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    Articles by Heather Spaulding
    Contributed photo by Doug McCutcheon and the San Juan Island Historical Society and Museum 
Turtleback Mountain on Orcas, 1895 and again in approximately 2015
    Restoring the noble oak
    By Heather Spaulding • May 21, 2022 1:30 am

    For thousands of years, Garry oaks, Quercus garryana, dug their roots deep into craggy rocks and hilltops promoting a rich…

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    Minimizing tourism impacts
    Minimizing tourism impacts
    By Heather Spaulding • May 20, 2022 1:30 am

    There is a delicate balance between the economic benefits of island visitors and the impacts of increased crowds. The San…

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    Heather Spaulding / Staff photo
Louise Dustrude and Lee Sturdivant
    Islanders join in nationwide “Bans off our body”...
    By Heather Spaulding • May 18, 2022 1:30 am

    Over 30 islanders took place in the national “Bans off our Bodies” protest Saturday, May 14, protesting the Supreme Court’s…

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    Contributed photo by Chad Settles
    Islanders provide safety net for one of their...
    By Heather Spaulding • May 14, 2022 1:30 am

    Once an islander always an islander, meaning it is no surprise locals are reaching out and giving Chad Settles, who…

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    Heather Spaulding / Staff photo
Mayor Ray Jackson
    Holliwalk groundbreaking
    By Heather Spaulding • May 12, 2022 1:30 am

    Approximately 30 people gathered in the afternoon of May 7 to celebrate breaking ground for the San Juan Community Home…

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    Public hearing scheduled to remove Orcas planning commissioner
    By Heather Spaulding • May 11, 2022 1:30 am

    A public hearing has been scheduled for the removal of San Juan County Planning Commissioner Steve Smith of Orcas Island,…

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    Heather Spaulding / Staff photo Ramona Fierl with fellow rally goers
    local men and women protest overturning Roe v...
    By Heather Spaulding • May 10, 2022 1:30 am

    Approximately 50 islanders took time in their Mothers Day schedule to protest on the San Juan County Courthouse lawn on…

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    New policies in the protection order process
    New policies in the protection order process
    By Heather Spaulding • May 9, 2022 1:30 am

    Until recently, victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, harassment or vulnerable adults needed to fill out specific petitions to request…

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    Contributed photo by Joan Benney
Mara, Charley, Natalia and Lisa
    The meaning of island motherhood
    By Heather Spaulding • May 8, 2022 1:30 am

    Raising children on an island has its challenges, however, for San Juan Islanders Lisa Lawrence and her daughters Natalia and…

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    Contributed photo by the Whale Museum
    Working toward a plastic-free salish sea
    By Heather Spaulding • May 4, 2022 1:30 am

    Plastic is everywhere, recent studies have shown, even in human lungs and bloodstream. The petroleum-based product has been found in…

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    Dwight Henline (San Juan County Sheriff’s Office)
    Federal charges brought against Henline
    By Heather Spaulding • May 4, 2022 1:30 am

    Dwight C. Henline, a 33-year-old Friday Harbor man is being charged with arson in the first degree in the United…

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    Heather Spaulding/Staff photo 
Graham Learning mid pitch.
    Sports update
    By Heather Spaulding • May 2, 2022 1:30 am

    Fastpitch:

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    Contributed photo by Rut Miit on Upslash
    Local service clubs and non-profits give graduates a...
    By Heather Spaulding • April 28, 2022 1:30 am

    While high school seniors anticipate graduation celebrations, concerns about tuition and other college fees cause anxiety in students and their…

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    • Townsend Colley from Friday Harbor named to Ohio University’s Spring 2022 Dean’s List
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