The public will have an opportunity to comment on best uses of National Park Service’s new land acquisition at English Camp during an open house scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday March 20, at the Mullis Senior Center. The meeting will identify some of the challenges and opportunities associated with the March 1 addition  Continue Reading

Vic Woodward sends this note: We are presenting our Marriage Mosaic conference for couples at the Earthbox Motel on Friday, March 22nd and Saturday, March 23rd. This conference will help pre-married and married couples embrace their differences, truly understand one another and communicate honestly and openly with one another. For more information and online registration,  Continue Reading

Debbi Fincher over at the Prevention Coalition is looking for those of you with new or established youth programs for summer activities to contact her with your info. Here’s Debbi: Hello Everyone! Here we are preparing for yet another amazing summer, filled with activities to engage our youth and families! The San Juan Island Prevention Coalition has sponsored  Continue Reading

Here’s a quick note from Roger deRoos: The local Friends of the Constitution Coalition are pleased to sponsor a free, educational forum of importance to all in San Juan County, by Ms. Nadia Kayyali, Legal Fellow, of the national Bill of Rights Defense Committee, titled, “Are you Aware of the Secure Communities Program?”  The talk,  Continue Reading

The League of Women Voters of San Juan Island will be holding three election forums for the new County Council positions: March 25th 5:30-7:30 p.m.at Friday Harbor Middle School March 26th 5-7 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center March 29th 5-7 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church on Lopez Island. All six candidates for the District 1, 2  Continue Reading

BooBoo has just asked me to pass this along just in case you can’t get online before the registration deadline on Friday… Here she is: Would you do me a favor and tell people that they can also come to the Earthbox and we will be in room 320 on Saturday between 12-6 to sign  Continue Reading

Kerry Andrews and BooBoo James are the two women who got Run Ladies Run going here on the island. Their friendship started about 13 years ago when they worked at the Ale House and evolved into “babes in backpacks” with walks around the island. Eventually their walks turned into runs. Click here to read more.  Continue Reading

Calling all FANS out there! The nonprofit group, Families and Neighbors Support Island Rec (FANS), has begun its 2013 annual FANS Club campaign. A new FANS brochure outlining how residents may join the FANS Club to support Island Rec was mailed this week to all islanders. FANS was formed in early 2012 to fill the  Continue Reading

If you’ve visited the shelter in the last several months you have probably met “Sandy”, aka “Mr. Sanderson”.  He can often be found lounging in his favorite chair in the lobby or gazing out from behind the chain link fence around Kamp Kitty.  Poor guy – he was brought to us as a stray almost  Continue Reading

Many thanks to Minnie Knych for this story and photo: The first of a planned series of town hall meetings sponsored by Friday Harbor Grange was a great success. About eighty plus fellow islanders attended the meeting at Skagit Valley College Community room on a rainy March night for an exchange of ideas and information  Continue Reading