The Tooth Mobile is coming back to the Mullis Center, on Friday, Jaunuary 23rd and Saturday, January 24th. Fish For Teeth is sponsoring this clinic to provide dental care for anyone who is financially unable to afford it. Applications can be downloaded from our website at fishforteeth.com and dropped off at the Health Department or  Continue Reading

Alison Longley shares some neighborly thoughts… How to be a Good Neighbor A number of events occurring on our islands as I was reading “Six Degrees” by Mark Lynas has me thinking – how can we be a better community in this new year and beyond? Here are a few thoughts: Remember the Jazz Festival?  Continue Reading

Eileen Drath of the Trails Committee wanted to make sure you heard – here she is with a reminder about their changed meeting times… Hey everybody – We are trying something new! We are changing our time so perhaps YOU can join us at our meeting. The new time is Tuesday, January 6 at noon.  Continue Reading

County Officials to be Sworn into Office Monday, January 5 Newly elected and re-elected San Juan County Officials will be sworn into office at 1:00 P.M. Monday afternoon at the County Courthouse in Friday Harbor. Sheriff Ron Krebs, Treasurer Rhonda Pederson, and Assessor John Kulseth will be sworn to their first terms in office. Re-elected  Continue Reading

Filmed on 5 continents and in 12 countries, ‘Following The Ninth’ is the story of four people whose lives have been transformed, repaired and healed by the message in Beethoven’s 9th symphony: Alle Menschen werden Bruder (All People Are Connected). At Tienanmen Square in 1989, students played the 9th over loudspeakers as the army came  Continue Reading

Audition Sunday, January 4 San Juan Community Theatre is casting actors to participate in the new Play Development Project. Meet with directors and writers in the Gubelman Theatre THIS Sunday, January 4 at 6:30 pm and support our Island Playwrights and the annual Playwrights Festival. For more information, contact Festival administrator Julie Laidlaw at jeztjulz  Continue Reading

Here’s John Stimpson with a note about this year’s Commitment Ride… Dear fellow San Juan Cyclists, Given the crisp cold air and frosty roads 31 brave souls ventured into town for our annual commitment ride. Good conversation, food and drink were consumed after a spin around pear point. Some riders even ventured out to Cape  Continue Reading

The Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprises (OMWBE), in partnership with the San Juan County Economic Development Council will offer their OMWBE Certification Workshop on Wednesday, January 14th, from 9 a.m. until noon at the San Juan Island Library, and videoconferenced at both the Lopez Library and the Orcas Island Library. The OMWBE Certification  Continue Reading

Just in case you haven’t seen enough holiday lights, here are a few more as we say goodbye the holiday season and welcome the new year. There are many more out there – these are just a few outstanding ones that I had time to get out and photograph this year. Happy New Year and  Continue Reading

You may have seen The Studio’s ad for their January Fitness program, which includes the option to purchase whole complete meals which follow the program’s guidelines. Well I just heard from Debbie at Downriggers that they are offering the menu to the community as well. Here’s Debbie with more… We are offering Paleo dinners based  Continue Reading