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
Revisit Karl Kruger’s Stand-up Paddleboard Race to Alaska
Saturday, February 24th at 4 p.m. at Orcas Odd Fellows Hall -- from Kimaya Maitreya - Karl Kruger near Salt Spring Island last June on the Race to Alaska Last June, Karl Kruger
Letter to the Editor: Facing Violence with More than Hope
-- by Hilary Canty -- It is hard to know how to respond to the increasing violence facing our Nation. The loss of 17 students and teachers is heart breaking and have left many feeling
Letter to the Editor: Clarification of After-hours Care
-- by Tom Eversole -- Madie Murray’s January 26 letter brings a human perspective to cases for and against the proposed hospital district. Thank you, Madie! The 55+ aged people, who “put a burden on
Emergency Weather Shelter Will Open Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
-- from Janine Heimerich -- With cold weather moving in and overnight temperatures forecasted to dip into the 20s, the Orcas Island Severe Weather Shelter will be open Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights (Feb 18, 19, and 20). The
Guest Opinion: Consensus Group Formed in Response to Newtown Revisited
-- by Fred Klein -- On the subject of children being gunned down while in school…after getting beyond the immediate grief for those intimately affected, and the sorrow that it’s an apparent on-going condition in
Legislative Update for the Week
-- from the League of Women Voters of Washington (www.lwvwa.org) -- This Week's Alert! If you do nothing else, here is the most important action you can take: Bring Bump Stock Ban ESB 5992 to
Free Electrical Basics Training Scheduled
Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 6 - April 12, 3:45 - 5:45 p.m., Orcas High School -- from Victoria Compton for Economic Development Council -- The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) will offer free
Submit PHD Candidate Questions in Advance of Town Hall Meeting
-- from JoEllen Moldoff -- In order to make best use of the time at the Candidates for Public Health District Commissioner Town Hall meeting on February 24, we are asking in advance for questions
The Met’s La Boheme is Riveting and Emotional at Orcas Center
Sunday, February 25, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- Orcas Center presents the New York Met’s new production of Puccini’s La Boheme streaming Live in HD on Sunday, February
Can You Get What You Want?
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- I Don’t Know What I Want The most important question, and the initial question, that I pose to any new client when starting a coaching relationship is, “What is it
Letter to Editor | PHD Costs Less Than Mainland Trips
-- from Craig Abolin -- I fully support, and will vote YES for, the establishment of an Orcas Island Public Hospital District (PHD) when I receive the ballot in the mail this coming April. In
Reflections on Carnegie Hall
-- from Kristen Wilson -- Pamela Wright, Director of Strings at Orcas Island High School, and violinist Paris Wilson, Junior at OIHS, returned from New York City earlier this month with memories to last a
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is Smokin’ Hot at Orcas Center
Thursday, February 22, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- The National Theatre production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, broadcast live from London’s Young Vic Theatre streams live
Caroline Buchanan Offers Yearly Drawing Retreat
Monday - Friday, March 5 - 9, Olga Community Club -- from Caroline Buchanan -- [metaslider id="57941"] Caroline Buchanan is offering her once-a-year Drawing Retreat on March 5, 6, 8, 9 at the Olga Community
Letter to the Editor: Which is the Worst Kind of Violence?
"Can you explain to me why gun violence is worse than, or even different from, truck violence?" --by Steve Henigson -- A favorite cousin, herself one of the parents of a young-adult son and a
March Orcas Center Art Exhibit Features Cheryl Richey
Friday, March 2, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Kathleen Youngren -- The Orcas Center Visual Arts Committee is proud to present Cheryl Richey, an accomplished and exciting abstract artist who has shown