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Dickens dinner raises $2,200 for Orcas Arts Education Project
Actor Gerald Dickens riveted a roomful of diners with a flawless performance of “Mr. Dickens is Coming!”, his…
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Colton Harris-Moore pleads not guilty
Colton Harris-Moore has pleaded not guilty to five criminal charges levied by a federal grand jury. “When someone…
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Move over, Orca whales: new study of Pacific White-sided Dolphin
The SeaDoc society thinks it's time for orcas to move over and share the spotlight. SeaDoc has hired…
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Odd Fellows host Thanksgiving meal
Come one, come all: the Orcas Island Odd Fellows will once again welcome folk from all walks of…
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Harris-Moore indicted by grand jury; One charge related to the San Juan Islands
Camano Island teen Colton Harris-Moore was indicted by a federal grand jury in Seattle on Wednesday, Nov. 10…
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Food Bank volunteers serve and wait
While the turkeys they’re handing out aren’t quite twice the size of Tiny Tim, Orcas Island Food Bank…
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Living language: Orcas Schools English Language Learners program
Jaqueline Figueroa was five when she was suddenly thrust into a strange new world where everyone spoke a…
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Orcas Island Association of Realtors gives $500 to Food Bank drive
The Orcas Island Association of Realtors gave a check for $500 to the Food Bank for their building…
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Where did the Wabit go?
The infamous red, fanged mystery Wabit of recent Orcas lore slipped into the annals of history today, buried…
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Orcas Center executive director Barbara Courtney makes her exit
Orcas Center’s Executive/Artistic Director Barbara Courtney set the stage for her exit last week with a formal resignation,…
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Orcas fire considers need for medical transport boat
Orcas Fire Chief Mike Harris wants a sure thing. When life-saving medical treatment is needed within minutes, not…
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Gerald Dickens to perform at Orcas Education Project fundraiser
He’s dapper and charmingly British in a tall black top hat, twirling a silver-tipped antique cane. You might…
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A happy Halloween 2010: slideshow
Tricks and treats abounded as trick-or-treaters bounded through Orcas Island streets last night, clad in strange and esoteric…