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    Articles by Colleen Smith Summers
    Your chance to make  a difference
    Your chance to make a difference
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 19, 2009 1:31 pm

    Have an idea of how to make the community a better place in which to live, play and work? There’s…

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    Residents and soon-to-be owners of Wild Rose Meadow
    Happy birthday OPAL
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 19, 2009 12:16 pm

    Community Land Trust celebrates 20 years

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    Scenes from OPALCO's annual meeting.
    Crosby and Thomerson win OPALCO election
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 16, 2009 4:50 pm

    A record number of voters cast their ballots in the 2009 OPALCO board of directors election. The results were announced…

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    Rev. Shawn Shelton (l) performed vow renewals for Kirk and Denise Troutman last week in Island Market. The ceremony was a complete surprise to Denise.
    True love in the deli
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 15, 2009 1:39 pm

    It wasn’t your average Friday morning for Island Market employee Denise Troutman. After 30 years of marriage, her husband Kirk…

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    Daria Stankevich and her border collie at last year's parade.
    Think you’ve got a cute pet?
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 14, 2009 3:36 pm

    Annual pet parade coming to Eastsound

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    County to move ahead with commercial-only LAMIRD
    County to move ahead with commercial-only LAMIRD
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 14, 2009 12:02 pm

    The future of a Country Corner “Limited Area of More Intense Rural Development” is one step closer to being decided….

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    Eat well and help the animals
    Eat well and help the animals
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 13, 2009 7:45 pm

    14th Annual Bite of Orcas to support Wolf Hollow

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    Seventeen-year-old OASIS student Adrian Speers illustrated the pencil drawing.
    “Cutting Age” youth art show
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 12, 2009 2:01 pm

    Array

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    Be cautious, and be healthy
    Be cautious, and be healthy
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 12, 2009 2:25 pm

    So far, islanders and county agencies seem to be responding to the H1N1 flu virus with appropriate caution and planning….

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    Eastsound aquifer has more water than previously thought
    Eastsound aquifer has more water than previously thought
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 8, 2009 8:56 pm

    Cause of nitrate levels still unknown

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    Orcas School facing tough financial year
    Orcas School facing tough financial year
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 6, 2009 1:15 pm

    It’s not as bad as it could be, but the Orcas School budget for 2009-10 is looking grim. Last year,…

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    The state budget: what it means
    The state budget: what it means
    By Colleen Smith Summers • April 30, 2009 8:24 pm

    An interview with Kevin Ranker

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    Shelley Russell teaching gymnastics to her students.
    Gymnastic business opens on Orcas
    By Colleen Smith Summers • April 27, 2009 7:41 pm

    Every week Orcas kids gather for an afternoon of tumbling, handstands, vaulting, and back flips. Led by Shelly Russell, Orcas…

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