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    Articles by Anna V. Smith
    Goose Island left to burn itself out
    Goose Island left to burn itself out
    By Anna V. Smith • July 7, 2015 12:41 pm

    According to the press release there are “fifty or more pelagic cormorants still on their nests, and some gulls will be successful. Other nesting birds will return to the island once the fire is gone.”

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    Smoke rises from Goose Island. The fire has been feeding on guano and dry grass
    Fire on Goose Island continues to burn
    By Anna V. Smith • June 30, 2015 7:30 pm

    The fire on Goose Island that began Friday, June 26, is still smoldering after a second attempt to put it out. San Juan Fire and Rescue spent approximately 6 hours Monday and around 100,000 gallons of seawater on the fire, according to Steve Marler, fire chief.

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    A classic
    Easy Flag Cake | Recipes
    By Anna V. Smith • June 30, 2015 3:55 pm

    This simple flag cake is a festive recipe for the Fourth, with fruit and cream cheese frosting to give the classic yellowcake a sweet and fresh finish.

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    Notes
    Community art exhibit calls for empathy with marine...
    By Anna V. Smith • June 30, 2015 3:29 pm

    “Liminal Currents: Exploration of an Empathetic Umwelt” is the first major community collaboration at IMA, as well as the first conceptual installation.

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    Progress at Museum of History and Industry
    Progress at Museum of History and Industry
    By Anna V. Smith • June 30, 2015 3:04 pm

    Driftwood from Jackson Beach, an old limestone quarry cart from Roche Harbor, and a replica of the 1800s era kiln furnaces using authentic bricks and metal — these are just a few of the accents going into the Museum of History and Industry at San Juan Historical Museum.

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    Survivor of sex trafficking speaks out at San Juan Island event
    Survivor of sex trafficking speaks out at San...
    By Anna V. Smith • June 30, 2015 12:56 pm

    Under the stage lights in the San Juan Community Theatre, a survivor of sex trafficking told the audience her story for the first time. A resident of Orcas Island for the past 11 years, she was forced into the sex trade by members of her family from the time she was 3 until she was 23.

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    Smoke rises from Goose Island Monday as the fire continued to smolder.
    Fireworks suspected in Goose Island blaze
    By Anna V. Smith • June 30, 2015 12:42 pm

    A grass fire allegedly caused by a homemade firecracker started on Goose Island at 6 p.m. Friday, June 26 and is still smoldering. Goose Island is located off of Cape San Juan, between San Juan Island and Lopez Island.

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    The seven graduates of Skagit Community College. From left
    Skagit Community College students celebrate graduation
    By Anna V. Smith • June 23, 2015 3:18 pm

    The seven graduates came from all walks of life. Some recent graduates of high school, some finishing a GED years after leaving high school, and some continuing higher education they never pursued in their youth.

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    Actors in Island Stage Left during a fight scene in their upcoming production Cymbeline
    Shakespeare Under the Stars
    By Anna V. Smith • June 23, 2015 1:11 pm

    A spoonful of Macbeth, a sprinkling of Twelfth Night, a dash of Midsummer Night Dream, and you have a taste of Cymbeline being performed this summer in Shakespeare Under the Stars by Island Stage Left.

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    Soundwatch Boater Education Program goes out on the water to educate recreational boaters about federal regulations as well as safety guidelines when in the presence of orcas and marine wildlife.
    Rules of the road for whale watching in...
    By Anna V. Smith • June 23, 2015 12:48 pm

    Local islanders at Lime Kiln State Park watched from the shore as a kayaker got out of his craft, put on snorkel gear and got into the water when orcas were nearby June 7. According to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, there are civil penalties up to $11,000 and other repercussions for feeding, harassing, or approaching orca whales within 200 yards.

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    Dry spell drags on in San Juan County
    Dry spell drags on in San Juan County
    By Anna V. Smith • June 16, 2015 4:22 pm

    The dry spell on San Juan Island has continued as the tone of urgency toward the drought in Washington state has increased.

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