Join the Land Bank and Friends of Lime Kiln Society (FOLKS) to celebrate the Land Bank’s 25th anniversary and National Poetry Month with a nature-inspired poetry walk through the Lime Kiln Point State Park and surrounding areas. Led by Land Bank Director Lincoln Bormann and poets Sally and Sam Green (WA State’s first poet laureate),  the trail will be laced  Continue Reading

Here’s the official word from WSF Assistant Secretary Lynne Griffith on last Tuesday’s ferry reservation troubles… On Tuesday, our ferry reservations system experienced technical difficulties. As of now, we are unable to accept reservations for summer travel on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands, Port Townsend/Coupeville and Anacortes/Sidney, B.C. routes until further notice. Our IT staff is  Continue Reading

From Dori and Kate of the Stillpoint School… We had a blast Friday in the sunshine cleaning the streets from our school to the Library and back as part of the Great Islands Clean-Up. Our students were thrilled to be helping the island sparkle for Spring, and they were all really excited by the number of  Continue Reading

The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor is pulling out all the stops on this year’s WAGS event by hosting ‘A Night in Monte Carlo’ with casino gaming by Casino Event – Seattle, silent and live auctions, great food and spirits, wine pull, raffles and live music by Brickhouse, a premier Seattle show band. And  Continue Reading

The DVSAS Guest Article for this week is written by Sheriff Ron Krebs… April is Sexual Assault awareness month. It is a month that for most people passes without a thought about sexual assault. But for some, it is a grim reminder of a day or days that they would rather not remember. Each year  Continue Reading

Garry oaks are our region’s only native oak, and their environment is fading fast. Less than 3% of their original habitat remains today, but it’s not too late to save this living history which is valuable habitat for people and wildlife. Friends of the San Juans is hosting a walk among the wildflowers and oak  Continue Reading

The public is invited to a ceremony and reception at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the San Juan Aviation Museum in the Roy Franklin Terminal at the Friday Harbor airport. The Museum was established in 2007 to honor the legacy of pilots who have made major contributions to our community. This year’s  Continue Reading

Jan at the theatre wants to remind you about the SSIS Play this weekend. Here she is with the story… Hi Tim, Ted Strutz took some good photos of rehearsals for Spring Street International School’s METAMORPHOSES. I’ve attached a few. Hoping you can remind folks that Metamorphoses is at San Juan Community Theatre this Friday  Continue Reading

9th Annual Celebration of the Orca Greeting Ceremony Auction Items Plans are well underway for The Whale Museum’s 9th Annual “Greeting Ceremony” Event. This Fundraising Dinner and Auction will be held on Friday, April 24 at Brickworks in Friday Harbor. Tickets are still available for this fun evening which begins with a happy hour &  Continue Reading

Ruth Offen at Waterworks sent over this announcement… And so the season begins anew… Refreshed from travels and time spent seeing family and friends, I am pleased to announce WaterWorks Gallery opens its 30th season as a contemporary gallery in Friday Harbor. So exciting, and lots of events this season. This Saturday, April 18th, we  Continue Reading