PRESS RELEASE: Blair Avenue reconstruction project contractor Mike Carlson Enterprises finished the second and final lift of asphalt on the southern portion of the street in Friday Harbor.

If you see a small dark shape speed between the trees at night in San Juan County, chances are that it is a bat. But on much of San Juan Island, especially in winter, it’s more likely that you have encountered the county’s most charming and rarest small mammal: a Northern Flying Squirrel.

Lopez Island High School football team beat Clallam Bay 56 to 0 on Saturday, October 11.

The second Orcas Island High School vs Friday Harbor High School  for this season was won by the Wolverines 31-6. The Vikings hosted the game on Orcas Island on Saturday, October 11. Each team will play  other teams in the league two times this season.