The Terrestrial Managers Group and the Madrona Institute are thrilled to announce the winner of the San Juan Islands Specialty License Plate Design Contest: Nancy Spaulding! A local artist, Ms. Spaulding’s entry, “Evening Passage”, garnered the most votes out of the 47 entries. And as the winning artist, Nancy will be treated to the ownership  Continue Reading

The final San Juan County Fairgrounds Flea Market of the year’s date is official! Grab your calendar and pencil us in Saturday December 2nd, 9:00am to 1:00pm–plan to sell, shop, OR have a booth buddy and shop AND sell! It’s always the biggest Flea of the season! Considering getting a vendor booth space? Are you  Continue Reading

Westside Conservation Corridor Public Meeting Tuesday, October 3 5:30pm @ Brickworks The Land Bank is inviting public comment on the DRAFT Westside Conservation Corridor Stewardship and Management Plan, an updated and combined plan for the Limekiln, Deadman Bay, and Westside Preserves. The existing management plans, while still relevant, were in need of update to ensure  Continue Reading

Island Neighbors is a volunteer-based community outreach program designed to offer support and companionship to isolated seniors and persons with disabilities who are living independently but need extra help to sustain a healthier quality of life. Some of the duties we provide include: local medical and dental transportation, errand running, in-home supports, social visits or  Continue Reading

Which of the 47 designs will be the inaugural San Juan Islands plate? To date over 1,000 individuals have cast a vote for their favorite – have you? If you haven’t – don’t fret – there’s still time! Votes are being accepted through September 28, including online at madrona.org. But, that’s only step 1 in the  Continue Reading

If you did not know it was there, you could easily miss Friday Harbor’s new public art installation tucked into the narrow alley between the Palace Theatre and the building next to it owned by Jeffery and Alicia Carnevali. In what is now called Breezeway Park, six photo-collage panels mounted in existing window frames commemorate  Continue Reading

The League of Women Voters of the San Juans will hold candidates’ forums on San Juan Island October 3 and Lopez Island on October 4. Voters can learn about the candidates’ positions and be able to ask questions. The San Juan Island forum begins at 6:00 pm Tuesday, October 3 at the San Juan Island  Continue Reading

San Juan Trails will host a Know Your Island Walk Saturday, September 23. Meet at the Horse Trail Road entrance (on West Valley Road about 3/4 mile north of Mitchell Bay Road) at 1:00 pm. Come on this beautiful deep forest walk led by David Harsh and see what volunteers can do working together. The walk is moderate  Continue Reading

Yay! I saw the Seahawks first touchdown of the season last Sunday at the Mullis Center’s Seahawks Sunday. If you are looking for a friendly, relaxed atmosphere and a nice big screen to watch the game… come on down to the Mullis Center on Sunday. This Sunday doors open at 12:30 to watch the Hawks play  Continue Reading

Dear Community Members, One of San Juan County’s few nursing homes needs our help! Urgent Community Issue: As many of you have already heard, The Life Care Center corporation has announced that they will be closing The Life Care Center of the San Juans on November 15, two months from now. What can residents, family  Continue Reading

Volunteers are Needed for United Way of San Juan County Day of Caring: Saturday, September 23 Day of Caring touches lives. United Way of San Juan County and our partner organizations will be hosting our annual Day of Caring Volunteer Event on Saturday, September 23, 2017 on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Islands. San Juan  Continue Reading

San Juan County Comprehensive Plan 2036 Update Vision, Values, and Priorities Public Engagement Opportunity The Department of Community Development will be hosting events to elicit public input on the County’s Comprehensive Plan vision, values, and priorities. The public is encouraged to attend our Pop-Up Studios and Community Workshops. Community input is vital to ensure that  Continue Reading

Another great Fair that was truly “all the buzz”. A huge thank you and a round of applause to the many volunteers, exhibitors, performers, and sponsors that made another wonderful Fair possible. Check out the “Best Of” the Fair award listings and photo and reminisce on a buzzin’ good time at the 2017 Fair: http://www.sjcfair.org/p/fair-event/best-of-2017  Continue Reading

In the San Juan Update mailbag today we find this letter from Steve Ulvi… This place, protectively moated by surging tidal waters from the continuous spreading rash of the I-5 corridor, is a prominent geography of hope. I suspect that this has been a place of promise from the first human footprints on the beach  Continue Reading

San Juan Island Park and Recreation District (Island Rec) and the Linde family invite you to attend the official dedication of John O. Linde Community Park on Saturday, September 16th at 4:30pm. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will begin at the front entrance of the park, followed by light refreshments at the  Continue Reading

The Community Foundation was once again gratified by the amazing generosity of islanders last week at the 2017 San Juan County Fair when over $31,000 was donated to nine different projects featured in the matching program. This amount was raised in just the four days of the Fair! The Foundation, in turn, will match those  Continue Reading