island Public Library committed itself to support the visual arts on Orcas Island by inviting island artists to exhibit in the newly
Poetry for Our Times: Let Us Lift Our Lamps
-- by Emma Lazarus -- excerpted from "The New Colossus" Lady Liberty walks a tightrope --"a welcoming mother, a symbol of hope to the outcasts and downtrodden of the world.""Give me your tired, your
Letter to Editor | Big Thanks for Halloween Donations
-- from Laurie Michael -- I would like to say thank you to Islanders Bank, OPAL staff, Orcas Issues, Islands' Sounder, Bonnie Brae neighborhood and the community for helping with a fun filled, highly energetic
