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One of the many beer bottles that Chris Gill recently picked up near his home on White Beach Road.

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Litter bug: a look at local littering, state laws, and San Juan County programs

The residents of White Beach Road are not happy. Someone, for the past few months, has been dumping…

Opinion

Thank you, Orcas, for being engaged | Editorial

Want to feel a community’s pulse? Take a look at the local newspaper’s letter section. The Islands’ Sounder…

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Thank you, Orcas, for being engaged | Editorial

Want to feel a community’s pulse? Take a look at the local newspaper’s letter section. The Islands’ Sounder…

John and Julie Gottman.

Life

Experts in love: Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Drs. John and Julie Gottman offer advice to keep the love alive

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Too many deer leave the San Juans vulnerable to invasive plant species, says UBC study

Growing deer populations are fundamentally changing the environment of the San Juan Islands and the Gulf Islands off…

Life

Orcas Horns Valentine’s dance concert funds student scholarship

Bring your sweetie, comfortable dancing shoes, and an appetite for rhythm and blues to the Orcas Horns “Valentine’s…

Becky Clemens.

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Orcas islander Becky Clemens wins $22,000 Harley in fundraiser raffle

Becky Clemens got a big surprise last month: she won a 2010 “Touring Ultra Classic Electra Glide” Harley…

Responders cleaning up a fuel leak from the plane.

News

Orcas man crashes plane into hangar

An Orcas man sustained severe facial injuries after his plane crashed into a hangar at the airport. Gilbert…

News

Regional ferry district proposal dead in the water

Governor Chris Gregoire’s regional ferry district proposal has been set adrift in the sea of dead legislation. Senator…

Last year’s Rock on the Rock choir. Director Grace McCune is pictured in front

Life

Put another dime in the jukebox: Island choir sings rock classics – new series to start soon

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Photo courtesy John Keatley

News

Kindlings Winterfest highlights rebels of the Christian faith

When Dick Staub was a student at Berkeley, there was one man who helped him understand his faith:…

News

Eastsound Sewer and Water well project in Highlands at a standstill

After a sobering report from the state department of health last month, the Orcas Highlands Association will not…

A sketch of the suspect.

News

San Juan County Sheriff’s office releases image of Orcas Island rape suspect

The San Juan County Sheriff's office has released the sketch of a man suspected of rape on Orcas…