San Juan County Health and Community Services: North Sound Accountable Community of Health Informational Meeting   Representatives from the North Sound Accountable Community of Health will be visiting San Juan County on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, to host public informational sessions on state, regional and county-level efforts to improve health for people on Medicaid in Washington  Continue Reading

Well according to the fine print on the temporary schedule, we could be down to 4 boats for the remainder of the month and possibly into August (we should have 5 boats this time of year). Here’s the revised temporary schedule. And here’s the official word from WSF: Because of a generator failure on the  Continue Reading

Here is more info on the current ferry mess in the San Juans. First a note from Miles Crossen and then a couple of WSF Email Alerts from earlier today… Just a heads up. Word on the street according to Huggy Bear is the fact that folks with reservations for ferry rides over the past  Continue Reading

Here’s the latest from the Whale Museum… On June 5th, CetaceaLab spotted Springer (A73) with her second calf off of British Columbia’s north central coast. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) later confirmed the new addition. Springer’s first calf, Spirit was born in 2013. This summer marks the 15th year since Springer was  Continue Reading

Roche Harbor Trails Mike Buettell, volunteer trail builder will lead us on a hike through the extensive trail system next to the Roche Harbor Resort. Mike and his group of volunteers are proud of the trail building and maintenance and you will want to return and explore on your own. When: Saturday July 22, 1:00  Continue Reading

As of 8:47 PM, Monday evening… The Yakima is out of service until further notice due to a problem with the vessel’s generator. The Anacortes/San Juan’s route will be operating on an adjusted schedule on July 18. There are no new reservations at this time. Those with reservations on any sailing for July 18 will  Continue Reading

You may have heard or noticed the Yakima was out of service yesterday. Well it’s still out and WSF has issued this temporary schedule change for the rest of today… The Yakima is out of service until further notice due to a problem with the vessel’s generator. This will cancel the following sailings: Westbound: 4:15am  Continue Reading

Miles Crossen writes to round up volunteers… I hope I didn’t wait too long to ask for volunteers to help out in setting up the Photography Display at this year’s San Juan County Fair. I’ll be needing a dozen or more folks to help accept and display the hundreds of wonderful photographs being entered in  Continue Reading

Oscar Wilde once said, “In matters of grave importance, Style, not sincerity is the vital thing.”  My name is Andrew and I like to think I offer both style and sincerity. I’m only about 8 months old, but everyone here at the animal shelter says I’m an “old soul”. I don’t really know what that  Continue Reading

The San Juan County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on proposed amendments to the vacation rental and code enforcement provisions of the San Juan County Code.  The hearing will begin on or after 8:45 a.m. on July 21, 2017, in the County Council Chambers, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Interested parties are encouraged  Continue Reading