Topic: Around Here
Notes from the Island — April 25
Written on April 25, 2022 at 6:00 am, by Jeff Arnim
Congrats to Friday Harbor High School junior Cody Balcomb-Bartok, who organized the well-attended car show show held on Saturday at the Fairgrounds for his community project. Great Islands Clean-up participants collected 1,742 pounds of trash on San Juan Island on Saturday. The afterparty was the first event of the year in the beer garden at Continue Reading
Operator of passenger ferry service to Friday Harbor files to suspend operations for 2022 season
Written on April 23, 2022 at 9:35 am, by Jeff Arnim
Citing financial losses that would stem from recently changed Coast Guard capacity rules, the operator of MV San Juan Clipper has filed a petition with the State of Washington to temporarily suspend operations in 2022. San Juan Express, Inc., filed the petition with the Washington Utilities and Transport Commission last week. It would eliminate the Continue Reading
Notes from the Island — April 23
Written on April 23, 2022 at 6:00 am, by Jeff Arnim
Friday Harbor High School fastpitch beat Darrington 14-6 at Linde Community Fields to win their fifth straight game. The Wolverines improved to 7-4 overall and 6-1 in league play. Here’s another promotional video for San Juan Community Theatre’s upcoming performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. It opens May 13. The library is holding a public Continue Reading
Wolverines baseball shakes off slow start, beats Darrington to win tenth straight
Written on April 22, 2022 at 9:56 pm, by Jeff Arnim
A two-run double by Camden Losey in the bottom of the fourth inning broke open an unexpectedly close game and helped give the Friday Harbor High School Wolverines the insurance runs they needed to put away the visiting Darrington High School Loggers by an 11-2 count on a sunny but cool Friday evening at Linde Continue Reading
Islay Ross appointed as youth arts commissioner
Written on April 22, 2022 at 2:53 pm, by San Juan Update
The Town of Friday Harbor shares an update about the newest member of its Arts Commission. The Town is pleased to announce the appointment of Islay Ross to the Friday Harbor Arts Commission. She will serve as the youth representative on the eight-person commission through June 2023, advising the Town Council on the cultivation, selection, Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor: Jane Fuller for County Council
Written on April 22, 2022 at 9:29 am, by Jeff Arnim
We enthusiastically endorse Jane Fuller for County Council, District 3. Having known Jane as a board member of the Friends of Lopez Island Pool, co-founder of the Lopez Island Parent Student Teacher Association, an elected member of the Charter Review Commission and an active community member, we are grateful for her competence, hard work, and Continue Reading
Notes from the Island — April 22
Written on April 22, 2022 at 6:00 am, by Jeff Arnim
Take a look inside the San Juan Community Theatre’s upcoming performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella in this wonderful promotional video. It’s another sign of spring: the first Island Marble Butterflies of the year have been identified by local conservationists and Park staff at American Camp. Only a few hundred are believed to remain in Continue Reading
Chamber of Commerce and San Juan Canvas holding fire relief silent auction
Written on April 21, 2022 at 7:59 pm, by San Juan Update
The Chamber of Commerce shares news about a fundraiser that kicks off next month. The San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce along with co-sponsor San Juan Canvas will be holding a silent auction to benefit the Chamber’s Fire Relief Fund. Thanks to donations from our kind and generous creative community, we will be auctioning off Continue Reading
Court documents provide additional detail about the actions of suspected Friday Harbor arsonist
Written on April 21, 2022 at 10:12 am, by Jeff Arnim
The April 7 fire that destroyed four Friday Harbor buildings and caused upwards of $10 million in damage was started more than five hours before it was reported to San Juan County Sheriff’s dispatchers, according to a statement presented in San Juan County Superior Court yesterday. A probable cause statement prepared by Lukas Peter, San Continue Reading
Notes from the Island — April 21
Written on April 21, 2022 at 6:00 am, by Jeff Arnim
An anonymous donor is matching up to $10,000 in donations to the EDC’s Fire Recovery Grant pool. Co-ed adult soccer league registration is open now through Island Rec. The league is for ages 16 and up, with games on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 6 and 9 p.m. It runs from May 24 to July 26. Continue Reading
Spring Street’s speaker series wraps up Thursday
Written on April 20, 2022 at 7:15 pm, by Jeff Arnim
Spring Street International School’s virtual spring speaker series wraps up this Thursday, April 21 at 6 p.m. with a presentation on the restoration of the Elwha River by Eric Kessler, local photographer and past Spring Street faculty member. Eric describes the presentation this way: On September 17, 2011 the first chunk of hundred year old Continue Reading
Town RV dump station to close May 20
Written on April 20, 2022 at 1:20 pm, by San Juan Update
The Town of Friday Harbor shares news about the upcoming permanent closure of its RV dump station. The Town of Friday Harbor will permanently close its RV sewage dump station on Friday, May 20. Residents and visitors will need to find alternative means of disposal. “This closure is required for the protection of our wastewater Continue Reading
