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-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Here's a video blip taken Saturday, Jun. 3 by an islander and sent to Orcas Issues via San Juan County Sheriff's Office of the Orcas Island black bear. The Sheriff's Office further advises that State Department of Fish & Wildlife will return to the island tomorrow, Sunday,
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- On Saturday the 27th of May Orcas Island received a new visitor, a black bear who it appears as though swam to Orcas Island from Lummi Island. We immediately contacted the Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Since then we have been in constant contact with them regarding the
-- by Lin McNulty -- Black bear near Grove on Rosario. Photo: Jeff Morris Undersheriff Brent Johnson echoes what seems to be the thought of many on the island. "It's a cool concept," he says of the Black Bear sightings on Orcas. The recent arrival is believed to be the same bear that
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- Black bear spotted Sunday, May 28, 2017 around 1 p.m. Photo from Hilary Canty. At around 4 p.m. this afternoon [Saturday, May 27], a black bear was seen in the 1100 block of Point Lawrence Road heading towards Obstruction Pass. The Sheriff’s Office has been unable to
--an interview with David Kroman of Crosscut.com Chef Jay Blackinton, 26, of Orcas Island taught himself to cook by preparing large meals for his punk friends in Seattle. Now, he’s nominated for Rising Star Chef of the Year by the James Beard Foundation – the Oscars for food. His restaurant, Hogstone’s Wood Oven, cooks food
||| POSTED AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER ||| Still I Rise MAYA ANGELOU Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ’Cause
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- The black bear that was last seen on Orcas Island, has now been spotted in the Hillview Terrace area of San Juan Island. The Department of Fish and Wildlife has been notified. He doesn’t appear to be aggressive, but instead interested in bird feeders and garbage cans. The Sheriff’s
Updated: Olga seems to be preferred area -- by Lin McNulty, Managing Editor -- San Juan County deputies have been in contact with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) about a black bear spotted wandering about on Orcas. There is now a fish and wildlife officer out on Orcas. The bear is believed to
-- by Lin McNulty -- Orcas Issues contacted Sheriff Ron Krebs this evening to verify that that our Orcas Island black bear has been captured and removed from the island. The bear was taken off island on the 5 p.m. sailing to Anacortes. Details are still unknown until the Sheriff's Office is updated. Particulars will be
-- by Lin McNulty -- A new image of the Orcas Black Bear was recently sent to Orcas Issues from Charlie Binford. San Juan County Sheriff's Office reports that the Department of Fish & Wildlife will be back on-island today, Monday, to attempt capture.