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
Award-winning Playwright Bringing Acting Workshop to Orcas
Thursday & Saturday, August 17 & 19, The Grange -- from Melinda Milligan for Actors Theater of Orcas Island -- On Thursday August 17 (7-10 p.m. ) and Saturday August 19 (10 a.m. - 2
The Idea of My Life is Infinitely Pleasing
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- As we age, we have the opportunity to either move towards possibility and joy, or we move towards resistance, resentment and regrets. When working with individuals who are retired yet
Letter to the Editor: Planning an Afterthought to County Leaders?
-- by Walt Corbin -- There appears to be little concern on the part of County leadership in addressing the matter of future planning for the County, as required under the Growth Management Act. Unfortunately
A Woman Goes Into the Woods
-- from Mary Noesen and Rachel Newcombe -- It began as an ordinary early morning walk in the woods along the bumpy root laden paths around Mountain Lake. Michell Marshall, local business owner of the
Eth-Noh-Tec Makes Orcas StoryFest “Up Close and Personal”
Sunday July 23 through Thursday, July 27 at various venues -- by Margie Doyle -- Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, back on Orcas for StoryFest, July 23-28 Next week, summer Islanders Nancy Wang
Sean Hayes, Dirt-Road Folk, in Concert at Orcas Center
Saturday, July 29, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- See Sean Hayes in concert at Orcas Center Saturday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. Hayes’ distinctive rootsy pop singing voice
Community Foundation Funds All Grant Requests
-- from Hilary Canty for Community Foundation -- Orcas islanders are among the most generous in the nation. Thanks to the contributions and investments made by many friends and neighbors the Orcas Island Community Foundation
Orcas Currents Brings Back Hedrick Smith, Others for Discussion
Friday, July 28, 7 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Michael Riordan -- Hedrick Smith With journalism under increasing siege in the United States, two of its leading practitioners will meet in Orcas Center
Orcas Artists Open Their Studios for Annual Tour
Friday, August 11 - Sunday, August 13, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. -- from Bruce Wilson -- Over thirty premier Orcas Island artists and craftspeople will welcome the public into their working studios for the
“Immigration Initiative” to Be on November Ballot
-- by Margie Doyle -- Cindy Wolf, Elly Hoague and Anne Marie Shanks celebrate the successful campaign to put "Immigration Initiative" on the county ballot On Tuesday, July 18, the Immigration Rights Group
Fire Commission Meeting Focuses on Propane Tank Safety Issues
-- by Susan McBain -- The “hot topic” for the July 17 meeting of the Orcas Board of Fire Commissioners wasn’t on the agenda. The public wanted to talk about Inter-Island Propane’s proposed location of
Ferries Now Operating on Four-boat Emergency Schedule
-- from Washington State Ferries -- [Ed. Note: See earlier stories on recent ferry delays] Because of a generator failure on the M/V Yakima, the Anacortes/San Juan Islands/Sidney, BC route is operating on a four-boat
First-ever Movie Night on Village Green
Sunday, July 23, 8:30 p.m., Village Green -- from Donna Laslo for Orcas Island Film Festival -- The Orcas Island Film Festival invites you to bring your chair, blanket, and enjoy a movie night under
North Sound Accountable Community of Health Informational Meeting in Friday Harbor
Wednesday, July 26, 3 - 5 p.m., Legislative Hearing Room -- from San Juan County Communications -- Representatives from the North Sound Accountable Community of Health will be visiting San Juan County on Wednesday, July
Letter to Editor | It’s Time to Deal With This Gentle-eyed Island Menace
-- from Emery Rhodes -- Deer. They are here, there, and everywhere. Day and night these normally nocturnal animals are now out searching for anything tasty and tender. After dusk their numbers increase, they veritably
Jesse Boleyn Announces Next Concert in Summer Concert Series
Second concert of series Friday July 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center -- from Jesse Boleyn -- American songwriter, recording artist and author, Jesse Boleyn is proud to host the 2017 Orcas Island Performing
