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All riders fo stand up paddleboards should wear a life jacket to save them from drowning should they fall in. (Contributed<em> photo)</em>

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State Parks Boating Program reminds paddlers to be safe

Marine law enforcement agencies on Washington state’s marine and fresh waterways will conduct safety emphasis patrols over Labor…

As his wife Heather looks on, John Norman gets a hug from his daughter Amber Nelson, and granddaughter Ashlee Nelson, right, after his replica of the Spirit of St. Louis flew for the first time from Arlington Municipal Airport on Sunday, July 28, 2019 in Arlington, Wash. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Former Lopez resident builds Spirit of St. Louis replica

A plane like the one Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic logged its first flight in Arlington.

Become a Washington State Parks Junior Ranger

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Become a Washington State Parks Junior Ranger

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Power tool pilfer, teen troubles and rejected RVs | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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Power tool pilfer, teen troubles and rejected RVs | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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

Dogs find homes after story in Islands’ Sounder | One still available

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Dogs find homes after story in Islands’ Sounder | One still available

Two animals highlighted in the July 31 Sounder story “Dogs rescued from Asia in need of forever homes”…

<em>(Miles Harris/contributed photo)</em>

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Paul Allen recognized with Andrew V. McLaglen Lifetime Achievement Award

Submitted by the Friday Harbor Film Festival

Fountainsun performs at Alchemy Arts

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Fountainsun performs at Alchemy Arts

Submitted by Alchemy Art Center

San Juan Island Yacht Club/Contributed photo                                Shaw Classic racers.                                Shaw Classic racers. <em>(San Juan Island Yacht Club/Contributed photo)</em>

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Results for the 49th Shaw Island Classic Race

Submitted by the San Juan Island Yacht Club

Lakedale Jazz Festival 2019

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Lakedale Jazz Festival 2019

Submitted by Lakedale Resort

Funiture fiasco, noisy neighbors and missing mud flaps | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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Funiture fiasco, noisy neighbors and missing mud flaps | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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

New Island Rec recreation specialist John Fryqvist

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New Island Rec recreation specialist John Fryqvist

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Turtle turmoils at county fair

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Turtle turmoils at county fair

The fair is fun and games until a turtle gets hurt.

Deep-sea hard (A-C) and soft (D) substratum environments. (A) Hydrothermal vent tubeworms, Endeavour, Northeast Pacific; (B) Corals and fishes, East Diamante Volcano, Western Pacific; C) Deep-water coral and redfish, Northeast Channel canyon, Nova Scotia, Canada; (D) Muddy continental slope, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Photo credits: A. Metaxas/ropos.)

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Creating productive marine protected areas

When developing a marine protection area, Anna Metaxas believes that the genetics of species living within that area…