Alice Hurd shares this gorgeous sunrise over a placid Friday Harbor in the early mist of Saturday morning. Thanks Alice!

Please join Lanie Volk EMS CPR Instructor, Dr. Greg Ayers, and Bob Jarman for tips to help save a life. Course will be held at the Friday Harbor American Legion basement, between 2 pm and 4 pm, on Sunday, April 7th.

The San Juan Island School District today announced the hiring of Diane Ball to become the Principal at Friday Harbor Elementary School. Diane was chosen from a pool of 25 qualified applicants. A search committee comprised of staff members, administrators, and a community member interviewed nine semi-finalists. Diane spent the whole day in district on  Continue Reading

Kevin Holmes captured this great shot of an eagle over the weekend. Thanks for sharing Kevin!

  Meet Koko, who recently lost her home due to allergies in her previous family.  Koko is about 8 years old, and as you can tell from her photo, is a bit “plump”.  She’d love to find a home where she could get some much-needed exercise and TLC in the form of a sensible diet  Continue Reading

Island Rec is currently seeking volunteers to help out with the 23rd Annual Children’s Festival. They’ve got a great line-up of entertainments and activity providers to reflect this year’s festival theme: ¡Attention! Creation Zone! Still needed are lots of volunteers to help this event run smoothly. Many hands make light work and there are many ways  Continue Reading

The San Juan Island Community Foundation announces the availability of a variety of scholarship opportunities to assist high school graduates and adults wishing to continue their education at accredited colleges and universities, community and two-year colleges, and in accredited career and vocational training programs. Applications, instructions and deadlines can be found on the Foundation’s web  Continue Reading

Yup. It’s that time of year – it’s beginning to get warmer; the days are getting longer; visitors are beginning to show up on the weekends. And best of all… The Ice Cream store is open for the season! Wahoo! You know the place – down there by the ferry landing on Front Street. Right  Continue Reading

Yesterday was the last day this season for the Saturday Market to be held at the Grange. Next month, it moves outdoors to Brickworks.

Loren DeShon and son Dan DeShon are the father & son owners of Westwind Aviation. They marked 10 years in business this week and hosted a barbecue and open house on Saturday to celebrate. They offer Charters, Sightseeing Flights, Flying Lessons and more. They have 2 Cessna 172 single-engine 3-passenger (4 incl. pilot) aircraft, great for  Continue Reading