Reposting this story because the drive has been extended by 3 days… The Animal Protection Society – Friday Harbor has announced the annual Community Pet Food Drive has been extended three days.  The last day to deliver pet food is Friday, February 28.   Your donations can be delivered to any of the following locations:  Continue Reading

Mark your calendars, folks! San Juan Island’s 24th Annual Children’s Festival is happening Saturday, May 3rd, 2014! Island Rec is currently recruiting for local organizations that would like to participate in this special event by hosting an activity that reflects this year’s festival theme: “Wild Wild West!” This year we have selected a theme that  Continue Reading

Tops’l Seafood Bar is hosting a Red Carpet Oscar Party and Fundraiser for native islander Jessica Oldwyn to help with the financial costs of her treatments for brain cancer. Come walk the red carpet and watch the Academy Awards in style! $5 Champagne Cocktails, Beer, Wine & Sushi Rolls. Voting games, Oscar Bingo, Goodie Bags  Continue Reading

The Cat in the Hat is a Special Guest at the San Juan Island Library for the Dr. Seuss Birthday Party on Tuesday, March 4th. There will be fun for all ages with cake, refreshments and crafts, and Free Book Giveaways for children. It’s a collaboration of the San Juan Island Library, the Family Resource  Continue Reading

This handsome boy, is “Riley”. He’s not had a very good life up until now – taken from his mother at five weeks of age and raised in a family with four small children who apparently tormented him relentlessly until he bit one of the older children who was playing too rough. He was running  Continue Reading

Barbara Marrett over at the Visitor’s Bureau has this exciting news to share with you… San Juan Island has again been named as one of the “Top 10 Islands – United States” by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice™ awards, garnering the number four spot for 2014. This is the second year in a row that the island  Continue Reading

Here’s some advance info for you on this year’s Artists’ Studio Tour… The San Juan Island Artists’ Studio Tour is a free self-guided tour. Visit artists’ studios with many guest artists. We are a group of mutually supportive artists who have joined together to create a community event that celebrates the way we work in  Continue Reading

>Editor’s note – this story was originally published on Feb. 9. Reposting this story today because time is running out for you to sign up to participate in this brainstorming session. If you want to be included, sign up at the link below before the end of this weekend… You are invited to participate in a  Continue Reading

Island Rec is pleased to present a family stargazing and planetarium event on Friday, March 14th at Friday Harbor Elementary School. Families are invited to come explore stellar space in the Seattle Museum of Flight’s traveling planetarium! This ticketed event includes admission to a 30-minute planetarium program at one of six show times, with the  Continue Reading

The Annual Meeting of the Washington Native Plant Society – San Juan Islands Chapter will be held Saturday March 1, at 11:45 AM at the San Juan Island Grange, 152 North First Street, Friday Harbor. The theme of the meeting will be Birds and Habitat with two invited speakers: Barb Jensen and Thor Hansen. An  Continue Reading