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Bipartisan bill hopes to improve rural veterans’ access to health care

Submitted by Rep. Rick Larsen’s office.

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New enforcement laws cause confusion and frustration

Recently enacted laws are limiting law enforcement’s ability to properly respond to emergencies, according to San Juan County…

Selby Lighthill/contributed photo John Evans, former county council member, died on Aug. 2.

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Politics and plants | John Evans leaves behind a legacy

A passion for property rights led John Evans to serve three terms on the San Juan County Council.

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County to reinstate mask mandate, Aug. 13

Submitted by San Juan County.

Contributed photo/The team from Alimentando al Pueblo at the Orcas Island Food Bank (OIFB): (l to r) Alison O’Toole (OIFB staff member), Olga Rodriguez (distributor of Latinx foods), Roxana Pardo Garcia (co-founder and project lead of Alimentando al Pueblo), Patricia Palomino (co-founder and packing team lead), Hilda Pardo (co-founder and packing team member), Amanda Sparks (OIFB manager).

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How do you say “Food Bank” in Spanish?

Submitted by the Orcas Island Food Bank.

Contributed photo Skipper, a female chihuahua mix, is available for adoption at the Orcas Animal Shelter.

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These paws were made for walking | Orcas APS fundraiser

Clip on your dog’s leash, head out the door and raise some money for local animals.

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Kidney-busting canine; missing makeup | Sheriff’s Log

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

Contributed photo Future hive members helped out with the tasks at hand.

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Hive holds first community work party

by Megan Neal

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Support island youth at the 4-H hybrid Fair

by Kate Mikulak

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Endangered orcas receive critical habitat protections

Expanded critical habitat signals much of West Coast contributes to recovery of endangered orcas

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Vaccines are still the best protection against COVID-19

Submitted by San Juan County.

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SeaDoc Society to hold virtual ‘Bottoms Up’ event Sept. 9

Submitted by SeaDoc Society.

Colleen Smith/staff photo Friends of the Orcas Library board chair Ken Gibbs in the storage unit with boxes of books that will be at the sale on Aug. 14.

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Summer Book Sale returns Aug. 14

It’s wall-to-wall boxes of books over at the Friends of the Library storage unit.