Firefighter Mark Wagner and Lieutenant Erin Graham received San Juan Island Fire Department’s highest awards Saturday night when the department celebrated the 2016 contributions of its members. The firefighters and support members were honored for their dedicated service at the annual awards banquet, which was held at Downriggers Restaurant. The annual event is presented by the  Continue Reading

A comprehensive Emergency Services drill will be enacted at Friday Harbor High School on Saturday February 4, 2017, from 8:30 am – 2:00 pm. This exercise is being developed through the cooperative efforts of the San Juan Island EMS, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, San Juan Island Fire and Rescue, Peace Island Medical Center,  Continue Reading

By Gail Schnee, Co-Owner of Cotton Cotton Cotton and Becki Day, Executive Director of San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce… Happy New Year! I would like to introduce myself to those of you who don’t know me, I am co-owner of Cotton Cotton Cotton with my husband Randy, and I have been elected as the  Continue Reading

The 23rd annual Knowledge Bowl will be held on Monday, February 6, at the Community Theatre. Our fabulous Friday Harbor Jazz Band will begin performing at 6:30 and the FH High School PTA will be offering baked treats in the lobby before and during the event. The competition begins at 7 PM. Teams consist of the  Continue Reading

Our first walk of the year will be at Rueben Tarte County Park. The walk is short and all uphill on the way back. We will share stories about who Rueben Tarte was. Bring your sketch book and we will see who can draw the best rock formation or seascape. If walking is a challenge for  Continue Reading

Selling out earliest ever on October 17, 2016, with a 100 Boat Limit ~ the 14th Annual Derby kicked off on Thursday January 19th registering a total of 347 Anglers. Weather was clear & cool with winds that kept us honest when the cannon went off Friday morning to start day one of fishing. Friday broke the record for  Continue Reading

There was a very large turnout for the Women’s March in Friday Harbor today. Men, women, children, babies and dogs marched in support of the Women’s March on Washington D.C. and hundreds of other similar marches across the country and around the world.  Estimates put the number of participants at 1,500 to 1,800 hundred. Pretty good for  Continue Reading

Local wildlife photographer extraordinaire John Miller shares another beautiful image. Here’s his description of this swan image… The attached image was taken last week, shortly after sunrise, at Dream Lake. After photographing a gaggle of swans over the past 10 years, I believe this is the most detailed capture I have been lucky enough to  Continue Reading

Over 150 people came to San Juan County Park on MLK day to oppose the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline project. If the pipeline is allowed as proceed as proposed it will increase the tanker shipping in Haro Straits from 5 tankers a month to 34 tankers and three barges per month. This increase in  Continue Reading

Okay Oakies – the weather has turned favorable and the ground has softened to make work on the mountain plausible! This Sunday’s plans are to pick up where we left off in 2016: the continuation of cage cleaning, as well as pruning the saplings within them. And, with luck, a little thistle and blackberry removal  Continue Reading