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
Catch PlayFest’s Local Authors, Actors and Directors at Their Best
Friday-Sunday, May 6 - 8, 7:30 p.m., The Grange -- from Aaimee Johnson -- "Never Coming Back" by Cali Bagby The Actors Theater of Orcas Island/s 11th Annual PlayFest opens Friday, April 29
Library Stories Contest — Deadline Extended to May 31
-- from Martin Arnold of the Orcas Public Library -- In celebration of the upcoming expansion of the Orcas Island Library, we want your “Library Stories” in any medium: Written — essay, poem, one-act play
Ranker Announces Agreement to Save Alcoa Italco Plant
-- from Rick Manugian -- Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, issued this statement on the agreement that will keep the Intalco Works aluminum smelter open in Ferndale, preserving more than 400 family wage jobs that
Maurine Talks Books | Books on Marriage
-- from Maurine Barnett -- Since getting married this past summer for the second time in my life, the subject of marriage has been on my mind a lot. I often wonder what marriage actually is: mostly
School Board Rebuffs First Draft of Parking MOU with County
-- by Margie Doyle -- At the regular Orcas Island School District Board meeting on April 28, the board took the unusual action of voting down a motion made to approve a Memorandum of Understanding
Inviting All Craftspeople
-- from Andrea Hendrick -- Orcas Center is inviting all craftspeople to exhibit their work in a big (and longer than usual) All Crafts Show from June 1 through July 13. Show your Jewelry, Ceramics, Glass, Wood,
County Economic Council Features Noted Business Leaders at Annual Luncheon
Friday, June 17, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Brickworks -- from Victoria Compton, EDC -- Join the San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) for the 7th Annual EDC Economics Luncheon, held at Brickworks on
World Labyrinth Day Takes Steps Together for Peace
Saturday, May 7 at 1 p.m. at Emmanuel Church -- from Nancy Ayer -- Walk the Emmanuel Church labyrinth for peace on Saturday at 1 p.m. Thousands walk in a moving meditation for
A Fun Event for All Ages
The possibilities are endless! Kids 17 and under FREE! Have you ever walked along a forest path, picked up interesting leaves, pods, twigs or seeds and thought, “I’d love to make something with
Eastsound Planning Review Committee Meets Thursday
Thursday, May 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall On the agenda for the monthly meeting of the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) are: Main Topic #1 (30 Minutes) Update on
Business Spotlight: 376 Introduces Co-Working
"Create - Connect - Collaborate" Opening Monday, May 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. -- by Margie Doyle, updated May 4 at 3 p.m. -- 376 Owners Donna Riordan, left, and Sarah Cooper await
Letter to the Editor: Chief Investigation and Report Called into Question
-- from Art Lange -- I am writing in response to the statements made by the Orcas Island Fire Department and by our OIFR Commissioners in The Sounder and Orcas Issues about the investigation and report commissioned
Eat Pizza at Doe Bay with Irthlingz
Thursdays, May 5, 12, 19 and 26 at Doe Bay Cafe Sharon Abreu and Mike Hurwicz of Irthlingz will sing at Doe Bay Cafe every Thursday in May Irthlingz Arts-based Environmental Education is
‘Thar He (or She) Blows?
-- by Lin McNulty -- Reports of a gray whale in East Sound are floating about the island, with a couple of instances of actual sightings at Crescent Beach. Personally, I have heard something big with a
Orcas Christian School May Day Plant Giveaway in 17th Year
-- by Lin McNulty -- If you have been on Orcas since 2000, you may have been the recipient of a May Day flower delivered to your door by students and parents from Orcas Christian School.
Salish Sea Early Music Fest Brings Court of Louis XIV
Tuesday, May 10, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents a taste of the musical atmospheres generated by the celebrated musicians of the court
