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-- by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=36951] Proud dogs wore skirts, and introverted goats blushed under their bonnets at the 25th Annual Pet Parade fundraiser for the nonprofit Kaleidoscope. Animals and their owners marched through the streets of Eastsound on Saturday, May 23rd, at 11 a.m. Many had been waiting since 10 a.m., in a long
-- by Margie Doyle -- Graphic of the April 10 fuel spill at the end of Seaview Street (the airport runways are to the extreme right of the picture, provided by Paul Kamin. At the April 16 meeting of the Eastsound Planning Review Committee, members of the public, County Councilman Rick Hughes, the
-- by Lin McNulty -- If you live within this circle, and have a landline, you were alerted by phone of the evacuation order due to a propane leak in the Seaview area. The propane leak on Seaview street today is the first "opportunity" the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) has had reason
-- from Chief Jon Shannon, Shaw Island Fire Department -- Shaw Island smoke as seen from Orcas at 7:30 a.m. Photo: Nancy Weatherspoon The building was located at 360 Indian Cove Road. The fire started near the fireplace sometime between 0200 and 0300 New Year’s Eve. First alarm was at 0330. We arrived
-- by Lin McNulty -- Local boys and girls age 5-18 have been wrestling each other on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5-7 p.m, at Camp Orkila since 2011. After hearing from kids who thought a wrestling club would be "awesome," Orcas Island Wresting Club was founded by Tom Gossett and Jason Dean, under the
Saturday, September 20, 5:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Judy Whiting -- [metaslider id=31538] OPAL’s upcoming annual benefit dinner on Saturday, September 20, at Orcas Center will be a grand celebration of milestones. “We’re not only celebrating OPAL’s first 25 years,” said trustee and event chair Helen Bee, “but we’re also applauding the vision and
-- from Camryn Thompson and Henry Moe, with Mary Gropp -- [metaslider id=30675] On Wednesday, July 23, OIYCC worked to re-establish six campsites in Moran State Parks’ “primitive” campground. It was rainy and cold, and muddy, but we eventually got the job done. With great difficulty we installed four steel fireplace rings, using sledge hammer
-- by Cara Russell -- A herd of goats created a bit of a traffic jam at the Orcas Island Public School on Saturday morning. It took a lot of coaxing and pushing by their handlers to get them on the move as Orcas Island animals of all kinds participated in this year’s 24th annual
Saturday, May 24, 11 a.m., Orcas School Grounds Registration begins at 10 a.m. -- by Lin McNulty -- It's time again for Orcas pets (and owners) to strut their stuff! The parade route will begin down School Road to North Beach Road, turning left on A Street and then right on Prune Alley. After turning
Anda Remembered, Incident Reports and Notable Alarms, Levy information, Ayers hired, and Goals -- from Kevin K. O'Brien, Fire Chief/CEO, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue -- January 1, 2014 through February 28, 2014 Orcas Island Fire and Rescue mourns the passing of OIFR Captain Rick Anda. Rick began his outstanding service as a volunteer firefighter