Remember a couple weeks ago when Washington State Ferries cancelled the Sidney BC run so they could move the Chelan to the Kingston/Edmonds run for a couple days? Louise Dustrude shares this story of how some people were affected by that… How many people do you suppose were inconvenienced — or worse — when the  Continue Reading

Timmy arrived in Friday Harbor last week via Wings of Rescue, an organization based in California that relies on volunteer pilots to fly dogs from high-kill shelters to rescue organizations and shelters like our own to give them a much-needed second chance. Timmy came from Carson, California – emaciated, frightened and very uncertain of his  Continue Reading

Fred Hall has just volunteered to run the Fine Art Display at the SJ County Fair this year. This Fair exhibit needs your help! Call Fred at 298-1180. The Fair is only a few days away and the Fine Art display desperately needs volunteers. If you are bringing in art please consider donating an hour  Continue Reading

Minnie Knych shares this note about the Food Preservation Booth at the fair… The Pomona Grange Food Preservation booth will be a beehive of activity at this year’s Farm-tastic Fair. There will be People’s Choice – Jam and Jelly tastings daily at the Food Preservation booth from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Fairgoers are invited to  Continue Reading

Island Rec Wants Your Photos – To celebrate 30 years of People, Parks, Programs, and Trails Island Rec will be displaying photos from previous programs, activities, and trails at their September 6 Anniversary Party during Movies in the Park. Bring us your best Island Rec photos from the last 30 years for all to enjoy  Continue Reading

Next Tuesday, August 12th, the Friday Harbor Film Festival presents “AWIM and the Hands of Time” for its Tuesday Night Films series at the Grange. This is a short film about the life and culture of the Awim people, who inhabit a remote area of Papua New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. In 2008,  Continue Reading

Planned Power Outage: Shaw, Canoe & Crane Islands August 19th 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Power will be off for all of Shaw, Canoe and Crane Islands from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19th while OPALCO conducts maintenance and inspection work in the Shaw Substation. Updates will be posted online at www.opalco.com  Continue Reading

Sheila Harley of San Juan Island Fire & Rescue shares this note… Again this year, the Wounded Warrior Project will visit Friday Harbor as part of Soldier Ride Seattle this Saturday, August 9th. The cyclists will arrive in Friday Harbor on the 10:05 AM ferry and arrive at the Mullis Street Fire Station at 10:30  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from Ron Krebs who is running for Sheriff… My name is Ron Krebs. As your next Sheriff of San Juan County, there are a number of goals that I want to achieve. There are a number of issues that I believe directly affect the communities that we serve. My goals are as  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from Helen at Island Stage Left. They’re opening tonight at their Wold Road Location (see dates & times below)… The cast and crew have just returned from a wonderfully successful tour of the other islands and a three week run at Roche Harbor. Here are some remarks from audience members who have  Continue Reading