Here’s a thought…
“The politician wants men to know how to die courageously; the poet wants men to live courageously.”
SALVATORE QUASIMODO
April Poetry: Ingrid Karnikis
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. MORNING SONG -- by Ingrid Karnikis -- Early morning bird singing in darkness, your liquid trill a hymn to light
WSF Reservations System Simply on Overload
-- from Washington State Ferries -- WSF introduces "staggered" release dates April 28- May 19 for summer reservations A team of information technology specialists determined the Washington State Ferries’ online vehicle reservations system stopped working last Tuesday, April 14, because it was unable handle the large volume of customers that
Celebrate Recovery Meeting at the Eastsound Fire Hall this Friday
-- by Carol Kulminski -- Celebrate Recovery normally meets every Friday in the Orcas Senior Center (62 Henry Road Eastsound), however this Friday April 24, due to a scheduling conflict, Celebrate Recovery will be meeting in the public meeting room at Station 21 (45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound WA 98245). A
Orcas Remembers Rie Muñoz
-- by Margie Doyle -- Rie Muñoz sits with her dog Muncie in a field of lupine near her home. (Mark Kelley photo, 2008) Alaska artist Rie Muñoz died earlier this month in Juneau, Alaska. "An Alaskan for 65 years, Rie is known for her bright, colorful paintings
Over a Ton of Litter Gathered In Just Three Hours!
-- from Kira Bradshaw -- Joan Vader, Emily Birky, event organizer Kira Bradshaw, and volunteer Mary Wachter at the Great Islands Clean Up. Photo courtesy Pete Moe. The Great Islands Clean Up was a great success again this year. On Orcas we had 65 volunteers total and together
Come Rummage Through Granny’s Attic!
-- from Jami Mitchell -- Millie Vetterlein and Gael Shipstad hold some of the treasures from Granny's Attic. The sale is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Granny's Attic rummage sale at Orcas Senior Center Sat. April 25 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. To donate items,
Master Gardeners Will Diagnose Your Plant Problems
-- from Kate Yturri -- San Juan County Master Gardeners have started their plant problem diagnostic clinic. The clinic meets twice monthly on the first and third Thursday, April through September and supports the Master Gardener Farmers Market booths on Orcas and San Juan Islands and Lopez Island table at
Students Write About Saving Whales (Part 1)
Our 1st/2nd grade classes and Montessori class has been studying our local resident whales and have written informational pieces about what we can do to save our resident orcas. Each class has written a class piece, through a shared writing experience after a brief study of our local resident orca whales. The
April Poetry: Denise 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. Mourning -- by Denise Wolf -- Numb Blips of emotion Suppressed Caught unaware Sadness I’m doing fine Thank you I
Guest Column: LWV Sums up Legislature’s Work on Education and Budget
State Legislature still at work in last week of session -- from the League of Women Voters of Washington State LWVwa.org-- The regular Legislative session end is fast approaching, on Sunday, April 26. The Supreme Court hearing is scheduled the next day to consider possible sanctions related to the contempt
Celebrate Money Smart Week at the Library!
April 21-30 at the Orcas Island Public Library -- from Phil Heikkinen, Director, Orcas Island Public Library Money Smart Week from April 21-30. All events in the Public LIbrary Conference Room A national partnership between the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the American Library Association, Money Smart
Jordan Griffin Inspires Friends to Design Paraplegic Bikes
Fundraising campaign to design and build a bike for Orcas' own Jordan Griffin Jordan Griffin Jordan Griffin, a paraplegic since a snowboarding accident on Orcas Island in 2007, loves extreme sports. Spencer Sare, an Orcas friend of Jordan's, has started a fundraising campaign, "along with a team of
Guest Opinion: Sexual Violence Can Be Avoided
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- April is Sexual Assault awareness month. It is a month that for most people passes without a thought about sexual assault. But for some, it is a grim reminder of a day or days that they would rather not remember. Each year there are an estimated
Guest Column: Larsen Asked to Witness Growler Impacts
-- from the Citizens of Ebey's Reserve -- Congressman Rick Larsen is being called on by his constituents to come to their homes and experience the hazardous noise that he is largely responsible for bringing to their communities. Larsen, who boasts of his role in bringing controversial ‘Growler’ Navy Jets
Pilot Don Craddock Honored at Aviation Museum
-- from the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- Honor WWII Pilot Don Craddock in Friday Harbor next Sunday The public is invited to a ceremony and reception at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the San Juan Aviation Museum in the Roy Franklin Terminal at
April Poetry: Monica Kezar
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. Once, in Leningrad -- by Monica Kezar -- ...Once, in Leningrad, I strolled along the Neva river ...In the darkening
