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Two new COVID cases over the past week brings county total to 189

Submitted by San Juan County.

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Fire at Turtleback Preserve

Submitted by the San Juan County Land Bank.

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Orcas Center Executive Director Dimitri Stankevich with one of the new chairs.

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Orcas Center to replace theatre’s 200+ chairs | Donations sought

With its doors closed to the public, Orcas Center staff and volunteers have been quietly refurbishing, repainting, recycling…

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San Juan County Veterans’ Assistance Fund disperses more than $53K during pandemic to county veterans in need

Submitted by the San Juan County Veterans’ Advisory Board.

OPAL Community Land Trust.

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Three islanders fund purchase of apartments for affordable housing

by Crystal Mossman

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Suspicious skull, deserted dog, filched flag | San Juan County Sherrif’s Log

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

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News from Orcas Senior Center

Submitted by Orcas Senior Center.

A young resident killer whale chases a chinook salmon in the Salish Sea near San Juan Island, in September 2017. Image obtained under NMFS permit #19091. Photograph by John Durban (NOAA Fisheries/Southwest Fisheries Science Center), Holly Fearnbach (SR3: SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation and Research) and Lance Barrett-Lennard (Vancouver Aquarium’s Coastal Ocean Research Institute).

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Cantwell questions NOAA Administrator nominee on salmon recovery

Cantwell: “Salmon are … crucial to the survival of our orca population”

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Spring donors ‘Give Big’ to the community swim center

Submitted by Friends of the Lopez Island Pool.

With the support of Sheriff Ron Krebs and Deputies Herb Crowe and Jason Gross, and students from NextGeneration, the Coalition collected 29 pounds during the four-hour event.

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Take Back Drugs day yields 29 pounds of meds returned

Submitted by The Coalition for Orcas Youth.

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Washington Rocks: New DNR tourism website helps people explore the state’s geology

Washington 100 comes loaded with visuals, maps and info about the state’s most stunning features

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Seven new cases of COVID on Orcas since last update

Submitted by San Juan County.

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A live stream evening of conversation with composer Jake Heggie

Submitted by the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival.