Fish for Teeth is funding its tooth-fixing efforts with another batch of fabulous FISH TACOS! The “Taco Team” will be at the Friday Harbor Ace Hardware this Friday from 11-2pm. These huge, tasty tacos are only $7 each, and are filled with wild Alaskan rockfish, Pablito’s salsa, and other premium ingredients. “People rave about these  Continue Reading

On Saturday, October 5th, from 3:30-7:00pm, the Island Harvest Chili Cook-off and the Artstock Art Market will bring a little something for everyone to Brickworks. Competing for best chili at the event will be: Coho Restaurant Pablito’s Taqueria Cask and Schooner Ernie’s Cafe Mike’s Café Friday Harbor High School’s Food for Thought Program (2013 Chili  Continue Reading

It began with a frantic late-night 911 call from a woman in a remote, dusty little Arizona border town, reporting that she and her husband and their 9-year-old daughter had been shot by a camouflage-bedecked gang wielding guns, barging into their home and pretending to be Border Patrol officers. The woman survived her wounds, but  Continue Reading

It is not too late to enroll your child in the on-island ASL class that begins this Thursday, October 3rd, 3:30pm in the Science Room of Spring Street International School. Sessions begin this Thursday for children ages 7-10. These classes are free and offer a wonderful opportunity to introduce children to language exploration and cultural awareness.  Continue Reading

Yippee! It’s time for the first Community Dinner of the 2013-14 School Year! Chef Andy has created another great menu for everyone to enjoy on Wednesday, October 9th 5:30-7:30 in the High School Commons. Click on the graphic at right to see what’s on the menu!    

Skagit Valley College (SVC) is currently seeking nominations of 10th through 12th grade students from Skagit, Island, and San Juan county high schools who contribute to diversity and community service on their campuses and in their communities. The students will be honored at the Champions of Diversity Awards ceremony on Wednesday, December 4th in McIntyre  Continue Reading

Artstock: A Different Twist Plus New Galleries and Artists for the 2013 Event. Artstock 2013 is happening Saturday, October 5, from 3:30-7:00pm, with a bit of a different twist. For the past five years, the first weekend in October, Artstock has been an event full of art, music and the fall harvest; with an Artists’  Continue Reading

The League of Women Voters of the San Juans (LWV-SJ) invites the public to candidate/position election forums: San Juan Island — Monday, Oct. 7 at the Brickworks on Nichols , Friday Harbor from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Contested positions or seats Proposition 1-Charter Amendment Town of Friday Harbor Council Member #4 Port of Friday Harbor  Continue Reading

San Juan Community Theatre’s new HD-live program features the Metropolitan Opera’s first production of the 2013-2014 season, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, on Sunday, October 6 at 2:00 p.m. Thanks to new satellite, projection and sound systems, SJCT joins more than 1,900 theaters in 64 countries, recording the live transmissions via a satellite feed and then presenting them  Continue Reading

The San Juan Public Schools Foundation will hold its annual Phone-A-Thon on Wednesday, October 2nd, and Thursday October 3rd, from 4 to 8:00 pm. During this time, volunteer students, parents, faculty and members of the community will be calling to ask for your support. The Foundation is a group of volunteer parents, educators, business leaders,  Continue Reading