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San Juan County Veterans’ Assistance Fund disperses more than $53K during pandemic to county veterans in need

Submitted by the San Juan County Veterans’ Advisory Board

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Orca Month celebrates ‘We Are Family’

Submitted by Orca Salmon Alliance

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Suspicious skull, deserted dog, filched flag | San Juan County Sherrif’s Log

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

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Trash collected by kayak on Henry Island.

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Spring 2021 Great Islands Clean-up a success

Submitted by San Juan County

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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CRC adopts additional recommendations

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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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Washington Rocks: New DNR tourism website helps people explore the state’s geology

Washington 100 comes loaded with visuals, maps and info about the state’s most stunning features

Mug with braided handle by Patricia Abel. (Photo courtesy of the artist)

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Alchemy Art Center’s summer 2021 artists in residence, workshops, and community programming

Submitted by Alchemy Art Center

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Registration is now open for summer marine naturalist training virtual program

Submitted by The Whale Museum

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Rotting refuse, stuck truck, minor motorist | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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

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Islanders gathered on May 11 at Madrona Point.

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Red Road to DC: Lummi totem pole visits the San Juans

A Lummi totem pole specially carved for the Biden administration made its way through the islands, stopping at…

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A new face at Island Rec

Submitted by Island Rec