Topic: Recreation
Island Rec – Teen Halloween Party
Written on October 26, 2021 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
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
Island Rec – Girls and Boys Basketball Leagues
Written on October 23, 2021 at 10:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
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
POP UP StoryWalk™
Written on October 23, 2021 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
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
Halloween Costume Sale
Written on October 22, 2021 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
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
Fall Art for Fun is Back
Written on October 18, 2021 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
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
State Asking for Public Comments on Recreation
Written on October 15, 2021 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
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
Adaptive Gardening for Lifelong Pleasure
Written on October 5, 2021 at 10:21 am, by Tim Dustrude
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
2nd Annual Scarecrow Contest
Written on September 23, 2021 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
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

Island Rec – Teen Halloween Party
Written on October 26, 2021 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
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

Island Rec – Girls and Boys Basketball Leagues
Written on October 23, 2021 at 10:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
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

POP UP StoryWalk™
Written on October 23, 2021 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
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

Halloween Costume Sale
Written on October 22, 2021 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
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

Fall Art for Fun is Back
Written on October 18, 2021 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
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

State Asking for Public Comments on Recreation
Written on October 15, 2021 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
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

Adaptive Gardening for Lifelong Pleasure
Written on October 5, 2021 at 10:21 am, by Tim Dustrude
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

2nd Annual Scarecrow Contest
Written on September 23, 2021 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
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