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
Monty Python’s Spamalot Promises Laugh Out Loud Moments
Thursday - Saturday, March 16 - 18, 23-25, Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- Beginning Mar. 16 Orcas Center will feature the award winning musical Monty Python’s Spamalot, on Center Stage
Skagit Valley College Poetry Course Offered on Orcas
Thursdays, April 6 - 27, 3 - 5 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Cathy Degnan, Skagit Valley College -- Join a four-week Orcas Island course, Unmasking Poetry Forms, designed for writers and readers alike; taught
Upcoming Science Fair Promises to Delight, Inspire
Saturday, March 25, Noon, Funhouse Commons -- from Emilie Gincig -- Join us for an exciting performance by scientist professional, Hazen Audel - featured on National Geographic television. This free family event is open to
Learn How to Make Your Executor’s Job Easier
Monday, March 20, 1 - 2 p.m., Senior Center -- from Jami Mitchell, Senior Services Specialist, Senior Center Having a Will, Advance Directive, and Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Finances may not be
Letter to Editor | Building a Bridge
-- from Sandi Friel -- When the time finally came to replace the ailing Channel Road Bridge in Deer Harbor, San Juan County took the high road. Instead of top-down decision-making, County Councilman Rick Hughes
Ageism Among the Aged – That’s Whacky!
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- I know plenty of individuals in their 60s, 70s and 80s who don't want to hang around with "old people." These old people may be the same age, yet, they
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,
