It’s only two weeks and a day until Thanksgiving, which means it’s time to place your holiday orders with San Juan Bakery. In addition to their regular products, they’re offering a wide selection of holiday pies, including pumpkin, maple pecan, apple, apple crumble, mixed berry, and peach streusel. On the bread side, choose from sourdough  Continue Reading

The Friday Harbor High School boys soccer team will start their journey toward a state title on Friday at noon at Sedro-Woolley High School. The top-seeded Wolverines will take on eighth-seeded Puget Sound Adventist. The winner of Friday’s game moves on to the semi-final round of the tournament, which takes place Friday, Nov. 18 at  Continue Reading

This male quail keeps a lookout while the rest of the covey feeds on seeds along the trail.

After months of inspired campaigning, vigorous debate, and so many letters to the editor, the Nov. 8 general election in San Juan County heads toward its conclusion. With roughly 89 percent of the vote counted, San Juan County appears poised to elect a new Sheriff, with Eric Peter leading incumbent Ron Krebs by just under  Continue Reading

Kwiaht, a nonprofit conservation biology laboratory in the San Juan Islands, is asking for help from islanders to identify sick marine birds. Eastsound on Orcas Island has been the epicenter of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu — HPAI — over the past few months. The virus probably arrived earlier this year with migrating  Continue Reading

The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is hosting a county-wide public meeting from 5:30-7:30 p.m. tomorrow over Zoom. The meeting will start with a brief acquisition update from Director Lincoln Bormann, with the rest of the time set aside for questions from the public.

San Juan Island Library shares news about an upcoming musical performance. Get ready to wiggle, bounce, and enjoy the delightful sounds of The Harmonica Pocket, a kid-friendly musical experience visiting from Port Townsend. The performance takes place this Saturday, Nov. 12 at Brickworks starting at 11 a.m. This free event is sponsored by the San  Continue Reading

San Juan Islanders will determine the fate of the Library District bond, the County road levy increase, the Sheriff’s race, and four County charter propositions today as mail-in voting for the Nov. 8 general election concludes. As of 5 p.m. on Nov. 7, 45.5 percent of the 14,628 eligible voters in San Juan County have  Continue Reading

Learn about pollination science, pollinator diversity, native pollinators, and how to support pollinators year round at a free workshop taking place Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Brickworks. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Presenters include Washington State University small fruit horticulture specialist Lisa DeVetter, entomologist Bob Gillespie, WSU graduate students  Continue Reading

I don’t have a lot in common with Andrew Carnegie except for our common desire to support education and reading. Andrew Carnegie was the richest person in the world in 1901 and wanted to support good causes. One of his causes was to establish free public libraries in over 1,600 cities in our country. I  Continue Reading

With a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Orcas Island, the Friday Harbor High School boys soccer team won their bi-district championship on Saturday and will advance to play for the 1B/2B state title. The Wolverines tied Orcas Island 1-1 in a neutral site game held at Sammamish High School and clinched the win in an  Continue Reading