The Friends of the Library are holding an online auction starting next week to raise money in support of the San Juan Island Library’s youth programs, teen programs, adult programs, online services, tech training, and language classes. The auction — called Bookmarked for the Holidays — opens for bidding on Friday, Nov. 25 at 9  Continue Reading

The Town shares an update about the status of the Dutch elms at the foot of Spring St. Professional pruning of the Memorial Park elms is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 21, weather permitting. Residents are asked to avoid the area to reduce the effect of traffic disruption. Traffic will also be affected by holiday lighting  Continue Reading

United Way of San Juan County sends along a request for help from the community. We are desperately looking for volunteers to help staff the United Way cold weather shelter in Friday Harbor. The shelter is only open when the temperature drops below 34 degrees and is only for the night. It is a low-time-demand  Continue Reading

In their weekly update to the public, Washington State Ferries shared news about the effects of improvements made to their training programs. While it remains important to continue hiring new crewmembers as Washington State Ferries looks to the future, our biggest short-term constraint continues to be a lack of licensed deck officers — captains and  Continue Reading

The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor shares a look at the adoptable animal of the week — Foster, a large year-old mixed breed. Hi everyone, I’m Foster! Although I’ve only been at the shelter for less than a month, the people at APS-FH have been my friends for a long time — same with  Continue Reading

The boys soccer teams from both Friday Harbor High School and Orcas Island High School won their state semi-final games on Friday afternoon, setting up a Saturday showdown for the state title. The top-seeded Wolverines knocked off fourth-seeded Saint George’s School of Spokane 2-1 in a shootout just a few hours after the third-seeded Vikings  Continue Reading

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources shares news about a major policy change related to aquaculture in the state. Washington’s public aquatic lands will no longer be home to commercial finfish net pen aquaculture. Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announced today on Bainbridge Island an executive order that would prohibit commercial finfish net  Continue Reading

If you haven’t yet checked out the new exhibits at the American Camp Visitor Center, today and tomorrow will be your last chance until 2023. Created in collaboration with native groups from throughout the region, the current lineup of exhibits opened in June of this year. The visitor center is open until 4 p.m. today  Continue Reading

PeaceHealth shares a detailed update about the ten-year anniversary of Peace Island Medical Center. Today, PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center marks 10 years of serving the healthcare needs of the San Juan Island community. The 2012 opening celebration, attended by hundreds of community members and PeaceHealth caregivers, was the culmination of a five-year, grassroots effort  Continue Reading

The County shares news about the imminent completion of its 2036 Comprehensive Plan Update. The San Juan County Council is expected to adopt the 2036 Comprehensive Plan Update by the end of the year. With a County Council public hearing on November 29, the end of the six-year project is in sight. “This is such  Continue Reading

Friends of the San Juans share news about their multi-year forage fish research project. If you have ever seen a seabird with small, silvery and slender fish in its mouth, you have seen forage fish — most likely a Pacific sand lance. Essential players in the Salish Sea marine food web, sand lance are key  Continue Reading