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‘Excellence’ times two, B & B earns second straight TripAdvisor award

Olympic Lights Bed & Breakfast has received a "Certificate of Excellence" for the second year in a row…

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Mary ‘Celia’ Gregory: 1916—2013 | Passages

Mary Celia Carter Gregory passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013 at The Village at the Harbour, Friday Harbor,…

The 7th annual 4th of July Firecracker 5000 begins at 8 a.m. — registration at 7 a.m. — at the Best Western on Spring St.

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Fourth of July 7th annual Firecracker 5000—it’s a blast

The course for this year's 4th of July 7th annual Firecracker 5000, remains the same. It features some…

Friday Harbor Drug Co. c1909. This photo shows what the two-story wooden section looked like when it was built

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Hey, history buffs… here’s one for you

The Friday Harbor Historic Review Board assists owners of historic buildings in town, and advises the Town Council…

Floats and candy await for young spectators lining the streets of Friday Harbor for the annual 4th of July parade.

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Rockets red glare, and much more

Mark your calendar for another full slate of 4th of July activities, events

Life

Across the Universe to Friday Harbor

The Beatles shaped not only music through these eras but influenced the people of an entire generation.

All eyes comb the waters of Haro Strait in search of orca whales

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Tours, trail hikes, tidepools, and more

Calendar of events are sponsored by Friends of Lime Kiln Society.

Letters to the Editor

New blueprint needed for better broadband | Letters

I respectfully request that county and OPALCO spend $250,000 to demonstrate a Broadband solution for the rural San…

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Drive into ditch prompts DUI, couple battle over boat, woman banished from beach; San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

June 25: An apparent theft of a boat and trailer from an Orcas Island marina turned out to…

Kevin Ranker

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State budget includes $1M for Friday Harbor High ‘STEM’ program

The money will be used to remodel the tech-vocational education buildinginto a functional Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM)…

A pair of oystercatchers at the water's edge.

Life

Island adventure: a cry at the lagoon

With our binoculars, we followed the persistent ruckus towards a small jutting of rocks just off shore. A…

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IMA: future is now—imagine it, design it, paint it

For seven consecutive Saturdays, beginning July 6, IMA will host a painting party for families, individuals and community…

Kip Roberts: 1934—2013

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Kip Roberts: Jan. 10, 1934 — June 26, 2013 | Passages

In addition to being a classroom educator at his alma Mater, Friday Harbor High School, Kip Roberts also…