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County seeks voter approval for levy lid lift

Decades of capped revenue, runaway inflation and a creative labor deal have left the County at a financial…

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Volunteers scan the shoreline at Jackson Beach for the Great Nurdle Hunt, part of the Great Islands Clean-Up. Participants learn how to spot and collect nurdles — tiny plastic pellets that threaten marine ecosystems.

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Friends and Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center partner for family-friendly “Great Nurdle Hunt” at the Great Islands Clean-Up

Submitted by the Friends of the San Juans.

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Music, laughs and dogs at No Kings

Spirits were jovial on March 28 as approximately 1,000 islanders turned out to participate in the national No…

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Susan and Gary Sterner stand below the new Atrium Gallery sign.

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Keeping the arts alive

The San Juan Islands Museum of Art has officially named their Atrium Gallery the Susan and Gary Sterner…

Jeremy Hynes photo.

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Share your feedback: County and partners are developing tools to manage human/wildlife interactions

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Lyrics for the song Teddy Deane wrote for the Eagles as a thank you.

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Cancer patients fly free with the San Juan Eagles

Everyone seems to have a different name for the officially designated San Juan Eagles — Silver Eagles, Flying…

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A young black-tailed deer in the forest.

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Orcas weighs deer hunting on beloved preserves

The trails of Turtleback Mountain Preserve wind through old-growth fir, past quiet wetlands and open rocky balds. For…

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Landowners sought to help save island marble butterfly

Submitted by the San Juan Islands Conservation District.

Melissa Wickey

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Reflections on cancer and community | Guest Column

Cancer made its debut in my life in April of 2025, but I wasn’t diagnosed until mid-July: triple…

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Mark Burkholder.

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‘It was always our plan to share this’

“I’ll be 36 next month, and my birthday will land just about on the four-month mark since Paige…

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Aurora Hoyle, founder of Aurora Community Health.

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An old-fashioned approach to a modern health care crisis

By Darrell Kirk

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Happy golfers.

Sports

Wolverine golfers back on the green

By Coach Jack Rice

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New compositions and new musicians in Melodious Notes spring concert

Celebrating its 14th annual spring concert, Melodious Notes Over the Harbor returns March 28 at the Community Theatre.…