Here’s a thought…
“Peace is not something we ask for — it’s something we practice, together.”
WALK FOR PEACE
April Poetry | Answering the Call
Answering the Call -- Monica Kezar -- Every other day I have a little conversation with myself as I hike up Turtleback Mountain. Every other day I study the differences from season to season. Every other day I listen for the call. The call comes from high above the trailside Douglas
BioChar Workshop Offers Special Learning Opportunity
Saturday - Sunday, April 8 - 9, Orcasong Farm -- from San Juan Islands Conservation District --
Advance Directives Topic of Senior Center Class
Monday, April 10, 1 - 3 p.m., Senior Center -- from Arron Redford -- Hilary Walker returns to the Orcas Senior Center this month for another hands-on tutorial in filling out one’s Advanced Directives paperwork. Please join us Monday, Apr. 10, from 1-3 p.m. at the Senior Center for step
League of Women Voters Schedules Meeting to “Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Rest”
Monday, April 10, 12 - 2 p.m., San Juan Library -- from Sarah Crosby -- The League of Women Voters of the San Juans will hold its April Membership meeting on Monday, Apr. 10 at the San Juan Island Library Meeting Room from 12 - 2 p.m. Entitled “Hope for
Elwha Returns for 8:25 p.m. Departure
-- from Washington State Ferries -- UPDATE: The repairs to the M/V Elwha have been completed and the vessel will return to service with the 8:25 p.m. departure. We apologize for the inconvenience. Updates will occur when more information is available. UPDATE: The Anacortes terminal is now staging for the 8:55 p.m.
Guest Opinion | Eastsound Vision Needs Many Voices
-- from Marilyn Jonassen -- I attended the event for public comment on the recently crafted Vision Statement for Eastsound on Friday night and was reassured by the amount of citizen interest in the future quality of our Village. A number of impassioned and thoughtful comments were made including those
April Poetry | incendiary, We
incendiary, We [Germany, 1930] -- Leif -- unquenchable fires: We can always find a person stranger than we would like, “A Threat!” to exclude, and from exclusion the well-crafted excuse, from excuses grow fire We dare not quench lest it burn Us too! yet it burns Us all anyway Soon
WA Poet Laureate to Read at Orcas Center
Monday, April 3, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center Madrona Room -- from Susannah Weaver -- Gonzaga professor and award-winning poet, Tod Marshall, was appointed the fourth Washington State Poet Laureate by Governor Jay Inslee in January 2016. Marshall’s term runs February 1, 2016, to January 31, 2018. He is the first
Avoid Orcas, Deer Harbor Intersection Due to Multi-vehicle Accident
-- from Marla Johns -- 7:30 p.m.- Sunday, April 2, 2017- Crews from Orcas Island Fire and Rescue have completed their work at a multi car accident in the area of Orcas Road and Deer Harbor Road. One person has been transported by Air Lift to the hospital. Two other
Book Review | “Revolutions We’d Hoped We’d Outgrown”
-- by Lin McNulty -- Orcas poet Jill McCabe Johnson recently released a new collection of her luscious poetry in a book entitled "Revolutions We'd Hoped We'd Outgrown." (Finishing Line Press) Good poetry is a two-way street. The poet bares the soul and the reader is, then, awakened to a shared
Special Unitarian Poetry Service In the Offing
Sunday, April 16, 11:30 a.m., Benson Hall -- from Suzanne Olson -- Please join us on Sunday, Apr. 16 for our annual Poetry Service, led by Suzanne Olson. PLEASE NOTE: we will meet on the 3rd Sunday (Apr. 16) for this service. There will be no second Sunday meeting this
Ah, Malaise
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- I woke up this morning sad, frustrated, and disappointed. "Why?" I ask myself. It's a beautiful day on Orcas, you are healthy, you have money in the bank and a lot of good friends. The me that is sad says "Yes, I know, but...." This
Dreamers Meet Realists in Visioning Meeting
-- by Ayn Gailey -- The behind-the-scenes of the Eastsound Vision Committee will never be a reality TV show, but it would make for an interesting one. One of the unspoken challenges for this committed group of citizens has been 'How do you come to consensus when you put a
April Poetry | What I Don’t Remember
What I Don’t Remember --Nancy Reas-- I don’t remember crawling because I could not yet walk nor my first words that made sense to others. I don’t remember not knowing how to dress myself (except for tying those finicky shoelaces) nor how to drink milk from a glass. Those milestones
Public Forum Explores Reasons for Bond Failure
-- by Ayn Gailey -- Where do we go from here? That was the question of the evening on Thursday, Mar. 30 at the first community forum since the Orcas Island School District’s (OISD) Phase III Bond was defeated by a mere three votes back in February. The forum was
Sheriff’s Report | March 22 – 28, 2017
March 22, 2017 17-001493 Malicious Mischief 08:52:11 03/22/17 Deputies responded to an Eastsound residence regarding a vandalism call on 3/22/17. Deputies met with the complainant who stated he was unsure if the damage to his trees was from vandalism or natural causes. Deputies gathered information for a report & gave
