Skagit Valley College/San Juan Center director Randy Martin says this is the week to brush up on your computer know-how: Ian Byington will offer four workshops designed to enhance computer skills. Introduction to Word will be offered on Wednesday, April 17 from 9:00 a.m. – noon. Intermediate Word will take place Wednesday, April 17 from  Continue Reading

Island to Island: Together We Can Make an Impact Hi, we are CJ Woods and Coleton Cartmill – juniors at Friday Harbor High School. Together, we are doing a community project involving a meal packaging event, which was made possible by Vic and Mo Woodward last year. The goal is that as a community we make  Continue Reading

Author Event with Mike Vouri at Griffin Bay Bookstore Griffin Bay Bookstore is proud to invite the community to attend a special event for San Juan Island historian Mike Vouri, on Saturday evening, April 20, 7:00 pm. Mike will present the just-released second edition of The Pig War: Standoff at Griffin Bay. First published by  Continue Reading

Friday Harbor Elementary School welcomes the Kindergarten class of 2013-2014! Registration for next year’s Kindergarten class will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23 and 24th in the school office. Parents who wish to enroll their children for the 2013-2014 Kindergarten session should call the school to set an appointment. To be eligible, students  Continue Reading

It’s time for the Wolf Hollow Spring Fling Rummage Sale Saturday, April 20, from 9:00 – 2:00 at the Friday Harbor American Legion 110 First Street Items accepted Thursday, 4/18 and Friday 4/19 3:00 – 6:00 pm at The Legion

The San Juan Historical Museum is pleased to welcome author Richard Blumenthal for a book signing and discussion. MARITIME PLACE NAMES Inland Washington Waters is a historical text on Washington state maritime place names. It includes every named island, bay, point, inlet, pass, harbor, channel, strait, canal, passage, peninsula, sound, shoal and rock identified on  Continue Reading

Joining forces with the Zumba Fitness corporation, Bill & Rita Ament are bringing “The Great Calorie Drive” to our community. The benefits of working out and dancing in Zumba are numerous. One example is that Rita has lost 74 pounds in the past ten months. It is fun, you dance, laugh, sweat, work out and feel fabulous. In a one  Continue Reading

Transformers and meters must remain visible and accessible to OPALCO employees at all times. This helps create easier access for our line crews to make repairs, and maintain equipment. In turn, it also helps with shortening any outage times, continuing reliable service and providing a safe environment. Landscaping could make it difficult to locate or  Continue Reading

The Friday Harbor Art Market is seeking art, food and farm vendors for its 2013 season, running every Friday from June 21 until August 30 from 3pm – 7pm, at the Brickworks Plaza. Applications are due by April 19. Contact (360) 378-0951 or pigmansartworks [@] rockisland.com for an application.

 It’s next Saturday, April 20 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the SJI Grange Hall. Karen Marshall calling with Eric Anderson on piano and Shaun Hubbard on fiddle. No partners needed. All dances taught. No experience necessary. $10/person donation (students half price). Information, 378-3836.