Friends, it’s that time of year, where the “suggestion” of very cold weather is loud and clear! We are hoping to put together a team of volunteers to open the Severe Weather Shelter this year. Can you come to an Orientation/Training? It’s on Saturday, N0vember 13 from 9am to 11am at Islands Community Church. (that’s  Continue Reading

League of Women Voters Membership Meeting November 8th , 2021 12 pm via Zoom Speakers this month will be Kathryn Clary and Kaaren Flint of Hospice Northwest, Mariluz Villa from Hospice San Juan and Even Perrollaz representing the Village at the Harbor. All three will give presentations and there will be time for questions and  Continue Reading

San Juan Island Library Adds Library Content Streaming Service, hoopla Digital With hoopla digital, San Juan Island Library Patrons can now Instantly Read, Watch, and Listen to their choice of more than 950,000 titles, For Free with their Library Card. [Friday Harbor, WA | November 6, 2021] – The popular on-demand film streaming service hoopla  Continue Reading

PADs is looking for volunteers who live on San Juan Island and have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease to participate in a novel research study to determine whether a relationship exists between a proven marker of neurological disease (ND) and the alert responses of the Parkinson’s Alert Dogs. If you are familiar with PADs, then  Continue Reading

Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 7th. Don’t forget to set your clock back tonight when you go to bed (or if you’re like me, do it in the morning when you’d rather roll over and sleep for another hour). This is a good time to change the batteries in your home’s smoke alarms  Continue Reading

CORRECTION – This article has been corrected since it was first published… Since the last update on Friday October 29th, there have been 4 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is now 357. This means that approximately 1 of every 48 island residents have become infected with COVID since  Continue Reading

It’s coming up this weekend. Time to set the clocks back. It’s going to be darker earlier in the evenings. Where do you stand? Do you want to keep going back and forth with your clocks every year? Or would you prefer to put an end to this permanently? Here’s where our US Senator Patty  Continue Reading

Wondering how the County Assessor’s Office came up with your new Assessed Value? Is it the same as your property’s Market Value? Join San Juan County Assessor, John Kulseth, and Windermere Real Estate Consultant, Tamara Weaver, as they answer your questions and demystify those two very different values. This is a FREE online presentation, November  Continue Reading

Island rec is searching for some kid loving, capable people to help with our daily STAR- Study Time and Afternoon Recreation – program.  If you are 14+ looking for San Juan Service Scholarship Hours for school, or someone that thinks that volunteering for kid programs is right up their alley, we would love to have  Continue Reading

Aging but Not Slowing Down (well not slowing down too much anyway) Louise and John Dustrude have enjoyed outdoor activities all their lives – boating, (including sailing, rowing and canoeing), hiking, walking and biking to name a few. However, a few years ago, noticing that her sense of balance wasn’t what it used to be,  Continue Reading