Here’s a thought…
“When is the time we all get to eat cake? I don’t want to miss it!”
ANONYMOUS
Bristlecones Are All That Remain of the Ancient Tree “Prometheus”
By Leonard Miller Contributed by Bill Garloch from sonic.net Wheeler Peak, on Nevada’s eastern border with Utah, reaches an altitude of 13,063 feet (3981m) with a spectacular glacial cirque on its northeast side. Highpoint of the Snake Range, Wheeler Peak cycles through five life zones, from the
“Theatrically Daring” New Faust Comes to Orcas
Sunday, Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. at Orcas Center Begin the New Year at the Met when Faust by Gounod is shown "Live in High Definition (HD)" to Orcas Island audiences. Three of opera’s biggest stars –Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, and Marina Poplavskaya—take the lead roles in a new
Upcoming Events at Agave Restaurant!
By Kathy Lunde Thursday night is the last Trivia game of the year at Agave! We will have a special 2011 game, come join the fun! If you can't make it this Thursday, we'll be back the following week with a new assortment of questions to get your 2012 brain
War in Iraq Ends: What Kind of Welcome Do Returning Vets Face?
Thursday, Jan. 5 at 6 p.m. at the Orcas Island Library The Welcome, A Healing Journey for War Vets and Their Families was made in 2008 at a gathering of war veterans from the conflicts in Vietnam, Iraq (1991 and 2002-present) and Afghanistan. The process depicted in the
FREE Taxi Rides in Eastsound for New Years Eve
Call 376-TAXI For New Years Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, Orcas Island Taxi will offer free taxi rides around Eastsound. Owners Karen Plunkett and Eric Whitehead will offer half off on other point-to-point rates on the island, with a food bank donation. Please call them at 360-376-TAXI(8294) and Be Safe and Sound on
Sea Monster Spotted on Crescent Beach
by Lin McNulty Facebook was all a-twitter this morning with the posting of a photo of a frightening, wayward sea monster spotted on Crescent Beach. Islander Jeff Rodenberger, on a routine morning walk, spotted the creature and was able to snap this rare photograph. There was no doubt
Sustainable Orcas Island to Meet Weds. Dec. 28
Sustainable Orcas Island (SOI) members have expressed interest in meeting tomorrow, the last Wednesday of the month, the group's regular meeting date. Although SOI organizer Phil Heikkinen projects that the group may be small, he says, "sometimes that can lead to a productive, in-depth discussion. Morgan Meadows would like to
For Auld Lang Syne — Where Will You Be New Year’s Eve?
New Year's Eve Rosario New Year's Eve Dance Ring in 2012 at the Beachhouse on the Cascade Bay waterfront. Local island favorites Gene Nery and Martin Lund will lead their four-piece band through a wide variety of musical favorites to ring in 2012. Party includes late night snacks and New
Growing Jobs: From Cantor & Chef to Cheerleader, Coach & Counselor
Cara Cohn finds new work finding jobs for disabled islanders. Cara Cohn's story is familiar on Orcas Island: she came here and was instantly attached to lving on the island. Like many others' stories, it is also complex: undertaking whatever she can do to stay here, she has
A Winter Poem: Shoveling Snow With Buddha
Shoveling Snow With Buddha Billy Collins In the usual iconography of the temple or the local Wok you would never see him doing such a thing, tossing the dry snow over a mountain of his bare, round shoulder, his hair tied in a knot, a model of concentration. Sitting is
Become “Frozen In Time” — Take the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day
By Martin Taylor If you want to start the New Year with an electrifying jolt participate in an Orcas Tradition: The Polar Bear Plunge. It’s a simple event, the master of ceremonies will give the shout and the hearty souls of Orcas will charge headlong into Cascade
Storytellers Travel to China and Find No Room, then Deluxe Accommodations
By Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo and Nancy Wang of Eth-Noh-Tech (Orcas Islanders Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo and Nancy Wang are internationaltheater-storytellers. They have just returned from a month-long trip to teach storytelling theater to hundreds of middle school students at the International School of Beijing. Their blog at www.ethnohtech.org explains: “Since
Trailblazers Carol through Eastsound Once Again
An annual yuletide tradition continued on Friday, Dec. 23 as the Orcas Island Trailblazer 4H Horse Club joined forces with the Orcas Brass Quintet to carol with their horses on a wet and grey Friday. Nine horseback singers and the brass band left from the Orcas Elementary School
A Winter Poem: Starlings in Winter
Starlings in Winter Mary Oliver Chunky and noisy, but with stars in their black feathers, they spring from the telephone wire and instantly they are acrobats in the freezing wind. And now, in the theater of air, they swing over buildings, dipping and rising; they float like one stippled star
Islanders Bank Makes a Generous Food Bank Deposit
By Madie Murray “The idea really stemmed from the idea of ‘Islanders Helping Islanders’,” says Dyan Holmes, Islanders Bank Assistant Vice President/Retail Manager, “so the question we asked was, what can we do for our community as a thank you for their continued support and business?’ Supporting the
Whale Baby Born to J-Pod’s Slick
From the Kitsap Sun A newborn killer whale has been spotted and confirmed in J pod, one of the three pods of orcas that frequent Puget Sound. The new calf, designated J-48, was observed Saturday between Kingston and Edmonds by Brad Hanson and Candice Emmons of the Northwest
