Topic: Around Here
San Juan Islands Museum of Art presents Antidote
Written on November 16, 2022 at 9:17 am, by San Juan Update
SJIMA sends along an update about one of their current exhibitions. Sculpture artist M.J. Anderson will tell you that she sculpts because someone needed to portray the female form differently. See for yourself in Antidote, an exhibition of her work on display now through Dec. 5 at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art. “Everyone Continue Reading
Island Air medical crew places third in national competition
Written on November 15, 2022 at 9:46 pm, by San Juan Update
Island Air Ambulance shares news about two of their San Juan Island-based team members. Last month, Friday Harbor-based Island Air Ambulance was invited to compete in the Simulation Cup Competition at the 2022 Air Medical Transportation Conference in Tampa, Florida. Island Air’s Josh Jensen, Certified Flight Paramedic, and Joe Juntila, Certified Flight Nurse, competed together Continue Reading
Award-winning film festival documentaries available online for free during the rest of November
Written on November 15, 2022 at 7:32 pm, by San Juan Update
The Film Festival shares good news about the winning films from their on-demand event. Friday Harbor Film Festival’s on-demand festival winners, as well as the student film award winners and runners-up, are available to stream free on the FHFF website now through Wednesday, Nov. 30: Corky is the story of the world’s longest-held captive orca, Continue Reading
Katlyn and Paxson Heck are the Animal Protection Society’s volunteers of the month
Written on November 15, 2022 at 11:12 am, by San Juan Update
APS-FH shares some kind words about their volunteers of the month. The Animal Protection Society – Friday Harbor is pleased to announce Katlyn and Paxson as the APS-FH Volunteers of the Month for November. Katlyn and Paxson came to volunteer for APS-FH in June of this year. We chose this mom and son duo as Continue Reading
Watching the front doors of the Brewery carefully
Written on November 14, 2022 at 8:26 pm, by Jeff Arnim
San Juan County records state’s second-highest voter turnout
Written on November 14, 2022 at 11:01 am, by Jeff Arnim
With several significant elections and propositions on the Nov. 8 general election ballot, San Juan County voters made sure to have their voices heard. 77.6 percent of eligible voters returned their ballots by last Tuesday’s deadline, according to statistics provided by the Washington Secretary of State. San Juan County’s voter turnout rate was second in Continue Reading
Leave No Trace Speaker Series starts tomorrow
Written on November 12, 2022 at 6:39 pm, by San Juan Update
On Sacred Ground’s Leave No Trace Speaker Series starts tomorrow night at 5 p.m. in the San Juan Island Library Conference Room. Titled Leave No Trace and the Island Marble Butterfly, attendees will learn about the endangered island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus), how it copes with winter storms, and the simple things we can Continue Reading
Baby Stripey is the Animal Protection Society’s pet of the week
Written on November 12, 2022 at 1:13 pm, by San Juan Update
The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor shares a look at the adoptable animal of the week — Baby Stripey, a ten-year-old domestic long hair and brown tabby who came to San Juan Island from Florida due to the effects of Hurricane Ian. Oh hi there, I’m Baby Stripey! It’s been three-and-a-half weeks since I Continue Reading
Food Co-op’s winter hours start tomorrow
Written on November 12, 2022 at 12:08 pm, by Jeff Arnim
Beginning tomorrow, the San Juan Island Food Co-op will operate on its winter schedule with slightly reduced hours. The Co-op will now be open from 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday.
San Juan Islands Museum of Art presents Antidote
Written on November 16, 2022 at 9:17 am, by San Juan Update
SJIMA sends along an update about one of their current exhibitions. Sculpture artist M.J. Anderson will tell you that she sculpts because someone needed to portray the female form differently. See for yourself in Antidote, an exhibition of her work on display now through Dec. 5 at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art. “Everyone Continue Reading
Island Air medical crew places third in national competition
Written on November 15, 2022 at 9:46 pm, by San Juan Update
Island Air Ambulance shares news about two of their San Juan Island-based team members. Last month, Friday Harbor-based Island Air Ambulance was invited to compete in the Simulation Cup Competition at the 2022 Air Medical Transportation Conference in Tampa, Florida. Island Air’s Josh Jensen, Certified Flight Paramedic, and Joe Juntila, Certified Flight Nurse, competed together Continue Reading
Award-winning film festival documentaries available online for free during the rest of November
Written on November 15, 2022 at 7:32 pm, by San Juan Update
The Film Festival shares good news about the winning films from their on-demand event. Friday Harbor Film Festival’s on-demand festival winners, as well as the student film award winners and runners-up, are available to stream free on the FHFF website now through Wednesday, Nov. 30: Corky is the story of the world’s longest-held captive orca, Continue Reading
Katlyn and Paxson Heck are the Animal Protection Society’s volunteers of the month
Written on November 15, 2022 at 11:12 am, by San Juan Update
APS-FH shares some kind words about their volunteers of the month. The Animal Protection Society – Friday Harbor is pleased to announce Katlyn and Paxson as the APS-FH Volunteers of the Month for November. Katlyn and Paxson came to volunteer for APS-FH in June of this year. We chose this mom and son duo as Continue Reading
Watching the front doors of the Brewery carefully
Written on November 14, 2022 at 8:26 pm, by Jeff Arnim
San Juan County records state’s second-highest voter turnout
Written on November 14, 2022 at 11:01 am, by Jeff Arnim
With several significant elections and propositions on the Nov. 8 general election ballot, San Juan County voters made sure to have their voices heard. 77.6 percent of eligible voters returned their ballots by last Tuesday’s deadline, according to statistics provided by the Washington Secretary of State. San Juan County’s voter turnout rate was second in Continue Reading
Leave No Trace Speaker Series starts tomorrow
Written on November 12, 2022 at 6:39 pm, by San Juan Update
On Sacred Ground’s Leave No Trace Speaker Series starts tomorrow night at 5 p.m. in the San Juan Island Library Conference Room. Titled Leave No Trace and the Island Marble Butterfly, attendees will learn about the endangered island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus), how it copes with winter storms, and the simple things we can Continue Reading
Baby Stripey is the Animal Protection Society’s pet of the week
Written on November 12, 2022 at 1:13 pm, by San Juan Update
The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor shares a look at the adoptable animal of the week — Baby Stripey, a ten-year-old domestic long hair and brown tabby who came to San Juan Island from Florida due to the effects of Hurricane Ian. Oh hi there, I’m Baby Stripey! It’s been three-and-a-half weeks since I Continue Reading
Food Co-op’s winter hours start tomorrow
Written on November 12, 2022 at 12:08 pm, by Jeff Arnim
Beginning tomorrow, the San Juan Island Food Co-op will operate on its winter schedule with slightly reduced hours. The Co-op will now be open from 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday.