Here’s a thought…
“We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?”
Choirherence Community Choir Begins Fall Season
Monday, October 17, 6:30 – 8 p.m., Orcasong Farm, 280 Dolphin Bay Road — from Sharon Abreu and Michael Hurwicz — Laurence Cole, song leader extraordinaire from Port Townsend, kicks off the Fall season of the Choirherence Community Choir on October 17 at Orcasong Farm. Laurence, who was one of
OIFF Film Review: Neruda
-- by Paula Treneer -- One of the highlights of the 2016 Orcas Film Festival for this reviewer was “Neruda,” one of two Festival Films celebrating poets and poetry. Loosely based on a period during the life of Chilean poet-politician Pablo Neruda when he was fleeing an arrest warrant issued
Author to Discuss Breast Cancer Toxins at Darvills
Wednesday, October 12, 6 p.m., Darvills -- from Daniella Chace -- Daniella Chace, Oncology Nutritionist, author, and NPR host, will be at Darvill’s Bookstore on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. to talk about her new book Breast Cancer Smoothies and to answer questions about breast cancer toxins.
Fire Commission Meeting Agenda
Monday, October 17, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Pat Ayers -- Regular Meeting San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 October 17, 2016 5:30 PM AGENDA Commissioners Wesley Heinmiller (Chair) and Barbara Bedell, Amanda Montague, District Secretary Patricia Ayers, Acting Chief Scott Williams, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
Monday, October 17, 1 - 3 p.m., Senior Center -- from Jami Mitchell -- You are invited to the Orcas Island Senior Center for a hands-on tutorial Monday, October 17, from 1-3 p.m. for step by step instructions in filling out an Advanced Directive/Living Will. This workshop has been extremely popular
Agenda for Upcoming EPRC Meeting
Thursday, October 13, Orcas Senior Center, 3 – 5 p.m. -- from Greg Ayers -- EASTSOUND PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA October 13, 2016 Orcas Senior Center 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Welcome and Introductions Additions or Agenda modifications Approval of Minutes: 2016-08-04 and 2016-09-15 EPRC Regular Meeting Minutes Public Access/Comment
Guest Opinion | Getting Help in Troubled Times
-- from Hugh M. Grant, LICSW -- The magic of Orcas Island wins over most visitors almost immediately. The island’s beauty is such that even a short list of its appealing features can sound like the exaggerated praise of advertisements, but it’s nevertheless true that lovely mountains, tranquil lakes, miles
Letter to Editor | Vote Yes on Library, For the Love of Knowledge
-- from Rachel Newcombe -- For the love of learning, for the love of books, and for the love of random human interactions with fellow Orcas Islanders, I am voting YES for the library levy lid lift on our November 8 ballot. When I arrived on Orcas Island in 2005, I drove
Letter to Editor | Praise for Island EMS Responders
-- from Jim Hennessey -- Often I have seen letters in Orcas Issues or the Sounder that praise the efforts of our EMTs. The praise takes on more meaning, however, when you or a loved one needs emergency help. That was the case a few weeks ago when my wife, Sara,
Cancer Survivorship Group Meeting
-- by Sue Lewis -- The Cancer Survivorship Group will meet this Thursday, Oct.13, at 5 pm, in the Fireside Room of the Orcas Island Community Church. This support group meets monthly where you'll have a chance to share your experiences, problems, and feelings with others who are currently going
Topic at Friends of Library Annual Meeting to be National Security
Sunday, October 16, 1 - 3 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Sandra Wilson -- Friends of the Orcas Island Library is having its Annual Meeting for all members on Sunday, October 16. It is being scheduled to fall within the national Friends of the Library week and will be held at
Letter to Editor | Why to Re-elect Rick Hughes
-- from Patty Miller -- I typically think of summer as the “silly season” given the influx of bodies to our island. Well, in this election year, November has assumed that place. It will be so nice to have a few “no brainers” to check on my ballot when it
EDC Offers Workshop on Mindfulness for Business
Monday, October 17, 1 - 2 p.m., San Juan Island Library -- from Victoria Compton -- The San Juan County Economic Development Council will present a FREE workshop on the topic of mindfulness in business, on Monday, October 17 from 1-2:00 p.m. on San Juan Island. Advance registration is required.
Editorial | Let’s Make This Our Last Columbus Day Celebration
-- by Lin McNulty -- "Columbus sailed the ocean blue In fourteen hundred ninety-two" We learned to recite that little ditty in school as we were taught that Christopher Columbus' "discovery of America" in 1492 was a defining moment in our country's history, that it is when American history really began. We are now learning to view
Tragedy, Reality, Fantasy at Orcas Center
Sunday, October 16, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- The Met opens the season with Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner streaming Live in HD at Orcas Center Sunday, October 16 at 1:00 pm. If you’ve not yet experienced the Metropolitan Opera streamed from New York City
OIFF Film Review: “Sandstorm”
-- by Paula Treneer -- An Ophir award-winning film shot in the austere landscape of southern Israel’s Negev desert, “Sandstorm” is about the challenges two women, a mother and daughter, each face in the male-dominated Arab Bedouin village culture from which they hail. A dramatic debut from female director Elite
