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
After 25 Years, Pets Still on Parade
Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m. for judging at the School; 11 a.m. Parade to the Village Green -- from Vala Ross -- The 25th Annual Pet Parade will be taking over the streets of Eastsound
Mikaela Hansen Offers Concert “Honoring Our Mentors”
Saturday, May 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Orcas Grange Mikaela Hansen, playing earlier this year at Random Howse Mikaela Hansen, Orcas High School Senior, will offer a benefit concert on
See “Man and Superman” Tonight!
Thursday, May 21 at 7:30 pm at the Orcas Center "Man and Superman" by George Bernard Shaw streams live at Orcas Center on Thursday, May 21 Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English
“Write Your Life” with Ann Randolph at Orcas Center
Friday, May 29 at 8 p.m., Orcas Center Workshop Sat - Sun, May 30-31, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Madrona Room -- from Gretchen Krampf -- Writer/performer Ann Randolph is bringing her current solo show,
Acting Chief Mik Preysz Relishes the Challenge
-- by Margie Doyle -- Mik Preysz, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue Interim Chief Orcas' new Fire and Rescue Chief, Mik Preysz, is a citizen of Hungary, Canada, and the U.S. He drinks
Letter to the Editor: Kind Soul, Please Step Up
-- from Anne Hay -- Would the kind soul who returned my purse last week please step up and be recognized as a towering example of honesty and good neighborliness? This mystery started Thursday when
Community Invited to Discover Umwelt. What?
Exhibit opens May 23, San Juan Island Museum of Art -- from Diane Martindale -- Umwelt (pronounced: /oomvelt): the world as it is experienced by any one particular organism. The upcoming exhibit, LIMINAL CURRENTS;
Conference and Discussion: “Sharing Canoe Culture”
Wednesday May 27 at 5:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from The Rev. Berto Gándara-Perea -- Adam Lorio, Education Program Manager for the Samish Indian Nation, will join us to share about Tribal Canoe Journey
Lopez Crowds Ferry Reservation Gathering
-- by Ann Palmer -- Lopezians pack the Center to ask questions about the WSF reservation system The May 19 Town Hall meeting to discuss the ferry reservation system was standing room only.
Gilbert and Sullivan in the San Juans: A 27-year Tradition
Wednesday, June 2, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Ken DuBois, Catlin Gabel School -- Catlin Gabel students present The (Sci-Fi) Mikado The Catlin Gabel School is proud to present a live production of
OPAL Honors Mary Riveland and Justin Paulsen at 25th Annual Meeting
-- from Judy Whiting -- Community leader Mary Riveland and general contractor Justin Paulsen, owner of Terra Firma, NW, were honored, respectively, for their volunteer service and dedication to fair housing at the 25th annual
Guest Column: Eastsound Water Sources at Normal Levels
-- by Paul Kamin, General Manager, Eastsound Water Users Association -- Purdue Lake is at normal levels. Much of Washington is discussing drought preparations for this summer due to the extremely low snowpack
The 36th Spaghetti, err. . . Taco Dinner
-- by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=36841] The event is known traditionally known as the Spaghetti Dinner, but this year on Friday May 15, from 5-6:30PM, 7th and 8th grade students at the Orcas Public School
Early Music at Salish Sea Festival
Tuesday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- On May 19, the Salish Sea Early Music Festival begins its Spring Festival of three concerts with Winds
Special Meeting/Tour to Address School Flood
Tuesday, May 19 at noon in the School District Office -- from the Orcas School Board -- A special meeting of the Orcas Island School District (OISD) will be held at the District Office at
Stand Up in Red for Education
-- from Kari Schuh -- Wearing Red to show Support for Education, local public school supporters rallied at the Orcas ferry landing on Sunday, May 17 Senator Kevin Ranker joins public education
