Happening in the San Juan Islands 73g12

New laws chart course for fair pay, maritime training 6o1r2k

AA meetings 66h52

May 21 and 22: ONLINE WSF Community Meetings 3k262t

May 22: Free ONLINE Screening of Honorable But Broken: EMS In Crisis - Lopez Island d49w

May 23: American Legion post 93 Pig Roast - Orcas Island 1r1c2e

May 23: Drew Harvell presents The Ocean's Menagerie 1e632x

May 24: Secret rave’n summer - Lopez Island 2x5c1a

May 24: Island Wide Garage sale - Lopez Island 3f341l

May 24: San Juan Historical Museum Open House - Friday Harbor 5ap3x

May 24, 31: Saturdays: Orcas Island Farmers Market 4t6565

May 24, 31: San Juan Island Farmers Market 26be

May 24, 31: Lopez Island Farmers Market 3b1x5y

May 26: Memorial Day Parade in Friday Harbor 91s6

May 29-June 1: Orcas Island Music Festival 1z4b3v

May 30: The Big Slay – Orcas Island Pride 6w3p5q

May 31: Moment of Youth - Youth Prevention Summit - Lopez Island 3q1i4n

May 31: 15th Annual Bobby Boyce Memorial Sports Scholarship Fundraiser - Friday Harbor 1m3l1o

May 31: Hazardous Waste Round-Ups: Lopez Island Dump 5e6b4i

June 1: Metropolitan Opera Live in HD presents: Salome Strauss - Friday Harbor 2r3m2s

June 3: Susan Vernon presents Sitting Still With Twilight Owls 2m2c18

June 4: Extinctopedia–A Discovery of What We Have Lost, What is at Risk, and What To Do About it with Smithsonian Scientists - Virtual 2i65u

June 7, 14, 21, 28: Saturdays: Orcas Island Farmers Market 4p1066

June 7- 8: San Juan Island Artists' Studio Tour 4t3d1c

June 7: “A Call to Action: The Preservation of Madrona Point” - Orcas Island 5w5do

June 7, 14, 21, 28: San Juan Island Farmers Market 115l6k

June 7, 14, 21, 28: Lopez Island Farmers Market 2q5g53

June 7: Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe Red Paint – The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk 5ig6

June 10: Explore Unexpected Twists and Turns with Bestselling Author Lisa Jewell - VIRTUAL 5bk56

June 11: Metropolitan Opera Live in HD presents: Salome - San Juan Island 2w4g65

June 14: 4th Annual Brickworks Street Dance - Friday Harbor 724q4w

June 14: Hazardous Waste Round-Ups: Orcas Island Transfer Station 364e4

June 14: Three Lakes Triathlon - San Juan Island 4y566j

June 20: Friday Harbor Film Festival Screening: Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers 315i1x

June 24: Living the Otter Life with Katherine Applegate (3rd-6th Grade) - VIRTUAL 2j325u

June 28-July 12, 2025: Northwest Maritime's WA360; Registration opens November 15 1j486f

June 29: Orcas Senior Center Brunch and Fundraiser r2x3v

July 4: Friday Harbor's 4th of July parade starts at 10:30 am 4t3i2u

July 4: 5K run, Community Picnic and live music - Orcas Island 31605k

July 4: 4th of July Celebration Shaw Island d154p

July 5: Orcas Island Parade 5q541q

July 5: Fourth of July Celebration and Fund Raiser - Shaw Island 4b5o4p

July 5, 12, 19, 26: San Juan Island Farmers Market 10d2t

July 5, 12, 19, 26: Saturdays: Orcas Island Farmers Market 2bg4f

July 8: Drawing Your World with Raúl The Third (PK-2nd Grade) | Dibuja tu mundo con Raúl the Third (Preescolar a 2.º grado) - Virtual 72503r

July 17: Discerning the Truth with Marie Lu (9th-12th Grade) - Virtual 5r5272

July 23: Illuminating Hope and Grace in the Face of Hardship with Rex Ogle (5th-8th Grade) - Virtual 3a2s49

July 27: Funhouse Gala Birthday Bash - Orcas Island 1x4350

July 31-Aug 23: Island Stage Left presents "The Drawer Boy" - San Juan Island 4a5q1a

August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Saturdays: Orcas Island Farmers Market 314t46

