FHHS Junior student Sammantha Hopkins is working to try to help free Lolita for her Community Service Project. You will likely see these posters around town within the next few days. Her stepdad Captain Hobbes says: “A 17 year old that really cares, these flyers will be distributed all over Friday Harbor. She went totally out  Continue Reading

Get Certified for the Spring! Upon successful completion of First Aid and CPR you will walk away with life-saving skills and have a first aid certification from the American Heart Association and/or a CPR certification, which are valid for two years. This is an ideal class for parents, baby sitters, volunteer coaches and recreation leaders.  Continue Reading

San Juan Community Theatre’s The Met: Live in HD program continues Sunday, March 16 at 2 p.m. with a screening of Borodin’s defining Russian epic, Prince Igor. Famous for its Polovtsian Dances, the opera comes to the Met for the first time in nearly 100 years. Dmitri Tcherniakov’s new production is a brilliant psychological journey  Continue Reading

Just got this note from Madden Surbaugh about our neighbors over on Orcas and their new Food Co-op… Orcas Food Co-op Announces Senior Management Team The Orcas Food Co-op has announced that they have hired their Senior Management Team. Learner Limbach, one of the founding board of directors members, was officially named the store’s General  Continue Reading

The Community Development & Planning Department is preparing for a much needed renovation. We will be moving the reception area and select staff to other locations in the building. The front office will be moved to the side of the building with a temporary entrance located on Reed Street (see diagram – PDF). Normal front  Continue Reading

Just received this notice from Emily Reed-Geyman about a new website you might want to check out… Artists and art lovers of San Juan County: The San Juan County Arts Council website is up and ready and all we need is you! www.sanjuancountyarts.org If you’re an artist in any discipline, e.g. music, visual arts, performance  Continue Reading

3rd Saturday Grange Dance, Contra. March 15, 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the SJI Grange Hall. From Seattle & Bellingham, Linnaea Chapman will be calling with Up in the Air – fiddle, guitar, flute and concertina. No partners needed All dances taught No experience necessary. $10/person donation (students half price). Info at 378-3836.

To their families’ absolute delight, Camila Ergueta and Elliot Robinson Thomsen will marry this summer at Elliot’s family home on San Juan Island. Camila is the daughter of German and Tamara Ergueta of San Jose, California. A member of FHHS class of 2004, Elliot is the son of Marty Robinson of San Juan Island and  Continue Reading

Melodious Notes Over the Harbor Returns March 15 After two highly successful concerts that wowed San Juan Community Theatre audiences, clarinetist Sue Collado has again gathered a diverse group of island musicians for a one-of-a-kind classical concert on Saturday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. Since moving to the island from California three years ago, Collado  Continue Reading

American Camp’s eagles are continuing work on their new nest above the visitor center, though there are still no signs that eggs have been laid. Through recent high winds and heavy rains the nest remains solidly ensconced in the fork of a tree-top, located about 50 yards from the building on the edge of the  Continue Reading