Notes from the Island — April 19

• 13 Ravens Coffee & Books, a coffee house located in a retired train car in Seward, Alaska, held a fundraiser for the Island businesses affected by last week’s fire. Their efforts raised $1,000 for the EDC’s fire recovery fund. Liberty Miller, the owner of 13 Ravens, previously lived in Friday Harbor.
• Crows Nest will have a temporary new home within the next few weeks. They’ll be located in the narrowest retail space in Friday Harbor, sandwiched between Be Chic Boutique and the Spring Street General Store. The shop had been occupied by the Tight Squeeze juice shop.
• There are only a few days left to sign up for the Friday Harbor Car Show, which is being held on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Fairgrounds. The car show is the community project of high school junior Cody Balcomb-Bartok.
• Twenty-six people from throughout the islands have become interns with the Master Gardener Foundation of San Juan County. Interns complete more than 60 hours of education in areas like vegetable and fruit growing, botany, native and ornamental plant identification, and entomology. With the help of Master Gardener mentors, they’ll work within the community to identify plant and insect problems, answer gardening and horticulture questions, and teach children and adults in educational gardens.
• Beer from San Juan Island Brewing Co. is now available at Lakedale Resort’s general store.
• Climb San Juan is offering 10 free shoe rentals if you sign up for a membership in April.

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