Liz Varvaro from the High School’s Food for Thought program has this message for you: Well, this year blew by! We are approaching our LAST Community Dinner of the school year Wednesday. This menu is a favorite! Chef Andy is serving HOUSE-SMOKED BABY BACK RIBS!!!   Wooohooo! It’s an open house at the High School with  Continue Reading

Spring Street Middle School invites you to attend their performance of Glimpse of the Great Land A play for 23 voices, student written and performed Created from the names of real 19th century children who passed through Ellis Island alone. San Juan Community Theatre, Tuesday June 4th, 7:00 p.m. Before Ellis Island opened, eight million  Continue Reading

They have a lot of cute cuddly kitties to choose from over at the Shelter. Now’s the time to go pick out just the right one to take home with you! Or two. They’re easier if you have two – they hang out and play together. Give them a call at 378-2158. See more photos here… 

Jahmira here had had quite enough of the busy market and needed to take a nap on mom’s shoulder. That would be Kristen. They were visiting our small town, all the way from their small town of Mendocino, California.

This is what happens on Front Street when the ferries come and go. A production of Dustrude Photography done for the San Juan Update. Three days of shooting from many different angles and three different ferries coming and going. A little music from Freeplaymusic.com, some editing in Adobe Premiere and and it’s ready for prime  Continue Reading

Just a reminder for everyone to come out and enjoy the San Juan Island Artists’ Studio Tour this weekend, June 1-2, from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. 15 studios, 41 artists! Maps can be found at any studio and various places in town including Island Studios and the Chamber of Commerce.

Cynthia asked me to share this with you so here it is… Looking for some summer help – June – September at my Red Checkered Picnics kiosk out at Limekiln Point State Park. The perfect person would: Enjoy good food and love to sell it! Enjoy people – especially talking with tourists Enjoy whales and  Continue Reading

Jim Maya sent this note over to share with you: We spent Wednesday afternoon watching some lovely Transient Orcas in Swanson Channel BC, our first Orca sightings since Saturday. We have been relying on Humpbacks for whale watching, which is a new development. There seems to be a trend of resident Humpbacks developing in our  Continue Reading

Minnie Knych says Sue and Bill with the Legion could use your help for the Legion’s Parade Float. Here she is with more: Planning and Preparation for the 4th of July Parade Begins Now Sue Carnes and Bill Ray are preparing a 4th of July float to represent Post 163 in the 4th of July  Continue Reading