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    Articles by Heather Spaulding
    Entomologist Cynthia Brast shows a local youngsters her collection of insects during the Pollinators in the Park event
    Pollinators in the Park | Slideshow
    By Heather Spaulding • May 18, 2016 2:01 pm

    The Land Bank and National Park Service hosted a children’s event in celebration of “History Lives Here” month

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    A local youngster cuddles a sea creature during the University of Washington lab's open house
    University of Washington’s Marine Lab’s open house drew...
    By Heather Spaulding • May 17, 2016 1:28 pm

    The public was invited to tour the facility, ask questions of students and researchers, and learn all about the world of marine zoology, botany, fisheries and oceanography.

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    “Crazywise” - a film about culture and mental health
    “Crazywise” – a film about culture and mental...
    By Heather Spaulding • May 15, 2016 1:30 am

    The term mental illness can conjure up images of disease, a broken brain and unstable and nonfunctional people. In western culture a psychological diagnosis can lead to a lifetime of medications and isolation by family members and society as a whole.

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    6th-graders and Kwiaht host Pollinator Celebration
    6th-graders and Kwiaht host Pollinator Celebration
    By Heather Spaulding • May 5, 2016 1:30 am

    Friday Harbor Elementary School sixth-graders and Kwiaht hosted a Pollinator Celebration with honey tasting and a dedication of the research garden on Friday, April 29 from 9 to 11 a.m. At 9:30 a.m., the sixth-graders offered a dedication of the garden to supporting organizations Kwiaht and San Juan Public Schools Foundation. A thank-you was presented to Ranger Parsons from SJI National Historical Parks and Cattle Point Rock and Topsoil. Tthe sixth-graders gave informative tours of the research garden, highlighting their work with pollinators in collaboration with scientists, and featured a presentation in their classroom.

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    The buzz about bees
    The buzz about bees
    By Heather Spaulding • May 5, 2016 1:30 am

    It takes much more than landing on a flower to be a pollinator.

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    Addams Family the musical
    Addams Family the musical
    By Heather Spaulding • May 4, 2016 2:41 pm

    The Addams Family has been a part of American culture since 1938, when cartoonist Charles Addams first published the spooky, kooky and ooky family in The New Yorker. The images became so popular, it eventually evolved into a TV show, movies, and most recently, a Broadway musical, according to Carol Hooper, show director.

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    Schonberger honored at Soroptimist rose ceremony
    Schonberger honored at Soroptimist rose ceremony
    By Heather Spaulding • May 4, 2016 11:40 am

    Howard Schonberger was the first man to join Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor.

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    Fragile Waters at IMA
    Fragile Waters at IMA
    By Heather Spaulding • April 24, 2016 1:30 am

    It was the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that inspired two friends to create IMA’s newest show. Curator Jeanne Falk-Adams and Barbara Cox, artist agent, created Fragile Waters at IMA April 23 – Sept. 5.

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    Wolverine Fastpitch Softball Friday
    Girls Fastpitch Softball against Burlington-Edison April 1 |...
    By Heather Spaulding • April 5, 2016 2:56 pm

    Lady Wolverines lost to Burlington-Edison but won big against Darrington

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    Ribbon cutting ceremony for opening of Customs and Border Protection office
    Ribbon cutting ceremony for opening of Customs and...
    By Heather Spaulding • April 2, 2016 1:30 pm

    After much controversy and negotiations, the Customs and Border Protection office invited the public, as well as stakeholders to an open house in their new offices on Spring Street and First, April 1, from 12:15-1:30 p.m., refreshments provided.

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    Islanders have evolved to consume seawater | The Gerbil
    Islanders have evolved to consume seawater | The...
    By Heather Spaulding • April 1, 2016 4:30 am

    By Heater Ball-Ding

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    Ladies fastpitch first home game of the spring | Slideshow
    Ladies fastpitch first home game of the spring...
    By Heather Spaulding • March 28, 2016 7:12 pm

    The Lady Wolverines played Coupeville Saturday, March 26 in their first home game

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    First home game for Friday Harbor baseball team | Slideshow
    First home game for Friday Harbor baseball team...
    By Heather Spaulding • March 28, 2016 7:09 pm

    The team played Coupeville in their first home game on Saturday, March 26

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