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Gullicksons bicycle from San Juan Island to Bar Harbor, Maine in 93 days

Well, they did it, those ambitious Gullicksons. Just like they said they would. In May, they dipped their…

The winning Ryder Cup team. Back row from left

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Red Team walks away with Ryder Cup title

In an event touted by some male golfers as the best local golfing event of the year, the…

Wolverine Alex MacDonald (3) challenges Falcon Liz Adams at midfield in Saturday’s 7-0 loss to South Whidbey.

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Wolverines outscored 13-1 in first two soccer games

It’s been a rough start to the season as the Wolverine girls soccer team dropped the first two…

Deanna and Gordy Banry with their children: Lindsey

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Thanks to community generosity, Banry family expanding home

The walls in the Banry home on Beaverton Valley Road have looked better, especially the battle-scarred corners near…

The only thing institutional is the plate it's served on. From left

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San Juan Island School District lunch program sparks food frenzy

The new school lunch pilot program impresses students, parents, just about everyone. Roast chicken with mashed potatoes and…

After 30 years in business

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Friday Harbor Ace Hardware gets a reprieve

Foreclosure proceedings on Friday Harbor Ace Hardware were postponed this morning until 10 a.m. Oct. 3. The legal…

After 30 years in business

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Ace Hardware in Friday Harbor faces forclosure; auction set for Friday

After 30 years in business, Friday Harbor Ace Hardware on Argyle Avenue is headed toward foreclosure and an…

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Base salaries go up, as do on-call demands at Inter Island Medical Center

Dr. Jan Smulovitz, a retired endocrinologist, asked about the $144,438 on the Inter Island Medical Center’s July profit…

Kids are great at saying they need new clothes each trip off-island. They’re also good at scouring the Web and magazines for ways to adapt last year’s wardrobe to the new year. Be creative. You never know when something old is suddenly hip again. Cell phones and Mp3 players. School rules apply. At FHMS: If they’re at school

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San Juan students face changes in new school year

Tick toc, tick toc. Gather thee blackberries while thee may, for just as the dog days of summer…

Matt Cowell shot 70 to take the men’s title at the Herb Kranick Memorial Golf Tournament

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Cowell, Schuman win Kranick Memorial Golf Tournament

Rain-soaked fairways and greens wreaked havoc at the annual Herb Kranick Memorial Golf Tournament Saturday and Sunday. It…

Amanda Kendall holds a platter of locally produced goods at the San Juan County Agricultural Guild fund-raiser

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San Juan schools will have local food on menus this fall

If chef Tom French of Whidbey Island has his way, San Juan Island School District students will be…

The heart of downtown Friday Harbor — Spring and First streets — shortly before the town incorporated in 1909. Several buildings in this photo are familiar to residents today: The San Juan County Bank building at left

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Friday Harbor’s 100th birthday party begins

In 1909, several noteworthy things happened in Friday Harbor and on San Juan Island.

Fred Weedon of Lopez Island chips toward the hole in Saturday’s best ball competion. He and John Bird were tied for third place going into Sunday’s round

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Bird, Weedon win Member/Guest

Saturday’s rainy skies toyed with the entire field, but it didn’t matter a whit to the San Juan/…