Woodworkers, artists, carvers, fishermen, book lovers, hikers, naturalists, scientists, conservationist-Something to intrigue everyone. The three new exhibitions opening March 4 at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art truly are for everyone who loves working with wood, painters, bookworms, collectors of odd objects in the forest, and those who care about forest destruction and erosion.  Continue Reading

Job Opening – Salish Seeds Nursery Assistant The Salish Seeds Project Nursery Assistant performs a range of activities in the field of conservation nursery operation. The Salish Seeds Project produces seeds and plants of local wildflowers and grasses for restoration projects on Land Bank preserves, as well as providing plant materials at cost to other local land  Continue Reading

EDC receives Washington State Department of Commerce grant for trades education The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) is pleased to announce the award of a Washington State Department of Commerce Work Start grant for a county-wide Marine Trades Education program, which will be run in partnership with Commerce, San Juan County, the Town  Continue Reading

This year our annual event lands on Fat Tuesday, and in celebration we will host the Spay-Ghetti & Mardi Paw Dinner on February 28th. Wear your best Mardi Gras beads and we will see All Two Legged family and friends of the APS to enjoy a night of italian cuisine, music and fun in support  Continue Reading

Jeanne Peihl of Salish Sea Ballet shares this good news for one of her students… San Juan Island Ballet Student Accepted to Oregon Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Anabelle Mountford, an 11 year old Friday Harbor resident, has been accepted to the Oregon Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive. Entrance to the program is competitive and by audition only. Oregon  Continue Reading

Bon Jour mesdames et messieurs. It is I, Henry (pronounced “Awn-Ray” in French, if you don’t mind.) While I have never been to France, I AM an international man of mystery, and have had many of zee exciting and daring experiences in my previous life across zee ocean on Whidbey Island. As you can see,  Continue Reading

Teresa Smith is pleased to invite you to the opening of “Cedar & Tide”, an Art Show at the San Juan Community Theater running from March 1st through April 30th Reception on Friday March 3rd from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. [email protected] www.teresasmith.com

This just in, from the SJ Update mailbag… Lake Kennedy McCulloch, CPAs PS sent emails to our individual tax return clients on Wednesday this week, notifying them that their personal information may have been compromised in a data breach. We learned from the IRS that some of the 2016 tax returns we electronically filed were  Continue Reading

Town of Friday Harbor considering a Mini Painted Roundabout at the Argyle Avenue & Spring Street Intersection The public is invited to learn about and comment on the proposal to install a mini painted roundabout at the intersection of Argyle Avenue and Spring Street. The Town Council meeting will be held on Thursday, March 2, 2017  Continue Reading

Aaron Shepard shares this photo of the M/V Salish sailing into a rainbow. This was shot yesterday morning. Thanks for sharing Aaron!