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
Researching Our History
Saturday, May 13, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- from Sandy Strehlou for Writing Our History Project -- Fred Hackett obituary (left) Fred Hackett before leaving for war (right). There is still
“Food for Thought” Benefits Public Schools
Saturday, June 3, 5:30 p.m., Four Winds Camp -- from Janet Brownell for Orcas Island Education Foundation -- The Orcas Island Education Foundation's annual fundraiser "Food for Thought" will be held Jun. 3, 5:30 at
Eastsound Planners Discuss Changes to Historic Properties
--by Margie Doyle -- Historic Mount Baker Farm. New owners plan to convert to a campground At the May 4 monthly meeting of the Eastsound Planning Review Committee -- which was announced as
Learn to Meditate at New Senior Center Class
-- from Arron Redford for Orcas Senior Center -- Got stress? Got pain? Don’t take pills ~ here’s the antidote: Meditation: It’s Not What You Think. Meditation for beginners group will meet weekly for 6 weeks.
Unitarian Service to Explore New America
Sunday, May 14, 11:30 a.m., Emmanuel Episcopal -- from Suzanne Olson for Unitarian Fellowship -- Please join us on Sunday, May 14 for a "hybrid" service: part sermon, part discussion, led by Susan McBain on the
Garden Club Presentation All About Birds
Wednesday, May 17, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Vanessa Julian for Orcas Garden Club -- Want that pesty woodpecker to quit pecking on your house? Orcas Garden Club and the Orcas Library is proud
Support Orcas Island Youth Conservation Corps
-- from Linda Lyshall, PhD, for San Juan Islands Conservation District -- The Orcas Island Youth Conservation Corps (OIYCC) is gearing up for another season! Willie Clancy is on board this year as the new OIYCC coordinator.
Orcas Center Looking for Summer Intern
-- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- Marketing/Advertising Internship Opportunity Over the course of this internship, the Marketing/Advertising Intern will learn how various marketing channels including, print and electronic advertising, direct mail, website and
Students Bring Cuba Trip Home With Community Dinner
Wednesday, May 17, 6 p.m., Orcas School Cafeteria -- from Devon Mann, Orcas High School student -- In April, a group of nine Orcas Island High School students embarked on the trip of a lifetime to
Orcas Recycling Hits its Stride
Last week Orcas Recycling Services (ORS/The Exchange) saw workers pour the concrete for the ground floor of the New Exchange building, a steel two-story building to replace the ramshackle, haphazard, and fondly-remembered "Exchange" of former
Doe Bay Spotlights Camp Orkila at Open Mic
-- 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
Funhouse Needs Afterschool Substitute Staff
-- from Emilie Gincig for Funhouse Commons -- Funhouse Commons is looking for high energy, dependable people who are excited to work a few hours a week with children as a substitute staff member at
Chamber Music Festival Welcomes Monique Mead
-- from Linda Slone for Chamber Music Festival -- Monique Mead Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival brings Carnegie Mellon University music professor Monique Mead to Orcas Island as Musician-in-Residence May 15 through 19.
Artsmith Poetry Reading With Shin Yu Pai at Darvill’s
Friday, May 12, 6 p.m., Darvill's Bookstore -- from Jill McCabe Johnson for Artsmith -- Writer Shin Yu Pai will read Friday, May 12, at Darvill’s Bookstore. A 2014 Stranger Genius Award nominee, Shin Yu
Public Welcome at Medical Foundation Meeting
Saturday, May 13, 1:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Orcas Medical Foundation -- The community is invited on Saturday, May 13 at 1:30 p.m. in the Orcas Center Madrona Room to attend the Orcas Medical
Orcas Senior Center: What Community Collaboration is All About!
-- by Margie Doyle -- Volunteers pack up leftovers from the Granny's Attic sale at the Senior Center to benefit Kaleidoscope The benefits of collaboration, rather than "going it alone" are obvious at
