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
School Board in Special Meeting on Thursday
Thursday, April 6, 12 p.m., School Library -- from Cathy Ferran -- Notice of a Special School Board Meeting 2017-18 Enrollment Assumptions Thursday, April 6, 2017 AGENDA 12:00pm CALL TO ORDER - School Library *1.)
Washington Senators Introduce Bipartisan Washington Internet Privacy Act
-- from Dave Pringle, Senate Democratic Communications -- Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, and Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, have introduced bipartisan legislation known as the Washington Internet Privacy Act (SB 5919) following a vote of
Doe Bay Open Mic Sponsoring Orcas Island Community Foundation in April
-- from Doe Bay Music -- Join island visitors and residents to share music, spoken word, and other performances on the night when we come together in that ancient ritual of community and communion. The
April Poetry | Answering the Call
Answering the Call -- Monica Kezar -- Every other day I have a little conversation with myself as I hike up Turtleback Mountain. Every other day I study the differences from season to season. Every other
BioChar Workshop Offers Special Learning Opportunity
Saturday - Sunday, April 8 - 9, Orcasong Farm -- from San Juan Islands Conservation District --
Advance Directives Topic of Senior Center Class
Monday, April 10, 1 - 3 p.m., Senior Center -- from Arron Redford -- Hilary Walker returns to the Orcas Senior Center this month for another hands-on tutorial in filling out one’s Advanced Directives paperwork.
Guest Opinion | Eastsound Vision Needs Many Voices
-- from Marilyn Jonassen -- I attended the event for public comment on the recently crafted Vision Statement for Eastsound on Friday night and was reassured by the amount of citizen interest in the future
April Poetry | incendiary, We
incendiary, We [Germany, 1930] -- Leif -- unquenchable fires: We can always find a person stranger than we would like, “A Threat!” to exclude, and from exclusion the well-crafted excuse, from excuses grow fire We
WA Poet Laureate to Read at Orcas Center
Monday, April 3, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center Madrona Room -- from Susannah Weaver -- Gonzaga professor and award-winning poet, Tod Marshall, was appointed the fourth Washington State Poet Laureate by Governor Jay Inslee in January
Book Review | “Revolutions We’d Hoped We’d Outgrown”
-- by Lin McNulty -- Orcas poet Jill McCabe Johnson recently released a new collection of her luscious poetry in a book entitled "Revolutions We'd Hoped We'd Outgrown." (Finishing Line Press) Good poetry is a
Ah, Malaise
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- I woke up this morning sad, frustrated, and disappointed. "Why?" I ask myself. It's a beautiful day on Orcas, you are healthy, you have money in the bank and a
Dreamers Meet Realists in Visioning Meeting
-- by Ayn Gailey -- The behind-the-scenes of the Eastsound Vision Committee will never be a reality TV show, but it would make for an interesting one. One of the unspoken challenges for this committed
April Poetry | What I Don’t Remember
What I Don’t Remember --Nancy Reas-- I don’t remember crawling because I could not yet walk nor my first words that made sense to others. I don’t remember not knowing how to dress myself (except
Public Forum Explores Reasons for Bond Failure
-- by Ayn Gailey -- Where do we go from here? That was the question of the evening on Thursday, Mar. 30 at the first community forum since the Orcas Island School District’s (OISD) Phase
Trump Budget Details Indicate WSF to be Renamed WALL
-- a Maurice Austin Special Investigation into Stuff -- According to recently released documents from the Governmental Organization for Open Process (GOOP), the much-debated Trump fiscal budget for 2017-2019 mandates a restructuring of the Washington
April Poetry | Stars in Your Eyes
Stars in Your Eyes -- Samuel Webster -- into your eyes oceans of luminescence l'lumière like trails of phosphorescence along a moonlit ocean crossing I'm lost in the blue and tangled you cast adrift, it's
