On Tuesday July 25, 2017, the San Juan Island School District Board of Directors will hold a regular school board meeting at 5:00 pm at the high school library. This is an open public meeting. All public comment, with the exception of public hearings on policy, budget or other specific items, will be heard during  Continue Reading

Trevor here. You know, the great Nora Desmond once said, “All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” I can identify! I’ve been here at the animal shelter for quite a while now, and so far, nobody has noticed me. I am ready for my close-up! Take a good look, because you don’t see  Continue Reading

Dear Editor: The San Juan Community Home Trust held its fifth annual, signature fundraiser, Fiesta San Juan on Sunday, July 16th… a wonderful opportunity to support this organization’s goal: to deliver permanently affordable housing to those who are the fabric of our island community. Nothing of this venture can be done without the unflagging work  Continue Reading

Come to the Friday Harbor Airport Fly-In for a celebration of Wings and Wheels, Saturday, August 26, from 10 to 3 pm! Get up close and personal with vintage and experimental aircraft, motorcycles and more. Enjoy a fly by or two. Exhibits, open hangars, demos and food will keep the family entertained for the day.  Continue Reading

130 people and fifteen organizations joined San Juan Islanders for Safe Shipping to march under the banners, “Orca Protectors” and ”Protect What you Love” in the Friday Harbor July 4th parade. We carried a life-size dorsal fin for every living member of J, K, and L pods, plus 7 white “ghost” fins for the pod  Continue Reading

As the largest event in the County gets closer—August 16th-19th— the San Juan County Fair is looking for volunteers! Would like to be part of the Fair? Do you have a special interest? From “Department Superintendent” to “Gardener Extraordinaire”. Check out the many volunteer opportunities today at www.sjcfair.org See you at the Fair!

Island cellist Sasha von Dassow continues his annual FH Chamber Music Festival with a Friday night concert on July 21 at 7:30 p.m. featuring NW and internationally-acclaimed musicians and a Sunday master class July 23 taught by those musicians. Friday’s music at San Juan Community Theatre has a varied look with an unusual combination of  Continue Reading

Next Tuesday, July 25th at 7:30 pm the Summer Film Series at SJCT continues with The Salesman, winner of the 2017 Oscar for Best Foreign Film After a forced evacuation in a condemned building in Tehran, the couple of Emad and Rana relocate to a small flat. Unbeknownst to them, the previous tenant, was a  Continue Reading

In the SJ Update mailbag this morning we have a letter from Ruth McKenna, Candidate for SJI School Board… Vote for Ruth McKenna– San Juan Island Schools Director 1 Dear Editor, The schools on San Juan Island have been the center of the community for over a century. The district teaches over 800 students, employs  Continue Reading

“Triumphant, joyful blues-soaked R&B… one of the most soulful, honest singers ever” -Blues Revue Curtis Salgado returns to San Juan Community Theatre this Saturday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m.—this time with his band, after wowing Friday Harbor last summer in a duo appearance with Alan Hagar, and recently garnering THREE 2017 Blues Music Awards. With  Continue Reading