Island youth get the chance to work on their soccer skills during FREE drop-in clinics on Saturday, June 21 at the Friday Harbor Elementary School fields. Families and Neighbors Support Island Rec (FANS) and Challenger Sports are sponsoring the clinics, aimed at children ages three to 12. Coaches from the British Soccer Camp program will  Continue Reading

WSU Master Gardeners, Garden Club and Horticultural Society members are gearing up to show guests three wonderful San Juan island gardens on display on Saturday June 14. Tickets at $15 per person ($6.00 for children 12 and under) are on sale now at Ace Hardware, Browne’s Garden Center, Griffin Bay Bookstore and Roche Harbor Store.  Continue Reading

J-Pod was back this weekend as were a number of transients. Here’s a great photo and a bit of commentary for your Tuesday morning from Jim Maya of Maya’s Westside Whale Watch Charters: It was that kind of a day! J Pod right in front of our dock at Snug Harbor Resort, on the West  Continue Reading

Here’s some news from the co-op… Clean and Green part 2 is done. A hearty THANK YOU to Arvid, Valdi, Karl, and Rosa. Now the fun begins–painting! Please contact Pamela at sanjuancoop [@] gmail [.] com if you’d like to help us with the final part of the Phase 1 of the the Co-op Expansion  Continue Reading

Just heard from Mike Vouri over at the Park Service that San Juan Island National Historical Park (that’s American Camp and English Camp) is the featured park this week on the National Park Service website. Kinda cool, huh? Look at this screenshot of the NPS Website and see if you recognize any island vistas…

San Juan County Land Bank and San Juan Nature Institute present a special lecture by Peter Arcese of The Nature Trust of British Columbia at 7 p.m. on Thursday June 5 at the Grange, Friday Harbor. Dr Arcese will discuss The Indirect Impact of Humans on the Natural Systems of the Salish Sea Ecoregion. The  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from Barbara Jensen, President of San Juan Islands’ Audubon… News about our next field trip: Our next field trip will be on San Juan Island on Saturday, June 7th. Meet at The Whale Museum at 8:30 for carpooling. Ends early afternoon. Dress for the weather, bring binoculars and be prepared to have  Continue Reading

Here’s the latest from FHFF… Friday Harbor Film Festival Welcomes New Board Members Three islanders have joined the Board of the Festival’s sponsoring organization, the Pacific Islands Research Institute, to help further the success of the Friday Harbor Film Festival: Lazlo Pal is an accomplished director and producer of several films, as well as Professor  Continue Reading

This just in from Washington State Ferries… New vessel will carry 144 cars on Mukilteo/Clinton route this summer The Olympic class Tokitae officially joins the largest ferry fleet in the nation Monday, June 2. The Tokitae will embark on its maiden public voyage on the Mukilteo/Clinton route this summer. Once Washington State Ferries accepts the Tokitae from builder/contractor Vigor Industrial, crews will begin operational  Continue Reading

World Premiere of Burning Patience, written and performed by the 5th, 6th and 7th Graders of Spring Street International School 2014 June 8th and 9th, 7:00 pm San Juan Community Theatre Here’s a note from Kate Small about this event… Our Humanities class looks at the lives of teens in a given historical moment. We  Continue Reading

First, on Saturday – The University of Washington’s Dr. Julie Stein will discuss archaeological investigations of ancient cultures at American Camp and San Juan Island in a guided walk scheduled 10 a.m., Saturday, June 7 at American Camp’s South Beach site. The walk is free and meets at Alaska Packer’s Rock, located at the end  Continue Reading

Believe it or not, this handsome boy, “Nu-Nu”, or “Newt” as we call him, is still available with his brother, Mojo. These boys are about 4-years old and such great dogs. They do not need to be adopted together, but wouldn’t mind if they did end up in the same home because they love to  Continue Reading

Here’s a call to action from SJI Fire/Rescue… San Juan Island Fire Rescue is offering a free class for those who have ever wanted to answer the call to serve their Islands fighting wildland fires. The call is out. The Wildland Firefighter 2 class will be held June 21st/22nd and June 28th/29th at the Mullis  Continue Reading

Please join us Thursday, June 5th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm and/or Friday, June 6th from 9:00 to 11:00 am, for a final spruce-up of the new Peace Path at the Peace Island Medical Center for its Grand Opening Ceremony on Saturday, June 7th at 1:00 pm. Please bring clippers or loppers, gloves & water.  Continue Reading

Don’t forget – it’s this coming Wednesday… Donate blood and save a life! Walk-ins welcome. Donors with appointments have priority at registration. Photo ID required. Contact Curt Van Hyning for appointment 317-8399 Wednesday, June 4, 11:30 – 5:30 pm Mullis Community Senior Center.

Remember – Its BBQ time! The last Community Dinner of the year is always the best! We will serve in the High School Courtyard behind the Middle School and High School. Tables and chairs will be set up but feel free to grab a blanket and have a picnic on the lawn too. It will be  Continue Reading