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‘We will continue standing up until statistics no longer define our existence’ | Orcas Pride is going strong

In the spring of 2019, two Orcas friends saw a need and stepped up.

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Love is stronger than hate | Pride month is here

The most colorful, radiant month of the year has arrived: June.

1964 Orcas High School yearbook.

Sports

Orcas Island’s first track team debuted in the 1960s

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

Keri Lago photo.

Sports

Viking track athletes qualify for state

The Vikings’ track team is heading to state.

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Life

Chamber hits the ground running as it resumes full programming

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

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.

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Vikings’ first track team sprints toward state

Vikings’ first track team sprints toward state

Photo by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography

Life

Island Reproductive Health Initiative is committed to promoting sexual health

A critical island program has been reinvigorated.

Hannah with shelter director Kristina Snyder.

Life

Eleven dogs adopted in one week at the Orcas Animal Shelter | Two still looking for families

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

Bethany Marie photo. 
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.

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Rock on the Rock is back with ‘What Dreams May Come’

The band is back together.

Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash.

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Apple Health reinstates eligibility requirements

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

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Life

From a rural commune to Broadway | The story of Noah Racey

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

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Life

Get dirty and compete at Orkila’s Rogue Obstacle Adventure Race

Come ROAR at YMCA Camp Orkila.

Bethany Marie photo

Life

‘Blithe Spirit’ is an otherworldly classic

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