Some local business owners have expressed concern about the state of tourism on the islands this year. Gas prices are up, real estate sales and ferry ridership are down, and some are worried that this may mean a slower-than-usual summer season. However, statistics are on the side of the islands’ economy.
Shahn McGuire and Clint Mills have opened Allied Counseling Services in the Old Carter House, 470 Argyle Ave., Unit C, Friday Harbor.
Jan Kampbell, CenturyTel’s business account representative for San Juan County, wants to warmify CenturyTel’s relationship with islanders. She be in CenturyTel’s Friday Harbor office on May 29-30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to meet customers.
With the expiration of her lease and with her daughter’s graduation from high school, Laura Westmiller has moved her Classic Design, Inc., to a studio in the Northwest area of the island near her home.
