Goldy McJohn, founding member of legendary rock group, performs tonight at 7
A calf has been born in L pod, possibly bringing the population of the pod to 44 and the overall population of the beleaguered Southern residents to 89.
The Town of Friday Harbor’s 100th birthday celebration kicks off today and continues with a year of events that conclude at the fair in 2009. Be sure and visit the Centennial Booth in the main exhibit hall.
Timothy “Cleaver” Stoddard is not your typical candidate for office.
Celebrity chef Rachael Ray visited the San Juan Islands Aug. 1-5 to film a segment for her series, “Rachael’s Vacation,” on the Food Network.
The Critical Areas Ordinance Review Committee will drop proposed changes to building setbacks near shorelines after the state Supreme Court ruled those decisions fall under the Shoreline Management Act, not the Growth Management Act.
The local races in the Aug. 19 and Nov. 4 elections are non-partisan. But two candidates received a significant plug today from the county’s largest third party.
Artists Chinmayo and Beth Spadafora are enlisting volunteers for the Centennial Tile Mural Project.
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.
In 1909, several noteworthy things happened in Friday Harbor and on San Juan Island.
Visiting professor Fu-Shiang Chia of Saltspring Island will discuss the translation of millenium-old Chinese lyric poetry into English on Aug. 20, 5 p.m., in the U.W. Friday Harbor Labs Commons.
Marilyn Koral was born in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of C.V. and Dorothy W. Patterson, and was a former resident of Kalamazoo, Mich.
The Fairly Outrageous Trashion Fashion Show has been canceled this year because of a lack of entries.
