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Yard and garden products can ‘bee’ harmful | Letters

Some toxins cause direct and immediate mortality, while others accumulate over time in the wax as the bees…

Friday Harbor High School's marine science team celebrates its third consecutive regional championship

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Friday Harbor’s ‘Orca Bowl’ squad nets 13th at nationals

Friday Harbor bested three teams before being ousted by a Santa Monica-area rival. Michigan’s Marshfield High School won…

Frances Erickson.

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Erickson turns 100; birthday bash, May 19

Family and friends of San Juan Island's Frances Erickson, wife of former Sheriff Eric Erickson, will celebrate her…

San Juan Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord.

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Prosecutor reverses decision on council subcommittees

Three members of the County Council, if aligned, can sway the outcome of any legislation that comes before…

Business

Visitors Bureau spring membership luncheon, May 9

This year’s luncheon coincides and also celebrates with National Travel and Tourism Week, May 5-13. And check out…

Life

Train to help, rescue oil-soaked birds—for free

Islands' Oil Spill Association is offering a free training class Sunday, May 6, on Lopez Island, for those…

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Town follows suit; council backs sales-tax proposition despite split vote

Following in the footsteps of the county Law and Justice Council, which earlier gave the proposed increase a…

Letters to the Editor

Field of Dreams: grateful for support; here’s what’s next | Letters

With your help, we raised over $90,000 that will significantly contribute to our phase one goal of opening…

San Juan Island's Noah Waldron

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Waldron begins CWU paramedic school this fall

Born and raised in Friday Harbor, Waldron, 30, joined San Juan Island Emergency Medical Services team in winter…

San Juan County Councilwoman Lovel Pratt

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Pratt to run for reelection in District 1

In announcing her reelection bid, Pratt, a former longtime member of the county planning commission, said that she…

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Telephone and cellular phone service restored on Orcas

Following a prolonged outage that began early Thursday, telephone and cellular phone service has been restored on Orcas

Bryan and Allison Posenjak

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Benefit fund set up for FH’s Bryan Posenjak

Friends of Bryan Posenjak are seeking donations to help offset the family's medical expenses and provide support in…

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Phones down on Orcas… cell phone service, too

According to CenturyLink, an as of yet unidentified equipment malfunction in Eastsound has cut off some, and possible…