The Arctic Raven Gallery at 130 South First Street in Friday Harbor is proud to showcase the vibrant watercolors of nationally acclaimed Oneida / Iroquois artist Lisa Fifield. Inspired by tales of the Iroquois Spirit World, Fifield captures the intimate connection between animals and humans. Whether helping or learning from each other, transforming, or shapeshifting,  Continue Reading

Island Rec is offering another session of Adult Tennis Lessons this May with Caroline Hansen. Classes will be held on Sundays; May 6 – 27. Adult lessons for ages 16 and up are from 2:00 to 3:30 pm at the High School Tennis Courts. Register by April 26 for the early bird special price: $63.00.  Continue Reading

Orcas Island Lit Fest Day-Passes Go On Sale This Week Islanders Receive 10% Discount Due to the widespread demand, the Orcas Island Lit Fest announced today that single day pass tickets will be made available for purchase at www.oilf.org. Starting Monday, April 9, ticket buyers will have the option of purchasing 1-Day Only tickets allowing  Continue Reading

From the mailbag this morning, here’s a plea from former San Juan County resident Bob Weaver to promote action on replacing the Life Care Center… I’m writing about the sudden disappearance last November of our Friday Harbor nursing home, the Life Care Center, and the dispersal of its excellent fleet of nurses and staff. That  Continue Reading

The San Juan Island Fire Department and San Juan EMS would like your input on the advisability of the consolidation of the two organizations. The elected Boards of Commissioners of the two agencies, working with the town of Friday Harbor, seek to appoint a five member advisory group to continue with the evaluation of some  Continue Reading

Take if from me, Baby Face Nelson, Life isn’t about the moments that take your breath away. That’s asthma. You’re thinking of asthma. Life, my friends, is all about finding joy in simple things. Things like chasing a fake bird on a string, or the sound of a can opener. I, for one, enjoy time  Continue Reading

The store has been open for several weeks, but now it’s official. The ribbon cutting happened this morning at 11:00 AM. Island Home Finishes is in the Heritage Bank Building (next door to Market Place grocery store) at 535 Market Street. (Read more about Bob and the store on yesterday’s story on the SJ Update.)  Continue Reading

Our natural world provides kids with everyday explorations that spark the senses, insight wonder, and give them tangible experiences to share through writing. Join Tanja Williamson from the Land Bank, and Raena Parsons from San Juan Island National Historical Park, at the Westside Lake Bird Blind for tips on writing nature inspired poetry. Saturday, April  Continue Reading

Anticipated Impacts from Communications Disruption Night of April 12th-13th Both San Juan County and Town of Friday Harbor Governments and local Emergency ResponseAgencies a re monitoring updates from Rock Island and Century Link regarding next week’s scheduled disruption to island communications services. Here are the most critical things we’ve learned and that we’d like to  Continue Reading

Bob Erickson is a 4th generation islander who’s been a general contractor for 25 years. For a long time he’s had a dream of opening up his own store and is so grateful to have finally made it happen. He wanted a one-stop shop for people remodeling or building their homes. At Island Home Finishes,  Continue Reading