News
Seattle’s Kara O’Toole is the new leader of Orcas Center
Orcas Center will soon be welcoming its new executive/artistic director Kara O’Toole, the former executive director of Seattle’s…
Sports
Girls basketball: Lady Vikings beat Concrete – again
The Lady Vikings continued their winning spree this week, slipping one past the Concrete Lions 53-50 on Feb.…
Business
Starfish Marine offers boaters electrical and electronic work
Recreational and commercial boaters in need of electrical or electronic work have a new option in town: Starfish…
News
Rec levy measure is at 62 percent approval
The February Orcas Recreation District levy appears to have passed with a supermajority as of today, Feb. 9,…
Sports
Lopez basketball: Girls take first in league, boys second
The Lopez girls shot down Tulalip 52-45 last night, taking first place in their league. They will advance…
News
Nantucket is not so very far away: changing demographics and affordable housing in San Juan County
A 2009 county Housing Needs Assessment estimates that by 2025, over 3,000 workers will be commuting daily to…
Sports
Boys basketball: Scores from Shoreline Christian, La Conner games
The Viking boys team played the #1 and #2-ranked teams in their league last week. Shoreline Christian won…
Sports
Girls basketball: Lady Vikings sink La Conner in overtime
The Lady Vikings are on a roll. After cracking Concrete (40-33) last week they continued on to defeat…
Business
Islanders invent eNotated electronic books for Amazon’s Kindle device
Ireland’s isle of Iona boasts the “Book of Kells,” an intricately illuminated manuscript of the Vulgate gospels created…
News
Islanders build traditional Greenland skin-on-frame kayaks
Four Orcas Islanders hand-built traditional skin-on-frame, mid-20th century Greenland kayaks last week, christening them with a launch at…
Sports
Girls basketball: Vikings send Concrete Lions back to their den; season record
Fans packed the stands at the last home game for the season as Orcas took down Concrete with…
Sports
High school basketball Hoop Shoot fundraiser Jan. 27
High school basketball players will be shooting for dollars Thursday night at 6 p.m. at the annual “Hoop…
News
Pickup rolls down embankment off Channel Road bridge
In the midst of torrential downpours Jan. 24 a red pickup truck driven by an unidentified woman went…