The overwhelming response to San Juan Community Theatre’s upcoming Remember Patsy Cline concerts (both the Friday and Saturday shows sold out weeks ago) has prompted SJCT to add an additional show. Kate Schuman and Keith Busha will now pay tribute to the late country legend THIS Sunday, August 4 at 8:00 p.m. in the Gubelman  Continue Reading

All four of the high-school students from San Juan County who participated in the Idaho Consumer-Owned Utility Association (ICUA) Youth Rally in July brought home additional scholarship awards and made OPALCO proud through their cooperation and leadership at the camp. OPALCO was the only co-op (out of 15 participating) to earn scholarship awards for each  Continue Reading

Weavers from throughout San Juan Island and Washington State will gather for the weekend to demonstrate how European and American Indian techniques melded to create woven objects and clothing unique to the Pacific Northwest. The free program is scheduled Saturday and Sunday August 3 and 4 on the English Camp parade ground. A golf cart  Continue Reading

30 miles for 30 years (3 people, 3 islands, 3 days) To celebrate Wolf Hollow’s 30 years, and to raise awareness and funds to support the work we do, three people with long-term associations with Wolf Hollow will be doing a 30 mile sponsored run/walk in early September. They will run or walk 10 miles  Continue Reading

As San Juan Island EMS and MedEvac continues to expand services to the community, there is a growing need for professional volunteer EMTs. San Juan Island EMS and MedEvac will be conducting an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course beginning October 5, 2013. Classes will be held each Wednesday Night and all day Saturday through March  Continue Reading

Reposting this one again, just in case you missed it last week – The San Juan County Fair is pleased to announce that through a generous donation they are able to offer Youth Exhibitors free entrance into the 2013 County Fair.  The Youth Exhibitor fee (ages 5-16), which is normally $5.00 for entrance all four  Continue Reading

Island musicians gather for an evening of blues during San Juan Community Theatre’s August 1 edition of its Night Music Summer Concert Series. The live music inside the intimate Gubelman Theatre features Keith Busha, Daniel Finn, Kirk Fuhrmeister and Steven Keyes. The singers, guitarists and pianist promise plenty of new musical treatments of classic blues. The  Continue Reading

The San Juan Island Library will close August 14-16 for an inventory of its collection, library director Laurie Orton announced. The Library will be closed to the public Wednesday through Friday, the same time as the County Fair, to minimize disruption to island residents. “Historically, Fair Week has been a pretty slow time in the  Continue Reading

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Richard Norris passed away peacefully at home on the morning of July 17, in the presence of his wife Fiona and daughter Laura. He was preceded in death by his younger son Jack. Richard, youngest child of Ernest and Freda Norris, was raised at Haller Lake near Seattle where his love of nature was nurtured  Continue Reading

Historian and storyteller Karen Haas portrays women from differing walks of life and points of view during the Civil War in her program, I am Always on the Woman’s Side, scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Saturday, August 3 in the San Juan Island Library. The program is free. Call the park at 360-378-2240, ext. 2233, or  Continue Reading

At their July 18th meeting in Eastsound, the OPALCO Board of Directors appointed Glenna Hall, of San Juan Island, to fill the vacant seat for District 1 (San Juan, Brown, Henry, Pearl and Speiden islands). The seat was vacated in May when George Mulligan resigned from the Board. Glenna retired as a judge of the  Continue Reading

Dates have changed for this cruise to Sept. 22 thru 28th… BID ON A LUXURY CRUISE IN IRELAND! The animal shelter had so much fun doing an on-line silent auction as part of this year’s Wags to Riches, they’ve decided to have another on-line auction – but this time for one singular, extraordinary item. Let  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from Rob Simpson inviting you to tonight’s feature: Greetings Islander Dwellers, Tonight’s (Monday) screening may not be for everyone. But, if you like any of the TV shows from the LAW & ORDER franchise where they unravel a crime scene using forensic evidence to bring about justice, this true story may engage  Continue Reading

You may remember our story from July 8 about the WIC program and the Soroptimists pledging $2400 to help out… Well, good news – they are extending this to include one more day at the market, this coming Saturday, August 3rd. In case you missed what it’s all about, here is the original story: Soroptimists  Continue Reading

Historian Boyd Pratt describes how settlement proceeded during the joint military occupation at the height of the American Civil War in a program scheduled at 7 p.m., Friday, August 2 at the San Juan Island Library. In the brief two decades from the first EuroAmerican settlement by the Hudson’s Bay Company on San Juan Island  Continue Reading