News
School bond and levy to be voted on in November
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again is an adage that the Orcas Island School Board…
Life
Gardens galore
Each year, the Orcas Island Garden Club finds a handful of unique yards to explore for its annual…
Life
Mount Baker Farm is now a public campground
Mount Baker Farm opened its gates to the public as a campground with a grand opening celebration on…
Life
When a ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ rings, will you answer?
There are few things more annoying than having to listen to the persistent ring of a phone while…
Life
Kruger races toward Alaska again
For the second year in a row, Orcas Islander Karl Kruger is attempting to race his paddleboard in…
News
Airport construction concludes
Construction at the Orcas Island Airport is nearing completion, at least for the moment.
Life
Lopez woman helps Kenyan orphans
For 23 years, Cathy Doherty was a nurse practitioner at the Lopez Medical Clinic.
Business
Island Pie is serving up the ‘za | Pizza place opens in Deer Harbor
On the western shores of Orcas Island, restaurants are a rarity. But Margaret Weidner is hoping to change…
News
Friday Harbor man charged with burglary, theft, forgery
Jerad Alan Grey, 34, of Friday Harbor, has been charged with residential burglary, second degree theft and forgery.
Life
Robert Dash explores what’s ‘On an Acre Shy of Eternity’
On a parcel of land north of Deer Harbor, a little less than one acre, Robert Dash found…
Life
Granny’s attic a success for senior center and preschool
After 3 p.m., when the crowds have all left and the piles of secondhand goods have been picked…
News
A crash course on bicycle safety
May is National Bike Month. Since 1956, the League of American Bicyclists has devoted the month of May…
Life
Sada Ashcraft loves work and her kids
It was always in Sada Ashcraft’s life plan to be a mother.