Merri Ann Simonson sends along an update about the current state of the San Juan Island real estate market. Although the total number of sales over the past four months are lower compared to the four months prior, properties are still selling quickly and often above asking price.

The San Juan County Economic Development Council shares news about their newest employees. The EDC of San Juan County is pleased to announce that Marti McConnell and Jillian Urbach have joined their staff as Trades Training Coordinator and Tech Training Coordinator. Ms. McConnell joins the EDC as the new Trades Training Coordinator. A full-time islander  Continue Reading

OPALCO shares news about this week’s EV Jamboree, which takes place on Wednesday afternoon at the Fairgrounds. Everyone is invited to the OPALCO EV Jamboree at the San Juan County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, June 8 to celebrate and explore electric vehicles of all types. There will be new EVs to test drive, electric bikes and  Continue Reading

Tiffany Tillman sends along a request for islanders to sponsor two Ukrainian university students who have been displaced by conflict in their home country. One family on the island graciously agreed to sponsor one of their fellow students from Ukraine last week. I’m writing to the San Juan Island community to see if we can  Continue Reading

San Juan Island National Historical Park sends along news about an upcoming closure at American Camp. The long awaited American Camp Visitor Center is almost complete. Park staff and partners have been hard at work fabricating exhibits and preparing for their installation. The new visitor center, created in collaboration with the park-associated Tribes of San  Continue Reading

The Town of Friday Harbor shares some unfortunate news about the elm trees in Memorial Park. A significant portion of one of the two 100-year-old Dutch elm trees in Memorial Park broke last night, taking out a streetlamp and blocking access to the bottom of the Spring Street traffic circle. No injuries or additional property  Continue Reading

The folks at Island Rec have some details to share about their upcoming summer programming. Island Rec has a variety of free programming this summer. Check out our website for additional information and registration. Every program is open to all ages. Farmers Market Tie Dyeing Saturday June 11 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Brickworks Join  Continue Reading

The Town of Friday Harbor sends along the proclamation signed by the mayor yesterday. Whereas, June is designated as pride month across the nation to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a time generally recognized as beginning of the modern LGBTQIA Rights Movement; and Whereas, all people regardless of age, gender identity, race, color, religion, marital  Continue Reading

EMS sends along details about their newest hire, T.J. Bishop. San Juan Island EMS would like to officially welcome our new Assistant Chief of Training and Operations, T.J. Bishop. We feel lucky to have Chief Bishop. In his military career he was an infantry squad leader and served in the Special Forces and the Old  Continue Reading

San Juan Island National Historical Park shares news about upcoming programming created in partnership with the San Juan Island Library. San Juan Island National Historical Park and the San Juan Island Public Library are pleased to announce the return of our popular collaborative Nature Matters series. These series of interactive programs have been a well-attended  Continue Reading