The Town of Friday Harbor’s free monthly residential curbside pickup of plastic film for recycling begins Wednesday, October 27th. Customers have been given “Plastic Film Only” recycling bins and asked to participate in a one-year pilot program sponsored by the Town in partnership with SC Johnson, the global manufacturer of Windex® and other household brands.   Continue Reading

The National Weather Service is calling for strong winds in the islands Sunday and Monday. Winds are forecast to be strongest at the south end of San Juan and Lopez Islands, with possible gusts to 60mph, and perhaps as high as 70mph. Winds will be slightly less in other locations. This amount of wind is  Continue Reading

It is time to register for Island Rec Girls and Boys Basketball Leagues, open to all kids in grades 2 through 8! The focus of this league is development and improvement of individual and team skills. Previous basketball experience is not required.  All games are played on Island, Sundays in Turnbull Gym.  Boy’s basketball: Register  Continue Reading

Town citizens are asked to help keep street gutters and storm drains clear of fall leaves and debris before the heavy winds and rainfall predicted over the coming week.  Clogged street gutters can result in storm water overflow and potential flooding. “Our streets crew works extremely hard to keep the streets clean and clear, but  Continue Reading

Zylstra Lake Trail Loop at Zylstra Lake Preserve, San Juan Island Take a reading adventure this Fall! Now through the month of November, the San Juan County Land Bank and San Juan Island Library are hosting a Pop Up StoryWalk™ at Zylstra Lake Preserve featuring Thor Hanson’s Bartholomew Quill: A Crow’s Quest to Know Who’s  Continue Reading

The Friday Harbor High School Senior Class of 2022 / PTA is now taking orders for their annual holiday wreath sale. Get your beautiful, aromatic, and long-lasting 24” Northwest Noble Fir wreath with or without a handmade bow for only $25.00! These wreaths make great gifts for friends, family, neighbors and business associates. Sales of  Continue Reading

Since the last update on Friday October 15th, there have been 12 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is now 344. Of these 12 new cases, initial investigations indicate that 5 appear to have occurred in fully vaccinated individuals. There are approximately 35 unvaccinated close contacts of positive cases  Continue Reading

At 7:00 pm, Saturday, October 23, 2021, join Shona Aitken, Education Coordinator at Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, to explore the fascinating world of island owls, and learn about the many different owls that live here on the San Juan Islands. We hope you can all attend this enlightening talk. To register email: [email protected] You will  Continue Reading

Picture this: you’re safe at home, wearing your favorite sweater, sitting cozy on your ridiculously comfy couch, fully immersed in a really great book, with the sounds of a crackling fire in the background, and your new best friend, Tribble is sleeping soundly; her perfect black and white head head is lying on your lap  Continue Reading

Looking for a last-minute Halloween costume? Or just need some fun, new pieces for your wardrobe? Or perhaps you loved a costume you saw on stage and now want it for yourself! Well, look no further! The San Juan Community Theatre costume shop is getting cleaned out and we are selling tons of costumes, vintage  Continue Reading