Life
Emmanuel begins education for ministry
Emmanuel Episcopal Church will begin the seventh year of its popular interfaith Education for Ministry program in September.
News
Affordable housing on the move
Nickel Bros. House Movers transported a one-story house from Deer Harbor to Eastsound on Aug. 11.
News
Indian Island equipment stolen – and then returned
Indian Island Marine Health Observatory equipment valued at $1500 has vanished in an apparent case of theft in…
News
A look at local gas prices
Eighty-five cents per gallon. That was the greatest observed difference in gasoline prices between Orcas Island stations and…
News
Orcas artists’ work featured at library art auction
This summer's library fair at the Eastsound Village Green on Saturday, Aug. 13 will include a silent art…
Opinion
Orcas Island Library has Vikings yearbooks | Guest column
Remember when? Here on Orcas, we are used to having many (some would say hoards) of visitors each…
Letters to the Editor
Orcas Center gala: silver and sparkles
What a Gala Celebration it was on July 22! The Orcas Center was all decked out in silver…
Letters to the Editor
Support April | Letter
At last, April the cow has become Eastsound’s Honorable Mayor after a resounding victory in the Children’s House…
Letters to the Editor
Roger Adams for sewer and water district | Letter
In August 2009, I wrote a letter to Eastsound Sewer & Water District commissioner Rollie Sauer at his…
Letters to the Editor
Artsmith Salon had a great season | Letter
The Artsmith Salon Series had a big, flaming year. For our second season, we opened with fire dancing,…
Letters to the Editor
‘Why allow harvesting of Chinook if whales are starving’ | Letter
I read with interest Mr. Anderson’s guest editorial about orca protection. I found its tone (“No one can…
Letters to the Editor
‘Column on whale watching, orcas distorts facts’ | Letter
Once again, Mark Anderson of Orca Relief has managed to distort and misstate facts to support his claims…
Letters to the Editor
‘Denying unfair letter’ response to Mark Anderson on orcas | Letter
Mark Anderson’s arguments are weak. He concludes that whale watching boats should be banned from the west side…