Call for artists for the 2013 Artstock Art Market! This year’s annual Artstock event will be a “mini-Artstock” in the sense that instead of a two day event that included an open studio tour, we are planning an afternoon Artstock Art Market and Gallery Walk from 3:30pm-7:00pm on October 5. There are several things already  Continue Reading

My family and my crew would like to thank the community for the massive amount of support that you have shown us since the fire at Downriggers. A big thank you to the fire department and EMT’s for their work that night. A huge thank you to Shelly from Herb’s for the phone call and  Continue Reading

The 2013 structural Firefighter 1 certification class begins on September 4th and runs weekends through December 14th. Participation represents a significant commitment to the department and the community. Both women and men are invited to join. The 120+ hour class is based on internationaly recognized standards and culminates with an International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC)  Continue Reading

Many of you know Greg as a sports coach at the High School, or through his daughter Sierra (who is going off to college soon), or through his wife Nikki who works at the Elementary School and at Kings Marine. Or, you may know him as a craftsman who has worked on projects on their  Continue Reading

The 2013 Friday Harbor Art Market season winds down this Friday, August 30, at Brickworks Plaza from 3:00-7:00pm. Bring your guests, tell the tourists, share with friends: support your local artists, musicians and food vendors by making plans now to drop by the final night of the market. It’s never too early to start shopping  Continue Reading

Need a barn cat? Jan at the animal shelter has your solution… Hey Folks,  the Shelter has had some people calling lately with wild cats they’d like to relocate and so we’re looking for homes for “Barn Cats”. Call us at 360 378-2158 if you can provide a home.  

Apply for low-income housing grants, loans by Sept. 30 San Juan County will award grants and loans totaling up to $25,000 in 2013 for projects that help make housing available to local residents of very low income. The Low Income Housing Fund, created by the state legislature in 2002, is funded by a surcharge on  Continue Reading

From classical greats to Gershwin, cellist Sasha von Dassow presents a Summer Serenade concert at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, August 31 at 8:00 p.m. Since moving back to the Northwest last year after 22 years in Florida, von Dassow has been wowing island audiences. The former member of the cello section of the  Continue Reading

Check out this gorgeous sunrise photographed last week by Kevin Holmes!

Jan Murphy shares this note with you about her recent workshop… I’ve attached a photo of the Wild at Heart Studios Michael DeMeng Workshop we just had this weekend. The workshop was titled, “The Patron Saint of Found Objects”, and the instructor was Michael DeMeng, a well-known mixed-media assemblage artist. The workshop was held at  Continue Reading