Here’s a thought…
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.”
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Come to the Annual Student Art Show
Opening Reception Friday, May 1 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at the Orcas Center -- from Penny Sky -- Students proudly display their art in the annual Student Art Show at Orcas Center It's Spring and time for the much awaited Student Art Show at the Orcas Center!
We’re Powerless Without Them
-- from Suzanne Olson -- The core strength of our Cooperative come from our linemen, those dedicated guys in the bright safety gear who drive the trucks, string the lines, monitor and repair our electrical grid to keep it safely running and the lights on in our homes and businesses.
April Poetry: Jax Bates
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. I Live Here Now -- by Jax Bates -- It’s not the house, though nice enough at island’s edge, with
April Poetry: Iris Graville
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. Rain Here -- by Iris Graville -- travels in parallel, courses horizontally, pushed by winter wind. I ride its wave, wrapped
Come to Lopez Death Café
Sunday May 3, from 2:30-4 p.m. at Lopez Island Library -- from Libby Garcia -- A free-form conversation about death at the Lopez Library on May 3 Death café is a place to talk about death, accompanied by coffee, tea and cake. Begun in Europe, reshaped in the
Artworks Re-opened in Olga
-- by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=36288] Devastated by arson in July of 2013, it has been nearly two years of waiting and hard work but the Orcas Island Artworks was finally welcomed home to the historic Strawberry Building in Olga on Saturday, April 25th. The parking lot was packed
Important Eastsound Water Users Meeting on Wednesday
-- from Paul Kamin, EWUA Manager -- Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) is hosting a membership meeting on Wednesday April 29th between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Orcas Fire Hall. So what is on tap for the meeting? Learn what’s going on inside our 600,000 gal water tank
Bounce on Over to Country Corner
Saturday May 2, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Country Corner -- from Liz Longworth -- It's time again for Country Corner Day! Please join us for our Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday May 2, from 11 - 2. We will have Horse Rides provided by Orcas Island Trail Rides, the Bounce House,
“Glamping” Concession Starts at Moran Park
-- from The Seattle Times -- Washington State Parks is getting more adventurous with ways to get your getaway business. Now you can go “glamping” (glamour + camping) at Moran State Park on Orcas Island. The state parks commission is partnering with Orcas-based Wanderlust Camps to provide cushy camping. “Visitors
April Poetry: Garland Austin Withers
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. Many dark winter nights I look restlessly north Onto orange urban glow backdropped by snow on jagged rock, And I
Letter to Editor: Thanks for the Clean-up
-- from Kira Bradshaw -- Orcas, you are now a TON more beautiful than before! On Saturday, April 18th, The Great Islands Clean Up returned to the island, and we collected 2,400 pounds of litter (and 320 pounds of recycling) in three hours! Thanks so much to the sixty-five incredible
County Homeless Count Higher in 2015
-- from San Juan County Human Services -- This year’s San Juan County “Point-In-Time” (PIT) Homeless Count identified 133 people who have no stable place to live, nearly twice as many as found in last year’s count. Count organizers believe much of the increase is due an increase in awareness,
“History Lives Here” Brings Island History to Life in May
Smugglers, Phantoms and Tombstones -- from Barbara Marrett, San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- [metaslider id=36191] “History Lives Here” – National Historic Preservation Month in the San Juan Islands is all about breathing a little life back into history during the month of May. It’s easy. It’s time to enjoy guided walking
OPAL Homeowner Goes to D.C., to Lobby for Affordable Housing
-- from Judy Whiting, OPAL -- OPAL homeowner goes to Washington, D.C., to lobby for affordable housing Eros Belliveau of Eastsound recently returned from Washington, D.C., where he met with federal lawmakers to advocate for increased funding for affordable housing on Orcas Island and across the country. One
Learn More About the Middle East
Sunday, April 26 at 11:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- by Betty Bartleson -- Don Liebich is the author of a book, Fault Lines: A Layman’s Guide to Understanding America’s Role in the Ever-Changing Middle East, that explains the fault lines that have often plagued U.S. efforts to protect
April Poetry: E A Dean
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. In the Silence -- by E A Dean -- In the silence— Well not silence really Lamp buzzes, tap drips—still
