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Letter to Editor | School Board members deserve our recognition
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- By proclamation of the governor, January is School Board Recognition Month. It’s a great time to recognize our elected community members who selflessly give their time and
Aging Like a Guru | The courage to change the things you can
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- Through my group at the Senior Center here on Orcas, it has come to my attention that most individuals are aging with an addiction to thought patterns that actually create
Orcasional Musings | Otters? Where?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| We were taking our usual walk, from the parking lot at North Beach, south on North Beach Road, west and then north around Sucia Drive, down through the
Aging like a Guru | Death by aging: Failing to thrive
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- Truth is, you are the culmination of all incarnations of life on Earth. You are the pinnacle of evolution of your ancestors. You are the highest evolution of all of
Orcasional Musings |What else is missing?
-- Orcasional Musings by Steve Henigson -- When Crow Valley Pottery closed in 2016, it took yet another pleasure away from our island. Michael and Jeffri were partial to NECCO Wafers, and they sold them
Letter to Editor | Alex Ramel is perfect for new role
-- from Andy Wickstrand -- Thank you, Commissioners Hughes and Watson, for voting to appoint Alex Ramel as our next state representative. In the never-ending cycle of bad news on the global and national levels,
Aging Like a Guru | Be the legacy you wish to leave behind
The topic of Legacies is a big one as part of the aging process. What will you leave behind for your family, community, or the world at large? Wills, trusts, foundations, charities all are in
Orcasional Musings | Something’s missing
-- Orcasional Musings by Steve Henigson -- About two-thirds of the way from the ferry landing to Eastsound, on the west side of Horseshoe Highway, there's a high, weather-worn, wood-slat fence. Behind it sits an
Village Voices | What are your hopes for the New Year?
Orcas Issues debuts a new column for 2020, Village Voices, wherein Minor Lile takes to the streets to hear directly from islanders. -- by Minor Lile, Orcas Issues reporter -- New Year’s Day, January 1,
Aging like a Guru | I have no time for serenity … As if I’ve got something better to do
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- In a few minutes I have a meeting. I want my day to start as I usually start my day with reading and being contemplative -- feeling into serenity so
Orcasional Musings | How my musings are triggered — An example
-- Orcasional Musings by Steve Henigson -- I'm the first to admit that I have a wandering mind, just waiting for a trigger-word or an interesting phrase to set it on its merry way. It's
Letter to Editor | Big thanks to all who visited Santa at the landing
-- from Toby T. Hiller -- The Orcas Island Lions Club would like to thank the the parents and children who visited the Lions Christmas Ship, Sunday, December 15, 2019, at the Orcas ferry landing.
Guest Opinion | What does it mean to be a human being on Orcas Island?
A contemporary cultural perspective -- from Jari Brenner -- I am a cultural anthropologist with an emphasis on contemporary American culture. I also study Intercultural Communication. When I first came to Orcas Island in 1990,
Aging Like a Guru | Stop working so hard at trying
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- This morning I had the delight to hang with my friend Joy for an hour. Joy is a joy-bunny. Her work on Earth is to play and create. She would
Orcasional Musings | The Patos Light
-- Orcasional Musings by Steve Henigson -- Today, the lighthouse on Patos Island is merely a museum, an artifact of an earlier way of life. But not too long ago, besides the lighthouse and foghorn,
