Are you interested in how people garden without having the space or owning the land? Here’s your opportunity – Marty Ahart will describe the San Juan Island Community Gardens and Alice Deane will discuss the Master Gardener of San Juan County Demonstration Garden. Learn more about these shared efforts to garden in our community. The  Continue Reading

Join Us for delicious “yappetizers” and your favorite libations and help your friends at the Animal Shelter at the same time! Wednesday, March 26 – 5:00 to 6:30 Bring an item from the shelter wish list and get a free raffle ticket for each item! Items needed: Paper towels, canned pet food, bleach, laundry detergent,  Continue Reading

The Spring Street Middle School and High School performers invite you to seek refuge from Winter’s elements and enjoy Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, The Tempest, in an intimate setting at Brickworks. The Tempest is thought to be the last play that Shakespeare authored alone. Show times are March 27, 28, and 29 at 7:00pm. Play is  Continue Reading

Jan Murphy of Wild at Heart Studios wants to let you know about these upcoming workshops, and this special deal for Islanders – $100.00 for Both Days! Call Jan to register at this special rate, 298-2195… It’s going to be tough to choose – Two Beloved Instructors, two great workshops… If you’ve been lucky enough  Continue Reading

Annual Hazardous Waste Round-Ups Scheduled for Orcas, San Juan and Lopez Islands This year, San Juan County’s Hazardous Waste Round-up will give local residents a no-cost opportunity to dispose of up to 25 gallons of surplus or waste materials that are poisonous, flammable or otherwise unsafe or illegal to dispose of normally. The 2014 HOUSEHOLD  Continue Reading

National Theatre’s Original WAR HORSE in HD March 22 & April 6 The National Theatre’s original stage production of War Horse will be broadcast live from London’s West End and then shown in HD to audiences around the world—including at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 6  Continue Reading

The San Juan County WSU Master Gardeners present the 2014 Spring Gardening Workshop: Sustainable Gardening in Your Own Backyard with keynote speaker, Erin Bezakein, founder of Floret Flower Farm in Mount Vernon. Erin is an Organic Farmer, Floral Designer, Writer and Popular Blogger, and will talk about her adventures in the organic flower growing industry.  Continue Reading

This Saturday from 11:00am to 7:30pm, the Friday Harbor Athletic Association will be holding a Basketball Tournament for 6th and 7th Grade. Come to Friday Harbor High School, Turnbull and Hall Gyms will be hosting a Youth Basketball Round Robin. Watch 4 of Friday Harbor’s youth basketball teams take on: Anacortes 6th Grade Anacortes Pirates  Continue Reading

BioBlitz participants can get an early start on honing their observation and identification skills during a Citizen Science Workshop scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 19 in Room C at the Skagit Valley College San Juan Center. The workshop is free. Contact the college at 378-3265 or the park at 378-2240, ext. 2222  Continue Reading

This notice came in from San Juan County Health and Human Services… Annual Survey Finds 65 County Residents with No Stable Place to Sleep This year’s “Point-In-Time” (PIT) count of persons without housing in San Juan County identified 65 people. 44 of those people, including children and disabled persons, who were living out of doors,  Continue Reading