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Viking Bella Nigretto during last year’s softball season. Currently

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Orcas School District makes tough budget decisions; Booster Club working on funding for spring sports

The board agreed to the following cost-saving measures, which are effective Feb. 27: reduction of .57 FTE para-educator,…

Firefighter and EMT George Schermerhorn shakes hands with Division Chief Patrick Shepler after responding to the call.

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Bomb squad transports explosive substance from Orcas home

"I commend all those involved for taking all the necessary steps to bring this situation to a safe…

Mikail Van Maren (44) brought a little NBA flair to Orcas

Sports

Boys’ basketball team is working hard

“Concrte beat us, but what was cool about the game is that the kids learned how to play…

The Northwest Multiple Listing Service tallied 56

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NWMLS releases 2011 numbers: increase in sales, decrease in $$

The Northwest Multiple Listing Service tallied 56,290 closed sales of single family homes and condominiums during 2011, improving…

Participants in the Shakespeare Walk that Jane Alden created.

Life

Shakespeare to hit the streets: performers needed

The Orcas Island Chamber is sponsoring its first annual spring Shakespeare Festival on March 30 and 31. Chamber…

Matthew Laslo-White after his win.

News

Young magician crowned winner of Orcas Has Talent junior | Slideshow

Matthew Laslo-White won the Orcas Has Talent junior contest on Jan. 21.

The flipped vehicle on Enchanted Forest Road.

News

Islanders have stayed safe during storm; only one minor car accident

“Overall this hasn’t been a major winter storm event,” said Brendan Cowan, the director of San Juan County…

Colleen Smith Armstrong/Staff Photo Above

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‘Orcas Reads’ Thornton Wilder; extra performance added

“Even in this day of always-available communication, island dwellers feel isolated from the rest of the world,” said…

Nancy Wang (far right

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Orcas Island storytellers teach yarn spinning in China

Orcas Island storytellers Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo just returned from a month-long adventure in China. The couple…

Opinion

Colton had better use his jail time wisely | Editorial

We’re nearing the end of the Colton Harris-Moore saga, after his sentencing in December. Did the punishment fit…

Defense attorney John Henry Browne with Colton Harris-Moore at the sentencing hearing.

News

Orcas reacts to Barefoot Bandit sentencing

Colton Harris-Moore was sentenced in Island County Superior Court on Dec. 16 to seven years and three months,…

News

Chemical dependency counselor Clinton Mills has credentials suspended

Clinton Mills, a chemical dependency counselor on San Juan Island, has had his credentials suspended for misconduct with…

Shelbi Rogers drives the ball; Aliviah Garcia is pictured in the back.

Sports

Lady Vikes pull out a win against Shoreline, lose to Concrete and Sultan

The lady Vikings met their match in Shoreline Christian. Orcas fans were in full force during the Dec.…