This is Exo. Super nice guy. You may have seen him flipping off walls here and there around the island, followed by burgeoning parkour enthusiasts. What’s parkour? It is “the activity or sport of moving rapidly through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles by running, jumping, and …
Last week our local Community Church put on our annual Vacation Bible School. This year’s “Roar” African theme meant decorating all of the church’s rooms with appropriately patterned fabrics and rattans, sunset silhouettes of giraffes and rhinos, and colors galore. It was my role as a “safari guide” to accompany …
My mom and I were just reminiscing about my brother’s first visit to Orcas Island five years ago. She happened upon a tiny journal he kept while here and then left for her to have. It encapsulates all the unique and magical summery things every tourist and local revels in. …
I asked my husband, who used to be the cartoonist for his college paper (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), if he’d draw something that was on my mind. Here it is… It’s too small to read, so I’ll break it up for you… Thank you, husband. Well done.
Devices and video games are so prevalent that some kids can’t imagine a day (or sadly an hour) without them. When we were traveling in the Cook Islands, we met a woman who works with addicts and some of her main clients now are parents of screen-addicted kids. Some of …
I’m proud of Island Market! They are now, as of today, charging 25 cents per paper bag. Hooray! Get sewing, ladies and gentlemen! All the bag money they do receive will go toward critical needs here on the island. Thank you, corporation, for making sensical change! Keep it up!
Cathy Ellis is a firecracker of a lady. You’ve seen her biking all over the place, living life like a 20-year-old. You’ve probably signed petitions she’s shown you on the ferry in order to protect the Orcas. Perhaps you went to her talk a few years ago about her volunteering …
