The 16th Annual Family Umbrella Group Luncheon will be held Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Mullis Community Senior Center. This fun-filled event begins at 11:00 am with a silent auction and social hour. Enjoy a gourmet lunch provided by Tops’l and The Cask and Schooner and be entertained at the ever popular live auction.  Continue Reading

This story was submitted by Margie Doyle on behalf of the League of Women Voters… The League of Women Voters took to the air a few days ago. Four members of the State League Board, traveled to Friday Harbor in order to hear the local League program, “Island Crossroads: Vessel Traffic, Oil Spills and you”.  Continue Reading

Ceremony Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 2 PM at Friday Harbor Airport Terminal John Geyman, MD becomes the seventh recipient of the annual award honoring contributions to aviation on San Juan Island. John served as Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at University of Washington until 1990, then moved to San Juan Island where  Continue Reading

Do you have a friend or neighbor who takes exceptional care of their land? A teacher who inspires students to understand and care for the environment? A business that has been a leader in sustainable business practices? Here is an opportunity to recognize exemplary members of our community who have shown their commitment to preserving  Continue Reading

This weekend, it’s the Spring Swing Community Dance at the Mullis Center on Sunday. Here’s Debbi of the Prevention Coalition with more… Hi Tim, Hope all is well. I wanted to see if you’d be willing to share last year’s slideshow you made, as a way to promote this year’s dance? As you may know,  Continue Reading

Skagit Valley College Foundation will fund more than $440,567 in scholarships The Skagit Valley College (SVC) Foundation Board of Governors recently approved more than $440,567 in endowed scholarship funds to be awarded to SVC students during the 2014-15 academic year. This endowed scholarship allocation is the largest scholarship distribution SVC Foundation has ever provided in  Continue Reading

This just came in… Kinda late notice but if you have some time tonight, you might want to check it out. Madden Shanks, a FHHS student, is organizing this event tonight as her community project… Heifer International Livestock Fundraiser “From our community to theirs, we can send livestock to families in need of a steady  Continue Reading

Prepare for the BioBlitz at San Juan Island National Historical Park and enjoy birding with a local flavor by consulting Spring Street International School’s field guide to birds, assembled by Sharon Massey’s Seventh Grade middle school science class. The guide can be downloaded for offline access on smartphone devices, or on home computers through the  Continue Reading

Registration Open for Summer Theatre Workshops San Juan Community Theatre is offering three weeks of workshops for youth this summer, including one week with teachers from Seattle Children’s Theatre. Those two instructors, Chris Dewar and Laura Knote, will visit Friday Harbor from July 7 to 11 to lead classes for students in grades 1-8. Classes range  Continue Reading

Here’s a different take on the SJIFR Easter egg hunt this year, submitted by Sheila Harley… San Juan Island Fire Rescue Easter Egg Hunt 2014 at Jackson’s Beach And a good time was had by all! Sheila Harley San Juan Island Fire Rescue Public Information Officer