News
Orcas Island Photo Contest announces winners
Winners have been unveiled from the Orcas Island Photo Contest, started in late 2009 to bring together photographs…
Letters to the Editor
What about a third option on the ballot regarding solid waste? | Letter
At the town hall meeting on Feb. 24, Orcas council members offered us two options for solid waste…
Letters to the Editor
Past connects with present | Letter
For all those who participated in the recent History Lives Here Historic Lodgings tour, both volunteers and tour-goers…
Life
Island students’ art showcased at Orcas Center
The art of Orcas Island’s young people is lining the walls of Orcas Center through the month of…
Sports
Orcas wrestling brings home three third place medals
The Orcas Island Wrestling Team took five boys to the Sedro-Wooley Steelclaw Classic tournament on April 26. The…
Obituaries
Ruth Pihl
Ruth Lucille Pihl, 92, passed away in Poulsbo, WA on April 2, 2011. The daughter of Robert Morris…
News
Community reading of MLK speech
On the 44th anniversary of his famous speech at Riverside Church in New York, there will be a…
News
Happy April Fool’s Day, Orcas!
The Sounder observed the following pranks around Eastsound this morning (these are the ones fit to print, anyway).…
News
OPALCO buys zero-emission vehicle
OPALCO’s Nissan LEAF (Leading Environmentally-friendly Affordable Family car) has arrived on Orcas. OPALCO staff will drive the 100…
Sports
Orcas high school sailors bring home Island Cup
Saturday racing started at approximately 12:30 p.m. in blustery and shifty conditions. With 27 boats available the race…
Letters to the Editor
Let our discourse be civil, please | Letter
Why the Sounder policy on letters to the editor is not carried over to the online comments on…