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County fair is a time for islanders to shine | Editorial

I've been attending the San Juan County Fair since I was a kid, and every year I am…

Greta Matassa

Life

All that Orcas jazz: three-day festival on the way

The Orcas Island Jazz Festival is on its way to being a local tradition.

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News

Magician Laslo to appear on Penn and Teller’s television show

At 15 years old, Orcas Island-grown magician Matthew Laslo stood on a Las Vegas stage, in front of…

man selling cocaine to a woman

News

Is heroin use becoming more common in the San Juans?

Whether injected, snorted or smoked, heroin is rapidly delivered to the brain. The euphoria is immediate, and after…

Donna Laslo photo

News

‘Conversations with a Cop’ at Sea View Theater on Aug. 11

In response to national unrest between law enforcement and the citizens it is charged with protecting, retired police…

Treleven pleads guilty to burglary

Joshua Daniel Treleven, 37, of Friday Harbor, admitted to breaking into Roy's Coffee Shop and stealing a speaker,…

Frank Fritz (left) and Mike Wolfe.

Finding forgotten relics: American Pickers hoping to visit San Juans

American Pickers' quest for hidden treasure is taking them all the way to the San Juan Islands.

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Nigretto to hold Italian dinner fundraiser for Susan G. Komen walk

Orcas Islander Mandy Nigretto is participating in the Susan G. Komen 3-day breast cancer walk in Seattle from…

The group Time for Three.

Life

Nineteen years of music magic | Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival on the way

The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival's 19th season features 12 varied concerts, an information-packed lecture series, a performance…

Kids enjoying themselves at the Funhouse Commons summer camp.

Profile of the Funhouse Commons and its youth programming

Swing by the Funhouse Commons on a summer day and you will find kids playing basketball. Come by…

Janice Wiemeyer

Dr. Wiemeyer publishes ‘Loving Again: After A Spouse Has Died’

Losing a loved one is the most traumatic experience a human being can go through.

Ashanti Ellyson

OASIS graduates three students | Class of 2016

OASIS honored its GED recipients with a graduation celebration on July 11.

Opinion

Why we report on court cases | Editorial

Why do we write court stories? Are we being sensational? We are a close-knit community – should we…