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Camp instructors Abigail Morgan Prout and Quinn Bailey

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Listen to the Wild: The Magic of the Written and Spoken Word

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Acrobatic Conundrum returns to Lopez Center!

Submitted by Lopez Center

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Free family fun with swag, cars and more!

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Electric Summer Revolution: Come to the EV Jamboree on Lopez!

EVERYONE is invited to the OPALCO Electric Vehicle (EV) Jamboree at Lopez Village Park Thursday, Aug. 24 from…

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Volunteers needed for Recovery Rides

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The Southend Stringband will be performing at the Lopez Island Grange FUN-raiser.

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Lopez Grange Summer FUN-raiser

Submitted by the Lopez Island Grange.

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Hunter Bay Marine Facility, San Juan County Public Works.

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County-wide creosote piling assessment underway this July

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SeaDoc Society photo. The bluefin tuna.

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Flawless, massive bluefin tuna washes ashore on Orcas beach

Dr. Joe Gaydos received unexpected news in the early morning hours of July 11.

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Grace (Dolly) Washburn c. 1917. The King salmon weighed 108 pounds, Grace weighed 65 lbs, she was 11 years old. The fish was caught in one of the fish traps off South Beach, San Juan Island.

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Chinook: Managing to extinction

The original fishers of Chinook salmon, Southern Resident Orcas, coevolved with their prey hundreds of thousands of years…

RCMP patrol car. (File photo)

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No charge for Kelowna RCMP officer after 2019 shooting

The Highway Patrol Officer shot the driver of a truck after a traffic stop in 2019

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Evan and Squirrel.

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‘Squirrel Dialogues’ is moving off the island and aiming to grow

Sometimes all it takes is a squirrel in the middle of the woods to spread an enduring message…

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Rebecca Cook and her dog

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Local resident publishes magical realism novel

Submitted by Rebecca Cook.

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The Washington State Transportation Commission met in Friday Harbor June 21-22. Their monthly meeting included presentations by the Town of Friday Harbor, San Juan County Council and Staff, the Port of Friday Harbor, Lopez Port Authority, Island Air Ambulances, Kenmore Air, and public comment from concerned citizens.

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Washington State Transportation Commission met in Friday Harbor

The Washington State Transportation Commission held its monthly meeting in Friday Harbor on June 21, and their timing…

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L119 and her new calf L126

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Not ONE But TWO New Babies in L Pod!

Submitted by The Center for Whale Research.