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
Free, Revolutionary, Interactive Audio Format Demo at Orcas Center
Saturday, January 28, 2 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Orcas Islanders Adam Farish and Bruce Pavitt have pioneered “a revolutionary, interactive audio format – 8Stem -- that allows any listener to remix
Bad Tooth? Free Extraction Offered
Monday, February 13, Dr. Triplett's Office -- from Terri Triplett -- Dr. Triplett’s dental office at 445 Madrona Street in Eastsound is reserving Monday February 13 for free tooth extractions for our Orcas and Shaw residents in
Larsen Lambasts Attack on Reproductive Rights
-- from the Office of Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) -- Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to urge his colleagues to oppose H.R. 7 – a
Hear from Orcas Lions and Orcas Center at Lions’ Sunrise Club
Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 8 a.m. at the Skillet -- from Chris White for Orcas Lions -- This Wednesday, the 25th The Orcas Island Lions club invites you to our breakfast meeting -- 8 a.m.
Washington Launches an Updated Invasive Species Reporting App
-- from WA Recreation and Conservation Office -- Who should you tell if you reel in a strange fish, find a new plant taking over in your yard or local park, spot a strange insect
Letter Home From the Ashland Women’s March
-- from Pegi Groundwater -- Ashland [Oregon] organizers were expecting 3000 marchers but more than 6000 showed up. There were men and women, hippies and veterans, young and old, some in strollers, others in wheelchairs
ORS, SeaDoc Launch 2017 “Refuse to Use” Challenge
-- from The SeaDoc Society and The Exchange -- Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange and The SeaDoc Society, both Orcas based non-profits, are teaming up to put a spotlight on the negative environmental impacts of single-use
Bolshoi Ballet’s Resplendent The Sleeping Beauty at Orcas Center
Sunday, January 29, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty bursts with vivid magic in cinemas throughout the U.S. and Canada in January. Join us at Orcas Center for
Bridge Work Continues in Deer Harbor
-- from John Van Lund -- Crews will pour the bridge approach slabs at both the east and west abutments, remove the temporary wooden work platform used during last week’s bridge deck pour, install utility
Editorial | The Morning After — Women March to Make a Difference
-- by Margie Doyle -- Yes, I protest [metaslider id=49683] Here I am in Port Townsend, two ferry rides off Orcas Island, joining a line of resisters to the new administration. I held
Music Disrupted – How Digital Technology Takes Us Beyond Listening
Saturday, January 28, 2 p.m., Orcas Center --from Orcas Center – Adam Farish and Bruce Pavitt display their ingenuity in 8Stem, a new interactive music platform, at a presentation at Orcas Center on Saturday,
JP and OK Rhythm Boys Back at Random Howse
Saturday, January 28, 6:30 p.m., Random Howse -- from Gordon Koenig -- JP and the OK Rhythm Boys will be back at Random Howse in Eastsound Saturday, January 28th, at 6:30pm. Join us for 2
Letter to Editor | Do School Walk & Talk Before You Vote
-- from Bea vonTobel -- As the ballots go into the mail for your consideration and vote, it is imperative that you vote from an informed perspective. To that end, I encourage you to participate
Letter to Editor | Why I am Voting For School Bond
-- from George Eberle -- “We the People” is the cornerstone of our constitution. We get to decide what is important and what can wait for another day. My involvement started when I went to
Orcas Women and Children to March Across the Country on Saturday
-- from Kristin Kolb -- Numerous Orcas Island women and children are amassing in Washington, D.C., Seattle, Friday Harbor, and Eastsound, for the Women’s March on Washington this coming Saturday, January 21, the day after
NAS Whidbey Island SAR Conducts Five Missions in Six Days
-- from Mike Welding -- Search and Rescue (SAR) crews from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted five separate missions within a six day period, including one search and four Medical Evacuations (MEDEVACs). The
