On the trail to Fourth of July Beach at Amer­i­can Camp.

The San Juan Update seeks let­ters to the edi­tor with com­ments on the two levies up for a vote in the Feb. 8 spe­cial elec­tion. Sub­mit your com­ments by email by this com­ing Wednes­day, Jan. 26. You can sub­mit a com­ment on one levy, or on both. All let­ters will be pub­lished in the Update  Con­tin­ue Reading

Tick­ets are now on sale for Island Rec’s 16th Annu­al Father Daugh­ter Dance – a spe­cial occa­sion for young women of all ages to get dressed up and spend qual­i­ty time with their dads, grand­dads, or oth­er male role-mod­­els. Treat your daugh­ters to a spe­cial night out with music from DJ Doug, danc­ing, a keep­sake  Con­tin­ue Reading

The San Juan Coun­ty Depart­ment of Emer­gency Man­age­ment reports 63 con­firmed or prob­a­ble new COVID cas­es on San Juan Island since Jan. 14. The Coun­ty also reports 23 new cas­es on Orcas Island, 19 on Lopez Island, and one on an out­er island. This week’s 106 new cas­es bring the total case count to 856. In  Con­tin­ue Reading

We are Jeff and Kris­ten Arn­im, the new care­tak­ers of the San Juan Update. We’ve always enjoyed the sto­ries and pho­tos pub­lished by the Update, and we look for­ward to con­tin­u­ing to bring them to you as this pub­li­ca­tion enters its 25th year. Just like Tim and Ian, we’ll focus on the things that make  Con­tin­ue Reading