The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome Shawn Larson as part of the 2014 Summer Lecture Series. Shawn will discuss “Everything you ever wanted to know about Sea Otters (Enydra lutris) but were afraid to ask” on Monday August 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Whale Museum, 62 First Street North, Friday Harbor. Shawn Larson,  Continue Reading

As the title of this show suggests, the show Patterns portrays each artist working in a rich color palette with the frequent use of shapes and patterns. Tom’s cast of characters conveyed in his paintings are people doing their work: i.e., farming, driving tractors or just standing around chatting. Tom uses bright colors, repetition of  Continue Reading

At long last, kittens have arrived at the shelter.  Each of them adorable, cuddly and in need of a forever home.   Stop by the shelter to meet them and spend some time watching their crazy antics.  APSFH guarantees you’ll leave smiling!

First, here’s a note from Sandy with the Town’s Historic Preservation people… We are looking for a new board member to fill a vacancy. Thank you! If you are interested in preservation, local history, architecture, urban planning and all things related to authentic sense of place, the Town of Friday Harbor has a vacancy on  Continue Reading

The San Juan Island Library announces it will close during the San Juan County Fair for renovations. The Library will be closed August 13-16, Wednesday through Saturday. The Library will reopen for business Sunday August 17 at 1 pm and resume regular hours. During the Library closure, book drops will be open and the meeting  Continue Reading

Four San Juan Island musicians focus on one of America’s most influential musicians during San Juan Community Theatre’s Night Music summer concert series on Thursday, August 7. Singers/guitarists Laura Lee Chorba and Daniel Finn and singer Susan Williams accompanied by guitarist Keith Busha share the sounds of the iconic Bob Dylan in the concert inside  Continue Reading

David Ryan, Port of Friday Harbor Airport Manager is moving on and he would like to say farewell, and thank you for making his job here so enjoyable. David began working at the airport in October of 2008, replacing the previous manager Pat Mayo. He brought years of experience with him, having been a manager  Continue Reading

Year after year, the photography exhibit at the SJC Fair is one of the most popular exhibits – it is also typically one of the largest exhibits and it requires a lot of people-power to produce. Please help this island tradition by volunteering a couple hours of your time. The greatest need is for Tuesday  Continue Reading

…at the San Juan County Fair, of course! The first fair was held in 1906 on the Friday Harbor waterfront and drew about 1,200 visitors. Now attendance is around 20,000. But who is this rider from decades ago? Is she still coming to the fair to cheer on today’s 4-H riders? If you can identify  Continue Reading

Professor Billie J. Swalla has agreed to serve for a five-year term as Director of the Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL). Billie has served as Interim Director for the past year, and has been an active researcher and member of the FHL community since first coming to the Labs in 1999. Billie brings 30 years of  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from Doug McCutchen at the Land Bank about some recent trail work done by the SJI Conservation Corps… Hi Tim, Had a great time working with the San Juan Island Conservation Corps last week at Limekiln. They helped with several little trail maintenance and minor reroutes to improve the accessibility and sustainability  Continue Reading

The Animal Shelter is accepting donations of gently used household items, clothing, books, toys, and working appliances in preparation for their Rummage Sale, to be held Saturday, August 23 at 994 Cattlepoint Road. The shelter staff ask that you call beforehand to make arrangements for dropping off your donations at 378-2158.

The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available on the County’s website at:http://sanjuanco.com/Council/AdvisoryCommittees.aspx Persons interested in serving on a board or advisory committee should fill out an Advisory Committee Application or Contact the Council Office  Continue Reading

Here’s a video to introduce you to what the Farmer’s Market is all about. This was mostly shot last summer, with some parts done earlier this year, and most of the post production done in the Spring and early Summer of this year. It was finally debuted Sunday evening at the Brickworks Mortgage Burning party.  Continue Reading

Check out the latest “Tide Bites” from the UofW’s Friday Harbor Labs.

Gallery 9 is pleased to have San Juan Island artist, Nancy Maron, show her new original acrylic paintings from August 9th to September 12th, with the Opening this Saturday August 9th from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at Gallery 9 at 60 First Street, Friday Harbor. WA.