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Thanks for Parkinson’s support | Letter

Thank you, San Juan Islands community for supporting the Parkinson’s Alert Dog exhibit and raffle table during the…

Orcas Sailing Team Wins NWISA North Regional and NWISA Women’s Qualifier regattas

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Orcas Sailing Team Wins NWISA North Regional and NWISA Women’s Qualifier regattas

Four sailors from the Orcas High School Sailing Team – Maggie Toombs, Emma Freedman, Helena Auger and Millie…

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SeaDoc Society and YMCA Camp Orkila present ‘Whale Entanglement’

Did you know that the International Whaling Commission estimate that every year 300,000 cetaceans die each year worldwide…

Kickoff event for the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy on Orcas

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Kickoff event for the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy on Orcas

Climate Justice Steward Sharon Abreu will host a kickoff event for the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy…

Else Ranker wins Surfrider Foundation Clean Water Classic surfing competition

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Else Ranker wins Surfrider Foundation Clean Water Classic surfing competition

Nine-year-old Else Ranker of Orcas Island traveled to Westport, Washington to defend her championship title in the Surfrider…

Buy a book for the school library

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Buy a book for the school library

Darvill’s Book Store in Eastsound has partnered with the Orcas Island Public School Library to help purchase books…

Woman in the Woods Productions presents ‘Dragon Lady’

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Woman in the Woods Productions presents ‘Dragon Lady’

Dragon Lady is the inaugural event from Orcas Island’s Woman in the Woods Productions. The one-woman play from…

Baby doorstep delivery, car combustion, refile refuse | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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Baby doorstep delivery, car combustion, refile refuse | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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

Contributed photo/Center for Whale Research                                J-52 shows the characteristic “peanut head” depression behind the outline shape of the skull covered by a thin blubber layer. This syndrome is associated with impending death.

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Baby orca, J-52, passes away

Submitted by the Center for Whale Research

Residential burning opens Monday

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Residential burning opens Monday

Residential burning season will be opening, with limited hours, on Monday, Oct. 2. Residential burning with a permit…

More dogs from Hurricane Harvey come to Orcas

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More dogs from Hurricane Harvey come to Orcas

Residents of southeast Texas are still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Harvey. As shelters have become inundated…

Orcas Island Wrestling Club to start new season

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Orcas Island Wrestling Club to start new season

The Orcas Island Wrestling Club is getting ready to roll out the mats again to start its eighth…

Zwilling wins horse championship buckle

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Zwilling wins horse championship buckle

Five-year-old Grace Zwilling won the championship belt buckle for leadline equitation in the Jerry Prigge Washington State Finals…