Passengers traveling on the Washington State Ferries Sunday, Feb. 2, will be boarding the “M/V Russell Wilson” or crossing Puget Sound on the “M/V Richard Sherman” as Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the vessels be named in honor of the Seattle Seahawks. “We couldn’t be more proud of our Seahawks as they represent our state  Continue Reading

Chris DeStaffany – trivia buff, gourmand, Island Playwright, and man of many hats – has grumbled off into the West, age 62. Friends and family will be planning a modest bash to toast his memory, time and place to be announced.

Check out this letter written by Rock Solid Youth Group’s Zach Fincher… Dear Editor, I want to help bring awareness to the dangers of DISTRACTED DRIVING. I lost my Nana in a tragic car crash two years ago because someone was reading a text while driving. I don’t want this to happen to anyone else,  Continue Reading

Rhonda Pederson, resident of San Juan County for 20 years and a San Juan County employee for 13 years, has announced her candidacy for Treasurer in the 2014 election. For over seven years Rhonda has been the Chief Accountant in the Auditor’s office and works closely with the Treasurer on a routine basis. Prior to  Continue Reading

It was a beautiful day to be out and about in Friday Harbor today – especially if you like blue, green and silver. Seahawks fans everywhere, showing support for their team. Click the link below to see who you recognize…

The 20th annual Knowledge Bowl will be held on Tuesday February 11th, at the Community Theatre. The competition begins at 7 PM. Three student teams (FHMS 8th graders, FHHS freshmen/sophomores and FHHS juniors/seniors) go head to head with four local service group teams: Kiwanis, Soroptimists, Lions, and Rotary. The four-person teams will match wits to  Continue Reading

Here’s Captain Hobbes with this week’s report… Well it had to happen, this is the first week since summer when I started writing these articles, that I haven’t had any nearby whale sightings of any kind! The resident orcas have been hanging around out by Neah Bay, way too far for us to go. But  Continue Reading

The San Juan Island Library announced new technology training opportunities at the library. The Washington Microsoft IT Academy (ITA) will provide access without charge to a wide range of Microsoft online courses and learning resources. Microsoft IT Academy program provides industry-leading technology skills to help bridge the skills gap. The IT Academy will also be  Continue Reading

The much-debated updates to San Juan County’s Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) will take effect on March 1, 2014, and all permit applications submitted on or after that date will have to meet the new standards. Permits submitted prior to March 1 will be reviewed in line with regulations in effect when the application was submitted.  Continue Reading

Here’s Merri Ann Simonson’s annual review of the last year’s Real Estate Market… In reviewing the year-end results, the sales dollar volume for the real estate market on San Juan Island was per the Real Market Data report is $88,640,111 and the year was a roller coaster. The year-to-date volume was down 23% as of  Continue Reading