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-- by Lin McNulty -- In response to the comments received on this article posted earlier this evening, Orcas Issues has decided to not encourage interference with our visiting Black Bear by taking photos of her/him. There is no longer a contest to see who can capture the best bear photo. All those who considered stalking
The brave “plungers” of 2012 By Martin Taylor You can say “I Survived!” twice over if you take part in Orcas Island Rowing’s “Polar Bear Plunge” on New Year’s Day. You will have survived the “End of Days” on December 21st and the icy grip of Cascade Lake on the first day of
By Martin Taylor If you want to start the New Year with an electrifying jolt participate in an Orcas Tradition: The Polar Bear Plunge. It’s a simple event, the master of ceremonies will give the shout and the hearty souls of Orcas will charge headlong into Cascade Lake. Within a few seconds they
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| If you haven’t already met her, Beverly Franklet is a stunning go-getter. Not in a hyper, can’t-sit-still kind of way but in a calm, adventurous, live-life-to-its-fullest sense. Do you remember several years ago when Michell Marshall decided to put up a white board at the back
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| Even when we mean them no harm, deer tend to be wary of humans. When we approach, they usually raise their heads, prick their ears and stand very still. It's how these creatures stay vigilant against predators. But what happens when humans are always around? Researchers in Pennsylvania have found
-- by Lin McNulty -- It's Saturday night, about 7 p.m. Maybe he's had a busy day and can't wait to get home. Maybe he made a wrong turn into an unknown dimension. Sean deMeritt was driving down Dolphin Bay Road about 400 meters from Killebrew Lake when, there, off in the brush, stands an
-- by Margie Doyle -- As the tumultuous year 2017 comes to an end, one of our pleasures is to look back on events as they happened. Our core belief is You can make a difference, and our reports, opinions and comments bear this out. Here for your pleasure is a look back, for auld
-- by Kathi Ciskowski -- Cheering crowds, 28 elated graduates, music, officials, awards (both monetary and academic), caps and gowns, adoring teachers, and a surprise visit from the recently departed Orcas Island renegade bear, all were present at the Graduation Ceremony for the Orcas Island High School class of 2017 on Sat., June 17 in
— a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin — While many of the wildlife attention-garnering tourist attractions on and about the San Juan Islands focuses on emblematic marine mammals like orca whales and grey whales and sea lions and seals and porpoises and Doe Bay Festival attendees and local real estate agents, minke or elephant
The Summer Day by Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean - the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth