A reminder from Hospice of San Juan… Hospice of San Juan will offer its 2016 Grief Support Group to anyone in the community who is grieving the loss of a loved one. This professionally facilitated group offers participants an opportunity to share their individual experiences and to acquire tools and resources for coping with their  Continue Reading

Boxing Coach BooBoo James would like to thank our community for supporting Friday Harbor’s burgeoning boxing program. In particular she’d like to thank James Guard and Andy Stromberg for their community project that helped buy new gloves, liners and helped with ring upkeep. Friday Harbor’s boxing program began in Brock and Alexis Hauck’s garage with  Continue Reading

Here’s this month’s Chamber Chat, written by Lauren Cohen, Co-owner San Juan Canvas, LLC and Chamber of Commerce Board President… Welcome to 2016. The Chamber of Commerce in any community should be a cohesive voice for the best interests of our business community. San Juan Island is no exception. All of us in business of  Continue Reading

Brandon Baney has been part of San Juan Island EMS since the fall of 2013 and a Nationally Registered EMT since May of 2014. Brandon also volunteers for the fire department. He finished his Fire Fighter 2 certification in 2013 and also responds as a wild land firefighter. Brandon has worked as a foreman for Mike  Continue Reading

The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor is happy to announce that Dave and Nancy Harvey are Volunteers of the Month for January. Dave and Nancy moved to Friday Harbor several months ago and have been loyal, active volunteers at the animal shelter ever since, starting on the day not too long ago when Dave  Continue Reading

It’s the darndest thing. I’m strikingly handsome, I’m friendly, good-natured, affectionate… and I don’t snore. I’ve got a very fancy pedigree – I am a Russian Blue/British Short Hair mix. Can someone explain to me why I’ve been here at the animal shelter for over six months? I’ve watched cats much less attractive than me  Continue Reading

From the family of Pat Fairweather… Patricia “Pat” Fairweather, 95, of Friday Harbor, Washington passed away on January 6, 2016. She was born in Portland, OR November 14, 1920 to Edward and Leona (Upchurch) Jones. At the age of 6 months the family returned to Seattle. Pat was raised in the Woodland Park area and  Continue Reading

We hear from Merri Ann Simonson at Coldwell Banker… In reviewing the year-end results, the sales dollar volume for the real estate market in San Juan County per the Chicago Title data report was $256,620,333, which reflects an increase in volume of 12.5% over 2014 when the volume was $228,363,943. The percentage of growth this  Continue Reading

From the San Juan Islands Museum of Art… The San Juan Islands Museum of Art presents an exhibition of work by Ai Weiwei, one of the most influential artists and most closely followed dissident political voices in the world. Ai Weiwei: Fault Line presents three pieces from his ongoing investigation into the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, a magnitude  Continue Reading

A reminder from the SJI Garden Club… It is just a month away!!! Unlike some of the SJI Garden Club excursions this time there are a few decisions to be made. What seminar’s to enjoy? So many seminar’s such a short time. Have you considered what plants to have in the outdoor sitting area to enjoy especially  Continue Reading