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Sea Island Nutracker closes this week

Submitted by Orcas Center

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2023 Floating Jammie Jam

It’s that time again! The Floating Ukulele Jam Holiday Jammie Jam is on! Grab your uke, your pajamas,…

Participants in the Strengthening Families program in 2023.

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Island youth and families can keep busy this winter with Funhouse

The Funhouse Commons is offering a medley of new programming for island youth.

Islands Conservation Corps crew members plant trees to improve stream corridors.

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Landowners show support for improving Crow Valley stream corridors

Submitted by San Juan Islands Conservation District

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Learn about the clinical benefits of psychedelics

The use of psychedelics has been a long-standing part of cultures around the world.

Crane and barge remove derelict floats from Blind Bay on Shaw Island

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Derelict structures removed to make way for wildlife

Submitted by Friends of the San Juans

FOIL Board Members Michael Armenia, Mary Pugh, and Kathy Morris present the library director Ingrid Mattson (far left) with a check for books and programs for 2024.

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The Library thanks FOIL for sixty years of Holiday Teas

by Ingrid Mattson

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Ferries awarded $4.8 million to extend lifespan vessels

Washington ferries awarded $4.8 million to extend lifespan of six aging vessels by up to a decade

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BOFC special meeting

Submitted by Orcas Fire and Rescue

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The Orcas Island Garden Club presents “Preserving your Garden Bounty” by Jennifer Bryan-Goforth

Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, Dec. 13 when we welcome Jennie Bryan-Goforth from WSU…

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Winter Solstice Luminary Parade

A new island parade is born! On Dec. 21 at 4 p.m. the first “Be the Light” luminary…

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More than 200 people participate in Community Dodgeball

Submitted by the Orcas Island Education Foundation.

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Dr. H. Gary Greene holds a sample of vesicular basalt at the site of the Devil’s Mountain Volcano.

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Surprise discovery off the shores of Lopez

by Toby Cooper