Orcas Angels would like to thank the community for its support during our first year as a non-profit organization. We…
It was a “love-in”: dogs, kids, adoring friends and families. The collaboration that evolved between the Orcas Off-Leash Area (OOLA)…
Thank you to everyone who braved their icy roads to come and support The Senior Center by attending The Holiday…
In the early 1940s I lived across the street from Charles Countryman, the owner-operator of the mail and freight vessel, the “Osage,” which departed from Quackenbush dock in Bellingham at 7 a.m. daily.
A few of our county council is determined to help out the enormous U.S. wireless industry by drafting a new…
Is anyone paying attention? Last week the (unelected) Citizens Salary Commission (CSC) granted County Prosecutor Randy Gaylord a raise to…
Hardly a week passes without a letter in the paper thanking our local volunteers for helping in someone’s greatest hour…
About 15 years ago my wife and I decided to spend Christmas on Orcas Island. We arrived on Christmas Eve…
This holiday season we would like to thank the United Way of San Juan County for its continued support of…
In reference to the article on impending cuts in state funding for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services [DVSAS], a…
As Christmas season approaches and gift giving and sharing with others is contemplated, I would like to share a list…
I would like to thank all the folks who worked keeping the main roads clear during this snow/cold weather. Here…
We surely have met the enemy and it certainly is us. A host of magazines and tomes of import resound…
We at Orcas Family Health Center are extremely appreciative to United Way for providing grant funds for the third year…
As I’m writing this letter I realize it is hardly enough, but this Thanksgiving I wanted to send out a…
Thank you so much Laura and Tony Hasselman and the Fire Fighter’s Auxiliary. We had three very successful fire training…
Dear Rita, Dwight, Cameron, Owen and Jeff, emergency crew from the fire department: As many people on the island know,…
The produce bins at the Orcas Island Food Bank were overflowing this summer with all manner of beautiful and nutritious…
On behalf of the coaches of Orcas Rec Soccer Program, thank you to the many Key Club members who volunteered…
The Odd Fellows would like to thank the community for its participation in our annual wood raffle.
I would like to congratulate Rob Nou and welcome him as our Sheriff elect.
The recent thinking of our fire chief to purchase a boat-ambulance is perfectly sensible in protecting the “veritable life, safety…
Editor;
Orcas Fire Chief Harris wants his own emergency response vessel. What an incredibly silly idea!
I am honored to be the sheriff-elect of San Juan County. I am profoundly grateful for the level of support from voters throughout the county who overwhelmingly chose me to be their Sheriff as Bill Cumming retires after 24 years in office. Thank you for this opportunity.
Although I ran unopposed in the election, I wish to thank you for your continued support and trust in me….
My sister, Pat, passed away this month. Her outlook on life was an inspiration to me. Both she and her husband,…
Our brother Russell Helmeid passed away a year ago (8/11/46-10/26/09). He had been a long-time resident of Friday Harbor, a…
I have read letters from both sides stating the writers’ minds regarding the race for Sheriff of San Juan County….
I wanted to submit a message to those who have said that they believe that if their ballots were not totally filled out, their votes they DID vote on would be void.
Our local papers say both of our sheriff candidates are pretty equal when it comes to their answers to questions…
As a college freshman in 1973, I went away to a small college in another state. On my arrival I…
In an effort to clear up some misconceptions about the Park and Rec levy: • The draft budget has never…
When we asked our children what their most memorable island activities have been outside of school, we weren’t surprised to…
We want to sincerely thank the communities that hosted the League of Women Voters (LWV) Forums and the candidates who participated in…
Orcas Islanders created the Orcas Island Park and Recreation District by a 72 percent majority in last November’s election. We…
