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Mayor: in praise of response to fire at the port | Letters

While the loss of the Downrigger's restaurant is a tragedy for the owners, employees and their customers, the…

Monster guitarist Coco Montoya brings red-hot blues to the Community Theatre stage

Life

Blues ‘master’ Montoya

Critically acclaimed West Coast guitarist Coco Montoya returns for a fourth performance at San Juan Community Theatre.

Obituaries

Ron Meng

Ron Meng February 6, 1954 — August 22, 2013 Ron Meng, founder and owner of Islands Marine Center,…

Life

Lime Kiln, Whale Museum featured on KPLU program

Tune in Thursday morning and afternoon to listen to KPLU's feature on Lime Kiln State Park and The…

With eyes covered

Life

Foundation raises $20K with ’50 percent match at the fair’ program

Helen Sawyer wanted her contribution to benefit the local economy, so she chose the Career Scholarship Fund, which…

K9 Kings flying dog show at this year's San Juan County Fair.

News

A look back: San Juan County Fair 2013 | Slideshow

A few sprinkles on Wednesday and some actual rain Thursday didn’t do much more than settle the dust…

Local winners at the Washington State Grange Convention

Opinion

The Grange: creator of county fairs | Guest Column

Beloved activities, traditions of the county fair nurtured at local grange

News

Cinema comes to Sunken Park

The cozy confines of Friday Harbor’s Sunken Park will transform into an open-air cinema on four successive Saturdays,…

Mary Ann Rock: 1931—2013

News

Mary Ann Rock: 1931—2013 | Passages

Mary Ann Rock was director of Cannery House and gallery assistant at Waterworks. She began her art company,…

A tufted puffin at sea.

Life

On deck in Whale Museum Lecture series: ‘Seabirds 101’

UC Santa Cruz's Breck Tyler, a visiting professor at Friday Harbor Labs, where he currently teaches a course…

Islanders Bank 'Stuff the Bus' school supply drive

News

Islanders Bank presents annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ school supply drive

Islanders Bank will couple together its annual school supply drive and customer appreciation event, Wednesday, Aug. 21, in…

Steve Ulvi

Opinion

Cherry Point: ground zero in battle against climate change | Guest Column

Now as one would expect, deeply entrenched government and industry interests are unwilling to respond to the rising…

Letters to the Editor

A win-win; remedy for displaced restaurant workers | Letters

Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the coming days and weeks, all the people who were going…