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    By Colleen Smith • November 27, 2022 1:30 am

    Hold on to your Santa hats — it’s going to be a whirlwind of a holiday season.

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    Something for everyone this holiday weekend
    By Colleen Smith • November 21, 2022 1:30 am

    It’s a time of gratitude, gathering with family and eating home-cooked meals.

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    A journey of rebirth from the Alaskan wilderness...
    By Colleen Smith • November 15, 2022 1:30 am

    Rafe Pearlman’s new music is a love letter to the beauty and majesty of our planet.

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    Former Orcas resident Skyler Gregg dies in Ukraine
    By Colleen Smith • November 14, 2022 1:30 am

    Skyler Gregg, 23, has died in combat, fighting for Ukraine.

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    ‘You protect what you love’ | Teaching kids...
    By Colleen Smith • November 9, 2022 1:30 am

    Pint-sized naturalists in rain ponchos, rubber boots and woolen hats bent over their journals, deep in concentration in the woods…

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    Halloween
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    By Colleen Smith • November 3, 2022 1:30 am

    It was a wild weekend of Halloween merriment on Orcas Island from fall festivals to haunted hay rides. Pictured here…

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    Protect reproductive rights this election | Editorial
    By Colleen Smith • November 2, 2022 1:30 am

    The despair that haunted me for weeks after Roe V. Wade was overturned has not dissipated.

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    Corey Wiscomb photo. Jefferson Freeman moves upfield.
    Victorious Vikings | Volleyball, soccer and cross-country continue...
    By Colleen Smith • November 1, 2022 1:30 am

    It’s been a banner season across the board for the Orcas Vikings.

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Left to right: Nicole Matisse, Bethany Marie, Annemieka Neenan and Suzanne Cooke.
    The capable, strong women of Orcas Center |...
    By Colleen Smith • October 26, 2022 1:30 am

    It is thanks to mutual admiration and respect that the staff of Orcas Center is a harmonious team.

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    Where do our Halloween traditions come from?
    By Colleen Smith • October 25, 2022 1:30 am

    Halloween is the fall holiday that sneaks up on you.

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The dead minke whale after it was towed to a beach on Blakely.
    Minke whale dies after being struck by large...
    By Colleen Smith • October 17, 2022 1:30 am

    A 24-foot minke whale died after being struck by a large vessel in San Juan County waters.

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    Keeping Orcas Center’s grounds gleaming for generations
    By Colleen Smith • October 11, 2022 1:30 am

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

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    Corey Wiscomb photo
The Lady Vikings prepare to receive the serve in a game against Neah Bay in September.
    Vikings volleyball is here to slay
    By Colleen Smith • October 5, 2022 1:30 am

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

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