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
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
Oil Train Fire on Columbia: It Happened
-- by Joe Copeland for Crosscut.com -- The oil train explosion fire near the Columbia River at Mosier. Photo courtesy of Paloma Ayala , Columbia Riverkeeper The oil train fire happened just where
Special School Meeting to Review 2016-17 Budget and Staffing
Thursday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the School Library There will be a Special School Board Meeting this Thursday to review the 2016-17 budget for the General Fund and to approve a Consent Agenda
Guest Opinion: OPALCO Lowers Expectations in “Deliberate Deception”
--by Alex MacLeod -- There is mounting evidence that OPALCO’s Rock Island Communications continues to be a black hole into which members’ money is being dumped in the hope that one day — some day
Former Rocket Scientist Still Planning 4 Space
-- from Anne Bertino -- There’s a new business in town called Plan4Space and although the owner, Anne Bertino, did previously work on projects in outer space, she is now concentrating on interior spaces. “After I
Cancer Survivorship Group Meets this Week
Thursday, June 9 at 5 p.m. At Community Church -- by Sue Lewis-- It’s time for the June meeting of the Cancer Survivorship Group. We will meet together on Thursday, June 9th in the Fireside
Raised from the Ashes – Better Than Ever
Friday, June 10, 6 p.m., Catkin Café -- from Olga Strawberry Council -- Barreling Plant the morning of July 19, 2013 – photo credit: Tom Tillman July 19, 2013: If you were here
A Mediterranean Meal in the School Cafeteria
Chef Raymond baking Pide. -- by Ashley Randall -- Last Wednesday in the public school’s cafeteria, over 300 plates went from full to empty throughout the lunch hour. Rosario Resort’s Executive Chef Raymond
New Date for Bolshoi’s Don Quixote
Friday, June 10, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- You have heard of the magnificence of the Bolshoi Ballet. It is all true! Go and see for yourself in a special night
Plant Problems? They Have Answers
Wednesday, June 8, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Driftwood Nursery Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Farmers Market -- from Kate Yturri -- The Orcas Master Gardeners will be at Driftwood Nursery next Wednesday
Celebrate Baccalaureate With the Grads
Sunday, June 5, 7 - 9 p.m., Cascade Lake -- from Susan Gudgell -- The community is cordially invited to join the Orcas High School class of 2016 at this year’s Baccalaureate celebration, Sunday, June
EPRC Meeting Agenda for Thursday
Thursday, June 2, 3 - 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Pat Ayers -- Regular Meeting Eastsound Planning & Review Committee (EPRC) June 2, 2016 3:00 – 5:00 PM NOTE: Colin Huntemer (SJC Public
Saturday Market Parking Eases for Locals
-- from Martha Farish -- To make it easier for locals to shop at the Saturday market, this Saturday June 4, market vendors will all park on private property and not on the streets of
PeaceHealth Adds Two New Residents to Rotation
-- from Hilary Andrade -- Beginning June 1, PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center will host two residents from the UW Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine for a four-week rural medicine rotation. Residents Max Wendtlandt, MD,
Doe Bay Open Mic Will Sponsor SeaDoc This Month
OPEN MIC NIGHT @ THE DOE BAY CAFÉ (Thursday Evenings - Sponsoring SeaDoc inJune) -- from Sean Townsend -- Join island visitors and residents to share music, spoken word, and other performances on the night when we come together
Don’t Miss Final Salish Sea Festival Performance for Season
Tuesday, June 7, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- WHAT: ROMANTIC GUITAR & FLUTE (Salish Sea Early Music Festival) WHO: Oleg Timofeyev (guitar) and Jeffrey Cohan (8-keyed flute) WHEN: Tuesday, June 7
