A big thank you from the staff at the San Juan County Fair for another great Fair! To our department superintendents, our hardworking volunteers, entertainers, musicians, vendors, and of course, our loyal patrons—your time and energy brings this Fair to life each and every year. We thank YOU! Until next year… August 17th through the  Continue Reading

Statement of Candidacy for the San Juan Island Hospital District Commission Jenny Ledford August 9, 2015 I’m Jenny Ledford and I am running for Public Hospital District Commissioner, Position 3. My husband, Richard, and I have lived on San Juan Island for thirteen years as full-time residents. We are both retired. Richard retired as the  Continue Reading

Island Rec – We Appreciate Our Volunteers Island Rec recently hosted a night of Volunteer Appreciation at the last Music on the Lawn for the season! We missed many shining volunteer faces, and we just want to give a BIG THANK YOU to all of them! Island Rec could not operate without all those helpful  Continue Reading

Eclectic Folk-Rock from Canada August 22 The Paperboys of Vancouver, B.C. do not deliver your typical folk music. Their sounds are more like putting rock, folk, pop, world and roots music into a blender to create a smoothly fused one-of-a-kind concoction. Friday Harbor gets the chance to meet these Canadian friends when the band plays  Continue Reading

This just in from the Whale Museum… On August 9th the Center for Whale Research confirmed that L-121 is a male. They reported finding Cousteau (L-113), Joy (L-119) and L-121 rolling around and chasing one another with adults fishing off in the distance. The gender of all four babies of the Southern Resident Community have  Continue Reading

San Juan Community Theatre’s summer musical camp takes us “under the sea” with Ariel and her aquatic friends on Thursday and Friday, August 20-21 at 7:00 pm in the Whittier Theatre. The presentation of Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr., adapted from Disney’s 2008 Broadway production featuring such hits as Part of Your World and She’s  Continue Reading

Mayor Carrie Lacher is seeking one student for appointment as the youth representative to the Friday Harbor Arts Commission (FHAC). The student will join seven other commissioners in representing the interests of the Town, community and local artists as they advise the Town Council on the cultivation, selection, acquisition and placement of public art. “This  Continue Reading

Here’s the August 2015 edition of Chamber Chat, written for you by Lauren Cohen, Co-owner San Juan Canvas, LLC and Chamber of Commerce Board President… It is hard to believe that we are already in the second half of August and autumn is right around the corner. The Chamber Board of Directors, Executive Director and Staff  Continue Reading

Join Maggie Gallivan for a fun-filled hour of music and sing-along songs. This program is designed for babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers. Thursday, August 20th from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, in the Library Meeting Room For more information, please call Melina at the San Juan Island Library, 378-2798.