Here’s a thought…
“There is one tradition in America I am proud to inherit. It is our first freedom and the truest expression of our Americanism: the ability to dissent without fear. It is our right to utter the words, “I disagree”.”
NATALIE MERCHANT
Food Co-op Features Funhouse on St. Paddy’s Day
Shop the Orcas Food Co-op on Thursday, March 17 in support of Funhouse kids! -- from Jen Vollmer -- The Funhouse Commons is the chosen recipient of the Orcas Food Co-op’s March 3% Community Shopping Day Program. Three percent of sales made on March 17 will be donated to the Funhouse for
Author Steve Olson to Speak on Mount St. Helens Eruption
Saturday, March 19, 4 p.m., Orcas Community Church -- from Michael Riordan -- Many inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest vividly remember the towering plume of grey volcanic ash that filled the skies on the morning of May 18, 1980. It was visible from as far away as Seattle and Eugene,
OPALCO Board to Meet
Thursday, March 17, 8:30 a.m., Eastsound OPALCO Office -- from Bev Madden - The OPALCO Board of Directors will hold its regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the Eastsound OPALCO office at 8:30 a.m. All members are welcome to attend. For more information please visit our website, www.opalco.com.
Missing Person Found Safe by OIFR
-- from Mik Priesz, OIFR Chief -- At approximately 12:50pm, March 9, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a missing person last seen in the area of Palisades Road in the Rosario area. Nearly fifteen responders, four apparatus, San Juan County Sheriff's Sergeant Crowe and San
Met Stage Ignites with Puccini’s Obsessive Love Story
Sunday, March 13, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Kristine Opolais and Roberto Alagna star as the ill-fated lovers at the center of Manon Lescaut, Puccini's passionate adaptation of the classic novel about a free-spirited country girl who becomes the toast of Paris. Soprano Kristine Opolais sings the title
Madden Surbaugh Next School Celebrity Chef
Chef Madden in 2013 teaching our K-6 Farm to Classroom students how to make gnocchi. -- by Ashley Randall, Farm to Cafeteria Coordinator -- The Farm to Cafeteria Program is excited to announce our second Celebrity Chef event of the school year! Chef Madden Surbaugh, assistant general manager
Register Now for Spring Actitivies
-- from Kim Ihlenfeldt -- We are asking that all parents pre-register their youth and teens for programs they plan to participate in each season. This helps us to better plan for instructors/coaches, field/class space, equipment, and more. Registration is open online for those who wish to pay the program
Schedule Time to Donate Blood on St. Pat’s Day
Thursday, March 17, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Leif -- On this third Thursday of March, your local Lions Club and our Fire and Rescue sponsor your donation of lifesaving blood. Tiny Orcas with its high proportion of repeat donors provides a tenth of regional need
Poetry Workshop: Demystifying the Line Break
Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Library -- from JoEllen Moldoff -- Poetry Workshop with Elizabeth Austen Poet, Teacher & former Poet Laureate of Washington (2014-2016) Whether we break our lines deliberately or haphazardly, the right margin has enormous effect on the way our poems move, mean and sing.
State Senate Passes Transportation Budget that Improves Roads, Ferries
-- from Rick Manugian, Senator Ranker's Office -- Commuters in and around the 40th Legislative District will benefit from more than $44.2 million in improvements to area roads, ferries and ferry terminals in the transportation budget passed [Tuesday] by the Senate. “Commutes will improve steadily across the region as a result
Familiar Face Named OICMF Executive Director
-- from Joyce Stone -- Anita Orne, new Executive Director of Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, with Aloysia Friedmann, founder and artistic director, and Sam Coleman, Board President of the Festival You know her as a musician, teacher, program director, Board member, emcee, artist and more. Now you’ll know
Fire Aboard Yakima Extinguished in Minutes
[Editor's Note: The Yakima has been towed from the Friday Harbor terminal and regular service has resumed beginning with the 3:40 p.m. departure from Friday Harbor to Lopez and Anacortes.] -- from John B. Vezina, Government Relations Liaison, Washington State Ferries -- This morning at 10:25 a.m., while tied up at Friday Harbor's main
Recovery Group to Meet in March and April
Tuesday, March 15 - April 19, 7-8:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- from Fountiene Prince -- A Grief Recovery Group will begin meeting on Tuesday, March 15 and will continue meeting for six weeks from 7-8:30 PM ending on April 19. The meetings will take place upstairs in the parish
Aaimee Johnson, Stormy Hildreth Win Orcas Center’s “Bunny” Award
-- from Chantelle Hildreth -- Aaimee Johnson and Stormy Hildreth with the Bunny Award Stormy Hildreth and Aaimee Johnson were co-recipients of the "Bunny" Award which is given to the Orcas Center's Outstanding Performer of the Year. Stormy and Aaimee co-starred in "The Miracle Worker" with Stormy playing
Gather ‘Round, Hear the Sound
Sunday, March 13, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Community Church -- from Mandy Troxel -- Three songs: one about the Velveteen Rabbit, another about a hootenanny at Pete Seeger's house, and the third a backyard bathtub shrine to Mother Mary. Amazingly, they all share the same origin, written via the same song
Friday Harbor Terminal Previously Out of Service: Now Back
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Yakima being towed from Friday Harbor dock. Photo by Jim Corenman FAC Chair March 8, 2:55 p.m. The Yakima has been towed from the Friday Harbor terminal and regular service will resume beginning with the 3:40 p.m. departure from Friday Harbor to Lopez
