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    Articles by Colleen Smith
    1964 Orcas High School yearbook.
    Orcas Island’s first track team debuted in the...
    By Colleen Smith • May 27, 2023 1:30 am

    The 2023 Vikings’ track team has been touted as the first of its kind.

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    Keri Lago photo.
    Viking track athletes qualify for state
    By Colleen Smith • May 22, 2023 3:00 pm

    The Vikings’ track team is heading to state.

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    Chamber hits the ground running as it resumes...
    By Colleen Smith • May 22, 2023 1:30 am

    It’s been a productive start to 2023 at the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce.

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    Keri Lago photo.
Back row left to right: Coach Frank Rohm, Justin Krisch-Derr, Finn Ontjes, Logan Jones, Will Stephens, Ethan Moss, Ryan Krisch-Derr, Finn Rubottom, Robin Limbach, Coach Mike Kulper. Front row left to right: Porter Willis, Guillermo Sagara Iglesias, Meriel Griffith, August Moore, Malia Martinolich, Ava Dahl, Remy Lago, Diego Lago. Not Pictured: Andrew Garcia, Forest Frausto, Soli Halabisky, Max Peterson, Bethany Carter, Wylie Haug, Kairam Bailey, Olive McKenzie, Henry Walker and Theo Vaccarella.
    Vikings’ first track team sprints toward state
    By Colleen Smith • May 17, 2023 1:30 am

    Vikings’ first track team sprints toward state

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    Photo by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography
    Island Reproductive Health Initiative is committed to promoting...
    By Colleen Smith • May 10, 2023 1:30 am

    A critical island program has been reinvigorated.

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    Hannah with shelter director Kristina Snyder.
    Eleven dogs adopted in one week at the...
    By Colleen Smith • May 3, 2023 1:30 am

    A record number of dogs from the Orcas Animal Protection Society found homes last week.

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The majority of the Rock on the Rock choir with members of the band. “What Dreams May Come” is an evening of music and dance featuring all ages.
    Rock on the Rock is back with ‘What...
    By Colleen Smith • April 25, 2023 1:30 am

    The band is back together.

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    Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash.
    Apple Health reinstates eligibility requirements
    By Colleen Smith • March 29, 2023 1:30 am

    During the pandemic, the federal government suspended Medicaid eligibility requirements, meaning anyone who applied could receive state health insurance.

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    From a rural commune to Broadway | The...
    By Colleen Smith • March 22, 2023 1:30 am

    It’s a theatrical experience that is decades in the making.

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    Get dirty and compete at Orkila’s Rogue Obstacle...
    By Colleen Smith • March 10, 2023 1:30 am

    Come ROAR at YMCA Camp Orkila.

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    Bethany Marie photo
    ‘Blithe Spirit’ is an otherworldly classic
    By Colleen Smith • February 28, 2023 1:30 am

    The next production on the Orcas Center mainstage blends the mystical with the marital.

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Rich and Michele Rodriguez.
    A passion of intellects | Rich and Michele...
    By Colleen Smith • February 8, 2023 1:30 am

    Michele Rodriguez took one look at her future husband Rich and said “no thanks.”

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    Orcas Community Resource Center is hiring a Health...
    By Colleen Smith • February 7, 2023 1:30 am

    Orcas Community Resource Center is hiring a Health & Family Services Specialist. Full-time or part-time. Job description and application are…

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