Here’s a thought…
“The politician wants men to know how to die courageously; the poet wants men to live courageously.”
SALVATORE QUASIMODO
Give Where You Live!
-- from Hilary Canty -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation’s annual Grant program is off to a great start! Over $80,000 has been contributed to this year’s opportunities, thanks to donations from so many community members. Almost all of the proposals have received partial funding and 8 have been fully
Letter to Editor: Your OPALCO Vote Matters
-- from Chris Thomerson, Incumbent Candidate -- You probably have already voted, if not, please vote and encourage others to vote. Here is why it matters. A special interest group is trying to manipulate OPALCO by using malicious innuendo and bad arithmetic. Self-serving agendas have no place in our Cooperative. My
NAS Whidbey Island SAR Medically Evacuates Orcas Woman
-- from Anthony Popp, CIV NAS Whidbey -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted a Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) mid-morning April 25, 2015, for a woman from Orcas Island who suffered an aneurysm. The SAR crew of five took off at about 11:30 a.m. to airlift
The Locals Do It Again, Brilliantly
-- by Jackie Bates -- The Actors Theater of Orcas Island opened the tenth annual Ten Minute PlayFest on Friday, April 24 at the Grange to a most appreciative audience. Seven short plays by local playwrights are featured and everybody involved in the production is a local. Playwrights, actors, directors, stage
Tsunami: Shake Up Your Writing
Sunday, May 31, 10 am to 4 pm at the Orcas Island Library Join Jill McCabe Johnson in this all-day workshop to shake up and transform your writing. Workshop goals will be to: • recognize tics, ruts, and patterns that can plague our writing • experiment with new techniques •
April Poetry: Dove Lina Dingman
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. 1997 -Dedicated to Mike- -- by Dove Lina Dingman -- Early zodiacal light brings out the ice mold .....hidden in marrow
April Poetry: Suzan Chamberlayne
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. QUANTUM DANCE PARTNER -- by Suzan Chamberlayne -- A single hair is dancing On my sleeve. Watching gives it life
OPALCO Annual Meeting May 2
-- from OPALCO -- The 78th Annual Meeting of Orcas Power & Light Co-op is more than just a good lunch. Members and their families who attend the 78th Annual Meeting aboard a Washington State ferry join in camaraderie and fellowship with their island neighbor members and the OPALCO leadership.This
Wear Red for Education!
Rally on Sunday May 17 at Orcas Ferry Landing -- by Margie Doyle -- Teachers Lorena Stankevich and Anne Ford McGrath and High School Senior Daria Stankevich attended the "Red for Ed" Rally on the Washington State Capitol steps on Saturday, April 25. Lorena writes, "The legislative session has just
Solstice Not That Far Off; And It Has a Theme!
-- from Penny Sharp Sky -- It's official. The Orcas Solstice Parade theme for 2015 --"GARDEN OF THE ABSURD"! The humble solstice steering committee is encouraging Orcas Islanders to dive deep and costume well! The parade will be held Saturday, June 20, at noon in Eastsound. The call is also
Building Permit Inspections Limited During Week of May 4
-- from San Juan County Communications -- Building permit inspection services offered by the San Juan County Department of Community Development will be limited during the week of May 4 during a staff training program designed to improve service and increase efficiency. With the aid of the Washington State Auditor’s Office
Invasive Plant Species/Noxious Weed Alert
-- from Kate Yturri, Judy Winer and Gwen Stamm, recent graduates of the WSU Master Gardener’s Course -- Please look for Spurge Laurel on your property and in the community. It is a shade tolerant shrub, typically 2 to 4 ft. tall, with shiny smooth evergreen leaves that are lighter
“No Rules” Birdhouse Contest
Saturday, May 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Green As part of the 2015 Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce Bird Fest, islanders, craftsmen and artists are invited to make a house or feeder or bath for the birds and show the finished items at the Village
April Poetry: B. Sadie Bailey
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. Weeding -- by B. Sadie Bailey -- Weeds pull easily between winter rains so many moist purple worms unearthed exposed
April Poetry: Nancy Ayer
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. A Hero’s Journey -- by Nancy Ayer -- Halfway between clay and peat an ancient grave reveals a secret kept well
Inslee Signs New Pot Law
-- by John Stang of Crosscut.com -- Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Friday [April 24] to merge Washington’s recreational and medical marijuana systems under one entity for regulatory purposes. Essentially, the bill by Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, brings the state’s largely unregulated medical marijuana world under
