Orcas News

If you felt as if you were under siege Friday afternoon, you were not alone. Bolts of lightning did indeed touch down in numerous spots in Friday Harbor as a short-lived storm blew rain and lightning across San Juan Island beginning at about 4 p.m. Though brief, the storm, which passed over the island in about an hour, left many islanders shaking ...

What do you have that you want to protect? This is the question Sean Roach, owner of Orcas Island's newest insurance company, Madrona Point Insurance, asks all his clients.

A slim margin between candidates for the Orcas Island Park and Recreation District Commissioner No.

Orcas is an island that offers tastes from around the world, but one country is not currently represented: Japan.

According to members of the Orcas Senior Center Songbirds, they may forget where they left their car keys, but remembering a favorite old tune is a breeze.

It's going to be tight. The Orcas Fire Board of Commissioners approved budget resolutions on Tuesday, Nov.

One hundred and sixty eight years ago, a journey began from the shores of Orcas Island that will finally be "completed" on July 17, 2010.

Hold on to your hats, Orcas: the Olga Symphony and Friends are back just in time to get your holidays off and running.

A perceived one-size-fits-all approach to land use regulations in San Juan County is meeting stiff resistance from two growing groups in the islands a ' the Common Sense Alliance, headed by Planning Commissioner Mike Carlson, and the Citizens Alliance for Property Rights, directed by Frank Penwell.

San Juan County health officials say the H1N1 flu is now considered widespread on San Juan Island and the incidence of the flu is increasing on Orcas Island.

An Orcas Island man who four months ago held a gun to his head and threatened to shoot himself on the front lawn of his in-laws home was sentenced to a total of 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to a series of criminal charges, including felony stalking.

Orcas Islanders came out in high numbers to support the formation of an Orcas Parks and Rec District.

The value of volunteerism is learned early on for members of the Key Club. As a Kiwanis International community service club for high schools across the world, members lend their time and talent to organizations in need of a little extra help with just about any task imaginable.

Most San Juan Island ballots have been received, the county elections office reported at 12:30 p.m. Ballots were expected to be received from Orcas Island later this afternoon, and from Lopez Island on Wednesday.

Orcas come up to the shore on Peninsula Valdez, looking for sea lion pups to snack on.

Maybe I am in the wrong part of Seattle. I have not seen any paramilitary raids.

Orcas fire BOC met Tuesday, Oct. 27 for their regular meeting. The budget for 2010, which is due to the county by the end of the month, was discussed.

Swiped from Portland, Ore. for a one-night show, The Stolen Sweets will perform on Orcas Island for the first time November 7. The performance comes on the heels of their latest creative project, their newly-released CD "Sleepytime in Chinatown." Vocalists Jen Bernard, Lara Michell and Erin Sutherland, guitarists and vocalists Pete Krebs and David ...

San Juan County's Elections officials are asking local voters to check the return address on their ballot envelope.

Literally and metaphorically, music is simply another language, but more. It teaches teamwork, leadership, open-mindedness, respect, and mostly, joy.