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Gina and James Anderson at the Orcas ferry terminal.

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New guardians of the gateway: The Andersons take over Orcas Landing ferry contract | Local couple brings decades of operations experience to island’s vital transportation hub

By Darrell Kirk

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Abandoned auto, filched fruit, toxic tar | SJC Sheriff’s log

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

Parker Pavitt (left) and Bruce Paviitt.

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We are family: All-ages dance with DJ Duo Bruce and Parker Pavitt

Submitted by the Oddfellows Hall.

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Orcas Sings B’way! Coming to the Grange

What’s the Broadway song you like to sing in the shower? Is it a showstopper from “Les Mis”?…

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Back row, left to right: Victor Okano, Horace Stevens, Helen Ito, Gladys Wood, Evelyn Wood, Sachi Numajiri, Masao Ito, Luke Murakami and Alice Ford (teacher).
Middle row, left to right: Suzuko Ito, Juanita (Babe) Smith, Frances Smith? Violet Hele?, unknown, Hideko Iwasaki, Mitzu Iwasaki, Tizzie Whims, Frances Smith, Muriel Stevens, Ruth Goodrich and Ruby Numajiri.
Bottom row, left to right: Roy Selby, Jimmy Wood, Ichiro Numajiri, Jerry Ito (holding the slate), Fred Whims, Jimmy Okano, Ken Ito and Ken Goodrich.

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Going their own way | Salt Spring Island’s legacy of welcome inspires cross-border flotilla

By Darrell Kirk

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Buddy Wright showing kids a fire engine.

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Orcas Fire Department’s pancake feed brings community together

By Darrell Kirk

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Golf gaffe; digital deception | SJC Sheriff’s log

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

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L-R: Pilot Geoffrey Machin, flight nurse Milo Lohman, flight nurse Katie Owens and vice president Will Hamilton.

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Island Air: Lifeline in the sky for San Juan Islands

By Darrell Kirk

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A portion of the 150,000-gallon neutralization pond at the Marathon Anacortes Refinery.

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State issues million-dollar penalties to two refineries for dangerous waste violations

Submitted by the Washington Department of Ecology.

The branch on White Point Road where Leslie DeGasparis says she saw a mountain lion
Photo contributed by Leslie DeGasparis

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Multiple cougar sightings on San Juan

Mountain lions have been the talk of the island this week after two unverified sightings were reported near…

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Washington State Ferry.

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New fares for Washington State Ferries approved

The Washington State Transportation Commission has approved changes to state ferry fares, which will begin to go into…

Crime stats.

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Sheriff’s Office reviews 2024 crime statistics at Council meeting

Submitted by San Juan County.

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San Juan Island man detained by ICE accused of sexual exploitation of a minor

Guilherme Lemes Cardoso E Silva, a 35-year-old Friday Harbor man detained by ICE in early July, has been…