The deadlines for Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor awards and scholarships are approaching fast. Local women are encouraged to apply for the Women’s Opportunity Award, the Violet Richardson Award, and the Fellowship Award.  Please pass this information to qualified candidates you know! The Violet Richardson Award honors a young woman age 14-17 who is an  Continue Reading

EDC offers workshop on the Basics of WordPress For those who were waitlisted or unable to attend the last session, the San Juan County Economic Development Council will again present a 3-hour workshop on the basics of building a website or blog using WordPress – an ideal platform for businesses and organizations. The workshop will  Continue Reading

Good news – Siri the dog has been adopted! So we’re replacing this week’s Pet of the Week with this announcement: Teenagers! We [The Animal Shelter] still have several adorable teens left over from the summer kitten season. They are delightful to be with – so playful and cuddly! As much as we love having  Continue Reading

Several events are planned for the upcoming holiday season at The Whale Museum. All events include refreshments and are free and open to the public. Kicking it off is the Town Tree Lighting on Friday, December 6. From 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., everyone is invited to enjoy holiday treats and goodies at The Whale  Continue Reading

Victoria Compton from the San Juan Economic Development Council sends this letter to share with you… Dear All, Thank you again to those of you who came to the OPALCO meeting [Thursday], or who sent an email to speak up for improved telecommunications in San Juan County. I’m extremely happy to report that your voices  Continue Reading

The SJI Garden Club is having its Holiday Potluck meeting 4at the Mullis Center on December 3 at 12 Noon. We welcome everyone to join us for this special time! It is a wonderful opportunity for potential new members to become acquainted with us and for returning members to enjoy the hospitality that they have  Continue Reading

Greetings Pre-holiday Islanders, Here comes Thanksgiving, one of our favorite holidays. (What a great concept… a holiday that reminds us to be thankful.) And, if you can make it on Monday the 25th (at 7:00 in the library), we are screening a rather upbeat film about the secret life of crop circles. The more you  Continue Reading

The Port Commissioners invite the public to attend an update meeting on the Port’s Waterfront Master Plan and to meet the Spring Street Site design teams on Tuesday, December 3rd at the Friday Harbor House conference room. The workshop will begin at 5pm, with presentations scheduled to begin at 5:30pm. The Port has begun the  Continue Reading

Jade Cooper Yockers and Melanie Cope are juniors from the Friday Harbor High School Community Projects class. Our community project goal is to raise $1,000 for the Animal Shelter’s Spay and Neuter voucher program. It is a really great resource for anyone who needs financial help for spaying or neutering their pets (for more info  Continue Reading

What a cold couple of days it has been, huh? But how about that gorgeous sunshine? This was the scene down at the waterfront yesterday morning around 10:00 am when the ferry came in. Gotta love living here…

Local author, Oriental Medicine specialist, and Qigong teacher Nicholas Corrin has won an impressive award for his first book, “The Power of Letting Go: Transforming Fear Into Love.” The 2013 USA Best Book competition, sponsored by USA NEWS, had over 1500 entries. Nicholas’s book was honored as a finalist in the Self Help category. What’s  Continue Reading

What a FANtastic outpouring of community support we had for our annual FANS Carnival on November 16 at the fairgrounds! The board of Families and Neighbors Support Island Rec would like to thank all of the families who attended the carnival—we hope all of you thoroughly enjoyed yourselves. So many islanders helped make this event  Continue Reading

In front of a packed room at their regularly scheduled meeting in Friday Harbor, the OPALCO Board issued and approved the following motion: Our island communities are suffering economic damage and safety issues caused directly by inadequate phone and Internet infrastructure. Therefore, OPALCO shall accelerate expansion of our local member-owned, robust and reliable high-speed data  Continue Reading

Start your holiday season off right by attending a time-honored island tradition. The event is the museum’s way of giving thanks to the community for its continuing support. The museum buildings will be decorated in holiday finery and the winter wonderland train set—a delight for children of all ages—returns again. This year, we will be  Continue Reading

Official proposal submitted to U.S. Coast Guard SEATTLE –Washington State Ferries is another step closer to significantly reducing fuel costs and transportation emissions by switching a class of vessels from diesel fuel to liquefied natural gas. After more than three years of study, WSF has a plan to safely convert six Issaquah Class vessels to  Continue Reading

You might be interested in this note that came in from CenturyLink… Media Notification: CenturyLink & San Juan Islands Outage Because of the recent outage caused by the undersea fiber optic cable cut, CenturyLink is actively working on a solution for out of service adjustments. We know and understand that the outage was a hardship  Continue Reading