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Top photo, Samish Nation Councilman Dave Blackinton asks for permission for the Samish canoe to land at Roche Harbor, today. Second photo, Lummi Cultural Director Smitty Hillaire, with hat, and other Lummi Nation members wait for canoes to arrive. Third photo, a canoe is carried ashore after landing. Bottom photo, canoes are lined up on the beach. - Richard Walker
Canoe Journey may yield important information about our sea
Published: July 24, 2008 5:00 PM
Updated: July 24, 2008 5:45 PM
Some of the oldest technology on the sea is being paired with some of the newest technology to provide a more complete picture of the health of the region's waters. Thirteen Coast Salish canoes arrived at Roche Harbor today as part of the 2008 Canoe Journey: the ultimate destination is the... more
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Top photo: Jimmie Jones, standing center, with other members of the 76th Air Squadron in England during World War II. Middle photo: Jimmie Jones, during his days as a business college admissions counselor. Bottom photo: Jimmie Jones waves from the back seat of an antique automobile in a Friday Harbor Fourth of July Parade. - Jones family photos
In passing, as in life, San Juan’s Mr. Christmas left ’em smiling
Published: July 24, 2008 9:00 AM
Updated: July 24, 2008 3:43 PM
It was a gathering Jimmie Jones would have liked. The sun shone brightly in a clear sky at this spot overlooking San Juan Valley, a spot he once told his family was the most beautiful place on the island. People... more > more

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