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Opportunities for visual artists and crafters at Orcas Center

The Visual Arts Committee of Orcas Center has three exciting opportunities for artists and crafters before the year…

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Orcas hosts Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Association Girl’s Invitational Regatta

by Julia Soes

A still from “Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything.”

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Orcas Film Festival voted top 10 in the country

Every October, the island is energized by the arrival of movie producers and cinema lovers.

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Dementia-friendly community project at Orcas Senior Center

Orcas Senior Center has undertaken a project organized through Dementia Friendly America (www.dfamerica.org) called Dementia Friendly Communities. OSC…

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San Juan County Prosecutor Amy Vira provides the ins and outs of a coroner.

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San Juan County Prosecutor Amy Vira provides the ins and outs of a coroner.

Death does not abide by 9-5 working hours.

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Edgy easement, chaotic celebration, tenuous trespass | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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

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Community foundation accepting applications for Holiday Give Orcas

The Orcas Island Community Foundation is requesting proposals for the 2023 GiveOrcas Holiday Campaign.

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OIHS student selected as 2023 STEM rising star

Bethany Carter, a student at Orcas Island High School, has been named Northwest Washington STEM Network’s 2023 Washington…

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All about this year’s senior barn

by Moose Kinsey

Tony Simpson and Nicholas Rivera.

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Airhawks Flying Club expands offerings

by Bob Waunch

Bahia in Motion presents “Abrindo Caminhos” (Opening Pathways) at Orcas Center.

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Experience Brazilian dance at Orcas Center

Orcas Center and the Orcas Dance Collective welcome Bahia in Motion, a Brazilian Dance organization this Saturday, Sept.…

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Night nuisance, menacing machinery, burgled business | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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

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The Viking volleyball team. Back Row, L to R: Head Coach Mallory Balcomb, Rhya Segault, Anna Wachtel, Gema Rupp, Lucy Rios, Sofia Mahoney-Jauregui, Ava Ashcraft, Seraphine Knapp, Megan Kuntz, Bethany Carter, Lauren Forbes, Alexandria Sanders, Renata Puente, Lili Malo, Morgan Anderson, Jazlynn Lideros Beach, Molina Stone, Ass. Coach Lisa Rios, Maria Burns, Ass, Coach Hank Date. Kneeling Front Row, L to R: Lula Segualt, Savoya Sanders, Devanhi Guerra, Nootka Rose Townsend, Issy Exton, Ravevah Casaday, Chloe Anderson-Cleveland, Vera Sasan. Not Pictured Milana Schneider.

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Viking fall 2023 sports preview

by Toby Cooper