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
Madrona Club’s Class for Food Bank Clients Was A Hit
--from the Orcas Island Food Bank and Orcas Island Madrona Club -- Food Bank Clients learn good slow-cookin' For three consecutive weeks that ended on March 15, diners at the Tuesday community lunches
Michael Moore’s Provocative “Where to Invade Next”
Friday, April 8th at 7:30 p.m. at the Sea View Theatre Academy Award®-winning director Michael Moore is back with "Where to Invade Next," a provocative and hilarious comedy in which Moore will stop at nothing
Author to Read from Novel With Orcas Setting at Drop Out
Sunday, April 10, 6 p.m., Mia’s -- from Jennifer Brennock -- The third Drop Out artist reading and open mic will take place Sunday, April 10 at Mia’s at 6 p.m. This is the final
Transportation Assistance Needs Assistance
-- from Orcas Community Resource Center -- The longer you live in the San Juan Islands, the more you realize that residing in our beautiful and uncrowded environment can make access to some important services very
Governor Adds Mississippi to Non-essential State-funded Travel Ban
-- from Office of Governor Jay Inslee -- Washington State has a strong history of prohibiting discrimination and promoting diversity and inclusion. Our Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), Ch. 49.60 RCW, guarantees for all Washingtonians
April Poetry | Laurel Rust
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. AFTERNOON, NEW YEARS DAY --
Vote Now and Help Two Orcas Projects Grow
-- from Ashley Randall-- The Orcas Farm-to-Classroom and Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture need YOUR VOTES to win a Seeds of Change grant. You can help these vibrant programs win popular vote by voting daily for
Council Agrees to Pursue Building ORS “Exchange” on Transfer Site
-- by Margie Doyle -- County Council members agreed unanimously to work with Orcas Recycling Services (ORS) to move forward to building the basic structure for a new Exchange building and looking at lease agreements
Red Tide Arrives Early – UPDATED Story
-- by Lin McNulty -- Staff photo. It's too early in the season for the San Juan County Health Department to be conducting their routine monitoring. So that rusty red tinge we see on
Leading Scientists Recommend Action Plan to Combat Changes to West Coast Seawater
A 20-member scientific panel warns that increases in global carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying waters of the North American West Coast at an accelerating rate; severe ecological consequences are anticipated. -- from Martha Kongsgaard, Marine Resources Advisory Council --
Guest Opinion: Is the Cherry Point Coal Terminal Doomed?
-- by Michael Riordan, updated April 5 at 3:30 p.m. -- Existing piers near Cherry Point. If permitted, the coal terminal would go just beyond the Point. Five years ago, word began leaking
April Poetry | Leif
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. “Old” -- Leif -- You
Eastsound Planning Review Committee Agenda
Thursday, April 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall -- from Pat Ayers for the EPRC-- The Agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Eastsound Planning & Review Committee (EPRC) is
Guest Opinion: Is Broadband Internet Really Just a “Side Benefit” of Fiber Optic Cable Buildout?
--by Steve Jung -- OPALCO has been good to me. I’ve been impressed with the reliability and relatively low cost of the primarily “green” electricity it delivers to the home my wife and I built
Guest Editorial: Theatre an Act of Empathy
-- by Jake Perrine originally posted Nov. 2014, reprinted upon request -- Who Needs Theatre? Photo courtesy of Harry Sircely "Who Needs Performing Arts?" Working with the creative team at Orcas Center this
Ranker Report: Success in Regional Public Health Issues
-- from the office of Senator Kevin Ranker -- Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island,[on April 1, 2016], issued the following statement regarding two [recent] public health victories.. “The decision by SSA Marine to halt the
