Here’s a note from the Economic Development Council about a rescheduled workshop… Dear All, Due to scheduling conflicts, we are rescheduling the Office of Minority & Women Business Enterprises (OMWBE) workshop that was scheduled for next week, to later this year in March. The OMWBE workshop will be included in a larger, more comprehensive event, Continue Reading
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It’s a GIRL!
January 7, 2015 at 11:31 pm
Here’s a new report from the Center for Whale Research… The new baby killer whale in J pod, called J50 by researchers that designate these whales alpha-numerically, is alive and well, and with its matrilineal family today in northern Georgia Strait British Columbia. The new baby was first seen in the San Juan/Gulf Island archipelago Continue Reading
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EMT Association Votes to Help Fund Purchase of New Ambulance
January 7, 2015 at 11:30 pm
The San Juan Island Emergency Medical Technicians’ (EMT) Association is made up of the volunteer EMT’s and paramedics that serve San Juan Island. It is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that is independent and separate from any and all taxing districts. It is not San Juan Emergency Services, not Island Air Ambulance, not Peace Island Hospital, Continue Reading
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Friday Harbor Ferry Lines, Past and Present
January 7, 2015 at 5:54 am
Here’s the Historical Museum with their monthly history column… A local historian in January, 2065 may write a flashback article entitled something like “50 Years Ago Today: When Ferry Reservations Came to San Juan Island.” Did you know that our first car ferry service was introduced in the early 1920s – at Roche Harbor? Friday Continue Reading
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Raiders from the North
January 7, 2015 at 5:49 am
Join San Juan Island National Historical Park Historian Mike Vouri for an illustrated talk about the impact of northern Indian raids in the Salish Sea scheduled for 7:00 pm on Wednesday, January 14 at the San Juan Island Library. Fears of Northern Indians ‑ defined by whites in the 19th century as groups from today’s Continue Reading
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Theatre Auditions
January 7, 2015 at 5:40 am
Here’s a note from San Juan Community Theatre… The new year brings with it new ways to participate in your community theatre! First, on Sunday, January 11 at 4 pm in the Gubelman, auditions will be held for our On Book! Readers Theatre series. This is a chance to get a taste of the actors’ Continue Reading
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Open Mic for Writers at the Library
January 7, 2015 at 5:24 am
Writers are invited to read their works. It’s a chance to share the written word with fellow writers: prose, poetry, plays or commercials. If you write it, why not share it? It’s an inspiring evening. Saturday, January 10, 7:00 pm at the San Juan Island Library main salon, free. Light refreshments will be served.
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Write Doe Bay – Small Workshop, Big Talent
January 7, 2015 at 5:17 am
Doe Bay Resort on Orcas Island is known for its rustic charm, world class farm-to-table café and its annual music festival, Doe Bay Fest. For the past two and a half years, something else has grown on the resort’s pristine 38-acres: a boutique writing workshop drawing first-class talent to aspiring and seasoned writers. And, like Continue Reading
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1000th Visitor a Winner!
January 6, 2015 at 5:45 am
San Juan Islands Museum of Art, which opened December 5 in Friday Harbor, surprised its 1000th visitor on Friday with a $200 Charter Membership. Erin Braybrook of Arlington, formerly of San Juan Island, is shown accepting her prize from museum director Charlie Bodenstab. Benefits included with Braybrook’s $200 Supporting Membership include the opportunity to preview Continue Reading
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Pet of the Week
January 6, 2015 at 5:40 am
O.K. Mr. Demille, I’m ready for my close-up now… I arrived here at the Animal Shelter a few weeks ago, but I’ve been laying kind of low to prevent a stampede, because, well – look at me! I’m fabulous, if I don’t mind saying so. (And I don’t.) I’m a seal point Siamese, but I Continue Reading
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