OPEN BURNING SEASON ENDS – BURN PERMITS EXPIRE ON JUNE 30th
How did the San Juan Islands get their name? Who was Juan de Fuca? Why are there so many Spanish names around here?
If these questions have puzzled you, plan on attending a talk by local author and tour guide Mark Billington at English Camp Visitor Center on July 3, at 3 p.m.
The skipper of a 22-foot Boston Whaler, who is suspected of boating under the influence, was uninjured after piloting the boat onto the rocks at the south end of Lopez Island in the early morning hours of Friday.
Relay for Life is July 30-31, 5:30 p.m. to 11 a.m., on the Friday Harbor High School football field. Islanders raised $72,000 for the American Cancer Society at the 2009 event.
Money raised supports local services, as well as research leading to cures and improved quality of life.
Ken Oberreit is replicating his past success by featuring specialty meats, custom-made sandwiches and by giving each sub a quirky family nickname, such as “The Max” and “The Ricky Van”, which has proven the most popular to date.
A graduate of Friday Harbor High School, Class of ‘97, Bacon is back on the island and open for business with a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University in hand — or rather, on the wall.
Heaping more costs on the contract hauler could completely eliminate any private sector contribution to the solution because it will drive customers and tax revenue away.
Get a first-hand look at San Juan County’s hams at work and learn more about amateur radio at the group’s annual Field Day event this Saturday, at the historic naval compass station on Cattle Point Road (near Cape San Juan). Set up begins at 10 a.m. and the hams are expected to be on the air from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., or later, weather permitting.
Music from the Romantic period starts off Chamber Music San Juans 20th season of presenting classical music concerts for string, winds and piano. The music begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the San Juan Community Theatre.
Beginning July 1, the pass is required to park in recreation lands and water-access sites managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
Sign up by July 15 to $10 —$25 off registration fees for the upcoming fall youth soccer season, sponsored by San Juan Island Soccer.
Visit www.islandsoccer.org for more information about the fall season, teams, age categories and registration fees.
Dana Lyons sing his greatest hits and newest songs at the San Juan Island Library on Friday, June 24 at 7 p.m. to kick off the summer events at the library.
While Friday’s guilty plea marks the beginning of the end of Harris-Moore’s case in federal court — sentencing is slated for Oct. 28 — he faces more than 30 criminal charges filed in four different counties in Washington state, including 16 felonies allegedly committed in San Juan County.
