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Chris Gustafson lays one up.
    Both boys and girls basketball teams lose first...
    By Sienna Boucher • December 30, 2021 1:30 am

    The Friday Harbor girls and boys varsity basketball team lost conference games to Orcas Island High School on Dec. 17….

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    Sienna Boucher/staff photo
Drug court graduates Brian Borquist (left) and Zachary Kostechko (far right) with Brad Fincher (middle), a probation officer and drug court case manager.
    San Juan County drug court celebrates two graduates
    By Sienna Boucher • December 22, 2021 1:30 am

    Family and friends gathered, teary-eyed and smiling, while Brian Borquist and Zachary Kostechko celebrated their graduation from San Juan County…

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    WSF teaser
    Washington State Ferry crew respond to two overboard...
    By Sienna Boucher • December 20, 2021 1:30 am

    Washington State Ferry employees demonstrated their rescue skills after responding to two overboard incidents, one over Thanksgiving weekend on the…

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    Photo by Gustavo Zambelli on Unsplash
    Environmentally friendly tactics for ‘burning smart’ during the...
    By Sienna Boucher • December 15, 2021 1:30 am

    While the main source of air pollution in the summer months may be apparent with smoke from forest fires visible…

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    National Guard team five going to Orcas.
Contributed photo//Brendan Cowan.
    San Juan County takes the lead in Washington...
    By Sienna Boucher • December 13, 2021 1:30 am

    Vaccine distribution in San Juan County has been a bit more unique than elsewhere, with health department staff members and…

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    Photo by Mikaela Wiedenhoff on Unsplash
    Decatur Island continues to search for solutions for...
    By Sienna Boucher • December 11, 2021 1:30 am

    Some Decatur Island residents have been expressing concern over changes that have been made to their mail system put in…

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L-R, girls’ basketball: Mia Blackmon, Jordan Gustafson, McKenna Clark, Audrey Allen, Sheya Welty, Ashley Lawson, Ella Mason, Esme Smith, Eleanor Rollins, Mia Germain, and Sarah Cruz.
    Friday Harbor high school winter sports preview
    By Sienna Boucher • December 8, 2021 1:30 am

    Boys basketball

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    Decatur Island in a state of unrest after being cut off from mail delivery services
    Decatur Island in a state of unrest after...
    By Sienna Boucher • December 7, 2021 2:53 pm

    Decatur Island residents are up in arms over new ownership of its mail system.

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    Snake River dams are diminishing the salmon population
    Snake River dams are diminishing the salmon population
    By Sienna Boucher • December 3, 2021 1:30 am

    The Snake River, once abundant with salmon, is becoming barren as it is filled with dams. While this industrialization is…

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    Staff photo// Sienna Boucher
    Parents and students participate in ‘shoe demonstration’ against...
    By Sienna Boucher • December 2, 2021 1:30 am

    Scores of shoes were strategically placed on the steps of the San Juan School District Office on Nov. 22. These…

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    Sam Paul-Barrette photo
    Boys soccer places fourth in state
    By Sienna Boucher • December 1, 2021 1:30 am

    Boys soccer places fourth in state

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    Sienna Boucher//staff photo. 
Turkey tail mushrooms.
    James Nowak on mushroom hunting in the San...
    By Sienna Boucher • November 23, 2021 1:30 am

    The Pacific Northwest is home to some of the most abundant plethoras of mushroom species.

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    Courtesy photo.
    WSF returns to a regular schedule under a...
    By Sienna Boucher • November 19, 2021 1:30 am

    Editor’s note: The ferry situation is changing daily. The story below reflects the most current information at press time. Visit…

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