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    Articles by Colleen Smith Summers
    Jenna and Tony’s daugher, Ami.
    Honoring the dead | Día de los Muertos...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • September 8, 2025 1:30 am

    For the past two Novembers, Tony and Jenna Moreno have hosted a public Día de los Muertos celebration at their…

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    Megan Cahalan photo.
    Orcas Football Club advances in league placement
    By Colleen Smith Summers • September 7, 2025 1:30 am

    After an undefeated first year, the Orcas Island Football Club has been upgraded from a rec team to a select…

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    Jen Walsh photo.
    Music and dancing in the name of charity...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • August 27, 2025 1:30 am

    As the crisp fall air ushers in a quieter season, islanders are invited to gather on a historic farm to…

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    Friday Harbor Mayor Raymont Jackson.
    Mayor of Friday Harbor charged with animal cruelty
    By Colleen Smith Summers • August 22, 2025 1:30 am

    The mayor of Friday Harbor, Raymont Jackson, has been charged with one count of animal cruelty in the second degree…

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    crime
    San Juan Island man detained by ICE accused...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • August 8, 2025 1:30 am

    Guilherme Lemes Cardoso E Silva, a 35-year-old Friday Harbor man detained by ICE in early July, has been arrested by…

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    fire
    It’s wildfire season in the islands
    By Colleen Smith Summers • August 6, 2025 1:30 am

    Wildfires are continuing to plague Orcas Island.

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    Darrell Kirk photo.
Governor Bob Ferguson with Transportation Secretary Julie Meredith (left) and Rep. Debra Lekanoff (right).
    All about ferries | Governor Bob Ferguson visits...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • July 21, 2025 1:30 am

    Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson, who touted ferries as a significant issue in his election campaign, visited Orcas Island to…

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    Jean
    Film about legendary French writer and filmmaker Jean...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • July 9, 2025 1:30 am

    A documentary detailing the life of French surrealist artist, filmmaker, poet and painter Jean Cocteau is coming to the Orcas…

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    Sean Webb/Facebook photo.
    Wildland fire in West Sound contained | Firefighting...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • July 8, 2025 1:30 am

    Firefighters have contained a seven-acre wildland fire in the West Sound/Deer Harbor area that began on the afternoon of July…

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    New parking regulations
    New regulations at Orcas Park and Ride, Madrona...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • July 1, 2025 1:30 am

    Following numerous incidents of islanders abusing parking services, the county is implementing new regulations.

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    4th
    An Orcas Island Fourth of July
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 25, 2025 1:30 am

    The Fourth of July on Orcas Island isn’t your typical patriotic celebration.

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    Artist in residence Harlen Silverman performing a meditation on cello in the Doe Bay yoga studio.
    Doe Bay gives back through artist in residency
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 12, 2025 1:30 am

    For the past six years, Joe and Maureen Brotherton have welcomed traveling musicians to Doe Bay Resort for the summer.

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    The 2009 1B/2B girls soccer State Champions.
    Lady Vikings soccer is back
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 31, 2025 1:30 am

    After a more than a decade-long hiatus, the Lady Vikings soccer team is back, and will play its first games…

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