It’s always so cool when Captain Jim Maya of Maya’s Westside Charters shares his photos with us and wow, he got some good ones last week. Here they are to start your weekend off right. Thanks Jim!

The 3rd Saturday Contra Dance is this Saturday at the Grange Hall from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Betsey Mullen from Everett will be calling with Organic ContraBand (our own locals). All are welcome – No partners or experience needed. All dances will be taught. $10/person donation. Students 1/2 price. For more info, call 378-3836.

Mike Vouri of National Park Service has this notice to share: Park and Partners To Trap, Neuter/Spay and Release Feral Cats at American Camp San Juan Island National Historical Park and two partner organizations will soon move to reduce the feral cat population at American Camp through a trap-neuter/spay-release program scheduled to begin in March,  Continue Reading

Here’s Jan Murphy with more on that story above: Later this month the Animal Shelter will join forces with Ray Of Hope Sanctuary to implement a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program at American Camp in an effort to help reduce the numbers of feral cats living there. The cats have lived in and around the park for  Continue Reading

Have you ever wondered how a Nuclear Reactor works? What really went on at Three Mile Island? How and why did Chernobyl blow up? Was Fukushima preventable? And how detrimental is radiation to humans anyway? Don Jarrell, a retired nuclear engineer who lives on San Juan Island will explain these and other questions that may  Continue Reading

This just in from Jan at the Theater. KWIT Radio Hour opens tonight! Here’s more from Jan: That modern and island twist on old-fashioned radio shows returns to brighten up winter and your valentine at San Juan Community Theatre February 14-17 and 21-24. KWIT Radio Hour, which premiered to sell-out audiences in the Gubelman in  Continue Reading

Here’s a fun video to start off your Valentine’s Day…

Join San Juan Islands Audubon and the San Juan County Land Bank on Saturday, February 16th, for a birding trip to the wetlands, fields, and woodlands of the San Juan Valley. The trip features a trail walk of a couple miles at the Land Bank’s King Sisters Preserve, as well as stops at other good  Continue Reading

Did you notice that Cotton Cotton Cotton has been closed for a while?  Gail and Randy have transformed the inside of their store and it looks fantastic. They actually didn’t do a whole lot really – just tore out the old carpet, put in a new laminate floor, sanded and refinished the beams across the  Continue Reading

This is pretty cool. Lori Stokes just sent this notice over to share with you: Peace Island Medical Center (PIMC) and the San Juan Island Library are pleased to announce Books for Kids, a program that gives every child who comes to the new medical clinic, hospital or emergency room, the opportunity to go home  Continue Reading