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
Sheriff’s Report | March 23 – 29, 2016
March 23, 2016 16-001571 Weapons Offense 01:18:00 03/23/16 A Lopez Island deputy was called to investigate a series of gunshots in the Whiskey Hill area in the middle of the night. After an extensive check of the area, the source of the shots could not be determined. No further action was taken. 16-001572 Suspicious
New Chef at West Sound Café
-- from Nanae Nagaoka Fralick -- West Sound Café will open for the 2016 season re-energized by new Chef Dirul Shamsid-Deen. Dirul is not new to Orcas Island. After training at the Western Culinary Institute (Le Cordon Bleu) in Portland, Oregon, he came to Orcas Island in 2001 to intern at
Shakespeare Fourth Night: Tragedies are Truly Funny and Comedies are Truly Sad
--by Cara Russell-- The fourth night of the Annual Shakespeare Festival on Orcas Island once again took place in the lovely space of Random Howse. The stage was set, the garlands were hung, and the performers were tucked away in the back room, eager to entertain. Regina Zwilling, the casual
Guest Editorial: The Creek and The Culvert
-- by Tom Welch -- Cascade Creek has, like most creeks, small beginnings. It’s an ignonimous little tumbler as it scoots over, around, under and through the rocks, logs, sticks, eddies, falls and stillwaters. Suddenly, it’s a respectable creek in all her natural glory. Olga has a long, proud tradition
Letter to the Editor: Midsummer Night’s Dream is a Gift
-- from Barbara Bentley -- What a gift! I can’t say enough about Jake and the entire cast and staff delivered incredibly professional performance! Yeah, yeah, I know there is a tendency (at least on my part) to think that “local” might mean “cute” — but this performance at Orcas Center
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. The Stranger’s Girl -- alex tamayo-wolf -- On a ledge above tragedy, A stranger's girl hangs on to purity, But
Encountering Midway | An Evening with Artist Chris Jordan
Thursday, April 7, 5:30 p.m., Sea View Theatre -- from Michael Riordan -- Remote Midway Island, a thousand miles northwest of Hawaii, lies near the center of the Mid-Pacific Gyre, where much of the plastic detritus entering the Pacific Ocean has been concentrating. Through photographs and film clips from an ongoing project
Learn How You Can Help Local Wildlife
Saturday April 9, 1.30-3.30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Shona Aitken -- Are you interested in rescuing injured owls or baby squirrels, transporting animals to Wolf Hollow or helping with events? Do you have a boat, plane or travel to San Juan Island on the ferry regularly? Drop by the Orcas Library
Annual Poetry Service at UUF this Sunday
Sunday, April 3 at 11:30 a.m. at Benson Hall - Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- from Suzanne Olson and Susan McBain -- Please join us for our Annual Poetry Service, led by Suzanne Olson. Bring your favorite poems to share. All are welcome. Potluck to follow at 12:30 in Benson Hall
Shakespeare Third Night | “How Many Goodly Creatures are There Here?”
-- by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=42867] “Shakespeare was always meant to be a living form of communication and read out loud,” chanted lifelong Shakespeare enthusiast Jane Alden as she participated in ‘Community Night,’ at Random Howse last night. The warm weather of the evening pleasantly complemented the sonnets and monologues performed
April Spoof: Deer Harbor Toll Gate Installed
-- from Charles Binford -- It is April 1st 2016 in beautiful Deer Harbor, WA where the sun is shining brightly, the breezes are blowing lightly and the temperature is a mild 60 degrees. Just the usual weather for Deer Harbor. May it please those who call Orcas Island their
April Poetry | Lily Fangz
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. At a recent Pop Up Hip Hop Cafe, Lily Fangz asked the audience for words about Orcas. This is what she created: ORCAS
Dementia / Alzheimer’s Support Group to Meet
Wednesday, April 6, 12-1:30 p.m., Senior Center -- from Didier Gincig -- The Dementia/Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group will meet at the Senior Center. This is open to whomever may be interested. Facilitated by Larry Hughes, Aging & Family Case Coordinator, caregivers will have the opportunity to meet with others who are currently caring
Senior Center to Host Lambiel Museum Art Tour
Friday, April 8, 1-3 p.m., Lambiel Museum -- from Didier Gincig -- The Orcas Island Senior Center is offering a field trip to the Lambiel Museum. The guided tour offers the finest collection of San Juan County art found anywhere in the county, dating back 100 years, and includes 270
Letter to Editor | EDC Supports OPALCO/Rock Island Broadband Expansion Efforts
-- from Victoria Compton, Economic Development Council -- Over a half-century ago, the Carnegie Institute released a report on a contraption that was changing the way America received its information. This report suggested that the technology could reinvent the way that education was delivered to American children, that it could
Shakespeare Lives, Thanks to Orcas High Schoolers
- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=42804] The fanciful, fantastic tribute to Love in "A MidSummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare will highlight this week's Shakespeare Festival, thanks to some 18 inspired high school students, and to adult actors, costumers, teachers, stage producers, musicians and others who have prepared a
