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
Guest Opinion: Trees in Eastsound Swale Essential to Good Development
-- by Sadie Bailey -- I really appreciate the thought that went into Charlie Carver's Letter to the Editor on March 6 (see orcasissues.com/waterfront-development-not-waterfront-reclamation/ ).Thank you for caring about Eastsound; so few Orcas people understand
Letter to Editor | Grateful that School Music Matters to Orcas Community
-- from Catherine Pederson, President, Music Advocacy Group -- Last Sunday supporters of our Orcas School Music Program filled the school’s Old Gym for the 20th Anniversary School Benefit Concert presented by our community’s Music
Free Workshop on Business Feasibility for Entrepreneurs
Monday, March 20, 12:30 - 2 p.m., San Juan Island Library -- from Victoria Compton -- All entrepreneurs wonder if there is a market for their business ideas, or if they will make money from
Panel Will Discuss Living and Dying Well on Orcas
Saturday, March 18, 2 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Didier Gincig -- Molly Roberts, Suzi Rose, Meika Neenan, and Dorian King (Hospice NW) will serve on a panel discussion about options and consequences of
‘Defending Healthcare for All’ Presentation
Saturday, March 18 6 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Gretchen Krampf -- Join San Juan County Democrats and Our Revolution as we host Martha Korester, PhD in a community update on the efforts for
Funhouse Has First Ever “Mentor Day” at Camp Orkila
-- from Krista Bouchey -- [metaslider id=50754] The Funhouse Commons and Camp Orkila partnered last Saturday, Mar. 4, to offer the Funhouse mentors and mentees a high energy team building experience. Camp Orkila staff organized
Blood Drive Returns on Thursday
Thursday March 16, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Leif -- Orcas Fire & Rescue, Lions, and Kiwanis wish to invite you to celebrate Spring by donating a little of
Inslee Statement on Anti-Semitic Vandalism at Temple De Hirsch Sinai
-- from Governor Inslee’s Communications Office -- “Yesterday’s act of vandalism at the Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle is the latest in a wave of anti-Semitic threats against our state’s Jewish community. “We can’t ignore
Call for Art: Sculpture, 3D, Collage Work
-- from Bruce Wilson -- Orcas Center invites all artists to bring in their Sculpture-3D-Collage work (including work in glass, wood, paper, metal, ceramic, fabric or whatever..) on Wednesday, Apr. 5, from 10 a.m. to
In U.S. House Floor Speech, Larsen Stands In Strong Opposition to #TrumpCare
-- from Douglas Wagoner -- Congressman: ‘I have held six town halls where I discussed healthcare with more than 800 of my constituents. Not one asked me to support legislation that would cover fewer people,
Professor Aniruddh Patel to Speak on “Singing and the Brain”
Saturday, March 18, 5 p.m., Orcas Community Church -- from Michael Riordan -- Humans may be the only species that speaks, but we are just one of many that sing, observes Tufts University Professor Aniruddh
Guest Opinion: Could Orcas Be Nantucket? Never Say Never
-- by Joe Symons -- Anyone who has moved to San Juan County (SJC) since 2000, and many others who already were here, may not know that in 2000 the SJC planning department commissioned a
Village Expansion Discussed at Eastsound Planners Meeting
-- by Maryse Sagewynd -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) met on Mar. 2, 2017, at the Eastsound Fire Station for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. EPRC has a new Facebook site entitled Orcas
Paper Airplanes Set For Take Off
Saturday, March 11, 1 p.m., New Gym -- from Joanne Cundy -- Kiwanis 21st Paper Airplane Contest Saturday Mar. 11. Come and have some fun. The Orcas Model Airplane Club will be there zooming around the gym
Ranker: Levy Extension Prevents Schools From Largest Education Cut in State History
-- from Dave Pringle, Senate Democratic Communications -- Sen. Ranker speaks during debate on the Senate floor. Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, released the following statement on [Wednesday's] passage of the levy cliff
Learn How to Start a Garden
Wednesday, March 15, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Vanessa Julian -- Want to plant a garden, but don't know where to begin? Don't think you have enough room in your backyard for a garden?
