Life
Summer of song
Soprano Sharon Abreu and friends performed at the last Brown Bag concert on Aug. 24.
News
Senator Ranker to visit Orcas for hot issues and hot dogs
State Senator Kevin Ranker will be at the corner of Main Street and North Beach Rd. on Orcas…
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OPAL online auction, dinner gala
More than 100 auction items, mainly local goods and services, include wine, restaurant gift certificates, propane, gravel for…
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Special town hall meeting to discuss Critical Areas Ordinance
Orcas Island’s County Council Members Patty Miller and Richard Fralick will host a Town Hall Meeting on the…
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Fire totals boat in Deer Harbor
The engine room of a 35-foot Bayliner caught fire at the start of Labor Day weekend. Orcas Fire…
Life
“Using scat to influence policy for endangered species”: Whale Museum lecture series
The Whale Museum’s 2011 lecture series continues on Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. with a talk by Dr.…
Letters to the Editor
Orcas community events were fun, ‘heart-filling’ | Letter
Until I moved to Orcas, I never experienced anything like the community we have here. Last week I…
Letters to the Editor
Thank you for putting land bank funding on the ballot | Letter
The Renew Our Land Bank Committee wishes to thank 2,659 voters who signed the petition to put the…
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County public works acquires new 35-foot boat
San Juan County’s Public Works Department took delivery of a new boat this week. Public records officer Stan…
Letters to the Editor
Council did not ‘make the call’ on paving Watmough | Letter
Last week The Sounder published an Opinion, "Council made the right call with Watmough" | Editorial - Islands'…
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Documents for county wetlands ordinance now online
The documents for the Sept. 16 Planning Commission hearing on the Wetlands section of the county Critical Areas…
Letters to the Editor
Take a lesson in emergency preparedness from Irene | Letter
Like the folk song "Goodnight Irene," Hurricane Irene has left many tales of woe in its path of…
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Special town hall meeting on Lopez Island to discuss critical areas Sept. 9
County Council Member Jamie Stephens will host a Town Hall Meeting on the Update of the Critical Areas…