San Juan Community Theare’s Family Theatre program has musical fun with world’s most famous bard in its upcoming fall production. Auditions for Steve Titford’s Shakespeare Rocks! are being held on Monday and Tuesday, September 11 and 12 at 3:00 p.m. in the Whittier Theatre. Island kids in grades K-6 and their parents are invited to  Continue Reading

San Juan Island teachers are on strike today. According to one of the teachers who prefers to remain anonymous, this is the last chance they have to negotiate locally – because of recent state legislation, the state will take control starting next year and give out 3% pay increases based on current pay. They feel the  Continue Reading

You may have heard that Amy Wynn’s bike was stolen last week. “I probably locked my bike up at least 90 percent of the time…” she said. This was one of the times she didn’t. She was in a hurry to get to work. Then her son Nelson met her for lunch and they drove  Continue Reading

Chamber Music at The Brickworks Join us as we fill the beautiful Brickworks event space with music, conversation, and community. This diverse program includes music by living composers (one based on San Juan Island), some Latin flair, and a classic of the string quartet repertoire. Alex Shapiro – Intermezzo for Harp & Bassoon Astor Piazzolla  Continue Reading

The San Juan Community Theatre Board of Trustees has received notice that our Executive/Artistic Director will be leaving his position in early December of this year. In a letter to the board, Bobby stated, “I am honored to have been a steward of this magnificent organization. I treasure the many projects we have created and  Continue Reading

San Juan Island National Historical Park Issues Fire Restrictions Friday Harbor, WA – Due to very dry conditions and increasing fire danger on San Juan Island, Superintendent Elexis Fredy has announced fire restrictions in San Juan Island National Historical Park. Beginning August 31, 2017, fire restrictions prohibit: Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or  Continue Reading

STAR 101.5 Listeners Pick the Northwest’s Best LOCAL GETAWAY Wednesday morning, August 16th, STAR 101.5 Kent & Alan Morning Show listeners voted for their favorite local getaways. Listeners had 24 hours to place their vote via phone, Facebook, text and email. The results . . . San Juan Island for the 10th year in a  Continue Reading

Nanotechnology Career Opportunity Luxel is the world leader in freestanding ultra-thin films used as EUV and soft x-ray bandpass filters and pressure windows. We are active in diverse fields such as x-ray astronomy, fusion energy research, extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL), synchrotron radiation research, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We have an immediate opening for a  Continue Reading

On Friday September 1, 2017, the San Juan Island School District Board of Directors will hold a Special School Board meeting Executive Session, then an Open Public Meeting. The purpose of the special meeting is to conduct an executive session to discuss potential litigation with legal counsel pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i), and then in an  Continue Reading

San Juan Island School District and San Juan Education Association reach impasse in Collective Bargaining At 6:20 pm on Thursday August 31, 2017, the San Juan Education Association (SJEA) informed the San Juan Island School District that the SJEA will hold a strike on Friday, September 1, 2017. Schools will remain closed (San Juan Island  Continue Reading