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Right to left, Andrew Gonzalez, Sophie Baird-Daniels and Olivia Staton.

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Chamber Music Festival features nationally accomplished players

This will be the Archipelago Collective 11th annual Chamber Music Festival in Friday Harbor, running Sept. 5-7. This…

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A graphic image of the Home Trust proposal.

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Council takes steps to bring Home Trust’s Argyle project closer

To meet the state federal funding cycle for the affordable housing project on Argyle, the San Juan Island…

SJI library

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New art show at San Juan Island Library – ‘Meet You At The Fair’

Submitted by the San Juan Island Public Library.

Coast Salish Wool Weaving Center.
Two girls share the garments they’ve woven.

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$10 million awarded to 930 Washington state arts and culture organizations through the Community Accelerator Grant program

Submitted by ArtsFund.

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Orcas Island crew members and leaders clean epiphytes off of eelgrass as part of a restoration effort.

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Nature Nugget: Orcas YCC dives into eelgrass restoration

Submitted by the San Juan Islands Conservation District.

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Dr. John Moalli in front of his 1956 Jeep Willy that won Best of Show in the 2025 Rotary Car Show.

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2025 Rotary Car Show sets records for funds, attendance and fun

Submitted by the San Juan Rotary.

Poster

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‘Parrot Kindergarten’ spotlights a quiet revolution

Breaking science shows animals may communicate and have more sentience than humans realize. “Parrot Kindergarten” follows the journey…

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A pet dog looks up patiently at its owners.

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Trial of updated pet policy begins in passenger areas

Submitted by Washington State Ferries.

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Islander John Geyman, MD, addresses national health care in new book

Retired doctor, John Geyman, MD, recently published his 24th book about the nation’s health care system titled: “Growing…

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Students were excited to learn and improve their English.

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English Language Learning classes a success

Submitted by the San Juan Island Library

Enis Yavuz photo.

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Healthy smiles, healthy community: Hot topics in oral health

Submitted by San Juan County.

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Davis Dougherty shows off a rarely discovered feat of nature.

Life

Lopez Island Youth Conservation Corps: Nature Nugget

Not many people in the islands know what a northern shrike is, and even fewer know how it…

Contributed photo by the RCMP
RCMP helped the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday (Aug. 14) to rescue 12 kayakers in distress in the San Juan Islands near the Canada-U.S. border.

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Orcas based kayakers rescued by Canadian police

By Journal/Blackpress staff