Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands is looking for a year-round full-time Front Desk Manager. Learn more in the Island Jobs section of the San Juan Update.

All three Friday Harbor Tigers football teams won their playoff games this past Saturday, so their postseason journey continues this week. On Saturday the Juniors head to Blaine High School for a 4 p.m. game against Ferndale, the Midgets play against Granite Falls at 2 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School, and the Pee Wees  Continue Reading

On Sacred Ground sends along the details about their upcoming series of events. The summer craze has crescendoed and is quickly transitioning into the calmer winter months. Islanders proclaim that the San Juans have been returned to them. So what are our obligations as we try to foster recovery of the land and animals that  Continue Reading

FHFF shares news about the winning films from this year’s event. The Friday Harbor Film Festival thanks all the film lovers, filmmakers, volunteers, and sponsors for making the tenth anniversary festival a success. Over 600 people viewed documentaries at the in-theatre festival. Twenty-nine filmmakers attended, speaking at Q&As and at the Filmmakers Forum. The 2022  Continue Reading

The altar is part of the community Dia de los Muertos event sponsored by the Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center, which concludes today.

San Juan Island Distillery wants to try making Poire Williams and they’re looking for island-grown pears — especially from older trees. If you have any to share, they ask that you drop them off at their building — 12 Anderson Lane, just off Armadale Road near Roche Harbor.

The Town shares news about a recent change to the eligibility guidelines for its utility assistance program. On Oct. 6, the Friday Harbor Town Council adopted an ordinance amending the Low-Income Senior & Disabled Reduced Rate Program, which offers reduced utility rates for low-income senior and disabled customers. The Town found that some customers were  Continue Reading

The Chamber of Commerce sends along news about the winners of this year’s scarecrow contest. The San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce and the Friends of the Library are proud to announce the winners of the third annual Scarecrow Contest: First place: Lady Amaranths — Julie’s Nursery (pictured above) Second place: The Sal Man —  Continue Reading

The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank shares news about their upcoming public meeting. If you have questions for your Conservation Land Bank, we want to hear from you. We will host a county-wide public meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. over Zoom. Pre-registration is open now. We’ll kick off the meeting with  Continue Reading

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PeaceHealth shares news about changes to their visitation policies. PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center has relaxed visitation policies further, effective immediately. Patients can now have two people visit at a time. This is a change from current policy allowing only one visitor at a time. San Juan County has maintained a moderate transmission risk level  Continue Reading