The Friday Harbor Film Festival shares news about their ongoing Director Series. Racing Extinction, Friday Harbor Film Festival’s next offering in The Director Series, follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction. Scientists predict that humanity’s footprint on the planet may cause the loss of 50 percent of all species by  Continue Reading

There’s still space left in the Library’s book group for third, fourth, and fifth graders. Participants can pick up this month’s book at the Library to register, then read the book at home, and after that attend a book discussion with crafts and activities. Alchemy Art Center is registering kids for their Clay Club and  Continue Reading

San Juan Community Theatre shares a look at a concert taking place later this month. Folk/pop singer-songwriter Zan Fiskum will perform a live concert at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Fiskum was raised in Maple Valley, where she honed her musical style and gained national recognition when she performed  Continue Reading

Salish Seeds sends along news about their upcoming fall wildflower sale. Native plant lovers take note — the Salish Seeds Project’s annual fall wildflower sale is almost here. Reserve plants online Sept. 13-19, then pick them up on Saturday, Oct. 1. All plants are produced locally by the Salish Seeds Project, a joint program of  Continue Reading

The Friday Harbor Elementary School PTO shares good news about their recent fundraiser. The FHES PTO extends a huge thank you to all who helped us raise roughly $10,000 at the pie booth at the County Fair this year. After the two-year hiatus, the PTO is grateful for all the support received — from help  Continue Reading

There’s been an increase in car prowls on San Juan Island, with nine instances having been reported to the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office in the last month. Sheriff Ron Krebs says that the crimes are currently being investigated and that the Sheriff’s Office has a strong lead on a suspect. If you’ve experienced a  Continue Reading

The Senior Services Council of San Juan County shares an update about the progress of their operational transition process. Earlier this spring, the Board of Directors of the Senior Services Council of San Juan County voted to transfer the operational functions of its three District Committees to three stand-alone nonprofit organizations. The Orcas, Lopez, and  Continue Reading

Shannon Dean shares a heartwarming story of two long-time islanders. Of course I Googled it — what is the symbol for 70 years of marriage? As it turns out, it is platinum. Not what I would have thought for symbolizing 70 years together. But apparently platinum symbolizes the strength, rarity, endurance, and purity of true  Continue Reading

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The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for the nine missing passengers from the Sunday afternoon crash of a Northwest Seaplanes DHC-3 Turbine Otter that was bound for Renton after leaving Friday Harbor. The body of a tenth passenger was recovered on Sunday. The aircraft crashed in Mutiny Bay off the west side  Continue Reading

Julia Turney, San Juan County Master Gardener, sends along an update about the status of our local bigleaf maples. Our bigleaf maple leaves have been looking very gray this summer and many trees have leaves that are turning brown and dropping from the trees. The culprit is powdery mildew. There are several types of fungi  Continue Reading

Friday Harbor High School football lost 34-14 to South Whidbey High School in a road game on Friday night. According to this KUOW article, the fishing vessel Aleutian Isle briefly ran aground at the entrance to Cap Sante Marina the day before it sank off the west side of San Juan Island three weeks ago,  Continue Reading