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
April Poetry | Still Now
Still Now by Margie Doyle Treading softly Dawn lights the sky The cat wants out I stand Still I stand Tears at the ready As is my pen The artist’s easel Face down in the
Madrona Voices | Things to Consider Before PHD Election
-- from Steve Smith for Madrona Voices -- Madrona Voices is operated by Steve and Jennifer Smith of Orcas Island. It is where research and surveys of interest to the community are posted. We considered
Renaissance Songs Without Words in Upcoming Salish Sea Early Music Festival
Saturday, April 14, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents Songs without Words: 1550 to 1750 with Montreal's viola da gambist Susie Napper and
Kinder Morgan Suspending “Non-Essential” Funding for Pipeline Project
-- from Karen Mahon and Sven Biggs for Stand.earth -- Today [April 8] in response to widespread opposition from Indigenous leaders, environmental groups, and British Columbia government and residents, Houston, Texas-based Kinder Morgan announced the
Letter to Editor | Seminal PHD Issue is Guaranteeing Access
-- from Dale Heisinger, MD -- On June 5, 1966, I recited the Hippocratic oath before receiving my MD degree. The Oath stated that I was to “apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures
Orcas Island Lit Fest Day-passes Go On Sale This Week
-- from Jule Treneer, OILF -- Due to the widespread demand, the Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF) announced today [April 8] that single day pass tickets will be made available for purchase at www.oilf.org. Starting
April Poetry | Birds
BIRDS by Jens Kruse I When we first moved to Orcas Island I was thrilled by birds at the extremes: the bald eagles wheeling around each other during mating season, riding the thermals during the
Letter to Editor | Bargaining Table Leverage
-- from Meg Massey -- Voting yes for the Public Hospital District (PHD) is not a vote for University of Washington Medicine (UW). If the PHD passes, elected commissioners will be able to renegotiate and
Letter to Editor | Bangs for Hospital Commissioner
-- From Clark and Joanne Cundy -- We are supporting Bill Bangs for Commissioner of the Orcas Public Hospital District, position #4. We have had the pleasure of getting to know Bill over the last
Time Again for Spring Clay Café
Sunday, April 15, 2 - 5 p.m., Orcas High School Art Room -- from Geri Turnoy for Art for Orcas Kids -- Come one, come all…to the Clay Café…on Sunday, April 15 from 2 -
Young Scientists Rock the Funhouse
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id="59112"] Does a pet rabbit respond better to food or praise? Which method of cooking carrots returns the most vitamin C These were some of the critical questions studied
History Matinee: The Light on the Island
-- from Carol Kulminski -- Orcas Island Historical Museums presents a fascinating book written by Helene Glidden called The Light on the Island. Helene was one of the 13 light keepers’ children on Patos Island.
April Poetry | Grandma
Grandma by JoEllen Moldoff stands in her kitchen, at the chipped enamel stove dressed in her large-pocket apron. It is the 40s in Brooklyn. As always on Saturdays the family gathers around her oak table set
Letter to Editor | Experience, Background Make Bangs the Right Choice
-- from Stan & Gretchen Liebenberg -- We are writing in support of the candidacy of Bill Bangs for Commissioner of the Orcas Island Public Hospital District. Bill’s professional career activities, his thorough understanding of
Dr. Vincent Shu to Present Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer
--by Sue Lewis-- The Cancer Survivorship Group will meet at the Community Church Fireside Room on April 12 at 5:00 PM. Our guest speaker, Dr. Vinent Shu, will present information related to the prevention and
April Poetry | Laurel Rust
WITH MY MOTHER IN THE WEEKS OF HER DYING by Laurel Rust My mother's face is hardly recognizable on the flat pillow of her bed, eyes closed. Sitting beside her bed in her wheelchair, I
