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School looks at tough budget cuts

After reductions in funding from the state and federal level and less money collected from the Maintenance and…

Chamber Music Festival celebrates a big anniversary

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15 years of soul – Chamber Music Festival celebrates a big anniversary

The chamber music festival is honoring its 15 years in style with more artists, more concerts and two…

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Money available for marine training

In a tough economy, one of the best ways to find a job is to further your education.

Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings make first appearance at Orcas Center this July.

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Slide guitar King comes to Orcas Island

Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings make first appearance at Orcas Center

Above: Jyoti Pavitt during the solstice parade last year. She is helping organize this year’s Trashion Fashion Show.

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14th Annual Summer Solstice parade

Welcome the sun in style with the solstice parade and trashion fashion show

ames Haug with his daughter Ginger during a demanding Halloween experience. Haug is also the father of Wylie

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Joy of fatherhood: An island dad shares his story in honor of Father’s Day

James and his wife Jessica are raising their two young girls on Orcas: four-year-old Wylie and 17-month-old Ginger.…

Dahlia is young and very energetic. She arrived at the shelter with no training but now she is house broken and knows how to sit

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It takes a village to raise a shelter animal

For the past three months, Islanders Bank sponsored a “cat of the day” from the Orcas Animal Shelter.…

A steel prototype of how the garbage cans in Eastsound could be housed.

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Eastsound trash can project gets a boost

With grant money on the horizon, setting up trash cans for Eastsound is one step closer to fruition.

Left to right: Jared Lovejoy

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‘The Butterfly Effect’ inspired by a worldwide movement of anti-bullying video messages

Orcas Center is presenting “The Butterfly Effect,” an Orcas play inspired by a worldwide movement of anti-bullying video…

Scott Lancaster is running for county council.

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Lancaster runs for council

Scott Lancaster has announced he will run for county council in the upcoming November election. He will run…

Left: Kara O’Toole during rehearsals.

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Ten Tiny Dances – ten choreographers, two towns, one small stage

Orcas Center Director Kara O’Toole, who is also a professional dancer, is passionate about Ten Tiny Dances, a…

The 2012 Orcas High School senior class is the last to paint the historic barn

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Second life for beloved barn

Orcas High School student plans to tear down decaying barn and build a new one so future seniors…

Ann Lister with her mom Molly Roberts. Ann and her husband Ian are currently raising their family of three on Orcas Island.

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Motherly love – Molly Roberts and Ann Lister share their story just in time for Mother’s Day

She may be a grown woman, but Ann Lister still likes to sit on her mother’s lap. “My…