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Agnes May Murray: 1931—2015

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Agnes May Murray: 1931—2015 | Passages

Agnes May Murray came to San Juan Island at the age of four to live at the Lime…

Catch the dazzling performance of critically acclaimed and national touring troupe

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Circus, theater, acrobats—and dance—oh my!

Acrobatic Conundrum, a contemporary circus arts company from Seattle, has been on tour throughout Northern California and the…

Gwen Stamm and Nugget

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Remedy for research excess: The Beagle Freedom Project | Guest Column

Beagles, the most common breed of dog used by university and research facilities as product-testing guinea pigs, are…

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Update: fatal car crash victim identified

Thirty-six-year-old Corey Fletcher of Lopez Island was eastbound in the 200 block of Islandale Road and traveling at…

The latest addition to the Southern Residents

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Southern residents buoyed by another newborn, fourth in three months

Known as J-52, the newborn is presumably a member of 42-year-old J-16's matriline, the group it was seen…

Alexa Mora smacks base hit to help lead the Wolverines to their fourth consecutive victory

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Errors eclipsed by offense; Wolverines topple Loggers, 9-4 | Prep softball

The Loggers tied the score at 1-1 in the top of the second but the Wolverines catapulted out…

Letters to the Editor

Super-sized kudos to town council; McDonald’s a tasty addition | Letters (The Gerbil)

I for one am really excited about selecting items from the “Value Menu” and using Sunshine Alley as…

Jean Van Leuven

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Jean Van Leuven

Jean Van Leuven 1944 — 2015 Jean Van Leuven, a 31-year-resident of Friday Harbor, has lost her two-year…

Good taste and aesthetic sensibilities will be put to the test when San Juan Islands Museum of Art unveils in latest exhibit: Ugly Architecture Through the Ages

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Good taste put to the test in new IMA exhibit | The Gerbil

Beginning April 3, San Juan Islands Museum of Art's new weekly rotating exhibit, “Ugly Architecture through the Ages:…

Letters to the Editor

Quality of life enriched; vote ‘Yes’ on Island Rec levy | Letters

From finger-painting t-shirts to swimming lessons, from Music on the Lawn to Films in the Park, from senior…

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Whaz’ Up on ‘The Rock’: Events & entertainment | The Gerbil

Saturday, April 4: First Saturday Naked Contra Dance, Grange Hall, 7 p.m. Some say contra dance is the…

Shaw Island nuns crash the local marijuana retail landscape with 'Holy Smokes

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Bad habits? Nuns muscle in on marijuana market | The Gerbil

Marijuana products marketed by the soon-to-launched enterprise, dubbed "Holy Smokes," will be sold in the ferry lines via…

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Brouha over survival beans, pet store pilfered, roving wordsmith arrested; San Juan County Sheriff’s Log | The Gerbil

March 22: Allegations of assault prompted the arrest of a Lopez Island woman accused of butchering a song…