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
Artsmith Salon Series Presents a Reading by Tarn Wilson
Tuesday, June 14, 6 p.m., Darvill's Bookstore -- from JoEllen Moldoff -- This Tuesday is a rare chance to hear author Tarn Wilson read from her memoir, The Slow Farm. In the early 1970s, Wilson's father
2016 OHS Graduates a Very Special Class
-- by Cara Russell -- It was sandals and unique socks for the Shrek-loving graduates. On Saturday, June 11, at 2 p.m., Orcas Island High School class of 2016 held their graduation ceremony to a
Artworks Celebrates New Sculpture Park With Strawberries, Ice Cream
Sunday, June 19, 1 - 3 p.m., Artworks -- from James Hardman -- Everyone is invited to the Orcas Island Artworks and Catkin Cafe Strawberry Festival and Ice Cream Social on Sunday, June 19 from
Intuitive Compass to Play Random Howse
Saturday, June 18, 9 - 11 p.m., Random Howse -- from Aurelia Anne Cohen -- Intuitive Compass, purveyors of "Original Folk Music Of The West" is most often a duet featuring poet and guitar genius
Flotsam & Jetsam: Complexities of Island Infrastructure
-- a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin -- Took a drive down Dolphin Bay Road the other day and was surprised to be stopped by a survey crew that was set up along the
Good Steward Awards Go To Islands’ Schools
-- from the Stewardship Network of the San Juans -- Each year the Stewardship Network of the San Juans presents Good Steward Awards to individuals and/or organizations that merit recognition for exemplary work as stewards
AP Physics Class Launches Umiak
-- from Elsie McFarland -- [metaslider id=44526] It was a cloudy day on Thursday, June 9, and the Eastsound water was a little choppy, but members of the OIHS AP Physics Class removed a long
Reservations Still Available for Restoration Talk
-- from Maddie Murray -- Barreling Plant today The Olga Strawberry Council invites you to come to the Catkin Cafe this Friday evening, June10th at 6:00 for beverages and small bites and to
Next Weekend, It’s One World
Friday, Saturday, June 17 - 18, 7:30 p.m., Madrona Room Friday Night Dinner, 6 p.m. -- from Krista Bouchey -- Martin Lund’s One World Music Festival returns for its 13th year! Lund’s very popular musical
School Announces Staff Openings and Resignations
-- by Margie Doyle -- At the special school board meeting held on Thursday, June 9, 2016, the Orcas Island School District board approved the following staffing decisions among certificated, classified and co-curricular positions: Certificated:
Come As You Are, Move As You Wish
Every Tuesday, 7:30 - 9 p.m., Odd Fellows -- from James Seehof -- Ecstatic Dance is a worldwide movement with gatherings in many communities and countries. Orcas Ecstatic Dance is open to locals and visitors
No Ferry Wi-fi After June 30
-- from Washington State Ferries -- WSF regrets to announce that as of June 30, 2016, Boingo Wi-Fi service will no longer be available on Washington State Ferries. Although WSF’s contract with Boingo ended in
Over 200 Pieces in Upcoming Silent / Live Art Auction
Saturday, July 9, Senior Center -- from Didier Gincig, Hearts & Hands -- The Orcas Senior Center is hosting an Art Auction, which will feature more than 200 paintings, photographs, and prints. Everyone is invited
Parade Time: Solstice Soon to be Upon Us
Saturday, June 18, Noon, Eastsound -- from Laura Gibbons -- Summer Solstice Parade on Orcas Island Orcas Islanders and friends from near and far are invited to the 18th Annual Summer Solstice Parade
Readers Theater Brings Tennis to Random Howse
Thursday - Friday, June 16 - 17, 7 p.m., Random Howse -- from Melinda Milligan -- Enjoy a summer evening of Reader's Theater at Random Howse when Actor's Theater of Orcas Island presents Deuce, by
What If the Cascadia Earthquake Came Tomorrow?
-- from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -- A 9.0 magnitude earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) and the resulting tsunami is the most complex disaster scenario that emergency management and public safety
