Here’s a thought…
“If you don’t vote you don’t exist. It is the only place where we’re all equal, the voting booth.”
GLORIA STEINEM
Big Kid Art Retreat at Doe Bay this Weekend
Thursday April 5 - Sunday April 8 Doe Bay will host the Joy Guild with one of Lori Stone's ever creative, ever adventurous Big Kid Art Retreat this weekend, April 5 to April 8. Lori Stone is a corporate communications and project manager by trade; she has founded
Lions Easter Egg Hunt Moved to Camp Orkila
The Orcas Lions Club announces the 2012 Annual Easter Egg Hunt has moved to Camp Orkila! Come join us for the fun, starting at 10am behind the Orkila Camp Dining Hall. Follow directional signs. All islanders are welcome. There will be over 1,000 eggs to be hunted, with
Orcas Community Council: Creating Vibrant Community
Orcas Community Council, a monthly dialogue of "what’s on the hearts and minds of our community members," will next meet on Sunday, April 8 at the Odd Fellows Hall in Eastsound. Organizer Gretchen Krampf says, "Join us for a lively conversation about creating thriving community. Visiting Thrive Tribe catalysts, Jeff
Canine Capers: When it isn’t Working
By Lesley Liddle Lesley Liddle is a certified service and pet dog trainer. First Mate Lulu is a Corgi/Red Heeler with spots like a baby harbor seal; Crewman Leonard is a Chihuahua/Doxie with tall ears like a rabbit. Both dogs have very short legs and were originally found in California
April Begins: What Say the Poets?
Monday, April 2 Auditions for "The Butterfly Effect" Auditions for adults are Monday 4/2 or Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Center Stage at Orcas Center. You do not need to prepare anything for these “auditions” – just come in comfortable clothes ready to read, move and have fun. People
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to the Chamber for Shakespeare Saturday
Wow. Many thanks to the Chamber of Commerce and what must have been numerous volunteers for Shakespeare Saturday! The intrigue created a lot of fun dialogue early on. The opening of the Bard gallery was just a small hint of what was to come. (Thank you Bill, Chimayo, for the best
The Language of Money
By Rachel Newcombe Everyone has something to say about money. Having it or not having it. Making too little or paying too much tax. Some people speak the language of finance fluently while others stumble with the finer points of Roth IRA, interest points, student loans or reverse mortgages. This year
April Poetry: Summer
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to offer daily poetry during April. Summer If I could bottle the soft fragrance of the lilies, If I could bottle the light setting fire to that maroon one
Artsmith Salon at Fire Smokehouse and Grill Tonight
By JoEllen Moldoff Island Writers, bring your Shakespearean sonnets or any other writing to the Artsmith Salon at Fire Smokehouse and Grill, Monday, April 2, at 7 p.m. This month's featured writer is Seattle poet Tina Schumann who will read new works as well as selections from her collection, As
Auditions for “The Butterfly Effect” this Week
Monday Apr. 2, 6 p.m. at Orcas Center "The Butterfly Effect" will be a show based on local, true stories about coming out as gay or lesbian, and experiences, both negative and positive, during school years. Local contributor's stories have been adapted into a script by writer Janet Brownell, and
Shakespeare Takes the Island!
The rain came dropping down, down, down, but the First Annual Orcas Island Shakespeare Festival filled the streets and lanes with Fairies and Witches, Capulets and Montagues, Royalty and Goat-Herdesses, Pucks and Portias, Bailiffs, Rascals and Weeping Ophelias. A coterie of chirping Fairies accompanied Fairy Queen Grace McCune
Wild Foods Feast at Doe Bay Café
Saturday, April 14 at Doe Bay Café The Doe Bay Café again hosts the Spring Wild Feast which will include the stories and a slideshow about how to forage sustainably and prepare the delicious wild foods featured this special meal—morel mushrooms, lady fern fiddleheads, sea asparagus/sea bean, miner’s lettuce, sea
Guest Opinion: Faceting the Gem
By Tom Welch What are we doing to our island and community? Are we going in the right direction, or is it time to take a breath and consider what we’re collectively up to here? It seems to me that taking my trash to the dump is a fundamental
Spring Clean Up: Hazardous Waste Dates Coming
From Helen Venada, Waste Reduction & Hazardous Waste Coordinator San Juan County Public Works Department Mark your Calendars, hazardous waste generators! San Juan County Public Works has scheduled this year’s round-up events as follows: SAN JUAN ISLAND: Saturday, April 21, 10 am to 2 pm at the County Solid Waste
April Poetry: This Is What Life Does
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to offer daily poetry during April. This Is What Life Does after “Starfish” by Eleanor Lerman Life grants you light through the glass in the morning skims across the
Indian Island Marine Health Observatory Field Research Days
From Marcia Spees Join local scientists and community volunteers at Eastsound Waterfront Park in conducting surveys of fish and inter-tidal creatures on low tide days during the spring and summer. Learn about the unique marine life of our home waterfront. 2012 research begins the first Sunday in April with low
