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
Tosca Triumphs with Electric Duets at Orcas Center
Sunday, January 28, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- Orcas Center presents the New York Met’s new production of Puccini’s Tosca streaming Live in HD on Sunday, January 28
Senate Democrats Pass Bills Supporting LGBTQ Children
-- from Senator Kevin Ranker's Office -- [Yesterday, January 19] the Senate passed two important bills protecting LGBTQ children: SB 5722, banning conversion therapy for children, and SB 5766, preventing bullying in schools. "I am
NT Live’s Young Marx ‘Racy, Witty, Vivid’ on Screen at Orcas Center
Thursday, January 25, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- The National Theatre production of Young Marx, broadcast live from London’s newest venue the Bridge Theatre streams live to the
Bolshoi Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet Coming to Orcas Center
Sunday, January 21, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- Bolshoi Ballet present Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet staged by famous choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. Ratmansky stages the company’s premiere
Legislature Passes Capital Budget
Last night, Jan. 18, the Washington State Senate passed a capital budget to put people to work and invest in our communities. Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, released this statement after the Senate passed the
EDC Offers Free Healthy Desk Workshop
Wednesday, January 24, 10 - 11 a.m., Heritage Bank -- from Victoria Compton for Economic Development Council -- Working an office job can be hard on healthy bodies; learn how business owners and employees can
Salish Sea Early Music Festival Announces 2018 Programs
Opening Concert: Saturday, January 27, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohen -- Treble Viol, Baroque Guitar & Flute, the opening performance among seven in the 2018 Salish Sea Early Music Festival,
News from Hughes: Looking Ahead
-- by Margie Doyle -- Despite appearances, Southern Resident Killer Whales are starving due to lack of Chinook salmon. Photo courtesy Dave Eliff In recent days County Councilman Rick Hughes from Orcas Island
Writers Table Brings String Tales to the Library
Sunday, January 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Public Library -- from JoEllen Moldoff -- Anne Focke will introduce you to her adaptation of literatura de cordel, or “string literature,” a popular form
Letter to the Editor: Public Meets to Discuss Proposed Deer Harbor Parking
-- from Terry Neill -- The Jan. 13 meeting concerning the Deer Harbor parking plan was attended by about 70 people in addition to Councilman Rick Hughes, County Engineer Colin Huntemer and half a dozen
Annual Ferry Ridership Swells by 250,000 to 15-year High
-- from Washington State Ferries -- A surge in boardings in 2017 pushed Washington State Ferries to its highest ridership since 2002. Last year, the nation’s largest ferry system carried nearly 24.5 million people, enough to fill
In Memoriam | Scott Gianola, 1954 – 2017
-- from Gracie Grantham -- Scott Gianola passed away in his home on Orcas island December 19, 2017. He was born March 5, 1954 in Seattle. Scott moved to Orcas island in the late eighties.
Request for Salmon Recovery Project Proposals
-- from Byron Rot for San Juan County -- The San Juan County Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery is requesting salmon recovery project proposals for two different grants for 2018 and 2019-2020 funding cycles. Private
Letter to Editor | Why Orcas Needs Health Commissioners
-- from Norm Zimlich -- The proposed Orcas Public Hospital District presents many issues for consideration, but none as significant as the election of PHD Commissioners. Orcas residents already pay taxes for Orcas Island Fire and
Annual Homeless Count Scheduled for January 25
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County’s 2018 Point in Time Homeless Count will be conducted on Thursday, January 25. Count organizers and volunteers work with local family resource centers, food banks,
ICE Targets NW Immigration Activist for Deportation
-- by Lilly Fowler and Enrique Cerna from Crosscut.com -- Maru Mora Villalpando at the NW Detention Center, Nov. 2014, photo credit Manuel Valdes, Associated Press As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE]
