By Randall Gaylord, San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney On Thursday, Feb. 25, a narrow majority of the Washington Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a state statute making it unlawful to possess controlled substances upending a 50-year-old statute and tens of thousands of criminal convictions in Washington state. “I don’t expect to see meth and heroin users  Continue Reading

From San Juan Islands Community Network San Juan Islands Community Network invites you to watch its second virtual forum that explored how the islands’ schools are responding to the health and educational challenges posed by COVID-19. The response so far has been very positive and we believe many more islanders will benefit from the rich  Continue Reading

From OPALCO As a cooperative, OPALCO holds elections for its board positions on an annual basis. The 2021 election is the first year of the staggered election process. ALL OPALCO members vote in every election regardless of their home district. The following are running for OPALCO board positions this year: • District 2 (two positions  Continue Reading

From the Town of Friday Harbor   The Town of Friday Harbor Council adopted Resolution No. 2618 declaring town support for approval of Proposition 1 by the San Juan Island Parks and Recreation District, also known as Island Rec, in the April 27 special election.   Learn more about the levy at www.islandrec.org/levy.   Read  Continue Reading

From San Juan Island Library The San Juan Island Library will present a virtual Know Your Islanders event on Oak Knoll Farm and the Pope and Greene Family at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 17. Sarah Pope returned home to San Juan Island in 2017 with her partner, Adam Greene, to raise their children and take  Continue Reading

By Karen Meenan, San Juan Island I was asked to be on the Island Rec Levy Committee and I gladly said yes.  Let me tell you why.  I love Island Rec.  What a gem for our community; such a robust set of programs for a little community like ours.  Most of us use or support  Continue Reading

From the Center for Whale Research The Center for Whale Research is thrilled to confirm that a new calf, L125, has been born into the Southern Resident killer whale community. Following word that J, K, and L pod were in Haro Strait, CWR dispatched two boats with field researchers to photo-identify the new calf and  Continue Reading

From Friday Harbor Film Festival Friday Harbor Film Festival’s Director Series presents “Unbranded” and “The River and the Wall,” offering viewers adventure and discovery online from March 1-15 at fhff.org. Screen each film for only $2.95. Since December this series has attracted film lovers from 16 countries including Europe, Canada, Australia, and the US. “Unbranded,”  Continue Reading

By Merri Ann Simonson, Managing Broker, Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands Inc As inventory is very low for existing single-family homes, more and more buyers are considering custom construction. Building custom allows you to design and build the exact floor plan and exterior elevation that suits your needs, your budget and is well cited to  Continue Reading

From San Juan Island Prevention Coalition We have some good news to share from the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition. In these times of being “Zoomed Out” and still physically distancing, we have some local teens staying engaged in helping promote a healthier community! We thought we’d share a little backstory on our Peer 2  Continue Reading