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All-League awards for Orcas Island High School basketball

Submitted by The Booster Club.

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County Council travels to Orcas Island for upcoming March 24 meeting

Submitted by San Juan County.

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News

Let’s talk public transit for Orcas and the San Juan Islands

Imagine Orcas and the San Juan Islands, where:

The Rainshadow team - from left: Kenny Horton, Elizabeth Dinwiddie, Jon Chappelle, Tessa Ormenyi, Anika Sanders, Crystal Mossman, Joel Ray. Lower row: Timi Ferry and Gaelyn Moore. Not present but always working hard: Tommy Allgaier and Peter McWilliams.

Business

A new generations takes the helm at Washington’s oldest solar installer

From off-grid cabins to the regional grid, one island company is redifining what solar can do

Darrell Kirk photo. Training Division Chief Sam Fowler and recruits.

News

Orcas Island Fire recruits brave rain, hail and heavy winds to pass live fire training

by Darrell Kirk

Contributed photo. The Orcas Island Food Bank “multitaskers” (l to r): Mary Heydron, office manager; Jamie Cier, board treasurer; Amanda Sparks, executive director; Asifa Pasin-Welch, volunteer coordinator; Cali Bagby, communication and development; Erika Davis, ordering coordinator; and Emily Bennett, communications and technical coordinator.

Business

At the food bank, multitasking is a way of life | Women in Business profile

Submitted by the Orcas Island Food Bank Communications Committee.

Contributed photo. Eco Club students at the the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Washington.

Life

Eco Club champion conservation and the environment

Submitted by Friends of the San Juans.

Contributed photo. Rafe Pearlman.

Life

A musical journey across the globe | Rafe Pearlman to open film showing

“SAMA: To Listen” follows filmmaker Darek Mazzone, composer Peter Culshaw and entrepreneur musician John Goodfellow as they journey…

Contributed photo. San Juan Island 4-H Youth assemble composting worm bins.

Life

Local 4-H members attend 2026 San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit

By Aurora Miller

Annika Hauer photo. Madeline Johnson, who read the Declaration of Independence at the celebration, titled her painting “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,” responding to the question, “What does America mean to you?”

News

Capitol celebration marks Declaration of Independence, America’s 250th birthday

By Annika Hauer

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Business

Orcas nutrition coach brings healthy eating home | Women in Business profile

Submitted by Holistic Nutrition In Your Home LLC.

Russel Barsh photo. A Glaucous-winged gull.

News

Preparing for the next avian flu outbreak

Submitted by Russell Barsh, director of Kwiaht.

Contributed photo. Ellie Wright.

Life

Ellie Wright among four WWU student journalists selected for Seattle Times ‘Best of the Pacific Northwest’ Symposium

by Betsy O’Donovan