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Nearly all the tags have been taken from the Giving Tree

Life

Giving Tree for those in need during the holidays

For families who are struggling the holiday season is less than merry and bright. To give those in…

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Life

Post Office working overtime to deliver onslaught of packages

A change in Amazon shipping has left rural post offices across the country overwhelmed. Locally, in already understaffed…

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Basketball season kicks off!

Sports

Wolverines’ Girls Basketball kicks off with three home games

Three nearly back-to-back home games kicked off the start of the Wolverines’ basketball season.

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Business

The Toy Box relocates and expands

Just in time for the holiday season, The Toy Box, formerly located on 175 First Street near the…

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An attendee Nov. 15 holds up a sign for cease-fire

News

Islanders speak out on the Middle East

Hearing the thousands of people, largely women and children, who have been killed during and since the Hamas…

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New businesses will fill the large Spring Street building.

Business

Spring Street building gets a make over

New businesses and new energy will be going into the building that formerly homed Island Studios, Little Mermaid…

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Lions pose with Rachelle Radonski before the

Life

Lions Shopping Spree provided $920 for the food bank

The Winner of the 2023 San Juan Lions Annual Shopping Spree was Thalia Shorett of San Juan Island,…

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A No Trails sign with San Juan Valley in the background.

News

Islanders testified in force against Zylstra Lake trail

A trail proposed from Friday Harbor to Zylstra Lake has been a contentious issue not just for farmers…

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The recycling bin at Market Place

Life

Challenges of recycling plastic

The 25th America Recycles Day happens Nov. 15. While great strides have been made in recycling awareness and…

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The San Juans may appear far from war, but this community has faced its fair share of grief…

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Charlie Donahue and Jennie De La Cruz performing a dive to deploy a pH and temperature sensor in a kelp bed.

Life

The Samish Nation’s fight against climate change

The Samish Indian Nation is one of many Coast Salish tribes that once made San Juan Islands home,…

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News

Election results are in

As of press time, 1,700 ballots were left to be counted. According to the San Juan County Elections…

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A pup leaves its cage for the sea.

Life

Return to the wild

Five seal pups may not have realized it, but Oct. 21 was to be their last morning in…