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October 6: League of WV forum: Sheriff's race at San Juan Island Grange
The League of Women Voters of the San Juans is hosting an in-person forum for the...READ MORE
Artist at work at SJIMA in Friday Harbor
It is not often we get to witness the artist at work—this is a unique opportunity...READ MORE
Drug bust in Friday Harbor September 24 after traffic stop
A routine traffic stop in Friday Harbor for a burned out brake light, resulted in an...READ MORE
PUBLIC NOTICE
Letters to the Editor
Helstien: Vote Yes for San Juan Island Library bond
Dear Editor I am writing to urge you to join me in voting Yes for the Library bond this September.
Wreck of the Aleutian Isle
Sept 22: Aleutian Isle no longer significant threat to environment in the San Juan Islands
Status Update September 22, 2022: Unified Command has declared the vessel no longer poses a significant...READ MORE
Sept. 21 Update: Aleutian Isle on barge, 40 days after sinking to 200-foot depth
SEATTLE, September 22, 2022 — Response crews were able to completely dewater the Aleutian Isle and...READ MORE
Floatplane crash into Mutiny Bay
Floatplane recovery continues
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and US Navy continue recovery operations for the Sept. 4 crash...READ MORE
Recovery Operations begin for Mutiny Bay Plane Crash
WASHINGTON (Sept. 27, 2022) — The National Transportation Safety Board, U.S. Navy and Island County personnel...READ MORE
NTSB and Navy to recover wreckage of Mutiny Bay Plane crash, main effort expected Sept. 26
Preliminary Report issued (link to PDF) WASHINGTON (Sept. 16, 2022) — The National Transportation Safety Board and the...READ MORE
NOAA, UW and NTSB locate wreckage of floatplane in Mutiny Bay
September 12 Update: National Transportation Safety Board has located the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter...READ MORE
Floatplane Crash: DFW helping NTBS find wreckage, believed to be 100 ft deep
National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman held a media briefing Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Six...READ MORE
Coast Guard released names of passengers, crew of crashed seaplane
SEATTLE -- The Coast Guard is releasing the names of the passengers and crew of the...READ MORE
Update Sept. 5: Coast Guard suspend active search; Next of kin notified
SEATTLE -- The Coast Guard has suspended active searches at 12 noon Monday, September 5, 2022...READ MORE
One dead, nine missing after float plane from Friday Harbor crashes in Mutiny Bay
SEATTLE -- A float plane departed Friday Harbor at 2:50 p.m. September 4 en route to...READ MORE
Health News
1,936 COVID cases in San Juan County since March 2020; 13 this month
The number of COVID-19 cases in San Juan County since the first case in March 2020...READ MORE
Regional, state and national news items
People
Artist at work at SJIMA in Friday Harbor
It is not often we get to witness the artist at work—this is a unique opportunity...READ MORE
Friday Harbor Soroptimists now accepting applications for the Live Your Dream Award
Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor is now accepting applications for the ‘Live Your Dream Award’. This...READ MORE
County Fair Giving Campaign raises $213K in support of 30 community projects
FRIDAY HARBOR – September 22, 2022 When 30 nonprofit organizations on San Juan Island asked for...READ MORE
October 2: Celebration of Cayou Channel officially renamed to honor Coast Salish leader
A blessing and celebration are set for Oct. 2 along the Pacific Northwest waterway It took the...READ MORE
Tennis players honor their friend Ellyn Goodrich
Earlier this month, these tennis players raised $650 for a bench for the courts at Friday...READ MORE
Feeling creative? Enter the 3rd Annual Scarecrow Contest in Friday Harbor
It's back. The third Annual Scarecrow Contest takes place the month of October in Friday Harbor...READ MORE
Oct. 18-27: Master Gardeners Annual Gardening Workshop; Sign up by Oct. 12
Join the Master Gardeners of San Juan County in welcoming the very popular Dr. Linda Gilkeson...READ MORE
Lainey Volk receives national EMS Caring Award
Lainey Volk, Director of Outreach and Community Paramedicine, was nominated and chosen for the “2022 EMS...READ MORE
Luna returned to owners
Update: Luna is back. Woman who had her says she had planned on looking for the...READ MORE
Carl Capdeville hospitalized; Doty family launches fundraiser
Carl Capdeville of Orcas Island, began to feel ill about the middle of June. Initially he...READ MORE
New coordinator for Island Neighbors program in Friday Harbor
Colleen Clancy is the new coordinator of the Island Neighbors program for the Joyce L. Sobel...READ MORE
New book by Dr. Geyman examines effects of polarization
John Geyman’s new book is focused on a basic question for 2022: ARE WE THE UNITED...READ MORE
Friday Harbor’s Posenjak selected to Class 1B/2B All-State Baseball Team
Friday Harbor’s Nathan Posenjak was selected to the Class 1B/2B All-State Baseball Team.
