Join us for Yappy Hour,  Thursday, May 2 from 5:00 to 6:30 at Mi Casita Restaurant Badges? You don’t need no stinking badges….just bring a few friends, enjoy your favorite libations and yappetizers and a portion of your bill will be donated to the Animal Shelter! Ole!

Tooth Mobile is coming again – this time to the Mullis Center, on Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th, courtesy of Fish For Teeth, in conjunction with the SJ County Health Department.  Anyone who is financially unable to afford dental care can pick up an application at the Health Department, the Family Resource Center  Continue Reading

San Juan Island Fire Rescue- Major Emergency Response Team (MERT) held its first meeting on April 25, 2013. There will be another informational meeting held tonight – Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 PM at the Mullis Street Fire Station for those who could not attend the first one. The MERT program will help disseminate information during  Continue Reading

On Saturday, May 4th, the King’s High School Concert Choir and select group, Living Faith, will perform at Friday Harbor Presbyterian at 7:30 PM. Under the direction of Mr. Bobby Olson, the groups will perform a wide variety of music ranging from Classical to World Music, Gospel, and Spirituals. King’s High School has been traveling  Continue Reading

Shannon P. Laws, a former San Juan Island resident, will be previewing poetry from her new book, “Madrona Grove: Poems Written Under the Canopy. Joining her will be Jared McVay, veteran Hollywood film actor, stage actor, author and a true master story teller. His latest book, “Hacker’s Raid” is a fast moving page turner that  Continue Reading

On Wednesday, May 8th, the Town of Friday Harbor will award Jenny Prescott, owner of Acanthus Antiques, and the San Juan County Land Bank, Partners in Preservation Awards for their actions to preserve and rehabilitate the historic Lettie Carter Rourk house on lower Argyle Avenue. The public is invited to come to the 5:00 pm  Continue Reading

The Great Island Clean-Up on April 20 was a great success!  About 200 islanders scoured San Juan Island’s roadsides and beaches, and together collected a whopping 3,600 pounds of litter.  Much appreciation goes to everyone who helped.

Friday Harbor High School Art Teacher Andy Anderson has been informed that art work submitted by 12th grader Robyn Roberts has received the coveted Judges Choice Award at the Office of Superintendent of Public Education (OSPI) State Art Competition. Robyn was one of the five Friday Harbor High School students selected as regional winners by  Continue Reading

Robert Mancuso and Yvonne Buijs-Mancuso of Friday Harbor wish to announce the engagement of their daughter Ayanna to Brian Sprawka, son of Gregory and Cheryl Sprawka of Austin, Texas. The happy couple met in Boston, Massachusetts, where they currently reside.

The acquisition of the old EMS building by the San Juan Islands Museum of Art was unanimously accepted by the Board of Commissioners of the San Juan County Public Hospital District #1 at their meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Jim Cole, Chief of the San Juan Island EMS, stated “This is an absolute win-win.  Continue Reading

Sweet little “Hope” was part of a group of dogs scheduled to be euthanized in a remote part of California just a few weeks ago. Fortunately, a rescue group stepped in and found shelters in Oregon and Washington willing to help out – making it possible for her to make a safe landing here at  Continue Reading

  San Juan Community Theatre is doing something different with their spring musical this weekend.  On Sunday at 2 pm, they’re presenting a special “children’s matinee” of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods.  The matinee is just the first act of the fairytale (the second act turns a little dark and might be a little more scary and  Continue Reading

**Correction** – A sharp eyed reader has informed us that this is actually a Female Rufous Hummingbird, not an Anna’s Hummingbird. Barb Jensen of the San Juan Islands Audubon sends this email: I was just looking at the photo of the hummingbird on the update and this is a female Rufous Hummingbird not an Anna’s.  Continue Reading

It’s not today… it’s next Friday… It’s the 7th Annual Celebration of the Orca Greeting Ceremony and it begins Friday May 3rd at 6:00 at the Mullis Center. Great food provided by Market Chef, no-host bar, auctions… Come on down, have a good time, and support this great island museum. Click on the poster for more  Continue Reading

History Lives Here—Heritage Month in the San Juan Islands May 2013 is Heritage Month in San Juan County. Event organizers on San Juan, Orcas and Lopez islands have collabortated on a month-long calendar of events to celebrate the theme “History Lives Here.” Heritage Month is a great opportunity to discover the islands’ unique and colorful  Continue Reading

Wednesday, May 1st in the FHHS Commons 5:30-7:30 Join us for an INCREDIBLE meal and entertainment by the talented Ballet Folklorico de Monarca House Smoked Pork Carnitas Grilled Chicken Tacos Handmade Tortillas Chili-Lime Coleslaw Garden Salad with an Orange-Cumin Vinaigrette Rice and Beans Chips and Salsa AND a Tres Leches Cake for dessert made by  Continue Reading