The Center for Whale Research shares this press release… For More Information: see our website whaleresearch.com Another new Baby in J Pod!! Designated J54 – sex unknown. Mother is J28, a twenty-two year old female Southern Resident Killer Whale in the Pacific Northwest. The mother had a previous baby designated J46, a female, born in 2009  Continue Reading

Aaron Shepard checks in with another beautiful photo – this one was shot at the Island Lights tree lighting festival last week. For more of Aaron’s photos of the Island Lights Festival, visit his photo blog, “An Islander’s Eye.” Thanks for sharing Aaron!

It’s not too late to have your photo taken with Skipper and Top Cat at the Animal Shelter’s Holiday Shoppe! Stop by the shop, located on Spring Street next to the Chamber of Commerce, Saturday between noon and 2:00 and join in the fun! There are lots of great gift ideas at the shop too,  Continue Reading

OLYMPIA – The State today begins accepting applications for the No Child Left Inside program, which is aimed at giving at-risk children outdoor experiences. The No Child Left Inside grant program is funded by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and administered by the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO). The grants are  Continue Reading

Winners of Launch San Juan Islands business plan competition lauded at awards luncheon The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) is excited to announce the winners of their first annual business plan competition, Launch San Juan Islands. The winners and all finalists were lauded at an awards luncheon at Coho Restaurant in Friday Harbor, on December 1st, 2015.  Continue Reading

Skagit Valley College awarded $2,107,806 in US Department of Education Title III funds MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Skagit Valley College (SVC) has received a five-year, $2,107,806 Title III grant from the United States Department of Education. SVC received the grant under the Office of Postsecondary Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program. “Skagit Valley College is dedicated to  Continue Reading

Bob Myhr to Retire from OPALCO Board with nearly 30 Years of Service   UPDATED 12-18-15: OPALCO Board Member Bob Myhr will retire at the end of the year. Myhr is currently serving as Vice President and represents District 3 (Lopez, Decatur, Center and Charles islands). He joined the Co-op in 1967 and was elected  Continue Reading

San Juan Islands Museum of Art opens 2016 with a powerful set of exhibitions by Ai Weiwei, Dana Lynn Louis, and Francisco Goya January 23 – April 11, 2016 The San Juan Islands Museum of Art is set to start its 2016 season with three extraordinary exhibitions, linked by the common thread of human rights:  Continue Reading

Sheila Harley checks in with the final “Meet Your Volunteer Firefighter” column for 2015… The young gentlemen pictured above are in the FireFighter recruit class which is nearing the end of its instruction period. They started class in September, working very hard all the way through, and are to take their final written and practical  Continue Reading

Mike Adams of Friday Harbor has kidney failure.  There are over 100,000 people all over the country that live with the need of a kidney transplant while they suffer in silence, waiting for their call.  Mike wants to open your eyes and your heart and thoughts to the life-giving gift of organ donor transplant. Please  Continue Reading