There’s an extra ferry running today and tomorrow for the busy Mother’s Day weekend. Here’s a note from WSF… On Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9, Washington State Ferries will provide additional service to help transport the additional customers expected for the busy Mother’s Day weekend.  Vehicle drivers and walk-on passengers can board an  Continue Reading

Response to Measles Outbreak Draws To a Successful Close San Juan Health and Community Services officials are expressing their gratitude to its community partners and others who assisted during the measles outbreak in March and April.  Despite wide potential exposure to the disease from a total of six cases in the County, the spread of  Continue Reading

Nancy Vejvoda has announced her candidacy for San Juan County Clerk. Nancy moved to San Juan Island in 1992 to work as an educator with the San Juan Island School District and was the Manager at a local hardware store for 8 years. She has worked as District Court Clerk for the past 3 years.  Continue Reading

Here’s the Historical Museum with their monthly History Column… Last Sunday’s Boat Parade for the opening of boating season got us thinking about the tradition of recreational boating in the islands. Here’s a rarely seen photo of Friday Harbor’s 1940s waterfront graced by a few, now vintage, pleasure boats at water’s edge. Some islanders will  Continue Reading

Lenore Bayuk was honored at the April 30th, 2014 San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 (PHD) meeting for her outstanding leadership as the Board Chairperson from November, 2005 to March, 2014. During her tenure there were many milestones. In 2005 the old Inter Island Medical Center (IIMC) began to slip into financial distress.  Continue Reading

Held this year at the Brickworks in Friday Harbor, the evening will begin Friday, May 9th at 5:30 p.m. with a happy hour & silent auction; the no-host bar will include wine from Northwest Totem Cellars, bitters from Kari’s Island Elixirs and beer from Island Hoppin’ Brewery, San Juan Roasters is brewing the coffee. Market  Continue Reading

Incumbents Dauciunas And Hall Keep Seats In Opalco Election; Foster Hildreth Named Next General Manager OPALCO members made a good showing for the election with a total of 2524 ballots received (2,475 absentee + 49 on the ferry) – representing 23% of the membership (11,198 members). The successful candidates were incumbents Vince Dauciunas and Glenna  Continue Reading

Twenty-five years after being the first musical presented at San Juan Community Theatre, the much-believed Annie returns to the Whittier for 10 performances from May 9 to 24. One of the larger productions in the history of the Theatre, the Tony award- winning musical features a cast of 37 (including one island dog, Bogey Maya);  Continue Reading

Dave Smith has a new mobile maintenance service which he operates out of the back of his vehicle. Jump Starts, Battery Service, Washer Fluid, Oil Checks, Bulb Replacements – these are a few of the services he offers, all at your location. You probably know Dave already as Street Supervisor for the Town of Friday  Continue Reading

Rock the Mic auditions begin tomorrow night – Wednesday, May 7th. This is the “Rock the Mic” Karaoke Contest and fundraiser put on by Team Herb’s Local, with auditions each Wednesday evening in May and a final competition on June 13th. Lots of fun, and lots of money will be raised for great local causes –  Continue Reading

Help FRIENDS of the San Juans Celebrate 35 years by Giving BIG! FRIENDS of the San Juans turns 35 this year. Since 1979, we have worked hard to protect and restore the San Juan Islands for people and wildlife. The public can help us celebrate by “giving big” and helping us raise $35,000 for our  Continue Reading

The Animal Protection Society – Friday Harbor invites everyone to “Yappy Hour” at Mike’s Café and Wine Bar at 135 2nd Street, Thursday, May 8 from 5:00 to 6:30. Stop by for a glass of award-winning Totem Cellars Wine, enjoy a bite from Mike’s wonderful tapas menu and a generous portion of your bill will  Continue Reading

The Tooth Mobile is coming back to the Mullis Center, on Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17th. Fish For Teeth is sponsoring this clinic to provide dental care for anyone who is financially unable to afford it. Applications can be downloaded from our website at fishforteeth.com and dropped off at the Health Department or  Continue Reading

Here’s some High School Sports info from Rod Turnbull, Athletic Director at the high school… Spring teams have either entered into, or are about to begin the post season portion of their season. The post season for our teams will begin with a District Tournament. The play during the District 1 Tournament seeds the 1A  Continue Reading

Kelsey Green is here on the island conducting a Western Bluebird study for the Ecostudies Institute, working with Kathleen Foley of the San Juan Preservation Trust as part of the Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project. While Western Bluebirds used to thrive in our area, they have been in decline since the mid 1900’s and are now  Continue Reading

Meet Mojo! He’s an energetic, 4-year old Labrador-Rottweiler mix who came to the shelter with his brother, “Nu-Nu” several weeks ago. Both boys are still available and looking for a new family. Mojo and Nu-Nu are well-behaved boys, but did not have a great deal of socialization in their previous home, so they would greatly  Continue Reading