Merri Ann Simonson shares information about how long it takes to purchase a home on San Juan Island in the current market.

The San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau is holding a public meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22 to talk about their approach to marketing San Juan Island as a tourist destination. Held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. over Zoom, the meeting will give Islanders a chance to ask the Visitors Bureau questions about the organization’s work, make  Continue Reading

The San Juan County Economic Development Council and WSU San Juan County Extension’s 4-H program have partnered to offer a series of projects designed to teach children about skilled trades. The first project involves building an electric motor from a kit provided by the EDC. According to the EDC: Building and experimenting with the kit  Continue Reading

The San Juan Island Library sends along some updates about their newly hired development director and the location of their new building, on the site of the former Life Care Center. The San Juan Island Library is excited to announce Amy Saxe-Eyler has joined its staff to serve as Development Director. Amy has lived in  Continue Reading

Transition San Juan Island’s Waste Reduction Guild shares their perspective on the challenges and opportunities associated with the stewardship of waste glass on San Juan Island. Glass is a modern wonder but the heavy, voluminous containers and window panes that come from melting the quartzite sands of time (plus some chemical magic) to create ubiquitous  Continue Reading

The Stewardship Network of the San Juans is looking for nominees for their 15th annual Good Steward Awards. The awards recognize individuals, families, teachers, students, and businesses — who are not conservation professionals — that have shown dedication to preserving the land and sea in the San Juan Islands. You can submit nominations on the  Continue Reading

For the last two years San Juan Island Schools has maintained a commitment to following the guidelines outlined by the state Department of Health. Our primary objective has been to ensure that all schools remain open. Throughout the 2021-22 school year and particularly during the latest Omicron surge we admittedly have not been an entirely  Continue Reading

The San Juan County Department of Emergency Management reports 45 confirmed or probable new COVID cases on San Juan Island since Feb. 11. The County also reports 11 new cases on Orcas Island and five on Lopez Island. This week’s 63 new cases bring the total case count to 1,175. In their media release, the  Continue Reading

It all started with leftovers. Cynthia Burke, of Cynthia’s Bistro on Nichols Street, was tired of wasting unused food from catering events. The vacationing clients who paid for the food didn’t want it, because they had nowhere to store it, and even if they did, it would spoil during the long trip back to the  Continue Reading

Thank you, thank you, thank you! The San Juan Island School District Board of Directors would like to thank all of the voters who supported our Educational Programs and Operations (EPO) Levy. Nearly 16% of our budget for teaching and learning is covered through this levy. This is the difference between state funding and our  Continue Reading

Washington State Ferries is delaying the start of the spring schedule in the San Juan Islands by two weeks. According to WSF: To ensure increased reliability as we work to increase [the San Juan Islands] route to spring service levels while continuing to face crewing challenges, we’re pushing back the start of the run’s spring  Continue Reading