News
King 5 to feature Orcas Island in upcoming show
Get ready for a new rush of summer visitors. Evening Magazine’s series “Just a Ferry Ride Away” is…
Life
Books, baubles, and bon appetit
An island tradition of more than 50 years, the Orcas Library Fair is a time to buy quality…
Life
Music Lovers’ Seminars: a peek behind the curtain
The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is just around the corner. There are waiting lists for most of…
News
Orcas to enter school year with robust schedule
It’s official: the Orcas School 2009-10 budget has been given a stamp of approval by the school board.…
News
Only you can put out forest fires
If you start any kind of fire this summer, you’re going to pay the price. The San Juan…
Life
Orcas loves you, yeah yeah yeah
They came in colors and danced the night away. “Imagine,” Orcas Center’s Beatles-era fundraiser on July 18, raised…
Life
Bringing together world perspectives
Get comfy and settle in for a good story. The Third Annual Orcas Storyfest starts Tuesday, Aug. 4…
Life
KindlingsFest: a time to explore C.S. Lewis, spirituality and the arts
KindlingsFest, the four-day celebration where art and ideas intersect with the spiritual, begins this week. All events are…
News
New Orcas principal brings island perspective
Kyle Freeman has moved from a large island to a small one. After being hired as the new…
Opinion
Parks and rec district is a good thing for Orcas
It’s about time Orcas Island had a park and rec district, and we’re glad a group of islanders…
Business
Orcas Alchemy sells specialty sugars and salts
Lisa Trifiro wasn’t always a foodie. But after discovering the excitement of trying new dishes, she launched a…
News
Eastsound Sewer and Water defers connection cost for low-income homeowners
Eastsound Sewer and Water District has finalized a new policy that will help low-income homeowners. Last week sewer…
Life
The not-so-secret life of bees
With experience as a commercial beekeeper in the Southwest and as a farmer for 12 years, Rhonda Barbieri…