This year Washington State Parks celebrate 100 years. Moran State Park was added to the list in 1921, but staff and volunteers are gathering to support the inception of all Washington state parks, which occurred in March of 1913.
Around 30 members of the community, including Deputy Doug Maya and Sgt. Scott Taylor, gathered to discuss issues of concern on the island, such as gun safety, speeding cars, bicyclists breaking rules and mental health concerns.
More than 100 musicians join forces to support programs in the school
Humans with our large complex brains have an innate thirst for knowledge, whether understanding nature or delving into our own psyches.
Thorson-Shaepe, 36, a long-time Orcas Island resident, is recovering from multiple injuries after a single-car rollover near the intersection of Buckhorn and Raccoon Point Roads on Feb. 3.
The lights come up, the crowd is silent, the air still. We sing, exposing truths we usually hide. We play the sax, letting the notes hang like fog. We make people laugh from the depths of their bellies. We dance with joy. We let our fingers glide across the ebony and ivory keys. We dazzle with magic and its mysteries and we infuse life onto the stage through voices, drums, violin and guitar.
The future of solid waste now that the Exchange has gone up in flames. Progress on the Mt. Baker Road project. The newest information on the OPALCO Broadband Initiative.
These were some of the hot items on the agenda for the Orcas community at the San Juan County Council’s special meeting on Orcas, Feb. 12, at the Eastsound Fire Station.
The Exchange, located at the Orcas Transfer station, burned to the ground in the early evening of Feb. 9.
Candy hearts that taste of chalk, cheesy greeting cards, glassy-eyed teddy bears. These are the images that come to mind when I think of the upcoming holiday of Valentine’s Day.
When Grace McCune starting performing professionally, there were moments when she felt nervous. For island audiences who have watched her perform over the years this may be a surprise, as McCune never seems to skip a beat, but rather seems as comfortable on stage as most of us feel when sitting on the couch. That performer was born out of not only a love of the music, but of an ideal for a greater purpose.
The future of OPALCO’s Broadband Initiative to bring high-speed Internet to the islands is in the hands of the co-op’s members.
Deputy Scott Taylor is stepping up to the position of sergeant.
The sergeant spot on Orcas and Lopez has been vacant since Steve Vierthaler retired last February. Sheriff Rob Nou said that they looked for specific skill sets geared toward supervision and leadership.
It was a tough crowd. About 20 audience members were crawling on the ground, growing restless, often spoke at once and asked difficult questions. The county council candidates for District 2 kept their cool, answering questions to the best of their ability and trying to engage the crowd.