August 28: Personal Stories of Everyday Life in Afghanistan by James Longley
Personal Stories of Everyday Life by James Longley Discover what is it like to live in Afghanistan. ...READ MORE
August 28: Alchemy Art Center Artist Talk: McAllister and Hendrick at San Juan Islands Museum of Art
On August 28, 2022 join local artists Marsha McAllister and Glenn Hendrick for a look into...READ MORE
September 8: Iris Graville talks about "Writer in a Life Vest"
The Whale Museum presents a webinar, Writer in a Life Vest, from 7 to 8 p.m...READ MORE
Submit your salmon poetry by Sept. 18
Rena Priest, Washington State Poet Laureate, was just awarded a fellowship from the Academy of American Poets...READ MORE
Aug. 5: First of 4 Summer Art Festivals on Friday in Friday Harbor
The San Juan Summer Arts Festival, hosted by the San Juan County Arts Council, begins today...READ MORE
August 13: San Juan Island Pride invites the community to its inaugural Pride Festival
San Juan Island Pride Foundation, an organization dedicated to fostering community across LGBTQIA+ and intersecting identities...READ MORE
Art You Can Touch! at San Juan Islands Museum of Art
Artists have a history of making us think about the world around us and LATTICE II...READ MORE
2022 Election
Burglar apprehended on Orcas Island
A burglary in progress was reported to San Juan County Sheriff's Dispatch about 9:30 pm September...READ MORE
Updated: Two men in custody for Lopez Island mail theft
Tuesday afternoon, September 27, a San Juan County Sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a silver Cadillac...READ MORE
Sheriff's Log San Juan Islands Sept. 21-27, 2022: Dog dies in burning shed; stolen mail, kayak, car; missing person, lost senior, DUIs
San Juan County Deputies responded to 190 calls from September 21-27, 2022 including: A San Juan deputy...READ MORE
Drug bust in Friday Harbor September 24 after traffic stop
A routine traffic stop in Friday Harbor for a burned out brake light, resulted in an...READ MORE
Sheriff's Log San Juan Islands September 14-20, 2022: Possible human remains found, multiple signs found on road, drug use on ferry
San Juan County Deputies responded to 182 calls from September 7-13, 2022 including: A drunk individual...READ MORE
Sheriff's Log San Juan Islands Sept. 7-13: Cyclist flown to mainland hospital, motorcyclist loses fingers,
San Juan County Deputies responded to 186 calls from September 7-13, 2022 including: A Lopez Deputy and...READ MORE
San Juan Islands Sheriff's Log Aug. 31-Sept.6: Vehicle prowls, assault on deputy, trespassing, threats, dog problems
San Juan County Deputies responded to 212 calls from August 31- September 6, 2022 including: A person...READ MORE
Sheriff's Log San Juan Islands August 24-30, 2022: Cat apparently killed by loose dogs, scooter accident, vehicle prowl, hit&run in ferry lanes,
San Juan County Deputies responded to 198 calls from August 24-30, 2022 including: A deputy on...READ MORE
Sheriff's Log San Juan Islands Aug. 17-24: Fraud, domestic violence, missing boat...
San Juan County Deputies responded to 244 calls from August 17-23, 2022 including: Deputies on San...READ MORE
What happened to Ivan Moorhouse's Chinese SKS assault rifle?
Twenty-five years ago yesterday, August 19, 1997, a raid on Waldron Island made headlines globally. "Waldronites awoke...READ MORE
San Juan Islands Sheriff's Log August 10-17: Stampeding horses, dog bites, indecent exposure, death threat
San Juan County Deputies responded to 209 calls from August 10-17, 2022 including: An Orcas Island Deputy...READ MORE
Sheriff's Office looking for two dogs that killed cat in Friday Harbor
San Juan County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help in identifying two dogs that attacked...READ MORE
Real Estate in the San Juan Islands
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Real Estate Update by Merri Ann Simonson: Median prices
In the prior 12 months for both April 30, 2021 and April 30, 2022, 39 properties were sold on Lopez Island. The median price…Read more...
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Real Estate Updates by Merri Ann Simonson: How will interest rate changes affect my qualification
Below is a Question and Answer Snap Shot from the Simonson and Zambrovitz Team for an inquiry that one of their clients had. They…Read more...