The Orcas Island Library is hoping to embark on an expansion of its facility. In the next year, there will be public meetings, design work and fundraising. The Sounder is running a series on the library’s staff in the coming months.
Julie Duke has a unique history with the Bite of Orcas. In 2000, she covered the Bite, which is a fundraiser for Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation as a reporter for the San Juan Journal.
One dollar doesn’t amount to much on its own, but when hundreds of people come together with just one dollar bill in their palms, suddenly there is great wealth.
After much community support and letters from Congress to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Benjamin Nunez Marquez has received some positive news.
The Curiosity Rover has been operating on Mars since August 2012. On Sunday, May 18, 4 p.m., Center Stage at Orcas Center, Chris McKay will discuss efforts to determine the site’s habitability, focusing on searches for organic molecules – in other words “Is there life on Mars?”
Margi Miles describes the closeness she felt with her two children as unbreakable. When they were younger, she placed her hands over their hands and they made a pact. It was a promise that held them together when the shadows passed overhead.
Orcas Islander Peter Bohr purchased a five-ride ferry pass this spring and after using it only once, he was surprised when the ferry worker at the Anacortes terminal said he had zero uses left.
On Thursday, the inter-island ferry was evacuated after ferry workers reported a suspicious device of gas containers with protruding wires.
Saturdays come alive in May with the smell of freshly brewed coffee, ripe tomatoes, fried oysters and the sight of islanders gathering together to check out local wares.
The rusty waters of Crescent Beach may have made you want to call out, “red tide.”
Before you tell your friends, you should know red waters don’t always make for harmful situations. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, most blooms that create color in the water are beneficial because the tiny plants create food for animals in the ocean and can be the major source of energy that fuels the ocean food web.
On the day of the race, Dennis Dahl wasn’t feeling well, so he was running a bit slower than he intended. He was only behind his mark a few minutes, but it was a few minutes that may have saved his life. Just a half a mile away from the finish line he heard an explosion.
Last week Sukima Hampton was walking on a friend’s private beach west of Eastsound when she was horrified to find a pink card with the words “This could be oil” printed on it.
The sign at Madrona Point, stating the area is closed by authority of the Lummi Nation until further notice, has recently disappeared.
