The San Juan County 4-H program still has spaces open for its dog club, cat club, horse club, and livestock club. Participants can also join the inter-island club, which has a variety of in-person and Zoom leaning options — sports, fine and performing arts, farm clinics, bakery and art studio tours, and hands-on trades work.  Continue Reading

Earlier this month, Friday Harbor High School history teacher Paige Caldwell was diagnosed with fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, a rare form of genetic liver cancer. Paige and her husband, Mark Burkholder, are now running an online fundraiser to help defray the costs of her upcoming treatment, which is expected to include multiple surgeries, radiation, and chemotherapy  Continue Reading

The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank’s Turkey Walk-Not-Trot returns this Saturday, Nov. 26 from 10-11:30 a.m at Beaverton Marsh Preserve. Land Bank staffer Shauna Barrows will lead a small group on an easy stroll around the preserve’s roughly two-mile loop. Shauna will talk about the site’s history and identify plants of interest along the  Continue Reading

After operating with outdoor seating last year, San Juan Island’s free community Thanksgiving dinner — now in its 24th year — will feature indoor dining at the Mullis Center for the first time since 2019. All community members are welcome to take part in the event, which runs from noon to 5 p.m. on Thursday.  Continue Reading