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Lodging Tax Grant applications open

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SAFE San Juans, Sheriff’s Office, and Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to hold community planning meeting

SAFE San Juans, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, and the San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will…

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Hundreds gathered Sunday at Jackson Beach Park to celebrate the life of Tokitae, aka Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, the last Orca whale taken from the Salish Sea and placed into captivity back in the 1970s. The event was originally going to be an installation ceremony to recognize a new Totem Story Pole, but it became so much more following the recent death of the famous whale.

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Community gathers to celebrate life of Tokitae

A celebration of life was held Sunday, August 27, following the recent death of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, aka Tokitae, the…

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New art at the park

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Fall native wildflower sale

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DCD news: new building official, new state building codes and website updates

San Juan County’s Department of Community Development is pleased to share a series of department updates as staff…

A Sitka blacktail deer munches on new greens. (Courtesy Photo | Denise Carroll)

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Hunting season opens for Blacktail deer on Lopez Hill and Mount Grant Preserves

Deer hunting is open for a limited season at Lopez Hill and Mount Grant Preserves. Specific dates for…

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Community talk about repair economy for San Juans

Learn about models for Repair Cafes and Tool Libraries around Washington and share ideas for increasing Repair tool…

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Animal attacks; phone fraud | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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

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Bobbi Jo Blessings and Derek Eisel in concert

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Chelan out of service in San Juans

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Under her stage name of Lolita (aka Tokitae, aka Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut), a young female orca performs for an audience of adoring fans in a small tank at the Miami Seaquarium in this archive photo from the mid 1990s. With the help of a few key non-profits, the Lummi Nation, and the blessing of the marine park’s owner, Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut as she is now known may retire to the waters of the Pacific Northwest after over 53 years in show business.

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Tokitae’s death ends dream to return her home

The last remaining Southern Resident Killer whale taken from the Salish Sea during the captures in the late…

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IOSA headquarters in the works

By Kathryn Wheeler, Journal contributor.