Eastsound News

Ballots must be postmarked today; San Juan County votes by mail. Drop-off sites for ballots are located at: -- 24-Hour Drop Box outside the Courthouse, Second Street entrance, Friday Harbor.

In a press release issued Aug. 13, Olympus Partners announced: "Iconic Pacific Northwest properties rarely come to market, but that is about to change in a very big way.

Due to a technical error, the following questions and responses were not added to the Islands Sounder website as announced in last week's paper.

Its multi-million dollar price tag and reliance on conventional remedies may have undercut the enthusiasm for the long-awaited drainage plan for the Eastsound urban growth area.

They may not have gotten everything they asked for. But all three applicants came away with a share of San Juan County's economic development dollars as part of last week's annual distribution of the so-called ...

Special Meds performs Aug. 16, 9 p.m., in Herb's Tavern. The Seattle-based group rocks regional venues with a mix of uptempo funk/soul/classic rock.

Orcas Islanders had the opportunity to hear Superior Court candidates Randy Gaylord and John Linde talk about the issues Wednesday at the Eastsound Senior Center.

Then, after one year of working in the service industry I realized that I would have to leave to earn enough money to buy land.

The Journal's series of Candidate Q&As continues this week with candidates for 40th District state Senate.

A "Meet the Candidates" event will be held at the Eastsound Fire Hall on Wednesday, July 30 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Spearheaded by Candidate Mindy Kayl, who contacted the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce and the ...

OPAL Community Land Trust hopes to purchase the Lavender Hollow Apartments, but its efforts to do so have been delayed for about six months.

The following campaign events are scheduled in the San Juan Islands. July 24 - Lovel Pratt, a candidate for San Juan County Council, San Juan South, hosts a meet-the-candidate meeting at 5:15 p.m. in the San ...

The following campaign events are scheduled in the San Juan Islands. July 24 - Lovel Pratt, a candidate for San Juan County Council, San Juan South, hosts a meet-the-candidate meeting at 5:15 p.m. in the San ...

At the Orcas Island School Distric Board's special budget meeting on July 15, they were faced with two sets of numbers, those recommended by the Educational Service District's and those proposed by the public ...

Why Orcas Island? While we usually go for palm trees and sandy beaches, this Pacific Northwest island offers a different kind of paradise.

San Juan County Sheriff's Department reported responding to these calls. June 29: An Orcas Island restaurant sustained $240 in damage after someone tossed a pen into the wash along with 80 napkins.

Captain Max Jones of the Orcas Island Fire Department says that the fire at Burke Thomas' cabin on July 4 was "by far the hottest fire I've ever been to in 26 years of firefighting." Lieutenant Chad Kimple, who ...

We have all done it: parked the car on one side of Eastsound to purchase groceries and then started up the car again to drive two blocks to the Post Office or Library.

San Juan County Sheriff's Department reported responding to these calls: June 21: Erratic driving prompted a late-night traffic stop and arrest of an Orcas Island man for DUI on the outskirts of Eastsound.

As reported earlier this spring, the Eastsound Off-Leash Dog Park needs to move from its temporary home near the Orcas Animal Protection Society shelter, because the land on which the current Dog Park is now ...