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    Unvaccinated WSF Employees Fired, Staff Shortage Causing Ferry...
    By Sienna Boucher • October 26, 2021 1:30 am

    More than 100 ferry workers have been let go after failing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

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    Photo courtesy of Winnifred Brumsickle
Photo courtesy of Winnifred Brumsickle
    Tourist accidentally steals car, drives it from Friday...
    By Sienna Boucher • October 25, 2021 1:30 am

    San Juan resident Winnifred Brumsickle suffered from a rare island occurrence — someone stole her car.

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    Photo courtesy of Carl Wilkens
Wilkens in Rwanda in 2019 with a survivor who has reconciled with the man who killed her husband and sons
    Man who survived Rwanda genocide speaks to islanders
    By Sienna Boucher • October 16, 2021 1:30 am

    A world without empathy is a dangerous one. Carl Wilkens learned that firsthand when he became the only American to…

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    Town enacts employee vaccine mandate
    By Sienna Boucher • October 11, 2021 1:30 am

    Friday Harbor employees will need to receive their COVID vaccine or face termination. Resolution 2672 was passed in a town…

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    Victoria Compton and Greg Hertel run for Port...
    By Sienna Boucher • October 10, 2021 1:30 am

    Q & A with Compton and Hertel

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    Fifth annual teacher gift bag project returns
    Fifth annual teacher gift bag project returns
    By Sienna Boucher • September 15, 2021 1:30 am

    After a long year of teaching remotely, local teachers are getting shown appreciation from the community with the return of…

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    Island Hospital hosts COVID community briefing
    By Sienna Boucher • September 13, 2021 1:30 am

    With school starting and flu season right around the corner, Island Hospital hosted a community briefing on Sept. 9.

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    Getting a COVID test on San Juan Island
    By Sienna Boucher • September 10, 2021 1:30 am

    COVID-19 cases have steadily been increasing this summer.

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    The MV Sealth sails from Orcas to Shaw Island on the afternoon of Jan. 27, 2021. (Mandi Johnson/staff photo)
    Some WSF employees threaten ‘sickout’ over busy sailing...
    By Sienna Boucher • September 8, 2021 1:30 am

    On the eve of one of the islands’ busiest weekends, ferry-goers braced for a choppy ride. Prior to the weekend’s…

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    Fire department seeks new boat for off-island rescues
    By Sienna Boucher • September 4, 2021 1:30 am

    A dispute between the San Juan Fire Department and Sam Juan Police Department regarding the public safety vessel, the Sentinel,…

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    Photograph by Michael Stillwater.
    Island Composer Morten Lauridsen performs at San Juan...
    By Sienna Boucher • September 2, 2021 1:30 am

    Waldron Island has inspired an archipelago of world-renowned choral songs. Sitting in his remote Waldron cabin, dubbed Crum’s Castle, with…

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    Blue Heron Canoe Family visits the San Juans
    Blue Heron Canoe Family visits the San Juans
    By Sienna Boucher • August 19, 2021 1:30 am

    While locals and tourists may be complaining about ferry waits, the Blue Heron Canoe Family is visiting the islands by…

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    Painted rocks and awareness | SAFE San Juans...
    By Sienna Boucher • August 17, 2021 1:30 am

    Hope can appear in the most unexpected places — and that is the message that SAFE San Juans want to…

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