Honoring four decades of spill response in San Juan County
by Bill Symes and Elaina Thompson
County Council continues discussing levy lid lift to maintain services at upcoming Feb. 10 meeting
Submitted by San Juan County.
OPALCO holds virtual community town hall
Submitted by the Orcas Power & Light Cooperative.
San Juan County brings mobile passport services to Lopez Island on Feb. 11
Submitted by San Juan County.
Orcas Community Resource Center closes on building purchase, strengthening future on Orcas
Submitted by the Orcas Community Resource Center Communications Team.
Two art exhibit openings in February at Orcas Center
Submitted by the Orcas Center.
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Salish Sea Early Music Festival concert schedule
Submitted by the Salish Sea Early Music Festival.
Child Passenger Safety Technician Training, Feb. 18-20
Submitted by Orcas Island Fire &Rescue.
- It’s time for ticks! A message from Kwiaht
- After a ‘green’ retrofit, 38-foot vessel Murrelet will relaunch as platform for Salish Sea research
- Unscripted and unleashed — Improv with Brian James O’Connell
- Take it easy — Eagles tribute band to play at Orcas Center
- Free Best of the Fest documentary series starts with the Best Overall Feature and Short Films on Jan. 30 and 31
- Orcas Senior Center happenings
Historic ground turning marks new era for Orcas Island’s Pea Patch Community Campus | Children, community leaders celebrate milestone moment that will transform housing and food security for generations
By Darrell Kirk
Assessor’s Office supports HB 1004 to reduce small-business tax burden and urges local participation
Submitted by San Juan County.
- Larsen supports impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem
- Castaway crab pot; a pretend pastor and trash theft | SJC sheriff’s log
- Senate bill addresses grocery closures in food deserts
- Ferguson denounces recent actions by ICE as ‘un-American’
- Legislators call for investigation of UW alum’s death in Israel | Husband calls it repetition of call since day one
- Found fugitive; bygone bags and a sale sham | SJC sheriff’s log
Lobos win home openers
By Gene Helfman
Orcas wrestlers in Stanwood
Back on Dec. 7, five Orcas wrestlers from the Orcas Island Wrestling Club traveled to Stanwood to compete in another…
Orcas Island boys basketball starts season 3-0 for first time in five years
By Declan O’Malley
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Historic ground turning marks new era for Orcas Island’s Pea Patch Community Campus | Children, community leaders celebrate milestone moment that will transform housing and food security for generations
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Larsen supports impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem
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Decatur Island solar expansion exposes tensions over energy future | Residents cite fire risks and environmental concerns; OPALCO says project essential for regional power security
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After a ‘green’ retrofit, 38-foot vessel Murrelet will relaunch as platform for Salish Sea research
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It’s time for ticks! A message from Kwiaht
