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
Newly-formed Mended Hearts Group to Meet on Orcas
Thursday, April 28, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Bruce Orchid & Rick Rubin -- The newly formed ( we have met once) Mended Hearts chapter on Orcas will meet on Thursday April 28, from 4:30-5:30 at the Eastsound fire hall. For information please contact Rick Rubin oz@rockisland.com. Next
Candidate Filing for Positions About to Begin
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The San Juan County Elections Office will accept online candidate filings from 9 a.m. on Monday, May 16, through 4 p.m. on Friday, May 20. In-person filings will be accepted from 8 a.m. on Monday, May 16, through 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May
This Just In: Saving for Retirement & Investing 101
Monday, April 25 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Orcas Public Library --from the Orcas Island Public Library -- Saving for Retirement & Investing 101: Join Mike Buckner for an informal talk about your options for retirement savings and what might best fit your individual situation. We'll answer questions
Salsa Lessons in May
Monday, May 2, 7 - 9 p.m., Odd Fellows -- from Bill Gincig -- Local instructors are again offering their community dance class on Monday May 2, from 7 to 9 pm at the Odd Fellows Hall. We will offer another session of Salsa with Katie and Jamie. We will
Test Drive Day at Orcas Christian School
Monday, May 9, 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Orcas Christian School -- from Kelsey Harvey, Orcas Christian School -- Orcas Christian School Test Drive Day is Monday, May 9, from 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. OCS invites students in the community (who are going into K-12th grade) that may be
Chamber Music Festival Ticket Sales Kick-off May 2nd
-- from Linda Slone for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival -- Chamber Music Festival Ticket Sales Kick-off May 2nd! 2:00 pm Ticket Sales Open at Orcas Center 5:30 pm Volunteer Reception - Toast the 2016 Festival and New Executive Director EARLY BIRDS TICKETS On Monday, May 2nd, ticket sales for
April Poetry | alex tamayo-wolf
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. Onedinium -- from alex tamayo-wolf -- With her summer allies defeated, And her sweetness eager to rise, From her pleachèd
Group Offers Monthly Veggie Potluck and Movie
Sunday, May 1, 6 p.m., 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
Strauss’ Electra Will Be Virtuosic, Volcanic
Sunday, May 1, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Elektra The Metropolitan Opera presents Stauss’ Elektra streaming live to Orcas Center on Sunday, May 1, at 1:00 pm. The genius director Patrice Chéreau didn′t live to see his great Elektra production (previously presented in Aix
Leah, Art and Marshall
First two events in the Olga Strawberry Council's "Strawberry Series" Celebration May 7 and May 9 -- from the Olga Stawberry Council -- Orcas Island had a burgeoning Marshall strawberry industry from the early 1930s until 1943. However, a combination of disease in the strawberry plants and a shortage of war-time labor
Tell Your “Library Stories” and Let the People Choose
Submissions due May 15 -- from Phil Heikkinen for the Orcas Public Library -- The Library Fair, one of the many activities of the Orcas Island Public Library that make it one of the most-visited libraries in the nation Get Writing, Get Painting, Get Performing, and Get Published
Cute Fawn, But Don’t Disturb It
-- from Shona Aitken, Wolf Hollow -- This is the time of year when fawns are being born on the San Juans. For the first couple of weeks they are not strong enough to run, jump and follow Mom through the woods, so she leaves them alone, lying still and quiet, for
April Poetry | JoEllen Moldoff
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. Doubt -- JoEllen Moldoff -- Even if you tricked yourself into a state of confidence, Doubt, in her dark cloak,
Sheriff’s Report | April 13 -19, 2016
April 13, 2016 16-002052 Welfare Check 03:58:13 04/13/16 Deputy responded to the Sheriff's Office located in Friday Harbor reference an unruly prisoner. Upon arrival the prisoner was causing bodily harm to himself and yelling threats to kill the Judge. A mental health professional was contacted to assess the prisoner. 16-002054
Island Aerial Acrobatics Presents: In Your Dreams
Saturday & Sunday, April 29 & 30, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Maria Bullock’s Island Aerial Acrobatics are back! Their new production, In Your Dreams, runs April 29 and 30 at 6:30 pm on Center Stage at Orcas Center. In Your Dreams follows a group of friends (the
The Gallery Welcomes New Artists in Opening
Saturday, April 30, 2 - 5 p.m., The Gallery -- from Kathleen Youngren -- Jeff Otis, photographer; Louellen McCoy, photographer; and Shane Watson, painter and illustrator The members of THE GALLERY are pleased to announce three new artists are joining the group: Louellen McCoy, photographer; Jeff Otis, photographer;
