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
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
Hughes Reports on Lodging Tax Allocations to EPRC
-- by Margie Doyle -- At the monthly meeting of the Eastsound Planning and Review Committee (EPRC) on Oct. 15, County Councilman Rick Hughes elaborated on the Lodging Tax Allocations (LTAC) made by the County
Council Candidate Michael Durland Outlines His Vision
-- from Michael Durland for Council Position #2 -- Michael Durland, candidate for County Council for Orcas Position #2 Mine is a true grassroots campaign. I am not soliciting campaign donations. You will see
Camp Orkila Preparing for Fall Festival
Saturday, October 29, 1 - 5:30 p.m., Camp Orkila -- from Haley Winchell -- Camp Orkila’s Fall Festival and Haunted Hay Ride are on Saturday, October 29, 2016. Our Fall Festival will be from 1 -
James Lee Stanley Coming to Benson Hall
Friday, October 21, 7:30 p.m., Benson Hall -- from Sharon Abreu -- On Friday, October 21 at 7:30 pm, songwriter-guitarist-singer extraordinaire James Lee Stanley returns to Orcas for an intimate concert in Benson Hall, located
This Week at Deer Harbor Bridge
-- from John van Lund -- Next week, weather permitting, the east cofferdam should be completed. Then excavating for the concrete seal followed by driving the piles. The west abutment footing is now completed, so construction
Don Giovanni Will Stream at Orcas Center
Sunday, October 23, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Don Giovanni The Met presents Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart streaming Live in HD at Orcas Center Sunday, October 23
Party to Honor Artha Kass’ Retirement
Sunday, Oct. 16 at noon at Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for the Orcas Center -- Artha Kass Join us at Orcas Center this Sunday, October 16 at 12:00 pm for a
OIFF Film Review: Le Fils de Joseph
-- by Paula Treneer -- One of my personal favorites shown at the 2016 Orcas Film Festival was “Le Fils de Joseph”, a French film directed by Eugène Green in collaboration with the Dardenne brothers,
Emmanuel’s 2016 Market Day Nets $5,000 for Orcas Charities
-- from Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- Tom Murdock (left) and Jeannie Doty (right) of the Orcas Island Food Bank receive a $500 check from Emmanuel Church from Judy Schliebus (center), president of the church’s
Review Your Medicare Options for 2017
Saturday, October 22 at 11 a.m., Orcas Public Library Wednesday, October 26 at 11:45 a.m., Senior Center -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Medicare is not easy to understand. Every year Medicare premiums and copays change. The insurance
Oil Spill in BC Waters “Tribe’s Worst Nightmare”
Tribal harvest, economy threatened -- from Mark Hume for The Globe and Mail -- Members of the Heiltsuk Nation are hoping cleanup crews can protect clam beaches and salmon streams after a tug pushing a
