News
Orcas Island struck by chickenpox outbreak
Shortly after the first incident, 11 children were immunized at Kaleidoscope Preschool and Childcare Center. Two of those…
Opinion
Tops from 2013? not all doom and gloom | Guest Column
Reading the year in review, editorials, Rants and Raves… it seems that there was nothing but depressing news…
Letters to the Editor
No cause for complaint over ‘legitimate’ lease | Letters
It is unconscionable that those who have made no investment somehow believe that they have the right to…
Opinion
Appalled by Christmas Eve excess | Guest Column
The other officer held the lunging officer back with two arms on him and his head down like…
News
Top Ten of 2013: No. 1; Islands felled by fiber-optic failure
For nearly 10 days, telephone and internet services, including most cellphones, were unavailable to all - except county…
News
Top Ten of 2013: No. 2; Downriggers destroyed by fire
Dispatched to the scene at about 2:30 a.m., firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to the building’s ground…
News
Top Ten of 2013: Honorable Mention; Where are the whales?
As a record-low number of sightings of Southern Resident killer whales off the west side of San Juan…
News
Top Ten of 2013: Honorable Mention; Yacht destroyed in record-setting blaze
At $5.4 million, the loss exceeds the price tag of the island’s now second-most destructive fire, the 2002…
News
Top Ten of 2013: No. 3; Unrest rises over US Customs lease
The announcement that a lease had been signed ignited protests, meetings and petitions, a Facebook website, and letters…
News
Top Ten of 2013: No. 4; Tug-of-war over health care
Controversy over the annual $l million in property-tax payments received by PeaceIsland from the public hospital district, when…
News
Donald Edward Kauffman: 1920—2013 | Passages
Don and Kathy moved to the family home on San Juan Island in 1988, where they enjoyed the…
Business
Personal fitness in form at ‘The Studio’
Co-owners share more than 20 years in the wellness, fitness industry
Life
NPS draws biggest crowd ever in 2013
More than 60K satisfied visitors crossed the thresholds of the visitors centers at the San Juan National Historical…