Lee Taylor, departing superintendent of San Juan Island NHP, will present an illustrated wrap-up of the park’s 2015 accomplishments at 7 p.m., Wednesday, September 9 at the San Juan Island Library. “The park staff has had a busy summer” commented Lee, “and I will highlight some of the big accomplishments for this year and look  Continue Reading

The San Juan Island Grange #966 (Grange) has adopted a resolution concerning San Juan County’s (SJC) proposed greenhouse regulations. Our mission, in addition to fostering social and political engagement, is “to support a resilient community of growers, makers, and keepers.” The Grange recognizes the importance of agriculture and food security in the sustainability of our  Continue Reading

Oh for crying out loud, Friday Harbor. What gives? Admit it, you haven’t seen cats as cute as us for a long time, right? We’re siblings and we’ve been waiting here at the animal shelter for the longest time. Rumor has it winter is coming… What’s it going to take to get the two of  Continue Reading

Dance Happy with Bill & Rita Ament is opening their dancing doors again on September 8th. Offering Children’s classes for ages 2-1/2 to 13, in Creative, Pre-Ballet, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, Jazz, Hip Hop, Zumba for Kids and their new Steppin’ Out dance expressions class for ages 6-13; Adult & Teen classes in Tap, Zumba, and Zumbini  Continue Reading

Monday, September 21 at Noon at the SJI Grange from the League of Women Voters of the SJ Islands Affordable housing is in short supply in San Juan County, and without living options we risk our community’s health and economic future. All interested citizens are invited to join the League of Women Voters of the San  Continue Reading

This coming Friday, September 11th,  Islanders Bank is celebrating several things throughout the day: First, it’s their 5th Annual Customer Appreciation Day and the “Stuff the Bus” School Supply Drive, hosted by the Lions Club. These events happen in the parking lot of the Friday Harbor branch from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM while supplies  Continue Reading

The Medical Teams International Dental Van is coming back to the Mullis Center on Friday, October 2nd and Saturday October 3rd. Fish For Teeth is sponsoring this clinic to provide dental care for anyone who is financially unable to afford it. Applications can be picked up at: SJ County Health Department The Family Resource Center  Continue Reading

Here’s a brief Press Announcement from the Center for Whale Research… New Baby L122 in L pod, first seen September 7, 2015 Monday there was another new baby in L pod! L91 was first seen near Sooke, BC this morning with a very newborn calf, confirmed a few hours later by Mark Malleson off Victoria, BC  Continue Reading

A Photographic Exhibit at The San Juan Community Theatre Bob Stavers recently returned from Iceland were he spent 10 days photographing that amazing and wonderful land. A sampling of images from that trip are on display in the Lobby of the San Juan Community Theatre during the month of September. Here are two of the  Continue Reading

This is Our Town series returns with this spotlight on Sam Fry… Sam Fry is building a scale model of the sailing vessel Spike Africa and I got a chance to talk with him about it and see his progress. The model is absolutely stunning, especially considering that everything on it is custom hand-made by Sam  Continue Reading