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-- 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
“And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.” — Rainer Maria Rilke The Polar Bear Plunge 2016 --photo courtesy JoEllen Moldoff, Andrea Cohen Andrea Cohen writes about the picture above: "wonderful, crazy Orcas folk who welcome the New Year with a bracing plunge into Cascade Lake. So
--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
Sunday, February 15, 1 p.m.., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- On the heels of her triumphant Met performances in Eugene Onegin, soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in the first opera of an intriguing double bill, consisting of an enchanting fairy tale Iolanta, followed by Bela Bartok’s erotic psychological thriller Duke
-- by Cara Russell -- [metaslider id=33734] “You guys plunging?” That was the question hovering in the crisp cold morning air, at the north end of Cascade Lake, on January 1st, 2015. It was the first day of this New Year and at 10:30AM, the community was starting to arrive to partake in the 18th
Polar Bear Plunge 2015 : Disco Dive -- by Martin Taylor -- Be Orcas and be alive on New Year’s Day 2015! Revel in a wonderful Orcas Tradition: Orcas Island Rowing's “Polar Bear Plunge.” Residents and visitors alike charge headlong into Cascade Lake en masse. Within a few seconds they re-emerge happy that
by Lin McNulty The Brown Bear Baking owners and bakers at last in charge of the twists and turns. Photo: Cara Russell The story of how the new Brown Bear Baking, at Main Street and North Beach Road, came into existence has at least as many twists as a cruller. In March of
Jan Koltun-Titus with her Inuit dancing bear "Charleston" By Margie Doyle Jan Koltun-Titus, her husband Jack, and her Inuit Bear sculpture "Charleston" will travel to Boise, Idaho next month for an appearance on the public television series, "Antiques Road Show." Jan, who grew up on Orcas Island, living in what is now the
Thank you for the support at the Polar Bear Plunge! The Polar Bear Plunge was a great success this year and a lot of fun. Especially after getting out of the water and warming up! Orcas Island Rowing (OIR) would like to thank everybody that took part and helped to make it a success in
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