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Researchers have uncovered local ghost stories abound – from eerie happenings at Rosario Resort to a hanging and haunting in Friday Harbor.

Life

High heels, a hanging and the Cry Baby House

Robin Jacobson loves local history, whether she is helping people find their ancestors’ graves or digging up island…

News

Dr. Claudia Kawas to speak on the “oldest-old”

Dr. Claudia Kawas has been working in the field of aging and dementia for almost 30 years. “It’s…

Opinion

Rock climbing and war

We all break into laughter as the driver swears his undying love for Lady Gaga. Then something explodes…

Denise Wilk with her new sales associate

Business

Total eclipse of the heart

Denise Wilk runs a charter business and a gift shop in Eastsound

Illustration by Orcas Island artist Shane Watson

News

Scarecrow contests, pumpkin carving, hay rides and more

Halloween’s origins date back more than 2,000 years to the Celtic holiday Samhain (SAH-win). Halloween is inspired by…

Benjamin Nunez Marquez

News

The face of deportation

Orcas Island resident is being sent back to Mexico after 14 years

News

Mercy flights ease the burden

The aftermath of a cancer diagnosis can be a web of grief, fear, confusion and financial worry. Add…

The group Nanda presents a high energy show of acrobatics and action at Orcas Center.

Life

NINJA THEATRE

The group Nanda presents a high energy show of acrobatics and action

Opinion

Reporter’s notebook: losing family to cancer

She wore red lipstick and her neck was often adorned with a colorful scarf. She was an artist…

The cast of “Enchanted Forest Cabaret … Fly Me To The Moon.'

Life

Fly to the moon with this year’s cabaret

These are just a few scenarios from the upcoming show “Enchanted Forest Cabaret … Fly Me To The…

Helping Hands Noramise volunteers

News

An update from Haiti

She knew the money would eventually run out. And when it did, Rosedanie Cadet started eating canned tuna…

Paul Evan’s finished product.

Life

A musical transformation

It all started with a pile of wood, but not just any kind of wood – Sitka spruce,…

Margie Sabine looks on as Eddie Cunningham plays with the sand tray in the Primary Intervention Project playroom.

News

Giving kids a chance to succeed

The room is flooded with light from a large window. A small work bench is filled with tools.…