WSU Extension Forestry offers class for Woodland Owners Woodland owners can build skills for caring for their trees by taking Washington State University Extension Forestry’s Forest Stewardship Coached Planning course. This course teaches owners of wooded property how to assess their trees, avoid insect and disease problems, enhance wildlife habitat, improve wood quality, reduce fire  Continue Reading

San Juan Community Theatre is looking for some help in the office… Office and Event Assistant Position Overview: Provides variety of support services for the Theatre’s administrative offices, including the box office. Duties: Become proficient in use of box office software, answering questions from box office volunteers and troubleshooting problems Assists with activities supporting performances  Continue Reading

Another new business in town and another ribbon cutting ceremony. The Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Friday Harbor are happy to welcome Friday Harbor Chocolates to town on Spring Street where the barber used to be, next door to Pebble. Owners Mark Zipkin and Aylene Geringer (who you may remember as former owners  Continue Reading

In the SJ Update mailbag this afternoon we find this letter from Amy Wynn… For a mighty long time Susan Williamson has been the go-to person for teaching children how to swim. She’s coached youth through their sailing float tests, gently nudged reluctant youngsters into loving the water, encouraged our swim team kids, and reached out to bring swimming  Continue Reading

Schools are back to regular schedule, and buses will be on snow routes and may move slower than normal.

Griffin Bay Bookstore, in Collaboration With The San Juan Island Library and The San Juan Preservation Trust presents: TIDES: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean By Jonathan White Sunday, February 19, 7:00 pm San Juan Island Library 1010 Guard Street Expert mariner and marine conservationist Jonathan White’s love for the sea is lifelong. He grew up diving, sailing  Continue Reading

For February, the Family Nature Club is promoting Nature Walk: Birds Join Shona Aitken from Wolf Hollow and become citizen scientists by participating in a global bird study. Counting birds is a fun, free, family-friendly way to discover and help the birds in your community. Meet at the Westside Lake parking lot, which is located on  Continue Reading

Pam Fry enjoys being a detective. She always loved mysteries since she was very young. Her natural curiosity for solving problems and finding their cause and resolution has been a lifetime occupation. It led her into the nursing field 40 years ago and also to a Japanese healing therapy called Jin Shin Jyutsu. As a  Continue Reading

Please join us in memory of Doris Van Alen 1/14/1928 to 2/5/2017 2 p.m. Saturday February 11th at the Mullis Center in Friday Harbor. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Doris’s life. In lieu of flowers, please bring fresh fruit and vegetables to be donated to the Food Bank after the service.

OPALCO Seeks Candidates For Board Election New Member Elections & Governance Committee Named The 2017 OPALCO Board election cycle is now open and nominations for board candidates in District 1 (San Juan, Brown, Henry, Pearl and Spieden islands) are being accepted. At the January meeting of the Board of Directors, the new member Elections &  Continue Reading