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Sand Lance dance deep in the Salish Sea.

Life

Salmon Part II – the role of forage fish

By Toby Cooper

TEASE

News

WSF Town Hall: Employee hires are up, and a crackdown on unruly riders takes effect

The Washington State Ferry Service held two online town hall-style meetings on Jan. 11 and 12.

Contributed photo by Renee Diaz
Members of the Washington Youth Ocean and River Conservation Alliance and the Earth Ministry/Washington
Interfaith Power & Light marched from The Olympia Ballroom to the steps of the Capitol Jan. 13.

News

Salmon restoration legislation

By Renee Diaz, Washington State Journal

Bethany Carter

Sports

Vikings eye playoffs

by Jefferson Freeman

MR and Shane Patrick.

Sports

Islanders honor MR Buffum for coaching Lopez basketball for four decades

by Samantha Olson

Stick Men come to Orcas Center on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.

Life

Stick Men come to Orcas Center on Feb. 4

Submitted by Orcas Center.

Heather Spaulding/Staff photo
Austin Galt, Nala Galt, and Celia Roth.

Life

Welcome to the world Nala Galt

Weighing eight pounds and four ounces, Nala Mae Galt was born on Jan. 2 at 10:15 a.m.

Contributed photo by Taylor Smith
Left: The Orcas sailors

Life

Orcas sailors go to Rose Bowl in L.A.

By Julia Soes

sheriff

News

A birthday bash, counterfeit currency, and a peering perpetrator | Sheriff’s Log

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

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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, joined with supporters in Olympia to celebrate passage of a $1.85 billion increase in federal funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant. The increase was part of a large appropriations bill adopted in December.

News

New funding will improve childcare, Murray says

Alexandria Osborne, Washington State Journal

Photo by Bogomil Mihaylov on Unsplash

Life

The beats are back: Rock on the Rock Choir returns

Submitted by Grace McCune and Jake Perrine.

Marin

Life

Eleven-year-old commits to cold-water swimming every day for a year

Every night after dinner, Marin Andersson slips out her front door to swim in the ocean.

Bruce Orchid

News

Teacher Bruce Orchid dies | Letter

Dear Students, Families, Staff and Community: