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More upcoming performances to warm your soul this winter

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More upcoming performances to warm your soul this winter

Deck the Halls and trim the tree, the Journal of the San Juans wanted to remind readers of…

Left: “She’s Like the Wind” by Yvonne Buijs-Mancuso; top center: “Star Flower” by Becky Kilpatrick; top right: “Intrigue” by Jill Karr; bottom center: “Dium Camas” by Robert Dash; bottom right: “Garden Totem” by Osa Caudill. (Contributed photos)

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Local artists showcased at SJIMA

Islanders have the opportunity to check out the creations of their friends and neighbors at San Juan Island…

Sneak Preview of Winterfest events

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Sneak Preview of Winterfest events

With the next month set to be bustling with holiday activity, the Journal took a sampling of a…

How to share paradise

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How to share paradise

The pace of island life ebbs and flows slowly, like soft rolling waves on the beach. Wildlife is…

Hospital district honors leaving commissioners

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Hospital district honors leaving commissioners

It was the last meeting for three of the San Juan Public Hospital District 1 commissioners and the…

A county without animal control

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A county without animal control

Without enough cases to warrant a full-time animal control officer, islanders struggle to protect San Juan County pets…

Smelling a cure for Parkinsons

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Smelling a cure for Parkinsons

Dog and medical enthusiasts gathered to support and learn more about PADs for Parkinson’s. The nonprofit that trains…

Going for the gold

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Going for the gold

A dark shadow flies through the air contrasting against the bright blue sky as Owen Akopiantz twists his…

K25 (Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Research/contributed photo)

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Gone, but not forgotten

Islanders paid tribute to three Southern resident orcas, Princess Angeline, J17, Scoter, K25, and Nyssa, L84, who passed…

Friday Harbor Schools salute veterans

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Friday Harbor Schools salute veterans

The Friday Harbor High School band was already playing as students filed into the Turnbull gym for the…

The Anacortes Marathon Oil refinery with Mt. Baker in the background. (Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5/contributed photo)

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Neighboring oil refineries eyeing expansions

Two oil refineries neighboring San Juan County are proposing expansion projects. Phillips 66 in Ferndale is looking to…

Children haunt the streets of Friday Harbor | Gallery

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Children haunt the streets of Friday Harbor | Gallery

Superheroes, Muppets, villains and wild animals were set loose upon the sleepy town of Friday Harbor on Halloween,…

(Heather Spaulding/staff photo)

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Thrill of the World | Gallery

Zombies crawled to the San Juan County Fairgrounds to participate in the Thrill of the World Oct. 26.