League of Women Voters of the San Juans are hosting a voter forum about the San Juan County Sheriff election tonight at 6 p.m. at the Grange. The event is both in-person and virtual. Registration is required for virtual attendees. Friday Harbor High School volleyball sails to Orcas Island this afternoon for a road match  Continue Reading

A small group of San Juan Islanders have a dream — to provide free transportation to all wheelchair-bound residents and visitors on the island. Known as Free Wheelin Rides, the team of Clayton Banry, Becky Rhodes, and Mike Otis are currently raising money to purchase a wheelchair-accessible van in order to get the service up  Continue Reading

Bivalent COVID booster appointments are now available for the Oct. 17 and 18 clinics hosted by the County Department of Health & Community Services. Island Haven Animal Sanctuary’s online auction fundraiser runs today through Sunday. The organization hopes to raise $10,000 — and they’re already almost a third of the way there. Single-vehicle ferry fares  Continue Reading

Earlier this week, personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology, and San Juan County surveyed the shoreline from Lime Kiln State Park to Henry Island looking for impacts from the oil and fuel spilled from the sunken Aleutian Isle fishing vessel. No contaminants were found on any of the shorelines, even on  Continue Reading

The San Juan Community Theatre’s production of Mauritius opens at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. It runs through Sunday, Oct. 16. Deer Hazel (165 Spring St.) celebrates its seventh anniversary today from 3-8 p.m. They’re having sales throughout the store, a prize giveaway drawing, and food from Natalia Swan Catering. League of Women Voters of the San  Continue Reading