Notes from the Island — July 12

• Beaverton Valley Road will be closed for drainage culvert repairs between Egg Lake Road and Boyce Road starting today. The County expects the work to take one week.
• San Juan Preservation Trust shares positive news about the Island Marble Butterfly caterpillars of the Frazer Homestead Preserve.
• The Summer Film Series at San Juan Community Theatre kicks off tonight at 7 p.m. with a showing of the documentary Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time.
• The Indigenous Education Institute continues its speaker series at noon on Thursday with Indigenous Perspectives on Earth, Water and Sky by Rena Priest. Rena is the Washington State Poet Laureate and a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. Pre-registration is available here.
• Summer sailing takes place every Thursday at 5 p.m. at Jackson Beach starting this week and running through Aug. 11. The events are open to the public, and some sailing experience is required. Boats are provided by the San Juan Island Sailing Foundation and the cost is $10 per session or $40 for the season. Contact Nige Oswald for more details.
• Madrone Cellars & Cider is hosting a dinner pop-up with Natalia Swan Catering this Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m., with a banh mi sandwich, sweet & sour cucumber salad, and mango mousse with crisp. Tickets are $35 and include a glass of wine or cider.

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