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Journal also produced The Daily Fair, a free, four-page newspaper, during the San Juan County Fair; The Journal's booth at the fairgrounds served as a news bureau during the countywide fair.
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Journal regularly won awards for General Excellence and Community Service in the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Contest; in 2003, it won first place for General Excellence and first and third place for Community Service. In 2006, The Journal's
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During the 2000s, The
Journal — which is printed on the mainland — produced several extra editions using a high-quality copier in its office. The extras were distributed by hand and in stores, and were offered for free. Several election-night extras were produced. An extra was produced on May 9,
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Journal was bought in 1907 by its editor, Virgil Frits (1882-1971), who owned, edited and published it until 1958 (Wall died in Friday Harbor on Aug. 16, 1911 at the age of 67 ). Frits was also a longtime town clerk of Friday Harbor. The Journal's competitor, the San Juan Islander, folded in
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Journal, Wall launched the newspaper with a stated ambition of helping the thinly populated San Juan archipelago to improve beyond a largely farming- and fishing-based economy. The motto of The Journal in its early days was, "A Square Deal for Everybody."
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Journal had a new competitor in SanJuanIslander.com, which took its name from the late 19th century/early 20th century newspaper. The online news site was founded by two former Journal employees, Sharon Kivisto and Matt Pranger.
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The Journal was founded by Oscar G. Wall, with the first issue publishing on Sept. 13, 1906. Wall relocated to Friday Harbor from Lanesboro, Minnesota, where he had published a newspaper and, from 1878 to 1885, served on the village council.
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