The San Juan Island Repair Fair will return this fall, offering free repairs of household items. The event will take place on ...

The meeting will be held in person at the PHD administrative offices: 535 Market Street, Suite E, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. There will also be an online and remote component using the Teams platform.

Council Chair and District 1 representative Kari McVeigh is hosting “Coffee With Kari” – an opportunity to ask questions, ...

The County’s potential purchase of a Decatur Island property was discussed at a community meeting last week and during the ...

Breaking science shows animals may communicate and have more sentience than humans realize. “Parrot Kindergarten” follows the journey of a woman, Jennifer Taylor O’Connor, and a Goffin’s cockatoo ...

On Wednesday, Aug. 27, the San Juan Island School District Board of Directors will hold a regular (open) School Board Meeting ...

The mayor of Friday Harbor, Raymont Jackson, has been charged with one count of animal cruelty in the second degree in San ...

Health & Community Services staff received a request from OPAL Community Land Trust on May 9, 2025, to supplement the Home Fund grant awarded to the Cottages at the Pea Patch Project during the 2024 ...

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Charles Edward O’Clair, Jr., was born on May 29, 1941, in Ayer, Massachusetts, to Charles Edward O’Clair, Sr., and his wife, Mary Harvey O’Clair. Charles Jr. was usually called either Chuck or Charlie ...

Filled with vibrant colors, shimmering light and textures, the combination of Dana Alkebu-Lan’s weaving and Amanda Azous’ ...

The latest semester of English Language Learning (ELL) classes at the Library was a resounding success, drawing record at ...