Advance directives for health care topic of free community education program Ross Fewing, director of the Center for Mission at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, will discuss “Advance Directives for End-of-Life Care” on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in a free, public community education program hosted by PeaceHealth Peace Island  Continue Reading

Upcoming Flea Markets at the Fairgrounds Save the Date! Two chances to shop AND/OR sell at the San Juan County Fairgrounds! November 7th, from 9:00 am to noon December 5th, from 9:00 am to noon Interested in having a booth? Applications are available on the SJC Fairgrounds website at www.sjcfair.org.

The seasons, they are (finally!) a changin’, and the Land Bank, SJI National Historical Park, and San Juan Preservation Trust are celebrating with an awesome afternoon of autumnal activities in Driggs Park, adjacent to the Land Bank office. There will be games, art projects, pumpkin carving, and fireside treats! For more information email tanjaw [@]  Continue Reading

The Rotary Club of San Juan Island had a Children’s Library House put up at the Island Rec playground at the fairgrounds. According to Barbara Fagan, Literacy Chair for Rotary, the house was designed and constructed by Paul Mayer and installed by Adam Eltinge. This free library is the perfect place for families to grab  Continue Reading

3rd Saturday Grange Dance, SJI Grange Hall,  October 17th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. From Olympia, Jay Finkelstein calling with the Bellingham band Heliotrope – Robin Brown on fiddle, Michael Hobart on guitar and Paul Englesberg on flute and concertina. No partners or experience needed. $10 donation. Info at 378-3836, or on Facebook @sanjuanislandscontradance.

John Miller shares this beautiful image of Westside Pond out by the land bank property near Lime Kiln Park. Thanks for sharing John!

Start your engines and get ready for the ever popular, annual Touch-a-Truck event. Come climb behind the wheels of big rigs of all shapes and sizes, from dump trucks and hook lifts to fire trucks and an army vehicle. This is a don’t-miss-activity for kids of all sizes and ages on an early release school  Continue Reading

What you have been waiting for from Matthew Gray Palmer-the final phase of the successful community collaboration, Liminal Currents: Explorations of an Empathic Umwelt designed and directed by Matthew. On Sunday, October 18, at 4 p.m. at South Beach, we will release the more than 1000 wishes, poems, and prayers which were part of the  Continue Reading

Greetings from the animal shelter in Friday Harbor! My name is Rhubarb and I’m hoping someone will adopt me or foster me soon! I’m what you might call a “Golden Girl” and these concrete floors are a little hard on the old bones…. In the meantime, allow me to give all you youngsters out there  Continue Reading

San Juan Community Home Trust Board members got together recently to celebrate a good couple of months. Sun Rise II, the Home Trust’s third development, is well under way, with 3 bungalows brought in from Victoria by barge in August, already on site and ready to be lowered onto their foundations. In addition, 3 new  Continue Reading