Letters to the Editor
Adams for sewer | Letter
When I learned that Eastsound Sewer and Water District commissioner Rollie Sauer gave the Orcas Highlands homeowners $90,000…
Letters to the Editor
Critical areas interconnected | Letter
When considering the fragmented ways we are looking at so-called “separate” Critical Areas categories, only one truth unfailingly…
News
Free meal at Emmanuel Episcopal dinner kitchen is Oct. 27
The meal on Oct. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Parish features the king of the…
Letters to the Editor
What’s missing from CAO | Letter
My major concern is that the current CAO is based on facts that do not apply to the…
Sports
Girls soccer: Friday Harbor Wolverines wrassle down Orcas Vikings
The lady Vikings treated their fans to a display of ferocious determination and team spirit against the Friday…
News
OIEF makes challenge grant to fund winter sports; only $6k left to raise
The Orcas Island Education Foundation is making a $5000 match grant in hopes of challenging other donors to…
Letters to the Editor
Thanks, Crossroads | Letter
I have attended quite a number of the public library’s Crossroads lectures over the past several years, but…
News
San Juans to be featured on ‘Today Show’ this week
The San Juan Islands Visitors' Bureau reports that NBC's "Today Show" is coming to Seattle this week and…
Sports
Vikings volleyball team wears pink; girls beat Friday Harbor
The Vikings varsity team won all three matches against Friday Harbor during a home game on Oct. 18.
News
Salmon-killing virus found in Pacific Northwest could be ‘devastating’- NY Times story
A virus that causes lethal salmon anemia has been detected in Pacific Northwest waters, announced the New York…
Letters to the Editor
Vote against the solid waste parcel fee | Letter
Defeat of the parcel fee ballot measure does not mean mandatory curbside collection. Defeat of the ordinance means…
Opinion
More island control is needed for solid waste | Guest Column
This issue is not the result of public complaints. Remember, we have a waste system that allows us…
News
What’s on the horizon for weather: Colder-than-normal weather predicted for February in Northwest; snow likely
There may be more islanders flocking to sunny climates in the months after Christmas. According to meteorologists at…