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    Articles by Colleen Smith Summers
    School board continues to mull budget
    School board continues to mull budget
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 8, 2009 7:01 pm

    The numbers are still being crunched over at Orcas School. At the school board’s budget meeting last week they discussed…

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    Didier Gincig (l) with Patrick Bennett (r) working in Didier’s garden.
    Fresh produce at your fingertips
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 8, 2009 6:53 pm

    Didier and Kathryn Gincig are one of many families in the islands participating in a growing trend: maintaining their own…

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    A letter to the class of 2009
    A letter to the class of 2009
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 8, 2009 6:43 pm

    Dear Class of 2009, Congratulations on reaching this milestone in your life. As you stand on the threshold of adulthood,…

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    The OASIS graduating class
    OASIS graduates seven students
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 7, 2009 4:06 pm

    It was with pride that OASIS alternative high school teacher Marta Branch spoke of her students during the graduation ceremony…

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    Walter Henderson with the totem pole that he restored.
    Totem pole back at the Orcas Historical Museum
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 4, 2009 12:30 pm

    It was gone for a several years, but now it’s back for all to enjoy. The Orcas Historical Museum held…

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    Saving the planet starts with kids
    Saving the planet starts with kids
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 2, 2009 5:15 pm

    Environmental groups in the San Juans recognize an important fact: the future of our natural world depends on our children….

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    Endow Orcas graduates its first class
    Endow Orcas graduates its first class
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 1, 2009 2:40 pm

    Island non-profits are coming together to share one goal: enriching our community. Endow Orcas, a program of the Orcas Island…

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    WSF sailing schedules could be dramatically different if Coast Guard upholds its ruling
    WSF sailing schedules could be dramatically different if...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 29, 2009 2:53 pm

    There’s some new trouble brewing for the ferries – and this time it’s not about finances. In the past, the…

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    Orcas Chamber gears up for the summer
    Orcas Chamber gears up for the summer
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 29, 2009 1:47 pm

    For the Orcas Chamber of Commerce, things are just starting to heat up. More foot traffic is walking through the…

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    The Orcas Island Community Band in concert.
    Orcas Island Community Band to present spring concert
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 28, 2009 4:07 pm

    Young musicians join forces with their more experienced counterparts in the multi-age Orcas Island Community Band. Perhaps best known for…

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    High school seniors Elli Blaine
    Community foundation awards annual grants
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 22, 2009 10:48 pm

    $72,830. That’s how much the Orcas Island Community Foundation has awarded to island non-profits for 2009. The foundation held its…

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    Budget, transfer station, and CAO covered at town hall meeting
    Budget, transfer station, and CAO covered at town...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 21, 2009 6:49 pm

    It’s something out of a public official’s bad dreams. With a $1 million budget deficit looming in the distance, San…

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    Kids being read to at the day camp for children ages three to six.
    Hiking, biking, cooking, and more: Orcas Rec launches...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 20, 2009 3:31 pm

    Orcas Rec has classes for kids, teens, and adults

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