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Friday Harbor Elementary School students to receive free weekend meals | Update

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Friday Harbor Elementary School students to receive free weekend meals | Update

Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated Michel Vekved’s title with the Rotary. It also…

Friday Harbor High School cheerleaders build up players, and themselves | Sports preview

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Friday Harbor High School cheerleaders build up players, and themselves | Sports preview

For the Friday Harbor High School football cheerleaders, C-H-E-E-R spells strength.

Contributed photo/San Juan Island Fitness                                The club practices at the pool at San Juan Island Fitness.

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San Juan swim club ready to dive into season

The local swim club is ready to make a splash.

Wildfire contained off Beaverton Valley Road on San Juan | Update

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Wildfire contained off Beaverton Valley Road on San Juan | Update

A wildfire swept through about an acre of Dancing Seeds Farm near the intersection of Beaverton Valley Road…

Inter Island Medical Center property remains on the market

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Inter Island Medical Center property remains on the market

For the second time in about three months, an offer to purchase the publicly owned Inter Island Medical…

Sick, young orca, J50, is presumed dead; NOAA stops ‘active’ search | Update

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Sick, young orca, J50, is presumed dead; NOAA stops ‘active’ search | Update

A missing adolescent orca has likely lost her fight against illness and emaciation.

Friday Harbor smoke test causes false-alarm fire call

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Friday Harbor smoke test causes false-alarm fire call

They say where there’s smoke, there’s fire, but not when town officials are testing for breaks in the…

Five facts about OPALCO’s solar power project

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Five facts about OPALCO’s solar power project

The sun shines brighter in the San Juans than most of Washington state, and for OPALCO, that’s a…

Friday Harbor Elementary School to collectively buy school supplies

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Friday Harbor Elementary School to collectively buy school supplies

Showing off new gear on the first day of school can be exciting for some, but intimidating for…

Q&A with San Juan Island School District interim superintendent

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Q&A with San Juan Island School District interim superintendent

With the new school year comes a new interim superintendent for the San Juan Island School District.

First day of school for San Juan, Orcas, Lopez and Shaw

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First day of school for San Juan, Orcas, Lopez and Shaw

On the heels of the San Juan County Fair comes the onset of a new islands’ school year.…

Contemporary art exhibition at San Juan Island National Historical Park examines Americanism

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Contemporary art exhibition at San Juan Island National Historical Park examines Americanism

Hushed breezes may roll through the pastures surrounding the park’s 19th century, wooden buildings, but inside holds photos,…

San Juan County to receive temporary air quality monitor | Update

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San Juan County to receive temporary air quality monitor | Update

The San Juan Islands’ blue cloudless skies and unfiltered rays have been intermittently overshadowed by a gray haze…