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Vikings have a busy week

by Marty Zier

Sen. Ranker comments on carbon tax proposal

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Sen. Ranker comments on carbon tax proposal

Senate Democrats heard the governor’s carbon tax proposal on Tuesday, Jan. 16, Senate Bill 6203, in the Senate…

Scott Gianola | Passages

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Scott Gianola | Passages

Scott Gianola passed away in his home on Orcas Island on Dec. 19, 2017.

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New literature course at the Orcas Island Library

Dictatorship Imagined: Novels of Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism

Island women’s marches planned

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Island women’s marches planned

Islanders say they are fired up and ready to go when it comes to equal rights for all.

OPALCO seeks board candidates for District 2

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OPALCO seeks board candidates for District 2

Nominations are now open for the 2018 Orcas Power and Light Cooperative Board of Directors election. There are…

Missing dog on Orcas

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Missing dog on Orcas

Volkie, a black German shepherd dog has been missing since the evening Thursday, Jan. 11. The the other…

Virginia Lucile (Ginny Lu) Wood | Passages

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Virginia Lucile (Ginny Lu) Wood | Passages

Virginia Lucile Wood (November 22, 1952 – January 5, 2018) “Ginny,” “Ginny Lu,” or “Lu” to her family…

Annual homeless count scheduled for Jan. 25

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Annual homeless count scheduled for Jan. 25

San Juan County’s 2018 point in time homeless count will be conducted on Thursday, Jan. 25. Count organizers…

Bolshoi Ballet’s encore of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

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Bolshoi Ballet’s encore of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Bolshoi Ballet presents Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet “Romeo and Juliet” staged by famous choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. Ratmansky stages the…

Forgery for food; pony problems; construction complaint | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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Forgery for food; pony problems; construction complaint | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s office responded to the following calls:

Good Lovelies return to the Orcas Center

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Good Lovelies return to the Orcas Center

Orcas Center welcomes the Good Lovelies back to Center Stage on Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m. Audiences have fallen…

Groups petition for removal of lower Snake River dams

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Groups petition for removal of lower Snake River dams

Submitted by Center for Whale Research and DamSense.org