Notes from the Island — April 25
Written on April 25, 2022 at 6:00 am, by Jeff Arnim
Congrats to Friday Harbor High School junior Cody Balcomb-Bartok, who organized the well-attended car show show held on Saturday at the Fairgrounds for his community project. Great Islands Clean-up participants collected 1,742 pounds of trash on San Juan Island on Saturday. The afterparty was the first event of the year in the beer garden at Continue Reading
Operator of passenger ferry service to Friday Harbor files to suspend operations for 2022 season
Written on April 23, 2022 at 9:35 am, by Jeff Arnim
Citing financial losses that would stem from recently changed Coast Guard capacity rules, the operator of MV San Juan Clipper has filed a petition with the State of Washington to temporarily suspend operations in 2022. San Juan Express, Inc., filed the petition with the Washington Utilities and Transport Commission last week. It would eliminate the Continue Reading
Notes from the Island — April 23
Written on April 23, 2022 at 6:00 am, by Jeff Arnim
Friday Harbor High School fastpitch beat Darrington 14-6 at Linde Community Fields to win their fifth straight game. The Wolverines improved to 7-4 overall and 6-1 in league play. Here’s another promotional video for San Juan Community Theatre’s upcoming performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. It opens May 13. The library is holding a public Continue Reading
Wolverines baseball shakes off slow start, beats Darrington to win tenth straight
Written on April 22, 2022 at 9:56 pm, by Jeff Arnim
A two-run double by Camden Losey in the bottom of the fourth inning broke open an unexpectedly close game and helped give the Friday Harbor High School Wolverines the insurance runs they needed to put away the visiting Darrington High School Loggers by an 11-2 count on a sunny but cool Friday evening at Linde Continue Reading
Islay Ross appointed as youth arts commissioner
Written on April 22, 2022 at 2:53 pm, by San Juan Update
The Town of Friday Harbor shares an update about the newest member of its Arts Commission. The Town is pleased to announce the appointment of Islay Ross to the Friday Harbor Arts Commission. She will serve as the youth representative on the eight-person commission through June 2023, advising the Town Council on the cultivation, selection, Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor: Jane Fuller for County Council
Written on April 22, 2022 at 9:29 am, by Jeff Arnim
We enthusiastically endorse Jane Fuller for County Council, District 3. Having known Jane as a board member of the Friends of Lopez Island Pool, co-founder of the Lopez Island Parent Student Teacher Association, an elected member of the Charter Review Commission and an active community member, we are grateful for her competence, hard work, and Continue Reading
Notes from the Island — April 22
Written on April 22, 2022 at 6:00 am, by Jeff Arnim
Take a look inside the San Juan Community Theatre’s upcoming performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella in this wonderful promotional video. It’s another sign of spring: the first Island Marble Butterflies of the year have been identified by local conservationists and Park staff at American Camp. Only a few hundred are believed to remain in Continue Reading
Chamber of Commerce and San Juan Canvas holding fire relief silent auction
Written on April 21, 2022 at 7:59 pm, by San Juan Update
The Chamber of Commerce shares news about a fundraiser that kicks off next month. The San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce along with co-sponsor San Juan Canvas will be holding a silent auction to benefit the Chamber’s Fire Relief Fund. Thanks to donations from our kind and generous creative community, we will be auctioning off Continue Reading
Court documents provide additional detail about the actions of suspected Friday Harbor arsonist
Written on April 21, 2022 at 10:12 am, by Jeff Arnim
The April 7 fire that destroyed four Friday Harbor buildings and caused upwards of $10 million in damage was started more than five hours before it was reported to San Juan County Sheriff’s dispatchers, according to a statement presented in San Juan County Superior Court yesterday. A probable cause statement prepared by Lukas Peter, San Continue Reading
Notes from the Island — April 21
Written on April 21, 2022 at 6:00 am, by Jeff Arnim
An anonymous donor is matching up to $10,000 in donations to the EDC’s Fire Recovery Grant pool. Co-ed adult soccer league registration is open now through Island Rec. The league is for ages 16 and up, with games on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 6 and 9 p.m. It runs from May 24 to July 26. Continue Reading
Spring Street’s speaker series wraps up Thursday
Written on April 20, 2022 at 7:15 pm, by Jeff Arnim
Spring Street International School’s virtual spring speaker series wraps up this Thursday, April 21 at 6 p.m. with a presentation on the restoration of the Elwha River by Eric Kessler, local photographer and past Spring Street faculty member. Eric describes the presentation this way: On September 17, 2011 the first chunk of hundred year old Continue Reading
Town RV dump station to close May 20
Written on April 20, 2022 at 1:20 pm, by San Juan Update
The Town of Friday Harbor shares news about the upcoming permanent closure of its RV dump station. The Town of Friday Harbor will permanently close its RV sewage dump station on Friday, May 20. Residents and visitors will need to find alternative means of disposal. “This closure is required for the protection of our wastewater Continue Reading