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
Senior Center Offers Varied Movement, Exercise Classes
-- from Sara Boyle for Orcas Senior Center -- Come exercise with us. Take part in activities at the Orcas Senior Center that can enrich your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The Senior Center has
Ferry Alert: Generator Problem Delays Chelan
--from Washington State Ferries (WSF) -- The M/V Chelan's 8:30am departure from Anacortes to Friday Harbor and Sidney, B.C., is temporarily delayed due to necessary repairs to a service generator. We apologize for the inconvenience.
April Poetry | howard’s
howard’s by Beth Myhr for howard tellefsen one man can make a world in a room as howard did in an old shack sitting in the shadow of the straits like a cold museum tended
New Orcas Tour Company to Debut in May
-- from Cole Sisson for Salish Sea Tour Co -- Salish Sea Tour Co is about to launch a new “experience driven” tour service this May on Orcas Island. The tours feature a behind the
April Poetry | InVolved
InVolved by Carla Stanley Faln asleep mid text tweet omg scene the side I tried I'm tired alive looking took to fingrtip slipping papers of the world news bounce word mist pronounced defy the ads
Popular PlayFest Just Around the Corner
Friday - Sunday, May 4 - 6 and Friday - Sunday, May 11 - 13, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Grange -- from Aaimee Johnson for Actors Theater -- The 13th Annual PlayFest opens Friday, May 4
Schedule Appointment for Kindergarten Registration
Friday, May 11, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Orcas School Library -- from Lorena Stankevich for Orcas Elementary School -- Mark your calendars for Friday, May 11th and join us at the Orcas Island Elementary
April Poetry | While smiling at chirping grasshopper
While smiling at chirping grasshopper by Lin McNulty Again, you ask About my angst, My anger, and my aches You balk not At convoluted cryptic responses Meant to dispel any attempt at reason You spew
Guest Opinion | A Novel Situation for OISD
-- from Thomas Baldwin -- Orcas Island School District finds itself in a novel situation, distinct from what has been business as usual for years. They actually have money that will allow them to develop
April Poetry | Lola 2.
Lola 2. by Leif So she’s buried now beneath the bird bath in my friendship garden (keeping an eye on those nuthatch teases) I still see her from the corner of my eye a small
April Poetry | Lola 1.
Lola 1. by Leif So I’m thinkin’ we hurt because we love and we love for all the stuff in between package deal we can brace ourselves everytime or we can -like- em-brace it all.
Letter to Editor | SJIMA Grateful for Supporters
-- from Diane Martindale and Karen Woldtvedt for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- The board of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) would like to thank the Community Foundation of San
Peace Island Medical Center Receives Donation to Cancer Care Garden
-- from Hilary Andradev for PeaceHealth -- A rare spring sunshine cast shadows in the PeaceHealth Peace Island Cancer Care Garden in late March illuminating a beautiful new addition to the space. Nestled near blossoming hellebores,
Looking for a Job? Attend Upcoming Job Fair
Saturday, April 28, 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Skagit Valley College in Friday Harbor -- from Minnie Knych for NW WA Workforce Council -- Are you unemployed? Looking for a summer job? Want to start
Chamber Hosts Employment Specialist
-- from Lance Evans -- The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce invites the public to attend a Business Essentials seminar, aimed at assisting small businesses. Our topic: Initiative 1433 - Paid Sick Leave - Employer
April Poetry | Breakaway
Breakaway by Jill McCabe Johnson A Steller’s Jay caught his tail in the fishing line we’d draped over our thistle feeder to foil the sparrows. I grabbed kitchen shears and tiptoed beneath the birches where
