Timmy arrived in Friday Harbor last week via Wings of Rescue, an organization based in California that relies on volunteer pilots to fly dogs from high-kill shelters to rescue organizations and shelters like our own to give them a much-needed second chance. Timmy came from Carson, California – emaciated, frightened and very uncertain of his  Continue Reading

Fred Hall has just volunteered to run the Fine Art Display at the SJ County Fair this year. This Fair exhibit needs your help! Call Fred at 298-1180. The Fair is only a few days away and the Fine Art display desperately needs volunteers. If you are bringing in art please consider donating an hour  Continue Reading

Minnie Knych shares this note about the Food Preservation Booth at the fair… The Pomona Grange Food Preservation booth will be a beehive of activity at this year’s Farm-tastic Fair. There will be People’s Choice – Jam and Jelly tastings daily at the Food Preservation booth from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Fairgoers are invited to  Continue Reading

Island Rec Wants Your Photos – To celebrate 30 years of People, Parks, Programs, and Trails Island Rec will be displaying photos from previous programs, activities, and trails at their September 6 Anniversary Party during Movies in the Park. Bring us your best Island Rec photos from the last 30 years for all to enjoy  Continue Reading

Next Tuesday, August 12th, the Friday Harbor Film Festival presents “AWIM and the Hands of Time” for its Tuesday Night Films series at the Grange. This is a short film about the life and culture of the Awim people, who inhabit a remote area of Papua New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. In 2008,  Continue Reading

Planned Power Outage: Shaw, Canoe & Crane Islands August 19th 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Power will be off for all of Shaw, Canoe and Crane Islands from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19th while OPALCO conducts maintenance and inspection work in the Shaw Substation. Updates will be posted online at www.opalco.com  Continue Reading

Sheila Harley of San Juan Island Fire & Rescue shares this note… Again this year, the Wounded Warrior Project will visit Friday Harbor as part of Soldier Ride Seattle this Saturday, August 9th. The cyclists will arrive in Friday Harbor on the 10:05 AM ferry and arrive at the Mullis Street Fire Station at 10:30  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from Ron Krebs who is running for Sheriff… My name is Ron Krebs. As your next Sheriff of San Juan County, there are a number of goals that I want to achieve. There are a number of issues that I believe directly affect the communities that we serve. My goals are as  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from Helen at Island Stage Left. They’re opening tonight at their Wold Road Location (see dates & times below)… The cast and crew have just returned from a wonderfully successful tour of the other islands and a three week run at Roche Harbor. Here are some remarks from audience members who have  Continue Reading

Here’s some information about this year’s Fair sent over from Reve Shannon at the Fair office… Farm-tastic Fun is the name of the game at the San Juan County Fair, Wednesday, August 13 through Saturday, August 16, 2014. This community celebration located within walking distance of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, Wash., is a  Continue Reading

The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome Shawn Larson as part of the 2014 Summer Lecture Series. Shawn will discuss “Everything you ever wanted to know about Sea Otters (Enydra lutris) but were afraid to ask” on Monday August 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Whale Museum, 62 First Street North, Friday Harbor. Shawn Larson,  Continue Reading

As the title of this show suggests, the show Patterns portrays each artist working in a rich color palette with the frequent use of shapes and patterns. Tom’s cast of characters conveyed in his paintings are people doing their work: i.e., farming, driving tractors or just standing around chatting. Tom uses bright colors, repetition of  Continue Reading

At long last, kittens have arrived at the shelter.  Each of them adorable, cuddly and in need of a forever home.   Stop by the shelter to meet them and spend some time watching their crazy antics.  APSFH guarantees you’ll leave smiling!

First, here’s a note from Sandy with the Town’s Historic Preservation people… We are looking for a new board member to fill a vacancy. Thank you! If you are interested in preservation, local history, architecture, urban planning and all things related to authentic sense of place, the Town of Friday Harbor has a vacancy on  Continue Reading

The San Juan Island Library announces it will close during the San Juan County Fair for renovations. The Library will be closed August 13-16, Wednesday through Saturday. The Library will reopen for business Sunday August 17 at 1 pm and resume regular hours. During the Library closure, book drops will be open and the meeting  Continue Reading

Four San Juan Island musicians focus on one of America’s most influential musicians during San Juan Community Theatre’s Night Music summer concert series on Thursday, August 7. Singers/guitarists Laura Lee Chorba and Daniel Finn and singer Susan Williams accompanied by guitarist Keith Busha share the sounds of the iconic Bob Dylan in the concert inside  Continue Reading