My name is Barlow. Some of you have probably met me walking around town with my owner, Lori Stokes or at the dog park. I’m what you might call a walking “happy ending story” – thanks to my friends at The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor and a lot of other nice folks I’ve  Continue Reading

The Community Service-Learning Projects class at Friday Harbor High School is a chance for juniors to explore their passions and strengths by designing a project with a community partner that addresses a need in the community. By designing and completing a meaningful project it is hoped that students will leave a lasting legacy for the  Continue Reading

Here’s Sheila Harley with this month’s Volunteer Firefighter… Harry is one of the oldest fire fighters in the San Juan Island Fire Rescue organization. He joined the District about 20 years ago and at age 65, he is still going strong! He earned a Masters degree from Antioch West University at San Francisco in clinical psychology  Continue Reading

Here’s the latest from Merri Ann Simonson… General Costs To Buy, Sell Or Build Cost of construction, selling and buying real estate in the islands has continued to increase based the requirements to meet the current regulations and overall material and service cost increases. One could say that it costs more and takes longer to  Continue Reading

Check out the Islands Energy Fair this Saturday at Mullis Center. Click to enlarge the poster below for more info.

Let it go, LET IT GO!.. and head on over to the Fairgrounds for FROZEN this Friday! Time: 9:30pm, Parking and Concessions open at 8:30 pm. Admission: $5/person, Family of 5/$20, Age 5 and Under FREE. Plot: When the newly crowned Queen Elsa accidentally uses her power to turn things into ice to curse her  Continue Reading

Jan at the Community Theatre shares this little update… San Juan Community Theatre’s Readers Theatre production of A Delicate Balance will now take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 2-3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Gubelman Theatre. The Theatre is working on a water leak and has had to turn the water off in the  Continue Reading

Sharon Marie Maya – November 27, 1945 – May 15, 2015 Sharon was born in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Whiting and Munster Indiana. She was the daughter of deceased parents Stanley and Mary Shatuck. Sharon met her husband at Hammond High School in Hammond Indiana in January, 1961.  Her husband John remembers it took  Continue Reading

Friday Harbor Middle School ROV Team Oceanus Explorations wins MATE Competition The Friday Harbor Middle School ROV Club competed at the MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) Pacific Northwest Regional Competition near Seattle on Saturday, May 09, 2015. They came home victorious having won the Scout Class competition. For the second year in a row, Matthew  Continue Reading

Join Vince Dauciunas and Jay Kimball for a discussion on local Carbon Footprint and energy use patterns in San Juan County. What are we doing and what more can we do to reduce our impacts and be more efficient? Vince Dauciunas is a member of OPALCO’s Board of Directors. His career included 30 years of  Continue Reading