July 31: On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains with Pria Anand - Virtual 6h2p47

August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: San Juan Island Farmers Market 5g14r

August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Lopez Island Farmers Market 4j2s26

August 9: Lisa Levin – Deep-Sea Biodiversity Challenges in the 21st Century - Shaw Island 3m511s

August 14-17: San Juan County Fair - San Juan Island 1k6f68

August 23: Jim Collatz – The Carbon Cycle: From Globe to Island - Shaw Island h2w54

September 7, 14, 21, 28: Saturdays: Orcas Island Farmers Market 2b373i

September 7, 14: Lopez Island Farmers Market 155y10

September 7, 14, 21, 28: San Juan Island Farmers Market 6f2l6m

September 12: Friday Harbor Film Festival Screening: Hvaldimir: Conversation with a Spy Whale 39246o

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Monday, May 26, Memorial Day parade participants will gather at the American Legion Post 163 at 10 a.m. The ceremony at Memorial Park (Circle Park) is set to begin at 11 a.m. So best estimate is the parade will start about 10:30 a.m. The parade goes down Court Street to Second Street to Spring Street downhill to Memorial Park. Be prepared for the loud boom when the cannon goes off.

Weather 6s6jc

Latest Local News 5n2d2a

San Juan Islands Sheriff's Log May 14-21, 2025: DUIs, runaways, illegally dumped trash, speeding... 344s35

San Juan County Deputies responded to 168 calls from May 14-21, 2025 including: A San Juan deputy...READ MORE

An Abundance of Blooms - San Juan Island Library Message - May 2025 2c4r1

These past few weeks I have enjoyed watching the trees leaf out and the flowers bloom...READ MORE

Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26; Pig Roast, Memorial Day Parade, Pet Parade, Museum Open Houses... 6q4i6m

This weekend check out the American Legion Post 93 Pig Roast, Ocean's Menagerie presentation, Sundown Rush...READ MORE

Town Council Special Town Hall May 22 Meeting for HolliWalk Residents Postponed 1b122k

The Special Town Hall Meeting scheduled for May 22, 2025 regarding HolliWalk has been postponed until further...READ MORE

Online registration for San Juan County Fair entries begins June 1 6iy1

SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA. May 22, 2025 – After steady growth in the number of entries received...READ MORE

San Juan Islands Stewardship Guide available at Chambers of Commerce and libraries 6l4h6w

SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA. May 22, 2025 – The San Juan Islands Stewardship Guide is a simple...READ MORE

Cantwell Slams Disastrous House Budget Bill That Would Kick Millions Off Medicaid 5y2e3k

House bill would cut at least $700 billion from health care funding & impose draconian new...READ MORE

Sheriff's Log San Juan Islands WA May 7-14, 2025: Homicide investigation into overdose death, money laundering attempt on Orcas Island, speeding, DV... 17241z

San Juan County Deputies responded to 159 calls from May 7-14, 2025 including: San Juan deputies responded...READ MORE

$2.7 million available in San Juan County Home Fund program for 2025 1x546b

SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA. May 19, 2025 – San Juan County is making $2,700,000 from the Home...READ MORE

Guest Column: Adopt an ordinance to protect the San Juan Island Foxes 41972

Honorable of the County Council, Photographers crowd a fox den on a trail to Cattle Point...READ MORE

Cantwell Statement on Unprecedented Lack of 24-7 National Weather Service Forecasting for Central WA That She Warned Trump istration About 162m5c

NWS’ Pendleton, OR, office, which provides forecasts for Central WA, will not have overnight staffing coverage...READ MORE

Cantwell Statement on Trump istration Withholding $500M for Fish age at Howard Hanson Dam 3p703i

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 16, 2025, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate...READ MORE

38-unit Townhouse development to be built on Guard Street in Friday Harbor 4j66l

Wondering what is happening on the 2.7 acres just south of OPALCO on Guard Street in...READ MORE

Guest Column by Island Stewards: What Are We Really Protecting? 1n4k8

posted 05/15/2025- Island Stewards began this year with a simple belief: the future of the San...READ MORE

Hazardous Waste Round-Ups: What Lopez and Orcas Residents Need to Know Before Drop-Off Day w1k54

May 31 | 10 am to 2 pm | Lopez Dump | 2419 Fisherman Bay Rd | Lopez Island June...READ MORE

