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Safe driving course for seniors

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Safe driving course for seniors

The Orcas Senior Center will offer an AARP Safe Driving Course on Thursday, Oct. 10, noon to 5…

Cross country fields a young team

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Cross country fields a young team

The 2019 Orcas Island High School Cross-Country season is underway with a very young team. Eight of the…

Daniel Cade Moos, 1947-2019 | Passages

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Daniel Cade Moos, 1947-2019 | Passages

Daniel Moos was a dear and true friend to those who had the good fortune to know him…

Contributed photo by Corey Wiscomb.                                “STOP CLIMATE CHANGE”

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Students organize island strike for climate

Orcas Island youth participated in a global climate strike on Friday, Sept. 20 and walked out of school…

<strong>Contributed photo</strong>                                Back row: Assistant coach Kim Malo, Tayla Malo, Samantha Peterson, Kayla Lyons, Alecia Talbot, Lindsey Simpson, Hazel Moe, Alanna Lago, Rainey Rierden, Darian Johnson, coach Rachel Wilson. Middle: Rachel Lum, Madison Todd, Willow White, Ana Sofia Garcia Villarreal, Shaye Spinner, Emma Rodgers, Emma O’Neal and Uma McMurray. Front: Ariah Howard, Kataya Rain and Martha Lum.

Sports

Key players at the helm of volleyball team

by Coach Rachel Wilson

Enjoy a bite at the “Bite of San Juans”

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Enjoy a bite at the “Bite of San Juans”

Submitted by the San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild.

Now there’s a word for it|Letter

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Now there’s a word for it|Letter

We’ve all felt it in our quiet moments: the breakdown of community values, a steady drumbeat of more…

Contributed photo                                Back Row: Coach Chama Anderson, Ella Bigbee, Lokahi Anuenue, Birdie Greening, Izie Janecek, Celia Groeninger, Sofia Fleming, Nisha Woolworth, Corrah Wood, coaches Stephanie Cave and Alison O’Toole. Front row: Miette Woolworth, Anwyn Thompson, Maya Heikkinen, Grace Gustafson, Camryn Thompson, Lily Brandt, Destiny Wright and Arla Sutton.

Sports

Girls soccer team is committed to the season

by Coach Chama Anderson

Alice DiMicele/Contributed photo.

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Alice DiMicele at the Grange

Oregon based Alice DiMicele is bringing her groove folk and acoustic soul to the Orcas Island Grange on…

James Bernard Mehl | Passages

Obituaries

James Bernard Mehl | Passages

Our dear James Bernard Mehl (Jim) passed away on July 31, 2019 in the home he and his…

Contributed photo                                Front row, left to right: Toby Smith, Tomas Holmes, Logan Joubert-Bousson, Marion Rodriguez, Douglas Ha, Eli Giampietro. Middle Row (left to right): Ryan Schneider, Raul Orantes, Tommy Anderson-Cleveland, Kaj Litch, Leo Van Putten, William Ibarra, Cadence Kraayveld, Diego Lago, Jack Spinogotti. Back row, left to right: Assistant Coach Sid Hayworth, Pedro Guerra, August Groeninger, Landon Carter, Jai Wachtel, Ethan Bell, Paxton White, Head Coach Terry Turner. Not Pictured: Thomas “Carter” Smith.

Sports

Fresh faces and a hopeful start to the Orcas boys soccer team

by Coach Terry Turner

In response to the article “9/11 memorial complete”| Letter

Letters to the Editor

In response to the article “9/11 memorial complete”| Letter

I deeply value Orcas Fire and Rescue. The service these professionals and volunteers provide is unparalleled. I’ve taken…

Dianna Bartlett/Contributed photo.

Life

Community support for hospice care ensures quality of life at the end of life

Submitted by the Hospice of the Northwest Foundation