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Here’s a note from David at Saint David’s Episcopal Church… Saturday, May 3, 2014 has been declared World Labyrinth Day by The Labyrinth Society. The goal is to “Walk as One at 1″ in the afternoon, joining others around the globe to create a wave of peaceful energy washing across the time zones.” The outdoor labyrinth at Saint  Continue Reading

Leslie Veirs sends this story over on behalf of the Trails Committee… Feet First, a statewide organization promoting walkable communities, recently honored the San Juan Island Trails Committee with a Walkable Washington Innovation Award, one of three given at a symposium held at Pike Place Market in Seattle. The award cited the Know Your Island  Continue Reading

Sheila Harley checks in with this month’s Volunteer Firefighter introduction… Peter and Susan Risser are one of the several couples who volunteer with San Juan Island Fire Rescue. Both work as Tender Operators. Their job is to make sure there is enough water for the fire scene. Peter started with the Town of Friday Harbor  Continue Reading

You’re invited to the annual Open House at the labs on Saturday, May 10. Here’s more from Rachel Anderson… This event offers a fabulous opportunity to meet scientists and students at the Labs and check out the world-renowned research and teaching facilities. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Labs will be open for self-guided  Continue Reading

The League of Women Voters of the San Juans will hold its Annual Membership Meeting at a luncheon on Monday, May 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the San Juan Island Golf Club. Following the business portion of meeting, Cindy Hansen, Education Coordinator of the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor, will give a  Continue Reading

There will be a Special Port Commission meeting at 4:45pm on April 29th at the Port Office. This meeting is scheduled for RESOLUTION to approve ALEA grant application for the Waterfront Walkway Project.

Follow the enjoyable story of how two enterprising Friday Harbor High School juniors chose as their Community Project assignment to raise funds to join in the effort to help save our honey bee population. They campaigned for their cause over the winter and purchased a brand new hive set-up along with the requisite bees (with  Continue Reading

By now you’ve probably heard there’s a new owner down at SJ Transit. Kraig Hansen bought the company from long time previous owner Dan Ward back in October and he has begun operations for the new season this month. He comes here from the City of Everett where has been a Park Ranger and Chief  Continue Reading

There’s a new group on the island, raising money and giving to those in need in our community. However, they’re not exactly a new group – they started out years ago as Team Herb’s and have raised a lot of money, mostly for the annual Relay For Life fundraiser that helps with cancer research. What’s  Continue Reading