Cantwell, Colleagues Condemn Trump’s Willingness to Accept Lavish $400M Jet From Qatar e295r

Amid istration’s claims of rooting out fraud and mismanagement, Trump indicates intent to accept 747 jet...READ MORE

Cantwell Condemns GOP’s Cruel Proposal to Kick Millions Off Medicaid: ‘You’re Going to Make All Those People Go to An Emergency Room?’ 4t5w3p

In speech on Senate floor, Cantwell calls out harmful lie that Medicaid recipients are somehow ‘fraudsters’...READ MORE

Wildfire Awareness Month in the San Juans – Island Readiness Event with DNR, Fire Depts., Conservation Dist., and More 6m1y2u

Saturday, May 10, 2025 Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR), Washington Department of Natural Resources (WA...READ MORE

Orcas Island community raises $80k for Orcas Dance Collective co-founder and family after home burns down 314n41

The Eastsound community is stepping up in a huge way to help the family of Tiffany...READ MORE

Cantwell Asks Duffy About Risks of GOP Spectrum Auction Plan to Aviation Safety a1w2b

Senator questions whether Duffy was consulted by Hegseth on DoD proposal to auction spectrum critical to...READ MORE

San Juan Conservation District: Federal Cuts Cripple Island Conservation Corps Training Program 176m5j

Federal funding cuts to the AmeriCorps program had an immediate impact on nearly 20 local community ...READ MORE

Cantwell, Colleagues Blast GOP for Proposing to Gut Funding for Meals on Wheels, Head Start, and Safety Net Programs to Fund Tax Cuts for Billionaires  86k6p

Nearly 50,000 seniors in WA rely on Meals on Wheels and 33,000 low-income families could lose TANF assistance...READ MORE

San Juan Island Library Card Design Contest entries due June 30 226526

posted May 10, 2025 –Calling all San Juan Island artists, designers, and those with a flair...READ MORE

Updated with candidates who have filed - 44 positions are up for election this fall in San Juan County 71k17

51 people filed as candidates for the 44 positions up for election in the November 4...READ MORE

Friday Harbor's 4th of July parade theme is "Celebrating our Hometown Heroes" 18868

San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce selected “Celebrating our Hometown Heroes” as the theme for the 2025...READ MORE

Community Protection Class ratings increased on Orcas Island; too few volunteers and aging equipment a factor 605b4i

In October of 2024 the Community Protection Class (PC) rating for Deer Harbor (Fire Station 24)...READ MORE

Food System Plan Charts Path to a More Resilient Local Food Future in San Juan County 22w4r

  Only 4% of food purchased in San Juan County is produced here. How can we grow...READ MORE

Low income seniors are eligible for SFMNP card good for $80 of produce from local farmers markets 1z4a6h

The very popular produce program benefitting lower income older adults is back this spring. The Senior...READ MORE

San Juan Islands Sheriff's Log April 30-May 6: Vehicle prowl, boat damaged, multiple DUIs, open container violation, speeding .... 4l1h3j

San Juan County Deputies responded to 188 calls from April 30 - May 4, 2025 including: San...READ MORE

Lopez Community Land Trust and Oystercatcher housing co-op invite you to Open House May 18 4r1f15

May 18 | 3 to 6 pm | Crayfish Way | Lopez Island Lopez Community Land...READ MORE

Town of Friday Harbor approved union labor contract, Town gets DOH loan for4th water treatment plant filter 2u3s4a

LWVSJ Observer Corps summary of Friday Harbor Town Council, May 1, 2025 meeting.  The County Manager...READ MORE

Give Lopez – Lopez’s Annual Spring Fundraiser Runs May 8 – 22 1d2s6m

Now in its eighth year, Give Lopez is Lopez Island's annual spring fundraiser that benefits local...READ MORE

Cantwell, Colleagues Demand DOJ Reverse Cancellation of Hundreds of Public Safety Grants  4o472x

Trump istration seeks to cut $55 million in grant funding for six Washington state public safety...READ MORE

State approves girls football, state funding for schools to be announced this month 321b71

LWVSJ Observer Corps summary of San Juan Island School Board, April 29, 2025 meeting. The meeting...READ MORE

