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The Orcas Island School District’s senior class of 2013 will present their projects this June.

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Senior projects unveiled

Before they graduate, students have a big task to tick off their list – senior projects.

Dennis Dahl during the Coeur d’Alene marathon in Idaho this past May.

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Dahl survives Boston bombings

As runners made their way to the finish line, bomb blasts turned a day of human triumph to…

Muriel Gallo-Chasanoff

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‘Uniquely gifted’

One day a year a group of Orcas Islanders gather to eat lunch and celebrate women in the…

The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia and Emmanuel Episcopal Parish are hosting a workshop called “From Here to Eternity

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Help with facing death and tough decisions

Death can be frightening, overwhelming and confusing. Those left behind mourn the loss of a loved one while…

Cadet in the bike race called MTB Ayiti by Travelcology.

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Fundraiser for Haiti and the Exchange

Traveling between two countries and two cultures is like time travel. You land in one place and long…

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Library looks at its growing needs

The library is going platinum. Not because it has the hottest new song on the charts. It’s because…

Now that it’s legal in Washington state

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Pot in the park?

Plenty of room in state park to grow Washington’s newest export

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Crossroads lecture on the ‘Big One’

The earthquake is coming. Experts just don’t know when it will hit. They know it’s happened before.

Singer Davin Stedman

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The Staxx Brothers blend soul and rock

Singer Davin Stedman said that the Pacific Northwest may not seem like the best place to create rock…

This Fourth Annual Student Chef Competition is held at the Orcas Island School

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Food competition fires up

The kids don aprons, get out measuring cups and spoons and preheat the ovens. They are ready to…

Cathy Ellis has spent more than 20 years as an aid worker.

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Orcas Island nurse provides aid across the globe

Cathy Ellis has seen the many faces of altruism from hope to tragedy to hard truths about humanity.

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An ocean rescue of a man and his boat

It’s amazing what you don’t see when at sea. In its vastness people can be lost forever. It’s…

Dry skin can be treated with emollients in moisturizer or by limiting your skin’s contact with water

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Truths and myths about dry, winter skin

It’s not life-threatening, but can cause serious discomfort and self-consciousness. Whether you suffer from dry patches on your…