Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
South African orcas kill 17 sharks in a single day
||| FROM DIVE MAGAZINE ||| Port and Starboard, the orca pair that were first observed predating great white sharks in 2017, were recently found to have killed as many as 17 sharks in a single day, according to researchers at Marine Dynamics. Port and Starboard (pictured) are named for the
Samuel Gailey has a new novel written entirely on Orcas Island
||| SUBMITTED BY DARVILLS BOOKSTORE ||| When Come Away From Her author Samuel W. Gailey decided to forego a traditional book tour for interviews and podcasts, he knew there would be one exception. "Orcas Island and our community were so important to the writing of this novel, I wanted to plan something
Poetry | Struggling Times by Bruce Hanna
||| BY BRUCE HANNA ||| Struggling Times For the world for deepest personal integrity each of us Time to open to balance dial down the intensity Go gently in to the day the moments the discussion Time for a slow acronym? Soft Loving Open Welcoming Take your time make your
PRA Boot Camp for public records officers
||| FROM LINDA HUME for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| EDC, SJC PA’s office and SJCPHD1 host AG’s office for Public Records Act Workshop & Training in March. The EDC, in partnership with the San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney’s office and the San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1, will
FROG survey coming up at end of month
||| FROM ROY JENNINGS for STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ||| At the end of March, the Washington State Transportation Commission will be sending you a link to a new FROG survey that will ask for your input on WSF’s recent performance (January to March 2023). To get as many people involved as possible, we
Musica Alta Ripa goes baroque – Salish Sea Early Music Festival
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Musica Alta Ripa Goes Baroque features violinist Anne Röhrig and harpsichordist Bernward Lohr, two internationally renowned musicians who come from Hannover in Germany to join flutist Jeffrey Cohan for a program of baroque chamber music on Wednesday evening, March
Earthrise | A Poem for the Snow Leopard
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| At the end of Marie Amiguet’s sublime observational documentary, The Velvet Queen, we are entranced by beautiful heart-tugging images of a Tibetan snow leopard. In an emotional voice-over, a poem is spoken by its author, Sylvain Tesson. The poem is an homage to the
Poetry | “As I grew older” by Langston Hughes
||| FROM JOELLEN MOLDOFF ||| It was a long time ago. I have almost forgotten my dream. But it was there then, In front of me, Bright like a sun,— My dream. And then the wall rose, Rose slowly, Slowly, Between me and my dream. Rose slowly, slowly, Dimming, Hiding,
PeaceHealth Peace Island now scheduling mammograms twice weekly
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND ||| With the aim of making it as easy as possible for Islanders to get timely and potentially life-saving mammograms, PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center has nearly doubled the number of available monthly appointments. As of the week of Feb. 20, the
Coming up: Learn about 1st Grade orientations
Three 1st grade options available ||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Join Elemententary Principal Lorena Stankevich and teachers as they share options for families with students entering 1st grade for the 2023-24 school year. This 45-minute presentation will give you an opportunity to learn a little
Letter to Editor | Big thanks to Booster Club volunteers, staff
||| FROM KATE LONG for ORCAS ISLAND BOOSTER CLUB ||| OI Booster Club wholeheartedly thanks the many volunteers and staff (who volunteer much of their time) who help make winter basketball season a big success. It is so fun to watch this group come together December-February, sometimes three days a week, to
Tomorrow’s Health Care District board meeting relocates to OICF
||| FROM CHRIS CHORD for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Health Care District (OIHCD) will meet tomorrow for a regular board meeting at 5 p.m. Also note that we will be meeting at the Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) conference room, rather than the fire department for tomorrow’s
Funhouse hosting a Strengthening Families workshop
||| FROM EMILIE ROBINSON for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Strengthening Families is a 6-week workshop that brings together youth and their caregivers for 2 hours, one evening a week. The workshop builds upon family strengths to help parents and youth navigate the adolescent chapter with confidence. Caregivers and youth arrive and
Join Port Commissioner meeting in person, online tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a regular monthly meeting on Monday, February 27 at 5 p.m. online via Zoom and in person in the airport terminal conference room located at 147 Schoen Lane in Eastsound. Online access
Textile, fiber arts show to open at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is pleased to present the spring art show: Textile and Fiber Arts on Friday, March 3 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Madrona Room. In March of 2020, the VAC and the fabric artists of Orcas Island
Sun Days on Orcas | Meet Jay Sack
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Jay Sack I have known only bits and pieces about Jay Sack over the years - I know he loves basketball and coaches it, I know he and his wife Julia work hard and provide a good life for
