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Islanders make a heart in the sand at Jackson’s Beach July 17.

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Indivisible creates a special message in the sand in honor of John Lewis

Submitted by San Juan Island Indivisible

Allie Hudec photo
This newborn harbor seal pup was disentangled from netting on July 4.

Life

Share the shore and don’t touch seal pups, asks Orca Network’s Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network

Submitted by the Orca Network.

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Eric Schmidt.

Obituaries

Eric Schmidt | Passages

June 6, 1951 - June 23, 2025

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Opinion

A fork in the road

By Steve Ulvi, Journal contributor

Life

Keep crab pots away from ferry routes

Submitted by the Washington State Ferries.

News

Passenger ferry study released

Submitted by the Washington State Ferries.

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Letters to the Editor

In defense of a friend | Letter

In defense of a friend

Poster

Life

Echoes of SENCOFEN and WIECs Indigenous Legacy

Echoes of SENCOFEN and WIECs Indigenous Legacy

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Rachel Leidig and Guilherme Silva

News

ICE detains two community members

Staff report

League of Women Voters

News

LWV Observer Corps notes on public meetings

Submitted by The League of Women Voters Observer Corps.

Life

Friday Harbor High alumn Charlie Leighton Zehner makes dean’s list

Submitted by Dickinson College.

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News

Fireball found; holiday house heist | SJC Sheriff’s log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

Contributed photo.
Joan Cox Sheldon.

Obituaries

Joan Cox Sheldon | Passages

July 18, 1930 – January 5, 2025