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
Orcas Chamber of Commerce Presents Annual Awards
-- by Margie Doyle, corrected Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. -- Lance Evans, Executive Director of the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce, greeted another standing-room-only audience of Chamber members and guests at the Chamber's annual
$2.7 Million Apprenticeship Grant Awarded State from Federal Dept. of Labor
-- from the office of U.S. Representatvie Rick Larsen -- Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Jim McDermott (WA-07), Dave Reichert (WA-08), Adam Smith
Letter to Editor: Please Vote Yes on I-732 to Address Climate Change
-- from Chris and Chom Graecen -- Firstly we would like to thank fellow islanders for gathering signatures and signing in support of the grassroots climate change initiative that is now successfully on the ballot
Classical KING FM to Broadcast OICMF Concert
Friday, October 28, 9 p.m., KING-FM -- from Linda Slone -- Tune in at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, October 28, to Classical KING FM and hear Peter Newman's broadcast of the Orcas ̴trations concert from
Letter to the Editor: San Juan County Needs Watson
-- from Senator Kevin Ranker -- I have known Bill Watson for many years. I find him to be exactly the sort of thoughtful person we need leading this great county of ours. We need
ATOI Presents Readers Theater at Random Howse
Thursday - Friday, October 27 - 28, 7 p.m., Random Howse Actors Theater of Orcas Island set to perform The Harry and Sam Dialogues at Random Howse on October 27 & 28 at 7:00 PM. The
Lahari Launching Orcas Door to Door, an Assistive Transportation Service
Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 a.m. at the Skillet Restaurant -- from Chris White for Lions Sunrise Volunteers -- Not being able to drive oneself to essential medical appointments, shopping or social events due to
Guest Opinion: Compassion, Empathy, Sustainability
-- from Artha Kass, notes from a speech at the Orcas Center reception on Sunday, October 16 -- Artha Kass accepts retirement accolades Twenty-three years ago, when I was visiting Orcas, still in
Orcas Design Meeting on Mt. Constitution Summit Plans Disappoints
-- by Margie Doyle -- Design concept for interpretive center on existing concrete slab. (Restrooms will face the left side of the drawing.) At a meeting on Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Orcas
Chamber Music Festival Brings Two Grand Piano Men to Orcas
-- from Linda Slone for Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival -- For large-hall, big-piano-sound aficionados, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival brings two concert grand pianos to the Orcas Center stage on Saturday, October 22. One week
Woody Ciskowski Premieres Play in Bellingham
--by Amy Kepferle for CascadiaWeekly.com -- A scene from "Top of the Food Chain" showing this weekend in Bellingham When Woody Ciskowski was growing up on Orcas Island, his television choices were limited,
Mary’s Wedding: A Dreamy, Dramatic Love Story
"Mary's Wedding" plays this weekend, Thurs-Sat -- review by Margie Doyle -- Charlie and Mary (Kelly Toombs and Cali Bagby) create a powerful love story in the midst of war, onstage at the Black
Green Home Open House and Tour This Weekend
Saturday, October 22, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Lynda Lyshall -- Come learn from our local experts about the different ways you can reduce your homes energy demand from 11
In Memoriam | Rosemary Kimball, 1922 – 2016
-- from Sue Kimball -- Rosemary Kimball, died October 12, 2016, in Eastsound, Orcas Island, WA. Born Rosemary Gerwig, in Brooklyn, New York December 22, 1922, she grew up with her sister Adelaide in Evanston, Illinois.
Fadem Literature Class Reunion
Thursday, October 27, noon to 2 p.m. at the Senior Center -- from Andrea Hendrick, Mary Poletti and Howard Barbour -- Everybody loves a class reunion, well, maybe not everybody! Regardless, all who attended one
2017 Preliminary San Juan County Budget Published
-- from San Juan County News -- The 2017 Preliminary Budget for San Juan County has been published. The theme of the 2017 Budget Message is “Building for the Future.” With the effects of the
