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Keeping Orcas Center’s grounds gleaming for generations

For decades, three island gardeners have pruned, weeded and tenderly cared for the Orcas Center grounds.

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The Lady Vikings prepare to receive the serve in a game against Neah Bay in September.

Sports

Vikings volleyball is here to slay

The Lady Vikings volleyball team is poised to play deep into the playoffs.

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Orcas man arrested after allegedly breaking into home, flashing knife at officer and running away into woods

Matthew Edward Huffstodt, 33, of Deer Harbor, was apprehended by sheriff’s deputies on Oct. 2, three days after…

“Corsage,” a visually stunning contemporary waltz through the life of the extravagant Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Vicky Krieps), whose beauty and corsetry were famed in lands worldwide.

Life

Film fest back in full force | Jacqueline Bisset to attend, Jean-Marc Vallée to be honored

Orcas audiences will again be whisked away to lands near and far during the eighth annual Orcas Island…

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Orcas man charged with assaulting a police officer

Brett Isaac Hickman, 42, has been charged in San Juan County Superior Court with one count of assault…

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Opinion

There is help for those in crisis | September is suicide prevention month

Mental health conditions affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background.

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A patient being flown with Airlift Northwest, which is a program offered by the University of Washington.

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Three memberships recommended for air ambulance coverage

If you live in the San Juans and have a medical emergency that requires air transport to a…

Editorial

Opinion

The kindness of strangers — and community | Editorial

It was not the holiday weekend we had envisioned.

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Sofia Poe, Lisa Spesard and Claire Orser.

Life

Cake with a side of conflict | New show opens at Black Box

“We’re both the brides.”

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Life

From the river shores of Montana to the beaches of Orcas

When Laura Black and her seven-year-old daughter Frances went on vacation in Montana, they did not expect to…

Erin White at Mary’s Place when she dropped off her first donations.

Life

Erin White is giving back

There is a simple reason why Erin White wants to lend a hand to those in need.

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Opinion

The wonder of the fair |Photos

The last time I wandered wistfully through the homemade jam aisle of the fair was in 2019.

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News

Aldous case to go to trial

The following story contains graphic details.