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Megan Haagensen, left, Victoria Polda, center, and Halley Byrne, right, were the winners of the 2021 Soroptimist International education awards. (Contributed photos)

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Soroptimists give $9,000 in educational awards to women in San Juan County

Submitted by Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor

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Jessica Miller makes Southern New Hampshire University’s Winter 2021 president’s list

Submitted by Southern New Hampshire University

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On wearing masks | Letter

Recently I had the delightful opportunity to visit a sheep farm and learn about the challenges of keeping…

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Opinion

Orcas, humans and intelligence | Guest column

By Martin LeFevre

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County announces an end to its COVID vaccine clinics

Submitted by San Juan County

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Islands swim center gets a quarter-million boost from state

Submitted by Friends of the Lopez Island Pool.

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Larsen, Payne: Investment in green ferries steers U.S. toward cleaner transportation future

Submitted by Rep. Rick Larsen’s office

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CRC adopts additional recommendations

By Minor Lile

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Boot Camp with Boo Boo

Submitted by Island Rec

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Friday Harbor Town Administrator Duncan Wilson to retire next year

Submitted by the Town of Friday Harbor

A young resident killer whale chases a chinook salmon in the Salish Sea near San Juan Island, in September 2017. Image obtained under NMFS permit #19091. Photograph by John Durban (NOAA Fisheries/Southwest Fisheries Science Center), Holly Fearnbach (SR3: SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation and Research) and Lance Barrett-Lennard (Vancouver Aquarium’s Coastal Ocean Research Institute).

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Cantwell questions NOAA Administrator nominee on salmon recovery

Cantwell: “Salmon are … crucial to the survival of our orca population”

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COVID-19 trends moving in the right direction with the help of vaccination

Submitted by the Washington State Department of Health

Join a ZOOM gathering with fellow islanders to discuss the noise generated by Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s EA-18G Growler jets.

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Zoom meeting regarding Growlers, May 26

Submitted by Sound Defense Alliance