Nanae and Richard Fralick just couldn’t let the historic old inn and beloved community café fade into the annals of eateries past.
So when the Kingfish Inn and Westsound Café came up for sale in Dec. 2010, they bought it.
“We love the building very much,” said Nanae. “One of the reasons we got into this is we were sitting here [at the café] eating and we felt so sad it was going to go away. It was our favorite place to eat.”
Hazardous waste roundup at county transfer stations April 30, May 1 and May 7.
Hundreds of locals showed up at Moran State Park on Saturday morning, wee ones in hand and ready to scoop…
Some parents are wondering what activities there will be for kids this summer without Orcas Rec in the game.
The program expired this winter without a funding source, and while the Orcas Island Park and Rec District was funded by a February ballot, the district won’t receive any actual revenue until 2012.
In spite of the funding gap, this summer there will be at least two programs for kids traditionally facilitated by Orcas Rec: soccer and sailing, both run by a host of volunteers.
The Food Bank’s new building is scheduled to arrive by ferry next week after delays by the Washington State Ferry System. The building will come in two sections on April 27 and 28 and be placed on the waiting foundation using rollers.
While the Orcas Island Food Bank fills the immediate gap between out-of-work islanders and hunger, a new group called FoodMasters is helping islanders teach other islanders how to grow and raise their own foods, gaining independence from purchased foods and fluctuating global prices.
Orcas Fire welcomed 12 new firefighter recruits to the fold on April 12, trained, certified and ready to brave the fiery depths to save lives and property.
Orcas seventh and eighth-graders and high schoolers in the Marine Tech program took a rockfish cruise on the University of Washington’s 58-foot research vessel Centennial last week, thanks to the Kwiaht Center for the Historical Ecology of the Salish Sea.
The lady Vikings tore up the field during a double-header against Concrete on April 11, sending their runners sliding home for decisive 23-3 and 10-3 victories.
After a lean year in which Eastsound lost at least six prominent businesses – Vern’s Bayside Restaurant and Lounge, Portofino’s Pizzeria, the Sunflower Cafe, Aesthetica, Spirit of the Northwest, and Rhapsody as well as the newly opened Dragonfruit Cafe – we’ve been hearing worried talk on the street: is the Eastsound core becoming a “ghost town”?
Wood-fired barbecued chicken. Sweet basil lemonade. Fettucini with roasted red pepper pesto, scalloped potatoes, organic greens and blackberry cobbler a la mode, all catered by the Carpenter brothers of Deer Harbor Inn Restaurant.
Top it all off with an inspirational talk by international nurse, author and poet Diana Stuhr and you’ve got a community women’s luncheon hosted by the Orcas Island Community Church.
Last Saturday Orcas fans watched the Lady Vikings battle it out against the 1A league’s undefeated Cedar Park Christian Eagles, who have competed at 1A state champs in past years.
“I wanted to see how our team responded to a high-caliber opponent, to see how we would do under pressure,” said coach Scott Harris.
Despite a strong showing by the Vikings, the Lions dashed in for the last run, winning the non-league game 5-4.
