Wiloma began her life in Crawford, Texas a small farming community west of Waco. She was the youngest child of William Shakelford and Tot “Lot” Hinds. She was named after her aunt Oma and her uncle Will Cooper who played a larger than life role in her development. She often described her humble beginnings by  Continue Reading

The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor has rescheduled the estate sale originally planned for this weekend. The sale will take place next Friday and Saturday, February 17 & 18 from 10:00 to 4:00, at 689 Airport Center Drive in Friday Harbor.   The sale will feature beautiful home furnishings, including furniture and decorative items plus several  Continue Reading

The Town of Friday Harbor is mailing renewal notices early for 2017-2018. Renewal notices will be mailed to businesses the week of February 13, 2017. The business license year, or the time period that a business license is active, runs from April 1st to March 31st. License renewals for businesses are due by the expiration of  Continue Reading

Volunteer tutors needed for United Way Community Pilot Program at Public School  After School Reading Program: Middle School Dates: March 7 – May 11, 2017 3:00 to 4:30 pm, Tuesday through Thursday San Juan Island School District Grades 3 and/or Middle School Must have a desire to work with children and, preferably, experience working with  Continue Reading

Rod Turnbull, Athletic Director at FHHS shares this playoff update… We are moving into the second week of winter playoffs. Many exciting things going on. Hope you can get out and watch some Wolverine Playoff action. Below is an update on the post season opportunities for our Wrestling, Girl’s Basketball and Boy’s Basketball winter sports  Continue Reading

A new afterschool class is being offered for experienced island actors in sixth through eighth grades. San Juan Community Theatre’s Youth and Family Program Director Penelope Haskew is leading the “Intermediate Acting” classes in the Gubelman Theatre on Tuesdays, February 28 through March 28, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The five-session workshop will be  Continue Reading

Happy birthday! The Friday Harbor Kiwanis Club recently celebrated its 30th anniversary at a recent meeting. Nancy Fusare, club secretary, presented the birthday cake to club president Vicky Thalacker and the members present. The FH Kiwanis Club puts more than $10,000 a year back into the local economy through our toy drive, the scholarships we  Continue Reading

EDC offers free workshop on retirement planning for business owners Small business owners have many considerations when running their businesses, but often don’t have time to consider future financial requirements. Join the San Juan County Economic Development Council for a FREE workshop on retirement planning for small business owners, entitled Put your Retirement Plan to  Continue Reading

Community Forum on Emergency Preparedness for Orcas Island Hosted by representatives from OPALCO, Orcas Fire & Rescue, San Juan County Emergency Management and San Juan County Sheriff Department, this community forum will share best practices and discuss individual and neighborhood planning to enhance our ability as islanders to ride out emergencies. Tuesday, February 21st Orcas Senior  Continue Reading

In the SJ Update Mailbag today we have this letter from Rob Simpson… A few days after our first screening of a new and challenging documentary series called DEEP SPACE, I was informed that “public reaction” was so negative that the formerly enthusiastic plan to screen the entire series over the coming months is immediately cancelled. Evidently, for some  Continue Reading