After weeks of crazy weather, Thom believes the grounds should be dry enough to support work on Cady Mountain – yahoo! The plan is to finish cleaning out oak seedling cages and prune the seedlings, and if time allows, remove any concentrations of young blackberry. When?  Sunday, March 19 – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm RSVP  Continue Reading

Opalco Fiber Project Kicks Off On South San Juan Island Expect Some Traffic Delays Construction begins on March 20th to install fiber optic cables along Cattle Point Road from Eagle Cove Drive all the way through San Juan Island National Historical Park to the major road re-alignment project south of Jakle’s Lagoon. While OPALCO installs backbone infrastructure  Continue Reading

Town to contribute up to $1000 in matching funds to Hospice of San Juan The Town of Friday Harbor is encouraging their utility customers to donate funds to Hospice of San Juan through the Town’s Harbor Life Ring Program in April. All donations included with customers’ April utility payments will be matched by the Town  Continue Reading

The San Juan Center of Skagit Valley College is offering a course, “Adults in Transition” This free three-week course will assist individuals who need to make major changes in their lives and seek new opportunities for education in developing self-confidence, exploring educational and career options and job search techniques for training or employment, developing skills in  Continue Reading

Kids and Canoes – A Place Based Curriculum during the week of April 21-28 San Juan Island youth (grades 5-12) will work with one of the world’s top canoe builders from Lummi Nation, Dean Washington, to build 2 Coast Salish Canoes and their paddles in one week. These canoes will be part of a fleet  Continue Reading

Merri Ann Simonson is busy with another San Juan Islands Lifestyle video. For this one she says: “I know this video may appear to be a Veuve Clicquot commercial but it is just another San Juan Island Lifestyle video.  This one offers tips on hosting a successful island brunch.”

Here are a couple of notices from Rod Turnbull, FHHS Athletic Director… Girls Tennis at Lynden on March 17 has been postponed due to predicted weather. This has been rescheduled for Friday, March 31  Also, the home games with Forks, both Baseball and Fastpitch originally scheduled for Saturday, March 18 have been postponed. No make up date  Continue Reading

Join host Ken Crawbuck for “13th”, the next film in the documentary series Tragedy of the Commons. In this thought provoking film, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. Directed by Ava DuVernay Saturday, March 18th at 7:00 pm at Island Arts Collective, 28 Front Street. (that’s  Continue Reading

San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce Featured Member of the Month – Island Air Jackie Hamilton first came to San Juan Island in 1988 to begin her career in aviation and in the process started Island Air and never left. Her company specializes in air charter, aircraft management and most importantly provides Island Air Ambulance;  Continue Reading

Skagit Valley College will be offering a Running Start Information Session for students who want a jump start on a four-year degree. “Working on my Associate in Arts degree while finishing my high school requirements at Skagit Valley College was one of the best choices I’ve made,” says Alex Hayes. Alex, a current junior at Western  Continue Reading