Here’s a thought…
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.”
ALFRED KORZYBSKI
EPRC Meeting Agenda for Thursday
Thursday, June 2, 3 - 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Pat Ayers -- Regular Meeting Eastsound Planning & Review Committee (EPRC) June 2, 2016 3:00 – 5:00 PM NOTE: Colin Huntemer (SJC Public Works) will be available from 2:30 – 3:00 for a pre-meeting public forum to afford community
Saturday Market Parking Eases for Locals
-- from Martha Farish -- To make it easier for locals to shop at the Saturday market, this Saturday June 4, market vendors will all park on private property and not on the streets of Eastsound. Further, the Sea View Theatre lot will be signed "for locals only while shopping
PeaceHealth Adds Two New Residents to Rotation
-- from Hilary Andrade -- Beginning June 1, PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center will host two residents from the UW Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine for a four-week rural medicine rotation. Residents Max Wendtlandt, MD, and Paul Doetsch, MD, will work under the supervision of PeaceHealth Peace Island emergency physicians—all
To Protect and Serve | A Review of Norm Stamper’s Book
PART 2: THE REVIEW -- by Lin McNulty -- As I read and review Orcas Islander Norm Stamper's new book, To Protect and Serve: How to Fix America's Police (Nation Books, 2016), the media is reporting that Edward Nero, the second Baltimore police officer to stand trial in the Freddie Gray case, was
Choirherence is Born on Orcas
Monday, June 6, 6:30 - 8 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Sharon Abreu -- Choirherence is in the process of being born on Orcas Island, under the direction of Michael Hurwicz and Sharon Abreu. We'll sing from 6:30-8:00, with some optional extra activities afterwards. All 12 gatherings will be at
Doe Bay Open Mic Will Sponsor SeaDoc This Month
OPEN MIC NIGHT @ THE DOE BAY CAFÉ (Thursday Evenings - Sponsoring SeaDoc inJune) -- from Sean Townsend -- Join island visitors and residents to share music, spoken word, and other performances on the night when we come together in that ancient ritual of community and communion. The Café is open from 5-10 pm
How About a Vege Potluck & Movie on Sunday?
Sunday, June 5, 6 pm., Odd Fellows -- from Lydia Miller -- Mark your calendars for our 1st Sundays Veggie Potluck & Movie! We are starting a monthly gathering celebrating compassionate, healthy and sustainable plant based lifestyle. Join in on the lively conversation, get inspired, learn something new, come home with recipes, and
Don’t Miss Final Salish Sea Festival Performance for Season
Tuesday, June 7, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- WHAT: ROMANTIC GUITAR & FLUTE (Salish Sea Early Music Festival) WHO: Oleg Timofeyev (guitar) and Jeffrey Cohan (8-keyed flute) WHEN: Tuesday, June 7 at 7 p.m. WHERE: Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church at 107 Enchanted Forest Road in Eastsound
Orcas Islander Norm Stamper Talks About Policing
PART 1: THE INTERVIEW -- by Lin McNulty -- Orcas Islander Norm Stamper being interviewed by Stephen Colbert. A litany of victim names, dates, cities, as well as the names of shooters, effortlessly, yet painfully, roll off his tongue like so much harsh vinegar. Norm Stamper is passionate and
Island Sinfonia to Perform at Orcas Center
--from Karen Blinn for Island Sinfonia -- Islands Sinfonia 2015 Island Sinfonia will conclude their concert season with a spring concert at Orcas Center on Sunday, June 5. The concert begins at 3 pm and tickets are available at the Orcas Center box office for $10. There is
Orcas Community Band To Present “Spring Americana”
-- by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Island Community Band will once again welcome the beginning of summer on Saturday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center. The theme this year is American music from American composers and arrangers.....including Alexander Courage's Original "Star Trek Theme" on this the 50th anniversary
Waltz Lessons Offered
Monday, June 6, 7 - 9 p.m., Odd Fellows -- from Bill Gincig -- Local instructors are again offering their community dance class on June 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. The class will be Waltz. Instruction will begin promptly at 7 pm followed by dancing
Mackie Blackburn Accepted Into UW Graduate School
-- from Scott McKay -- Mackie Blackburn (Orcas High School, Class of 2012) will be graduating from the University of Washington this spring, and has been accepted into graduate school at the U.W., where he will pursue a Master’s degree in Computational Linguistics. Mackie’s family will be hosting a celebration in his
NAS Whidbey to Also Publish Practice Schedule for Ault Field
New schedule will cover Aircraft carrier based practice flights only, not all Ault operations -- from Kimberly Johnston, Rep. Larsen's office -- Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, [Thursday, May 26, 2016] applauded Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s announcement that it will publish flight practice schedules for Ault Field. Larsen made the recommendation
Letter to Editor: A-OK Thanks OICF and Community
-- from Geri Turnoy -- Art for Orcas Kids, a program under OIEF, would like to thank the Orcas Island Community Foundation and our wonderful Orcas Island community for contributing generously to our request for funding through the OICF grants process. Thanks to you, we met our goal, which will pay for
12 Months / 4 Seasons Showing in June at WaFed
-- from Peter Carlson -- Peter Carlson is proud to present new work at Washington Federal, 35 Main Street Eastsound WA. 12 Months / 4 Seasons is a group of new oil paintings about the calendar year. Washington Federal is open 9-5 p.m. and all are invited to view the
