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
Novel Lab Partners With Funhouse and OI Lit Fest
-- from Sam Gailey, Novel Lab co-founder -- photos courtesy of Novel Lab & CoventryAutomatik.com Novel Lab Kids on a geocache writing prompt Novel Lab Kids is transforming the literary landscape of Orcas
Editorial Reprise: Women of Orcas! We Can Do It!
— from Donna Riordan, Anne Bertino, Martha Fuller, originally posted on January 6, 2017 — Rosie the Riveter used to say, “We Can Do It!” Since the November [2016] election, women across the country have been
Orcas Family Health Nears Goal with Matching Grant
-- from Karen J. Key Speck, OFHC Board Secretary -- PA-C Jennifer Utter and Dr. David Shinstrom The final push is on! Orcas Family Health Center and all the great staff are excited
Editorial Reprise: A Visit to an Immigration Detention Center
— from Bill Buchan, originally published on Feb. 27, 2017 — A few weeks ago when our ... President sprung his seven Muslim country travel ban on our nation on a Friday afternoon, I woke
Guest Column: Watch Out for The Walker
-- from Madie Murray -- There’s a lovely gentleman who walks to and from town along Olga Road and Crescent Beach probably daily. He’s dressed to the nines, sometimes in a kilt, sporting a cane
EPRC to Hear New Port Plans and Review 2018 Plans
The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Jan. 4 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall. County Council Chair Rick Hughes is scheduled to report
Orcas Senior Center 2017 Challenge Grant a Success
-- from Sara Boyle for Orcas Senior Center -- Thank you to the 220+ donors for your generous support that helped us reach our 2017 Challenge Grant Goal. WE APPRECIATE YOU!!! Keep a watch out for
SJIMA Receives Generous Gift from Anonymous Santas
-- from the Trustees of the Board of SJIMA -- A few weeks ago, as an early holiday gift, a group of generous donors made it possible for the San Juan Islands Museum of Art
Dictatorship Imagined: New Literature Course at Library
-- from the Orcas Island Public Library -- Books about authoritarian, totalitarian regimes will be discussed starting Feb. 1 Orcas Library is proud to announce a new literature course, starting on February 1st.
Public Hospital Districts: Been There, Done That
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- People who have been involved in existing Public Hospital Districts (PHDs) in Washington were the focus of the Dec. 18 Town Hall on establishment of a PHD
Free First Day Hikes in State Parks
-- from Washington State Parks -- Washington State Parks invites the public to start the new year off with a First Day Hike on Monday, Jan. 1, at more than three dozen state parks across
Guest Column: Courageous Work of Women Continues
-- by Cindy Wolf -- As evening falls this Solstice, the lights in the village windows remind me that islands of warmth and camaraderie are that much more precious when the world feels cold and
Madrona Point Insurance Welcomes New Team Member
-- from Michele Wiley for Madrona Point Insurance -- Judi, Alexis, Becky and I/Michele want to introduce our newest member to the Madrona Point Insusrance team, Whitney Robichaux, who relocated to Orcas Island from New
Find the Generosity That Resides in Your Heart
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- Isn’t it great – the holiday season is here again. AHHHHHHHHHHH!! I actually started writing this piece a year ago but found I hadn’t enough experience with my subject to
Friends of San Juans Appeals Shoreline Master Program to State Board
-- from Stephanie Buffum for Friends of the San Juans -- Today, the Friends of the San Juans (Friends) appealed San Juan County’s recently updated Shoreline Master Program (SMP) to the Washington Growth Management Hearings Board.
Welcome to New School Board Members
-- from Orcas Island School District -- Photo by Greg White. Please join us in welcoming our newly elected School Board Directors (from left to right ) John Fleming, Josh Culp and Diane
