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Weekly lunch volunteers, left to right: Angela Burch, Mark Meyer, Mary Greenwell, Hilary Canty and Theresa Gerringer.

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Breaking bread with the Orcas Island community

Magic can happen over a quality meal with friends.

Dr. Rubek in one of her mobile dental vans. She visited Orcas preschools for screenings on Feb. 25.

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Everyone deserves dental care

Dr. Jessica Dubek believes oral hygiene is paramount to a healthy life.

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Back row (left to right): Dorrie Braun, Patrick Primeau, Marley Moxley, Griffin Johnston, Sarah Flickinger, Bee Schermerhorn, Dan Hall, Opal Mills, Sam Wickstrand, Marjorie Blaine, Paxson Williams, Rene Sturk, Victoria Smith, Sukima Hampton, Pluto Dolohov, Tori Griffith, Elodie Antonia, Lila Beale. Front Row: Ash Cooke, Jael Roy, Jamey Moriarty, Noah Gwerder, Claire Beeler, Annie Williams, Quin Wildman-Gossett. Not pictured: Phoebe DeMoura, Hans Sprenger and Tatum Wright.

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A play for anyone never destined to save the world | ‘Puffs’ comes to Orcas Center

Who, exactly, are the Hufflepuffs?

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Collen Newberry and Bridget Meyer.

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A love that keeps getting better | Bridget Meyer and Collen Newberry

Theirs is a love story that began as a slow simmer.

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Orcas man charged with assault with a deadly weapon

Bradley Kenneth Stoner, 36, has been charged with three counts of assault in the first degree with a…

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Conditions of release set for extradited burglary suspect

Two years after a bench warrant for his arrest, Gene Tarez Foddrell, 30, of Georgia, faced a felony…

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Friday Harbor man charged with burglary, theft, assault and resisting arrest

Justin Edward James, 34, of Friday Harbor, was charged with burglary in the second degree, assault in the…

The Orcas chess team, L-R: Thurmond Russell, Max Vollmer, champion Lamai Hons, Orion Johns, and Colter Bond.

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Chess champs

The hard work of Orcas Island’s teen chess players has paid off.

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Reporting on serious crime in a small town | Editorial

Writing about crime in our communities is the most challenging part of our job — particularly when it…

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Friday Harbor man charged with rape and molestation

The trial for a Friday Harbor man charged initially with child molestation and later rape of a child…

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Island kids and seniors share in the joy of community

The holiday spirit was in full force when a group of Orcas Island Middle Schoolers joined the senior…

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Left to right, back row: Angelina Smith, Aria Griffin, Sandra Malo, Macey Hance and Nora Duthie. Front row: Josie Foote, Alice Estrella, Bella Malo and Cora Shaner.

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SWISH girls’ team finishes season undefeated

The Orcas girls’ SWISH team reigned undefeated in their season and brought the league championship trophy home.

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Artwork that lasts a lifetime | Tattoo shop opens on Lopez

Sara Rose Kellenberger opened Lopez Island’s first public tattoo shop last fall after working out of a private…