Letters to the Editor
No on land bank REET | Letter
Why is the land bank asking for a renewal this year when their funding does not expire for…
Letters to the Editor
Yes for land bank REET | Letters
Letters in support of renewing the land bank's real estate excise tax, which is on the November ballot.
Obituaries
Roderick Arthur, Sr. Dresser
1933 – 2011 Noted local photographer, Roderick Arthur Dresser, Sr., passed away peacefully on Oct. 25, 2011 with…
News
Interisland ferries running late today
Due to necessary repairs the Hiyu is running 45 minutes late. This will affect all interisland sailings for…
Life
Crossroads lecture: ‘Early Humans and You: Discovering the Past through our Genes’
The Orcas Crossroads Fall Lecture Series concludes on Saturday night, Oct. 29, with “Early Humans and You: Discovering…
Letters to the Editor
Council member Patty Miller clarifies parcel fee | Letter
As you vote on solid waste, I encourage you to read the county council resolution that summarizes the…
Letters to the Editor
Square-footage based solid waste parcel fee will hurt businesses the most | Guest column
Contributed to Don Pencil of Orcas Island. The county of San Juan has proven it cannot manage solid…
Sports
Orcas Kings football team on to the playoffs
By Erika Harlow On an early, rainy Saturday morning the Orcas Kings departed for what could have been…
Letters to the Editor
Sauer responds to criticism in letters | Letter
I was hoping the campaign for Commissioner of Eastsound Sewer and Water District Position 5 (the position I…
Life
Local dog Loretta is model in Norm Thompson photo shoot
A crew from the Norm Thompson clothing company has been on Orcas all week shooting images for its…
News
Some interisland ferries canceled today
Due to vessel repositioning, the 2:20 p.m. interisland sailing from Friday Harbor is cancelled as is the 3:10…
Sports
Lopez football player Tommy Kramer named ‘athlete of the week’ by Seattle Times
Lopez High School senior and Lobo football player Tommy Kramer was recognized as a WIAA/Seattle Times "athlete of…
Sports
Lopez athletics: football team undefeated, volleyball winning, soccer building experience
By Lopez School District superintendent Bill Evans, special to the Sounder. Lopez School is bent upon dispelling the…