When the ghouls come out this year, we’ll be ready for them! A night of fun awaits you at Island Rec’s annu­al Teen Hal­loween Par­ty! This year’s par­ty will be held just out­side of the Fair­grounds Build­ing, with live music per­formed by Pilots in Train­ing, a cos­tume con­test, escape room, piz­za and more! Prizes will  Con­tin­ue Reading

It is time to reg­is­ter for Island Rec Girls and Boys Bas­ket­ball Leagues, open to all kids in grades 2 through 8! The focus of this league is devel­op­ment and improve­ment of indi­vid­ual and team skills. Pre­vi­ous bas­ket­ball expe­ri­ence is not required.  All games are played on Island, Sun­days in Turn­bull Gym.  Boy’s bas­ket­ball: Reg­is­ter by  Con­tin­ue Reading

Zyl­stra Lake Trail Loop at Zyl­stra Lake Pre­serve, San Juan Island Take a read­ing adven­ture this Fall! Now through the month of Novem­ber, the San Juan Coun­ty Land Bank and San Juan Island Library are host­ing a Pop Up Sto­ry­Walk™ at Zyl­stra Lake Pre­serve fea­tur­ing Thor Hanson’s Bartholomew Quill: A Crow’s Quest to Know Who’s  Con­tin­ue Reading

Look­ing for a last-minute Hal­loween cos­tume? Or just need some fun, new pieces for your wardrobe? Or per­haps you loved a cos­tume you saw on stage and now want it for your­self! Well, look no fur­ther! The San Juan Com­mu­ni­ty The­atre cos­tume shop is get­ting cleaned out and we are sell­ing tons of cos­tumes, vin­tage  Con­tin­ue Reading

Don’t miss these enter­tain­ing and cre­ative class­es by Kris­ten Dou­­glas-Seitz at the San Juan Islands Muse­um of Art (SJIMA). Art for Fun is a delight­ful two-hour art par­ty set in a relaxed, inter­ac­tive atmos­phere.  It is a great way to enjoy a night out on your own, cel­e­brate a birth­day, share a date night or  Con­tin­ue Reading

OLYMPIA–Washington State’s Recre­ation and Con­ser­va­tion Office is ask­ing peo­ple to help deter­mine how fund­ing should be spent by tak­ing a sur­vey about what kind of out­door recre­ation they do. The State is updat­ing its statewide recre­ation and con­ser­va­tion plan, which includes a state trails plan, to unlock grants from the Land and Water Con­ser­va­tion Fund. This  Con­tin­ue Reading

San Juan Coun­ty Mas­ter Gar­den­ers wel­come keynote speak­er Toni Gat­tone to the Annu­al Gar­den­ing Work­shop Series. Toni’s pre­sen­ta­tion, The Life­long Gar­den­er, pro­vides gar­den­ers of all ages and abil­i­ties unique strate­gies so we can con­tin­ue gar­den­ing as we age, even when our bod­ies say “No!” Her “gar­den smarter, not hard­er” approach offers prac­ti­cal, how-to infor­ma­tion to allow  Con­tin­ue Reading

The San Juan Island Cham­ber of Com­merce and the Friends of the Library are spon­sor­ing the 2nd annu­al Scare­crow Con­test for the month of Octo­ber. The scare­crows are to be reg­is­tered with the Cham­ber and in place between Octo­ber 8th and 15th. Please click here for the reg­is­tra­tion form. The scare­crows will be dis­played around Fri­day  Con­tin­ue Reading