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A unifying message at the Leagion

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Legion teams up with local artist to create a fresh, healing mural on their waterfront wall

Submitted by Pam Hoke.

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The Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center celebrates 25 years of community connection

Submitted by the Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center.

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Rare white humingbird

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Images collected in partnership with The Whale Museum and Cascadia Research Collective, NOAA Permit #24359 Trained responders work to cut entangling lines from the flukes of a humpback whale. White lines across the whale’s head and back are scars from the previous entanglement that the team freed the whale from on July 16th.

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Young humpback whale “Starry Knight” freed from second entanglement in Salish Sea

Submitted by Cascadia Research Collective.

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Cultivating Success: Growing future farmers | Learn how to develop a sustainable small farm

Submitted by Washington State University Extension.

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Showcasing island talent with ‘Island Songs’

Celebrate local musical talent Sept. 6 with Island Songs at the San Juan Community Theatre. Fan favorites Desolation…

Contributed photos by Carlin Ma Media
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…

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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.

Contributed photo by Adam Eltinge
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.

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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…