To the Editor: How fortunate we are to have Stage Left’s “Shakespeare Under the Stars” every summer here for the past 17 years! We saw this year’s production of Cymbeline last weekend, and again we were impressed by the professional quality of acting and production. In this condensed version, Shakespeare seems to have pulled out  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from WSF… Twitter photo contest starts MondayWith the busy summer season in full swing, we’re holding a ferries photo contest on Twitter. Simply follow @wsferries and tweet us your best photographs with the hashtag #WSFcontest from August 10 through August 17. The top five entries will win a behind-the-scenes tour of one  Continue Reading

Here’s the latest from Island Stage Left… Only 8 performances left – and that’s if we don’t get rained out Saturday! Wonderful feedback on this, one of Shakespeare’s rarely produced later plays – a fast-paced adventure with betrayal, love, forgiveness and reconciliation. Our favorite moment was when we had a 5 year old (at her first  Continue Reading

To the Editor, Let’s talk about Mount Grant! For all the mailings, articles, buttons, hats, websites and talks, (don’t forget that fabulous float on the Fourth of July) there still seems to be some confusion about it. It is a new name for an old place; until recently it was known as “Lawson Ridge”. (Although  Continue Reading

Island Rec’s Board of Commissioners is pleased to announce that Maddie Ovenell has been selected as the new Director for Island Rec. The hiring committee received many applications from across the country and after conducting interviews the first week of August, the board unanimously agreed that Ovenell was the right person for the job. Ovenell  Continue Reading

Adah Geraldine (Jeri) Lawson passed away peacefully August 2, 2015 after a short stay at Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham Washington. Jeri was born January 8, 1924, in Friday Harbor, Washington to Gunder and Adah Halvorsen. Jeri lived her entire life on San Juan Island and resided in just 2 homes. As a young girl  Continue Reading

Local artist Pam Hoke shares her cancer journey online at SoWeHaveCancer.org and has recently posted a moving entry. Here are a few excerpts… Immense sighs of relief have arrived after long days of butterflies in my stomach: My third lumpectomy was a success! In addition, the oncotype test results came from the original invasive tumor  Continue Reading

Boyd Pratt shares this news from the SJI Grange… I am delighted to announce that as of August 1, 2015, we have a new Rental Agent for our San Juan Island Grange #966 Hall: Roger Ellison. Roger is taking over from the capable hands of Noreene Ignelzi, who has been managing the Hall rentals for  Continue Reading

The staff at Friday Harbor Elementary School is very excited to offer free Full-Day Kindergarten to San Juan Island children. FHES Principal Diane Ball stated that “Thanks to an increase in state funding, we are hiring two new teachers this year to support our new free Full-Day Kindergarten offering and low class size initiative.” FHES  Continue Reading

Put your child’s health at the top of your back-to-school list To ensure students get a healthy start to their school year, PeaceHealth and the San Juan County Health Department are hosting a free back-to-school health-screening event on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, 1117 Spring St., from 8 a.m. to 5  Continue Reading