Here’s a thought…
“It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
MARK TWAIN
Learn a New Technology for Healing and High-level Wellness
-- from Shawn Shelton -- Norbert Heuser presents workshop on new wellness technology on Sunday, Oct. 4 The Art of Training Presents Euphoria Technology with Norbert Heuser, CEO – IPC Global Corp. Learn a NEW Technology for Healing and High-Level Wellness ! • Information about a technology that
Blood Moon in the Skies Tomorrow Night
Andy Everson's "Blood Moon" -- by Margie Doyle -- This Sunday evening, Sept. 27, go outside for a rare showing of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse -- a Blood Moon. This will be the first time in more than three decades that we've seen this combination. The
“Light and Shadow” Show Holds Closing Reception
Sunday, Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. at the Orcas Center -- from Michael Yeaman -- Jan Maddill and Michael Yeaman will be at the closing reception for their show on Sept. 27 Did you miss the opening reception of Jan Madill and Michael Yeaman’s “Light and Shadow” art
Orcas Library Observes Banned Books Week
September 27 - October 3 -- from Kathleen Lunde -- Join the Orcas Island Library as we celebrate the 2015 Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together
Whale of a Show: An Island Tradition
-- from Artha Kass for Orcas Center -- Whale of a Show brings Orcas youngsters and families to Center Stage. It is time for the annual Orcas all-kid talent show, Whale of a Show on Saturday, September 26 at 6:30 pm at Orcas Center! Directed by Didier Gincig
Bikers: Oyster Run in Anacortes this Sunday
Annual gathering for oyster lovers and cyclists all day long Sept. 27 -- by Margie Doyle -- Anacortes Oyster Run 2005 The fabled Anacortes Oyster Run motorcycle event takes place tomorrow, as always on the fourth Sunday of September. Washington State Ferries estimates "the event will bring
Take a Field Trip to the Orcas Animal Shelter
Saturday, Oct. 3rd, 10 am – 5 pm -- from Rosie Miller for the Orcas Animal Protection Society -- Orcas Animal Protection Society on Hope Lane off Mt. Baker Road The Orcas Animal Protection Society is participating in a statewide shelter open house event. To celebrate, the shelter
The Council Comes to Town and the People Are Heard
-- by Margie Doyle -- On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the San Juan County Council met on Orcas. The meeting was focused on issues that impact Orcas Island residents primarily, and heard from many Orcas Islanders on their work for the island and the county. Early in the meeting, Mark Tompkins,
Larsen Calls For U.S. To Accept 100,000 Syrian Refugees
Call to action comes as Pope Francis addresses Congress -- from the office of U.S. Representative Rick Larsen -- The United States has the capacity to take in more Syrian refugees, and it should play a leadership role in helping alleviate the global refugee crisis, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, said
Day-long Simulcast with Inspirational Speaker
Saturday, Oct. 3 at Orcas Island Community Church -- from Meredith Griffith -- Are you living the life you were born to live? All women of our islands community, you are invited to come hear dynamic Christian storyteller and bestselling author Beth Moore via simulcast on Saturday, October 3. Free
Big Steps Now in Library Expansion Project
-- by Cara Russell -- on the left, Liz LeRoy, Library Expansion Project Manager, discusses some of the details at the Library Open House on Sept. 22. Orcas Islanders weighed in enthusiastically on design plans for the Public Library Expansion project at two Open House sessions on Tuesday,
It’s Harvest Season – Come to the Seed-Saving Workshop
-- from Sustainable Orcas Island -- Come to the Orcas Island Library in Eastsound this Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm for a hands-on seed cleaning workshop with Katie Wilkins. We will practice threshing and winnowing seeds to get them ready for storage, and discuss seed growing
Inslee and Bipartisan Governors Sign Clean Energy and Economic Development Accords
-- from the office of Washington State Governor Jay Inslee -- [On Sept. 22] Gov. Jay Inslee, along with four other U.S. governors, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and six Chinese governors and leaders to discuss opportunities for collaboration on clean energy technology and economic development. American and Chinese
Late Breaking News: Public Library Closed on Thursday, Sept. 24
-- from Phil Heikkinen, Orcas Public Library Director -- The Library will be closed all day on Thursday, September 24 for staff training. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
State Opens Licensing for Medical and Recreational Pot Markets
--by Jordan Schrader for the Bellingham Herald -- State regulators hope to have some new marijuana stores licensed by the start of next year as they prepare to merge the medical and recreational markets. The state Liquor and Cannabis Board plans to accept applications for pot stores starting Oct. 12
Guest Column: A Life Examined, a Day of Atonement on Yom Kippur
-- by David Kobrin -- This year the Jewish holy day, Yom Kippur, begins Tuesday, September 22nd at sunset, and continues through sunset on Wednesday, September 23rd. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. Within the Jewish tradition, the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are a time
