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Fall is here – Let’s check your heat sources and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors

Submitted by San Juan County.

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Connection and opportunity for disabled adults in the workplace

A handful of local businesses are dedicated to offering all islanders the opportunity to engage in meaningful work.

Left to right: Emmett Adam, Jasmine Ikeda, Bochay Drum and Brooke Budner after Ikeda returned to Orcas Island.

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Ikeda released from Israeli custody and back on Orcas

Jasmine Ikeda, along with 20 other Americans, was released from Israeli custody on Oct. 7. She was deported…

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The Venerable Gelong Kalsang Rinpoche.

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Orcas Island residents blessed with ‘high degree of good karma’

By Darrell Kirk

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Vikings continue strong fall

by Declan O’Malley

Contributed photo. Left to right: Callum McSherry (Cascadia Renewables), Dimitri Stankevich (Orcas Center) and Markus Virta (Cascadia Renewables).

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Orcas Center commissions microgrid, securing community resilience

Submitted by Orcas Center.

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SJC Sheriff’s log

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

Colleen Smith Summers photo.

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Orcas Center’s dance studio is unveiled during Role Out

The remodeled dance studio has been in use since the start of fall classes a few weeks ago.

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Urge your representatives to release Orcas Island resident Jas Ikeda | Protest today

Jas Ikeda, an Orcas Island resident, has been illegally detained by the Israeli military. On Oct. 1 at…

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Orcas Island fall sports roundup

by Declan O’Malley

The opening night film is “Christy,” David Michôd’s true story of groundbreaking boxer Christy Martin, starring Sydney Sweeney.

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Orcas Island Film Festival unveils 2025 lineup: 41 films from 35 countries, 12 Oscar submissions and Global Festival winners

Submitted by the Orcas Island Film Festival.

Colleen Smith Summers photo.
An image from the flotilla livestream taken on Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m. PST.

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Jasmine Ikeda and 22 other Americans detained in Israel after vessel intercepted | Rep. Larsen releases statement

The Global Sumud Flotilla, which has Orcas Islander Jasmine Ikeda aboard, has been intercepted by Israeli forces in…

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Secretary of the Treasury Bessent posts misleading statement on treasury website

United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent posted a misleading statement on the U.S. Treasury’s website, an…