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AG Ferguson: PeaceHealth will return up to $13.4 million to patients who should have received financial assistance

Submitted by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office

Heather Spaulding \ Staff photo
Lions pose with Rachelle Radonski before the

Life

Lions Shopping Spree provided $920 for the food bank

The Winner of the 2023 San Juan Lions Annual Shopping Spree was Thalia Shorett of San Juan Island,…

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Left to Right: Rotary Car Show Organizer, Tom Sibert; Rotary President, Susan Martin, Youth Conservation Corp, Brian Moore; Family Umbrella Group, Julie Curtis; Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center, Jennifer Armstrong.

Life

Rotary donates $17,000 to island non-profits and PolioPlus

Submitted by the Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands

Contributed photo by Friends of the San Juans

Life

Rebirth of a beach

Submitted by Friends of the San Juans

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Opinion

Expressions of gratitude

by Sounder and Journal staff

Contributed photo by Erik McLean on Unsplash

News

Investing in buildings, businesses and community

Running a small business in Friday Harbor has never been easy, however, a number of businesses closed this…

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”Friendship Fish,” designed by Maria Michaelson

Life

Come see the “Friendship” fish at the Sculpture Park

Submitted by the San Juan Island Sculpture Park

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Rotary dispurses dictionaries to elementary students

Life

Rotary Dictionary Project expands

Submitted by the Rotary Club

Brendan Casey, San Juan Island resident, plays his set as Katana Boy
Photo redits Siege Lehman

Life

San Juan Island resident transports listeners in new album

By Isabel Ashley

Adam Summers photo
Dr. H. Gary Greene holds a sample of vesicular basalt at the site of the Devil’s Mountain Volcano

Life

Surprise discovery off the shores of Lopez

Submitted by Toby Cooper, Sounder Contributor

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Life

Call for island gifts and services for Made in the San Juans Winter Holiday Online Auction

Submitted by the Makers Guild.

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Life

FHHS students and teachers reflect on long term impacts of COVID

By Maria Magana-Navarro,

Heather Spaulding Staff photo
A No Trails sign with San Juan Valley in the background.

News

Islanders testified in force against Zylstra Lake trail

A trail proposed from Friday Harbor to Zylstra Lake has been a contentious issue not just for farmers…