On April 7th, our town was changed forever by an act of arson. There are no words to describe how it felt to arrive on scene and see the scope and magnitude of the fire. It was devastating to watch our iconic downtown burn. The destruction was extensive and the unanswered questions of how and  Continue Reading

Congrats to Friday Harbor High School junior Cody Balcomb-Bartok, who organized the well-attended car show show held on Saturday at the Fairgrounds for his community project. Great Islands Clean-up participants collected 1,742 pounds of trash on San Juan Island on Saturday. The afterparty was the first event of the year in the beer garden at  Continue Reading

Citing financial losses that would stem from recently changed Coast Guard capacity rules, the operator of MV San Juan Clipper has filed a petition with the State of Washington to temporarily suspend operations in 2022. San Juan Express, Inc., filed the petition with the Washington Utilities and Transport Commission last week. It would eliminate the  Continue Reading

Friday Harbor High School fastpitch beat Darrington 14-6 at Linde Community Fields to win their fifth straight game. The Wolverines improved to 7-4 overall and 6-1 in league play. Here’s another promotional video for San Juan Community Theatre’s upcoming performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. It opens May 13. The library is holding a public  Continue Reading

A two-run double by Camden Losey in the bottom of the fourth inning broke open an unexpectedly close game and helped give the Friday Harbor High School Wolverines the insurance runs they needed to put away the visiting Darrington High School Loggers by an 11-2 count on a sunny but cool Friday evening at Linde  Continue Reading

We enthusiastically endorse Jane Fuller for County Council, District 3. Having known Jane as a board member of the Friends of Lopez Island Pool, co-founder of the Lopez Island Parent Student Teacher Association, an elected member of the Charter Review Commission and an active community member, we are grateful for her competence, hard work, and  Continue Reading

Take a look inside the San Juan Community Theatre’s upcoming performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella in this wonderful promotional video. It’s another sign of spring: the first Island Marble Butterflies of the year have been identified by local conservationists and Park staff at American Camp. Only a few hundred are believed to remain in  Continue Reading