This note just came in from Jeffery Cohen who will be performing next week at the grange… Dear Friends, Please join us very soon on Wednesday evening, January 22 when works from the reign of Louis XV (yes, the fifteenth this time) and our first of four 2014 Salish Sea Early Music Festival programs will  Continue Reading

Most of the waterfront home owners in the County went through the process of determining if flood insurance is a necessity for their property when they purchased or refinanced. As you may be aware, the majority of our waterfront properties are designated as being in the flood plain as determined by the current Federal Emergency  Continue Reading

With the New Year rolled over and the seed catalogues arriving daily in the mailboxes, gardeners are making their to do list for the perfect dream garden. The Master Gardeners of San Juan County have a suggestion: The Annual Native Plant Sale. Nothing is better for the garden, for your environment and the community, or  Continue Reading

Melissa Markel and Blake Guard are elated to announce their engagement. Melissa is the daughter of Marc and Mimi Markel of Houston, Texas and Blake is the son of Rex and Lisa Guard of Friday Harbor, Washington. Both Melissa and Blake recently graduated with Masters degrees in Biomedical Sciences. Melissa is currently in her first  Continue Reading

Meet Charlie! He’s only been at the shelter a couple of months, but he has completely won our hearts with his goofy, friendly ways. He’s about 7 years old, but still thinks he’s a kitten and loves to play! He’s extremely affectionate and clearly just wants to be near people. He’d love to meet you  Continue Reading

Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor…the heart of the community Come get to know us and learn how we create “best for women” in our community…perhaps you will wish to become a member. There is no cost for the luncheon (Downrigger’s famous Chicken Gorgonzola Salad) Please indicate if you prefer a vegetarian salad Saturday, January 18,  Continue Reading

3rd Saturday Grange Dance, Contra – 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the SJI Grange Hall. Tom and Amy Wimmer from Seattle calling with The Guys: Steve Blum-Anderson and Jay Finkelstein on fiddle and guitar. No partners needed. All dances taught. No experience necessary. $10/person donation (students half price). For more information, call 378-3836.

Boy I tell ya, if this doesn’t make you laugh or at least smile… (note – you’ll need your sound turned on)

Time to start training if you haven’t been already. Here’s an advance notice for RLR coming up in March… Run Ladies Run Half Marathon and 10K March 22, 2014 – 9:30 am The race will start and end at Brickworks, 150 Nichols St. Runners or walkers alike are welcome Half marathon $40. 10K $20 Prices go up  Continue Reading

Mike Vouri gives a quick rundown on C-Span of what the Pig War was all about. Check it out on C-SpanVideo.org. It’s about a 12 minute clip.