A call to action for all San Juan Coun­ty busi­ness­es, restau­rants, non-prof­its, orga­ni­za­tions, ser­vice groups, cot­tage indus­tries, artist and more.  Become a vir­tu­al San Juan Coun­ty Fair ven­dor and join the “2020: A Fair Odyssey”.  This is a new oppor­tu­ni­ty for local orga­ni­za­tions and busi­ness­es as the San Juan Coun­ty Fair tran­si­tions into a vir­tu­al  Con­tin­ue Reading

In the mail­bag this after­noon we have this let­ter from Brent Snow, Gen­er­al Man­ag­er of Roche Har­bor Resort… Dear Friends, Neigh­bors and Com­mu­ni­ty, The COVID-19 pan­dem­ic has put a ter­ri­ble mon­key wrench in all our plans. These are not easy times for any hos­pi­tal­i­ty oper­a­tion and Roche Har­bor is found­ed and based on hos­pi­tal­i­ty.  We are  Con­tin­ue Reading

June 21, 2020: San Juan Coun­ty Health and Com­mu­ni­ty Ser­vices staff have been noti­fied of a new pos­i­tive COVID-19 test result in San Juan Coun­ty, from a res­i­dent of Lopez Island. This brings the total num­ber of cas­es in San Juan Coun­ty to 18. This is the first con­firmed case on Lopez Island since April 1st.  Con­tin­ue Reading

June 20, 2020: San Juan Coun­ty Health and Com­mu­ni­ty Ser­vices staff have been noti­fied of a new pos­i­tive COVID-19 test result in San Juan Coun­ty, on San Juan Island. This brings the total num­ber of cas­es in San Juan Coun­ty to 17. This is the sec­ond pos­i­tive case of COVID-19 on San Juan Island in a  Con­tin­ue Reading

COVID-19 updates from San Juan Coun­ty around sub­jects on the minds of islanders There are some rel­a­tive­ly sim­ple best prac­tices that our local busi­ness­es and com­mu­ni­ty orga­ni­za­tions should be fol­low­ing to ensure the safe­ty of employ­ees and vol­un­teers, the safe­ty of cus­tomers, and the abil­i­ty to remain open and pro­vid­ing ser­vice. These are unusu­al times  Con­tin­ue Reading

Dear Friends, Great news from the Library!! What many of you have been eager­ly wait­ing for is final­ly here! Begin­ning Tues­day, June 23rd, library staff will deliv­er curb­side holds to your vehi­cles. Ser­vice hours will be from 11am – 2pm on Tues­days, Thurs­days, Fri­days, and Sat­ur­days. Your returns of library mate­ri­als start­ing on June 16th  Con­tin­ue Reading

As we move for­ward through the re-open­ing phas­es and begin to wel­come back neigh­bors, friends and vis­i­tors to our beau­ti­ful islands, we know that the pres­ence of the COVID-19 virus in our com­mu­ni­ties is a real con­cern. Liv­ing Med­ical Arts would like to extend you and your busi­ness some peace of mind. Dr. Gul­la is extend­ing  Con­tin­ue Reading

Sig­nif­i­cant increas­es seen in East­ern Wash­ing­ton, some milder spikes not­ed in West­ern Wash­ing­ton. The Wash­ing­ton State Depart­ment of Health (DOH) released its lat­est statewide COVID-19 sit­u­a­tion report. The report shows a sig­nif­i­cant increase in viral activ­i­ty in East­ern Wash­ing­ton with con­cen­trat­ed spikes in Yaki­ma, Spokane, Ben­ton and Franklin coun­ties. A ris­ing pos­i­tive test rate means  Con­tin­ue Reading