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    Articles by Emily Greenberg
    Keeping it simple
    Sailor navigates unchartered waters in pursuit of self-sufficiency
    By Emily Greenberg • April 17, 2015 1:26 pm

    Chris Troutner graduated from college with a degree in electrical engineering and went straight to work, but never lost touch with his original intent: to spend as much time as possible in the San Juans. In fact, it intensified.

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    Peggy Mauro in her tiny home on San Juan Island. Her house was custom built on a double-axel trailer for $16
    Micro-homesteading: one woman’s journey into sustainable living |...
    By Emily Greenberg • April 14, 2015 4:47 pm

    These days her house is parked on the northeast end of the island, amidst sprawling acres of evergreens and a waterfront view. She has several permaculture gardens planted throughout the property and even keeps chickens.

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    From left; Doris Gilbreath
    Longevity comes easy when family is everything
    By Emily Greenberg • April 14, 2015 3:21 pm

    On April 16 Doris Gilbreath will turn 97 but could be mistaken for decades younger.

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    Zula Mucyo and Michaella Ibambasi are the first students from Rwanda to attend Friday Harbor's Spring Street International School. Zula will become Spring Street's first Rwandan graduate later this spring.
    Rwanda to Spring Street: 8,000 miles from home
    By Emily Greenberg • April 9, 2015 4:17 pm

    Since arriving in Friday Harbor, Zula and Michaella have had an array of first-time experiences, like flying on an airplane, learning to swim and riding a bicycle. In her spare time, Zula takes hip-hop classes and Michaella recently joined the San Juan Singers.

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    Sailor Nick Wainwright and Steve Roberts
    Ketchikan or bust: kindred spirits team up on...
    By Emily Greenberg • April 3, 2015 7:37 pm

    The first-ever “Race to Alaska,” brainchild of the Northwest Maritime Marine Center, is a 750-nautical-mile journey from Port Townsend to Ketchikan, Alaska. San Juan Island’s Nick Wainwright, would-be pilot of a modestly sized and very unique boat, has his sights set on the $10,000 first-place prize.

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    WSF deckhand Craig Hanson prefers the inter island route to all others because of commuters' familiar faces
    On the water commute, another day in paradise
    By Emily Greenberg • March 25, 2015 1:51 pm

    In most towns and cities, the word “commute” conjures an image of concrete, gridlock traffic jams—but not in the San Juan Islands.

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    Horsewoman extraordinaire Emma Billington recently started her own business
    San Juan ‘whisperer,’ local girl takes the reins...
    By Emily Greenberg • March 18, 2015 4:06 pm

    In her new business, Inherited Horsemanship LLC, which she opened in Dec. 2014, Emma Billington, 26, works closely with the horse and its owner to help create a lifelong relationship between the two.

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    Master carver James Jewell guides the totem pole at the raising ceremony. The totem was carried across state lines to unite communities in protest of the Cherry Point coal terminal.
    Fight against proposed coal terminal captured on film,...
    By Emily Greenberg • March 16, 2015 5:56 pm

    “Our Sacred Obligation” a documentary by Lummi tribal member Freddy Lane, chronicles the 22-day-long totem pole journey, and will screen for free at the San Juan Island Library, March 21, 7 p.m., as part of Ken Crawbuck’s series “Tragedy of the Commons.”

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    Roadblocks removed; Homeland Security marks mid-summer for opening of new FH headquarters
    Roadblocks removed; Homeland Security marks mid-summer for opening...
    By Emily Greenberg • March 12, 2015 1:28 pm

    “We hope to be completely moved out of the existing office in the next 3-5 months,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Michael Milne said of the agency’s pending move of its Friday Harbor headquarters into the heart of town.

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    Master Gardeners donate the harvest from their demonstration garden to the local food bank
    Little garden, big bounty; Master Gardeners donate harvest
    By Emily Greenberg • March 11, 2015 2:13 pm

    Compared to some of the larger demonstration gardens maintained by Master Gardeners across Washington state, the small plot on Mullis Street may not seem like much. But size doesn’t matter when it comes to the amount of crops it yields.

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    High school students from around Washington state go head to head each year in a battle of oceanographic intelligence to see what team will advance to the national competition.
    2015 Orca Bowl: The road to nationals
    By Emily Greenberg • March 3, 2015 1:38 pm

    Any student at FHHS can volunteer to be a part of the Orca Bowl teams, but it takes a certain kind of student to excel in this competition.

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    If the petition put forth by the Center for Biological Diversity turns into a proposed rule
    Data deficiency? Buying time?
    By Emily Greenberg • March 3, 2015 1:09 pm

    NOAA says two years needed to decide on a possible expansion of orcas’ critical habitat

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    Newborn calf L-121
    Newborn No. 3 bumps population up to 80
    By Emily Greenberg • February 27, 2015 2:02 pm

    A newborn orca calf was sighted Feb. 25 about 15 miles off Westport, Greys Harbor.

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    • League of Women Voters Observer Corps notes on County Council and Hospital District meetings
    • Breaking ground at the Fairgrounds – New projects underway
    • Library Board meeting notice
    • Sheriff’s Office demonstrates new drone technology to County Council
    • Sowing Seeds of Hope for Survivors of Sexual Abuse

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