Welcome to a Year of Reading with the San Juan Island Library Can you believe that the San Juan Island Library has been in its present building for 35 years? To celebrate the occasion San Juan Island Library is inviting you to read along with staff this year in a program called Reading Revels 2018: 35/35.  Continue Reading

Spring highway construction will affect San Juan Islands and north Whidbey Island vacationers A large Connecting Washington project will cause delays on Highway 20, just east of Anacortes from early April into July. WSDOT contractor crews from Tapani, Inc. will build two new roundabouts in the area of SR 20 and the SR 20 Spur  Continue Reading

The next movie up on the FH Film Festival’s “Best of the Fest” film series is Chasing Coral, showing next Tuesday, January 16th at 7:00 pm at the Grange. Admission is by donation. Chasing Coral was Nominated for the 2018 Academy Award for Best Documentary. Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented  Continue Reading

Islanders looking for an alternative approach to stress reduction and life-long vibrant health will be pleased to hear about the new class at Skagit Valley College (SVC) this Winter 2018 quarter. Randy Martin, SVC Director, is excited to bring in visiting qigong instructor, Jan Weedman, certified by the Institute of Qigong and Integrative Medicine (IQ&IM)  Continue Reading

San Juan Island Park and Recreation District (Island Rec) is seeking a dynamic, organized recreation professional to fill a fulltime/seasonal position as the Director for Camp Eagle Rock, a summer day camp.  The successful candidates will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation or Elementary Education or 3 years of relevant education and  Continue Reading

In the SJ Update mailbag this morning we find this letter from Gay Graham… To the Editor: My husband and I had a wonderful experience Wednesday, January 10th:  we were a part of the SJIMA Art Excursions Program that took us to the Andrew Wyeth exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum.  Kudos are decidedly in  Continue Reading

Friday Harbor Grange #225 cordially invites our community to a Friday Harbor Grange #225 Open House sponsored by Community Treasures. Please join us in having some FUN in filling needs in our community by promoting: Permanency of Community Treasures A community Talent Contest Educational programs (like Love and Logic) Family and charitable activities (arts, crafts  Continue Reading

Fired Up! Ready to go! Island Women’s March invites all islands to participate in a sidewalk march on January 20th, 2018 in Friday Harbor. We will meet at the Friday Harbor Courthouse on 1st Street, next to the American Legion. Staging time will be at Noon and the march will start at 12:30. The Saturday  Continue Reading

The Town is pleased to announce the appointment of Cloud Oakes and Christopher Umierski to the Friday Harbor Arts Commission (FHAC). Oakes is a working studio artist who previously served on the boards of the San Juan Community Theatre and San Juan Island County Parks. She was involved with the original San Juan Museum of  Continue Reading

Northwest Flower & Garden Festival Herald the start of spring with gardening enthusiasts at this annual celebration. Your gardening desires will blossom when you gaze at the spectacular show gardens. The show offers the finest roster of free seminars. Whether you are in need of sensible or seasoned pro advice there will be a seminar  Continue Reading