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The cast for Enchanted Forest Cabaret.

Life

Enchanted Forest Cabaret: Orcas Center’s fall production is a 1960s, 70s and Steampunk-inspired cabaret of love

It’s a one-hour whirlwind of color, music, dance and drama in the intimate setting of the OffCenter stage.…

News

School puts $900k levy before Orcas voters

When school started on Sept. 7, Orcas Elementary students walked into a more energy efficient building. As part…

News

School reinstates OASIS teachers; board member Ghazel ‘not happy’ about district’s handling of the process

After more than an hour of heated discussion with district administration, the school board voted to reinstate 4.3…

Maurine Taylor with her doll collection.

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A century’s worth of memories: Orcas Island resident Maurine Taylor turns 100

Maurine Taylor has advice for anyone with aspirations of living to 100: be happy. “Every day put together…

News

Deer Harbor Boatworks owner wrestles with fire department and county over water

For more than 20 years, a Deer Harbor pond was the designated water source for fire suppression at…

Long Live the Kings volunteers pulling out dead fish after the power outage last week.

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Record number of chinook salmon returning to Glenwood Springs hatchery this year

Despite losing fish in the power outage, salmon are back to spawn in huge numbers.

Firefighters Patrick Shepler and Chad Kimple douse the blaze.

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Firefighters souse vehicle ablaze near Madrona Point

Mona Saunders and her son Ron Savelle were driving their 1979 navy blue Lincoln Continental near Madrona Point…

One of the two crashes over Labor Day weekend.

News

Busy holiday weekend for Orcas Fire and Rescue

“We always anticipate that Labor Day weekend has the potential for being a busier time because of all…

Opinion

Madrona Point is not open to the public | Editorial

It’s a great disappointment to many islanders that Madrona Point is officially closed to the public. And vandalism…

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Sports

2011 girls volleyball greets the season with fresh faces

Volleyball coach Gregg Sasan isn’t quite sure what to expect. And it’s all part of the fun. “I…

Funhouse director Pete Moe and board chair Eric Youngren.

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Funhouse swings into the future

The Funhouse has a new goal and a new name: The Commons.

Firefighter Dove Dingman with the beam.

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Orcas fire department trucks a chunk of the World Trade Center home for a memorial

Thousands of miles from where the World Trade Center once stood, an island community is honoring and mourning…

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School district loans itself $250k

In order to pay its bills and make payroll this summer, the board voted to borrow $250,000 from…