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    Articles by Anna V. Smith
    Orcas Dreams hazardous tree removal approved
    Orcas Dreams hazardous tree removal approved
    By Anna V. Smith • December 18, 2015 7:34 pm

    San Juan County Hearing Examiner Sharon Rice has reversed a decision made by the county on a request to remove hazardous trees off of a 38-acre parcel owned by Dave and Nancy Honeywell.

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    A new year brings new EMS chief to San Juans
    A new year brings new EMS chief to...
    By Anna V. Smith • December 18, 2015 8:00 am

    By Anna V. Smith

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    Hanging by a thread – secrets of mussel’s attachment
    Hanging by a thread – secrets of mussel’s...
    By Anna V. Smith • December 18, 2015 8:00 am

    By Elizabeth Cooney

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    Staff photo/ Anna V. SmithBack row left to right: Coach Neil MacDiarmid
    Lucky 13 for this year’s Wolverine wrestling team...
    By Anna V. Smith • December 17, 2015 11:30 am

    The number thirteen might be unlucky for some, but the thirteen-member Wolverine wrestling team at Friday Harbor High School have high hopes of making it to state at the Tacoma Dome again this year for the 2015-2016 season. The squad sent three of their teammates James Guard (120), Sara Rist (155) and Haley Pyle (145) to the 2014-2015 championships.

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    Photo by Sara Parsons
    Elementary schoolers raise funds for diabetes Type 1...
    By Anna V. Smith • December 16, 2015 8:00 am

    “This is 28 carbs,” Sara Jensen said, handing an ice cream cone to her son Henry as he pulled his blood sugar test kit out of a silver iridescent fanny pack. You don’t often hear parents talking to their kids about watching their carb count, unless they’re a parent like Jensen with a child who has diabetes.

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    Journal welcomes new office manager and reporter
    Journal welcomes new office manager and reporter
    By Anna V. Smith • December 16, 2015 8:00 am

    The Journal is happy to announce that Heather Spaulding is joining the Journal as a part-time reporter and office manager.

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    Solstice celebration at the Grange this week
    Solstice celebration at the Grange this week
    By Anna V. Smith • December 16, 2015 8:00 am

    — San Juan Island Grange #966 and 3rd Saturday Contra Dance

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    Wolverine sports update: basketball and wrestling
    Wolverine sports update: basketball and wrestling
    By Anna V. Smith • December 14, 2015 8:30 pm

    By A.J. Kurtz

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    New grief specialist on San Juan Island
    New grief specialist on San Juan Island
    By Anna V. Smith • December 14, 2015 8:00 pm

    Deb Langhans, owner of Wholistic Health Options, has just become a Certified Grief Specialist in “The Grief Recovery Method,” a comprehensive method of grief recovery created 35 years ago by the internationally-respected Grief Recovery Institute. This certification allows Langhans to work with groups and individuals to help them recover from all kinds of personal loss. 8-week workshops and 7-week one-on-one sessions provide time-tested curriculum to help participants heal from loss due to death, divorce, illness, unemployment, pet loss and many other significant life changes.

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    Mount Baker ski bus rides again this January
    Mount Baker ski bus rides again this January
    By Anna V. Smith • December 9, 2015 8:00 am

    Starting Saturday Jan. 9 the “Ski Bus” will leave Friday Harbor on the 8:05 a.m. ferry, headed to Mt. Baker Ski Resort.

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    American Camp beach near Grandma’s Cove gets pummeled by large waves carrying drift wood logs
    High winds on San Juan Island until at...
    By Anna V. Smith • December 5, 2015 2:44 pm

    The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a high wind warning is in effect for San Juan Island until 7 p.m. this evening.

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    Land Bank seeks acquisition of 300 acre Zylstra Lake property
    Land Bank seeks acquisition of 300 acre Zylstra...
    By Anna V. Smith • November 30, 2015 7:28 pm

    Swimming, hiking and boating may be in the future for the 50 acre Zylstra Lake off San Juan Valley Road. The lake has found a buyer in a joint venture of the San Juan County Land Bank and San Juan Preservation Trust, which has proposed to buy the property that includes 312 acres of farmland for a purchasing price of $3 million dollars.

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    Roxanna Zalmanek is a 13-year survivor of breast cancer.
    Life, love and surviving breast cancer
    By Anna V. Smith • October 28, 2015 6:26 pm

    When Roxanna Zalmanek was diagnosed with breast cancer and began chemotherapy treatment, the San Juan Island community did what it does best: supported her in a time of need.

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