Bitumen Chip Brownies at the San Juan County Fair San Juan Islanders for Safe Shipping says thank you to all of you who stopped by to buy a brownie, spin the oil tanker Wheel of Fortune, and/or sign the petition at our booth at the County Fair. All of your signatures will be attached to  Continue Reading

The Friday Art Market winds up its 2014 season this Friday, 3:00-7:00pm, at Brickworks Plaza. There will be local artisans from San Juan, Orcas, Lopez and Waldron Islands, selling their hand-crafted works of art. Cynthia’s of Course will provide a variety of sweet and savory dishes and music will be provided by Teddy Deane from  Continue Reading

The SJC Land Bank has a new Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator and she sends over this letter of introduction… Hello! Just a quick note to introduce myself, Tanja Williamson, the new Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator for San Juan County Land Bank. I live in Friday Harbor, along with my two sons (Miles, 13 and Jasper, 9), my husband (Steve),  Continue Reading

Early Learning Lab for Children Coming to San Juan Island on Thursday, September 11. Thrive by Five Washington’s Early Learning Lab is coming to San Juan Island in partnership with the San Juan Island Library and the San Juan Island Family Resource Center. The Lab will be available to explore Thursday, Sept. 11 from 10:00  Continue Reading

Here’s a fun email that came in the other day from David Bentley; Thanks David! Tim, Your Ace Reporter/Photographer, Louise Dustrude, was taking photos at the Know Your Island walk on Saturday at the Peach Health Peace Island Medical Center “Peace Path”. This is a photo of what she couldn’t see on the top of  Continue Reading

Gail wants you to know they’re meeting again to sing next week… If you love to sing, join us – we are the Friday Harbor Song Circle. We meet to sing together twice a month. You will need to have a copy of Rise Up Singing or 10 copies of your favorite song to share.  Continue Reading

The animal shelter is looking for a few good barns… or more specifically, people who have barns in need of a cat or two. If you are interested in acquiring semi-feral barn cats, please call the shelter at 378-2158.

Do you have a Kindergartner? There are still a few spots open in St. David’s Day School Kindergarten Enrichment Program. This class is specially designed for kids enrolled in Kindergarten, and meets Monday-Thursday from 11:15 – 3:00. Tuition is $300 a month. In addition to the outstanding academic curriculum (including Handwriting Without Tears) there are  Continue Reading

Island Rec is celebrating its 30th Anniversary and its promotion of People, Parks, Programs, and Trails. Come early to ‘Movies in the Park’ for free cake, chuckle at the photo display from 30 years worth of programming, and talk with friends, neighbors, volunteers, current and former staff/commissioners, and FANS. September 6, at 7:00 pm, in  Continue Reading

I just heard from Dot at the garden club about a rescheduled meeting. Here she is with the news… The SJI Garden Club meeting for September will be on September 9th instead of our regularly scheduled September 2nd meeting.  It’s at 1:00 pm at the Mullis Center. We look forward to all who can join  Continue Reading