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Ghouls, goblins, and costumes galore; Friday Harbor Halloween parade | Slideshow

An enthusiastic delighted in the spectacle as the students of Friday Harbor Elementary School paraded through the streets…

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Great Island Giveaway: swap meet, social event all in one

Bring home a household items you fancy in exchange for one that you no longer wish to have…

Letters to the Editor

Customs in commercial core? Poor fit for Friday Harbor | Letters

Reasonable persons understand the need for proper border protection and customs laws including the critical benefits of safety…

Five derelict docks or floats will be removed from Friday Harbor's Shipwreck Cove beginning in mid-November

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Unlicensed, shabbily maintained docks red-tagged for removal

The floating structures, in addition to being unauthorized, will be removed in an effort to improve navigation and…

The Wolverines celebrate a winning point in an mid-season match at home against Orcas.

Sports

FH volleyball team splits first two playoff matches; soccer ousted in opening round loss | Prep Sports

High school sports post-season update: Wolverines advance into the second round of the district 1A volleyball playoff consolation…

Play the Halloween Safety Game

Life

for kids sake… here’s a fun feature for Halloween

With the support of local businesses, this week's edition of the Journal features a "Halloween Safety Game" designed…

Sports

Earlier start for Friday Harbor home football game

Kick off time for the Halloween clash between the Wolverines and Lynden Christian will be 6:45 p.m... that's…

Decked out in costumes of all kinds

News

Holiday gets under way with annual elementary school Halloween parade

Catch a preview of the upcoming trick-or-treat extravaganza, as ghouls, goblins, action heroes, witches, warlocks, princesses and more,…

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Audrey Joycelin Hansen: 1925—2013 | Passages

Joyce was a quiet, gentle woman with a love of music, playing piano and organ for most of…

Isabel Stern

Obituaries

Isabel Stern

Isabel Pauline Stewart Stern March 1, 1925 — October 31, 2013 Isabel Pauline Stewart Stern – Polly, to…

Mary Haselow of Island Shades

Business

One business that’s clearly ‘made in the shade’

Island Shades, Friday Harbor's Mary Haselow's latest enterprise, offers custom window blinds and shades, in addition to her…

John Nance

Opinion

As I See It: superior service gets short shrift in decisions over emergency flights… why? | Guest column

Island Air Ambulance is a useful emergency backup, but never should be the primary means of emergency medical…

Town workers begin a repair and replacement project following a break in the water main on Spring Street in September 2012.

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Town preps for replacement of water, sewer lines along Spring Street

The Town of Friday Harbor plans to replace portions of its aging and fragile downtown water and sewer…