By Water­Works Water­Works Gallery hosts its 35th Annu­al Hol­i­day Show­case: Red and Gold from Nov. 19-Jan. 9 at 315 Argyle Ave. in Fri­day Har­bor. The show is free to the pub­lic. The recep­tion for the show will be from 4–7 p.m., Thurs­day, Nov. 19. Water­Works Gallery, a con­tem­po­rary light-filled gallery, con­tin­ues to evolve as it remains  Con­tin­ue Reading

By San Juan Coun­ty Four new pos­i­tive COVID-19 test results have been report­ed for San Juan Coun­ty. The total case count for the islands is now 47. Three of these cas­es are on San Juan Island, and one is on Orcas. Though inves­ti­ga­tions are ongo­ing, ear­ly results sug­gest that that two of the San Juan cas­es  Con­tin­ue Reading

By SJIL Join Dr. Fred Rhoad­es at 7 p.m., Wednes­day, Nov.18 for an online dis­cus­sion about lichens. San Juan Island Library will host this meet­ing. The San Juan Islands are home to a great many cryp­togams, spore-pro­­duc­ing plants and plant-like organ­isms.  Rhoad­es will intro­duce you to some of the lichens and bryophytes, moss­es & liv­er­worts,  Con­tin­ue Reading

By San Juan Coun­ty As any­one who has inter­act­ed with island kids of late can tell you, COVID-19 is tak­ing a toll on the men­tal and phys­i­cal health of our chil­dren. While that’s true for all of us, many younger islanders are real­ly strug­gling. Oppor­tu­ni­ties for our youth to engage in phys­i­cal activ­i­ties can be  Con­tin­ue Reading

By Wash­ing­ton Health­Plan­Find­er Wash­ing­to­ni­ans seek­ing health cov­er­age can shop for more options this year along with finan­cial assis­tance by vis­it­ing Wash­ing­ton Health­plan­find­er to sign up for health and den­tal cov­er­age. New for 2021 will be Cas­cade Care offer­ings that enable con­sumers to shop, choose and save from more options in all coun­ties. “As more Wash­ing­to­ni­ans  Con­tin­ue Reading

By EDC Islanders inter­est­ed in mak­er­spaces, fablabs and com­mu­ni­ty labs are invit­ed to join the Eco­nom­ic Devel­op­ment Coun­cil of San Juan Coun­ty to hear more about the San Juan Mak­ers Guild’s asset map­ping ini­tia­tive from noon‑1 p.m., Fri­day, Nov. 13 on Zoom. Pre­sen­ters are Mar­cy Mont­gomery and Stephen Shrad­er, co-founders of the San Juan Mak­ers Guild,  Con­tin­ue Reading

By SJIL Join a vir­tu­al Open Mic for Writ­ers at 7 p.m., Sat­ur­day, Nov. 14. The event is host­ed by the San Juan Island Library. Held on the sec­ond Sat­ur­day of the month, Open Mic Night is for any­one inter­est­ed in writ­ing. Don’t be shy, come read your work or just lis­ten. You’ll be inspired  Con­tin­ue Reading

By OPALCO As the days get short­er and the tem­per­a­ture drops, pow­er bills go up and many islanders strug­gle to make ends meet. This year, more than ever, islanders will have to dig deep to stay cur­rent on their bills. Orcas Pow­er & Light Coop­er­a­tive cre­at­ed Project PAL to help co-op mem­bers look out for each oth­er.  Con­tin­ue Reading

By SJIL Join the San Juan Island Library at 7 p.m., Vet­er­ans Day, Wednes­day, Nov. 11 as we hon­or vet­er­ans and explore their local and famil­ial his­to­ry and lega­cy. The event will be online. Learn how to research your rel­a­tives’ mil­i­tary records with Boyd Pratt, fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion of the his­to­ry of the Wom­en’s  Con­tin­ue Reading

Need a gift card for the hol­i­days? Check out Islands Strong for gift cards from San Juan Islands’ busi­ness­es, as well as Orcas Strong for busi­ness­es on Orcas Island. The Wash­ing­ton Tourism Alliance also has a web­site called ShowWAlove.com, where peo­ple can sup­port their favorite local busi­ness­es by pur­chas­ing gift cards for future use. If  Con­tin­ue Reading