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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.

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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.

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Eco Club champion conservation and the environment

Submitted by Friends of the San Juans.

Contributed photo. Rafe Pearlman.

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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.

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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?”

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

By Annika Hauer

Contributed photo. Ursula Neal.

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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.

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Preparing for the next avian flu outbreak

Submitted by Russell Barsh, director of Kwiaht.

Contributed photo. Ellie Wright.

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

by Betsy O’Donovan

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Ladies of Laughter brings national women’s comedy tour to Orcas Island

By Darrell Kirk

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Lawless logging; found fugitive | SJC sheriff’s log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

Asya Eberle and Deborah Jones.

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Q&A with Asya Eberle and Deborah Jones, owners of Orcas Island Realty | Women in Business

How/why/when did you both choose real estate as a career?

A picture of the new Lydia Lane OPAL housing.

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Coming soon: Five new OPAL homes on Lydia Lane | OPAL’s first new single-family home construction in 16 years

By Rusty Diggs

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Apply to the Healing Arts Center

Submitted by the Healing Arts Center.