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
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?
Busy Weekend for NAS Whidbey Search and Rescue
-- from Mike Welding, NAS Whidbey -- Search and Rescue crews from NAS Whidbey Island conducted three separate missions over the weekend. Missions included one mountain rescue near Snow Lake in the Snoqualmie Pass and two
Inslee Statement on Congressional Proposal to Repeal the Affordable Care Act
-- from Governor Inslee’s Communications Office -- “The proposed legislation in Congress to repeal Obamacare is not the direction we should be going to meet our country’s health care needs. It will not improve the health
Senior Center Seeks Applicants for New Position
-- from Arron Redford -- The Orcas Senior Center is excited to be hiring for a new position: Communications and Fundraising Administrator. Support our Island’s Seniors through: Website Management, Fundraising, Event Planning, Grant Writing, and
Marine Lecture Series Highlights “A Sea of Glass”
Tuesday, March 14, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Jean M Lyle -- Specimen of Blaschka Marine Life. Photo: Corning Museum of Glass Anyone who has ever stood before the
The Housing Puzzle: How We Can Put Together a Solution
Monday, March 13 at noon at the Friday Harbor Grange -- from the League of Women Voters of the San Juans -- The League of Women Voters of the San Juans (LWVSJ) will host an
Can You Do A Day Without A Woman?
All Day, Wednesday, March 8 -- by Lin McNulty -- Following the overwhelming success of the Women's March in January as millions of women took to the streets the day after the Trump inauguration, another
Island Reproductive Health Initiative Moves Forward
-- from Alison Shaw -- Alarmed by a recent increase in teen pregnancy and lack of local access to affordable, confidential, reproductive health care on Orcas Island, concerned members of the community gathered in 2009
Letter to Editor | Why Waterfront Development, Not Waterfront Reclamation?
-- from Charles Carver -- On Mar. 6 I attended a meeting of the EPRC, curious about the visioning process for Eastsound that I have heard about. I much appreciated that portion of the meeting,
Discerning the Essence of One’s Life
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- Fearless Freedom Barbara Herschel was a long time Orcas Islander. She was a big hearted activist and advocated for changes that made our community more viable in so many ways.
Salish Sea Early Music Festival to Celebrate 250 Years of Telemann
Sunday, March 12, 1 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- Two internationally renowned German period instrument soloists return to Seattle to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the lifetime of Georg Philipp
