Sports
Vikings’ golf: take a shot and keep moving | Spring sports preview
This season, nine students will be swinging their clubs on the green and Coach Bobby Olmsted couldn’t be…
Sports
Softball ready for a comeback | Spring sports preview
The Vikings are known as tough competition, and with this season’s slow start the Vikings may surprise other…
News
Farmers question tax audits
The farmers were noticeable not by their denim and muddy boots, but their expressions both somber and frustrated.…
News
From the ashes of poverty, music shall rise
When Jeffery Broussard plays the accordion, he plays it with his whole body. And his toe tapping, hip…
News
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen listens to Orcas Islanders’ concerns during Friday visit
A wide range of topics was covered by U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) during two recent meetings on…
News
Islanders join nation in ‘Save Our Homes’ rally | Slide show
As the rain stopped and the sunlight broke out from the clouds, seven islanders stood in Waterfront Park…
Life
Music, like prayer, takes musician to another realm
Ginni Keith always loved music, she even majored in the oboe in college, but for 25 years music…
News
Islander returns to Haiti
Thousands died and riots broke out across Haiti as cholera raced through the population. In one area, burning…
Sports
Two Orcas High School students receive top honors
Junior Lana Bronn received “Honorable Mention,” and sophomore Bella Nigretto was awarded All-League first team honors, which is…
News
Screening for documentary exposing how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women
The award-winning documentary “Miss Representation,” which will be screened on Orcas on March 18, 2 p.m. at the…
News
Islanders still question CAO
Local experts spoke about the update of the county’s critical areas ordinance, Feb. 29 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.…
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Students create not your average sundial
Gregory Books wants teenagers to get excited about astronomical science. For one project his class dug debris out…
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Phone scams targeting the elderly are back
Judy Beemer receives numerous phone calls a day from telemarketers or automated surveys, but last week when she…