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Eastsound bathroom vandalized; Protection orders violated; Severed hand floating in the sea | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to these calls: Aug. 18: Someone knocked a door off the…

Letters to the Editor

Destroyed bike is now replaced

This is in regards to the letter last week about my daughter’s bike that was destroyed when someone…

Sports

Orcas girls soccer outruns Mt. Vernon Christian, 2-1

The Viking girls outpaced Mt. Vernon Christian for a 2-1 win on September 23.

Gary Wessen will present a lecture on Oct. 3.

Life

Archeologist to discuss stone forms on Turtleback

For years, islanders have heard stories about a stone anchor and stone circles on Turtleback Mountain, but very…

News

Funhouse and Orcas High School team up for ‘Futures Fair’

The Funhouse and Orcas Island High School are teaming up for the annual post-high school “Futures Fair” on…

News

ARC sponsors Lopez Island fall farm festival

Visit Lopez Island for a weekend of informative events all about farming in the San Juan Islands and…

The Zedashe Ensemble from the Republic of Georgia will perform a concert of traditional Georgian music.

Life

Orcas Center hosts performers from Republic of Georgia

Orcas Center, in association with Orcas A Cappella, will present the Zedashe Ensemble from the Republic of Georgia…

Randy Cornelius (OPALCO General Manger)

Life

Lopez energy efficiency projects get big rebates from OPALCO

OPALCO handed out two big checks on Lopez last week: $43,675 to the Lopez School District for their…

News

Emmanuel Church begins ‘Education for Ministry’

Emmanuel Episcopal Church will begin the sixth year of its interfaith Education for Ministry (EFM) program in October.…

Opinion

Local Bishop reflects on proposed Islamic Center located near ‘Ground Zero’ | Guest Column

The following is a sermon that Bishop Craig B. Anderson recently gave at the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish of…

Opinion

Is closing local transfer stations the answer? | Editorial

Come January 2011, Orcas Island could be home to the only transfer station in our county. It would…

Northern abalone.

Life

SeaDoc science saving snails

In 2007, a SeaDoc project discovered that it pays to grow the abalone larger before release: the larger…

Linda Kirtz with one of her paintings. Her work is at the Artworks in October.

Life

Artworks to feature Linda Kirtz

Linda Kirtz’s pastel paintings of American Camp on San Juan Island will be featured at the Orcas Island…