National Park historian Mike Vouri and folk musician Michael Cohen provide a close look at the Irish in the antebellum U.S. Army in words and song Saturday, 2 p.m., in the English Camp barracks.
The state Liquor Control Board and the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office have cited two local businesses for alcohol violations following an Aug. 8-9 joint undercover operation.
Tick toc, tick toc. Gather thee blackberries while thee may, for just as the dog days of summer turn the berries sweet, minutes turn to hours, hours turn to days and the ring of the school bell can be heard in the distance. Soon … soon.
Send the summer of 2008 out with a blast.
Finally, a good excuse to not shave. Grow a beard that would rival the gentlemen’s in the photograph, and you could win your own place in town history.
A local boy has come home.
Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church has been a part of island life for almost 150 years. During that time, music has been an integral part of its ministry. With that history behind her, Denise King is taking over the helm of the church’s chancel choir.
A downturn in the local economy has county officials bracing for a drop in revenue this year and the next.
A San Juan Island man faces a charge of felony assault for allegedly pointing a weapon at an officer who was responding to a late-night noise complaint at his Friday Harbor home.
Rosario Resort’s 98 full-time and 98 part-time employees were given 60 days’ notice Thursday. The resort will be offered for sale by no-minimum-bid auction Sept. 30.
If chef Tom French of Whidbey Island has his way, San Juan Island School District students will be eating fresh, locally grown — and sometimes organic — hot lunches at school.
County planners, utility officials and authors of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the San Juan Island Solid Waste Transfer Station replacement project will be available Thursday, 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the fire station at 1011 Mullis St. to answer questions and help citizens formulate their input on the document.
After more than a year of hard work by a small group of hardy individuals — and contributions from more than 125 generous islanders — Eddie & Friends Dog Park will have its grand opening on Sept. 6, from 1-3 p.m.
