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Darrell Kirk photo. Festivalgoers revel in the experience.

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Imagine Festival: A life-changing musical journey on Orcas Island

By Darrell Kirk

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In partnership with San Juan County WSU Extension, the EDC offers a free workshop on transferring a farmers market to a retail business

Submitted by the Economic Development Council.

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Public health hot topic: COVID-19, influenza and RSV immunizations in 2025

Submitted by San Juan County.

Contributed photo. Friends of the San Juans staff aboard the tour, left to right: Tina Whitman, senior science director; Magali Cota, legal director and staff attorney; Katherine Dietzman, shoreline and mapping specialist; Eva Schulte, executive director; and Isabel Alexander, operations manager.

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Land managers convene for shoreline resiliency

Submitted by the Friends of the San Juans.

Steve Alboucq photo. Meet the staff of the Orcas Center, pictured here, during the Role Out. Back row: Keith, Amber, Jake, Cheslea and Jordan. Front row: Cameron, Nicole and Colleen.

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Robust year ahead for Orcas Center | Role Out to preview 2025-26 season

Submitted by the Orcas Center.

Contributed photo. Owners of Madrone Cellars & Cider, Amy (pictured above) and her husband, Shaun, are inviting visitors to explore their operations and enjoy tastings of their award-winning wine, cider and natural seltzer during the San Juan Island Farm Tours.

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Farm tours of the San Juans are back | Experience island life at its best

Submitted by the San Juan Conservation District.

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Call for artists: ‘Movement’ community show

Submitted by the Orcas Center.

Darrell Kirk photo. Auntie Kate with her band, the Uncles of Funk, where she “stirs up a mess of Blues, seasoned with R&B. She is a charismatic singer with a style all her own.” Auntie Kate is a Descendant of Hawaiian Kanakas from Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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When the border came: How 1872 displaced Hawaiian families from San Juan Island

By Darrell Kirk

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Library: Call for artists

Submitted by the Orcas Island Public Library.

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Island Stewards launches Common Ground Transit Talks: Petition and surveys now open

Submitted by Island Stewards.

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New local book by Barbara Humes

There is a new local book hot off the press called “Mush, You Huskies, Mush!” Author Barbara Humes…

Tracy and Roby Sydor photo. ‘Queen of Hearts’ made from about 2,000 recycled playing cards. Dress by Marjorie Taylor.

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Call for designers: Recycled material fashion show

Designers are invited to participate in a fashion event to take place on the opening night of a…

Contributed photo. Salmonberry Community School kids.

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Introducing the Salmonberry Community School

Submitted by the Salmonberry Community School.