Deadline May 16 for entries in Lopez Island Library Sticker Design Contest 12t5x

Calling all artists!!!! Lopez Library has launched its STICKER DESIGN CONTEST for a Lopez Island sticker...READ MORE

Plastic Free Salish Sea Sets Sail with the San Juan Island Yacht Club and Washington State Parks qhy

A fleet of volunteer boaters will cruise to Stuart, Sucia, and Jones Islands to remove marine...READ MORE

Second draft of San Juan County's 2025 Comp Plan Update available for review 2n2rv

Public comments regarding the second draft of amendments to the Comprehensive Plan can be submitted by...READ MORE

Guest Columns 86v13

Letters to the Editor 1b623c

Dr. Mahoney: Recommends ing churches and community organizations to help deal with depression and anxiety 4m706r

I read Chris Wachholz letter and agree. Studies show isolation can worsen depression and anxiety. Since Covid, the numbers of people...READ MORE

San Juan County Sheriff’s Office Statement on Immigration Issues 344q1m

SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA. January 29, 2025 – The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office (SJCSO) continues to...READ MORE

Extradited suspect gone after bond set at $10k 4j4w19

Gene Foddrell, suspected of Residential Burglary in the Second Degree, a felony,  was extradited from Arizona by San...READ MORE

Successful Extradition of Suspect for Residential Burglary Charges 4n2mr

Press release: On October 28, 2022, a deputy with the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office (SJC) initiated...READ MORE

Never OK to school bus that has the stop-arm out 5o4i18

posted 01/07/2025 -  With school districts around San Juan County resuming classes in early January, the...READ MORE

People 5772v

Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26; Pig Roast, Memorial Day Parade, Pet Parade, Museum Open Houses... 6q4i6m

This weekend check out the American Legion Post 93 Pig Roast, Ocean's Menagerie presentation, Sundown Rush...READ MORE

Online registration for San Juan County Fair entries begins June 1 6iy1

SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA. May 22, 2025 – After steady growth in the number of entries received...READ MORE

Post San Juan Delivers U-Haul Equipment to Friday Harbor 2g3s15

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (May 19, 2025) —  Post San Juan on San Juan Island has signed on...READ MORE

San Juan County hires deputy and an Human Resources director 6i3n60

San Juan County has hired Tillery Williams as the new Deputy County Manager and Matthew Bullock...READ MORE

Orcas Island community raises $80k for Orcas Dance Collective co-founder and family after home burns down 314n41

The Eastsound community is stepping up in a huge way to help the family of Tiffany...READ MORE

1.5 tons of litter removed during Great Island Clean-Up 1w3v6d

More than 300 volunteers ed forces this April for the 2025 Spring Great Islands Clean-Up, showing the...READ MORE

Health News c6s44

AG Brown co-leads multistate lawsuit against Trump istration for illegal funding cuts and delays to medical and public health research 5qf6m

Posted 04/04 OLYMPIA — On April 4, 2025 Attorney General Nick Brown co-led   a multistate lawsuit filed against the...READ MORE

Attorneys general secure order restoring $11 billion in critical public health funding 485ad

SEATTLE — The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island today  April 3, 2025 granted...READ MORE

Six units available at Village at the Harbor, EMS considering expanding EMS building 3q43t

LWVSJ Observer Corps summary of the San Juan Island Public Hospital District March 26, 2025 meeting.  At...READ MORE

San Juan County Board of Health meets with Dr. Harley likely to become county health officer 5x5r6i

LWVSJ Observer Corps summary of the San Juan County Board of Health March 19, 2025 meeting.  The...READ MORE

Regional, state and national news items 84m2s

Cantwell Condemns GOP’s Cruel Proposal to Kick Millions Off Medicaid: ‘You’re Going to Make All Those People Go to An… 6y6l6t

In speech on Senate floor, Cantwell calls out harmful lie that Medicaid recipients are somehow ‘fraudsters’ – 64% have jobs, 12% are caregivers, 10%...READ MORE

Cantwell, Colleagues Blast GOP for Proposing to Gut Funding for Meals on Wheels, Head Start, and Safety Net Programs to Fund Tax Cuts… 2xy31

Nearly 50,000 seniors in WA rely on Meals on Wheels and 33,000 low-income families could lose TANF assistance under GOP budget WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 9, 2025...READ MORE

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