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Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. Carl Sandburg... full article

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Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Malcolm... full article

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The baseball boys, in sixth grade….

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

That's FHHS ace pitcher Richie Ochoa in the photo - in sixth grade. Here's a portfolio of many of our present players who played Orcas this week (and beat 'em Tuesday, and Meridian yesterday) - click here to see what the team looked like in... full article

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Gaylord to run again….

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

I have no idea if County Prosecutor Randy Gaylord is going to run for his office (I forgot to ask), but I know he's going to have a run this weekend. When I visited with him on the ferry to Orcas last night, he told me he's got a 100K run in California at... full article

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What do they have at this week’s Sports Auction? Here’s the list…

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

I just got this nice list from Mary Elford of what they have at the Sports Fundraiser & BBQ that's over at Beaverton Valley Business Park at 5pm on Saturday...there are 128 things  on the list, which you can see by clicking here: Hi!  As you know On Saturday, May 2nd Purple and Gold is holding a HUGE party...BBQ, live music,... full article

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Crop circles…aliens for peace!

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

I saw this artwork on the way to the west side the other day, on the right on Beaverton Valley Road right before Egg Lake Road. I can't help but think it looks great from the air...and it's definitely an idea whose time has... full article

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Soccer signups are this weekend!

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

The best time to sign up for soccer for this fall is this weekend at the Children's Festival - drop by the San Juan Soccer Association's booth at the Fairgrounds to sign up your kid (from kindergarten to eighth grade) between 10am & 2pm. For more info, call Sherri at 317-8335.... full article

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Children’s Festival! It’s this weekend!

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

The theme this year for the Children's Festival is "Under the Sea," and it's always fun. As it happens, I've been to nearly every CF since 1995, and they just get better & better - if you have a kid, be sure you don't miss it! And if... full article

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Sports update….

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Thursday afternoon the hard-luck soccer Wolverines pressured the goal throughout the game, but shot after shot later the boys came up with a 0-0 draw with Cavalero Mid-High School. The guys end the season with a win and two... full article

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Litter situation is better, but work remains…

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

My friend Lori Stokes just dropped off this note for you, including a list of places that need help getting picked up: Litter Picker-Uppers Rock!!!!! By Captain Pick-It Up, mascot of the San Juan Island Anti-Litter Initiative Two years have passed since the Imagine No Litter! campaign was launched by the San Juan Island Anti-Litter Initiative.  By anyone’s estimation, the campaign has been... full article

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Concert: University High (Spokane) presents the Delos Concert Choir and the Lirico Chamber Singers

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Jill from over at the Presbyterian Church says this group of traveling high school musicians is awesome: On Saturday May 2nd at 7:30pm, University High School from Spokane, WA, will present at concert in Friday Harbor at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church. This concert is free of charge, and will consist... full article

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Baby foxes on the loose…

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

I love the pictures that Monika Wieland takes...she caught these two baby foxes nuzzling each other, and a bunch more - check her blog at... full article

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Sam’s Dog Massage – now in business!

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

I just got this note from my friend Becky Shanks, who is pretty proud of our friend Sam Banry (that's him in the picture with Lola Michelin and she is the Director of Education of the North West School of Animal Massage, receiving his diploma) - here's more: Sam Banry has just completed a... full article

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Orcas attack a seal…

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

They're not called killer whales for nothing...here's a note from Doug Bison with an amazing video: Hi, Ian, I thought your viewers might enjoy this fascinating video. Have a great... full article

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Book…about us?

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

"The Laws of Harmony" is set on San Miguel Island in the northwestern US ....that sounds like us. Here's a review for the book...see what you... full article

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Boating from Roche to Nanaimo? Read this first…

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Ever since I went to the Commodore's Ball (here are the pictures) & found out there are a LOT of boaters (and captains & crew) on the island, I figured you'd like to hear from other sailors.... Ken charts the way, with detail & video & insights - read his blog... full article

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Book signing this weekend…

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Ruth at waterworks gallery has a book signing to open a show by Catherine Eaton Skinner which runs from May 2 – May 24..she'll be signing her book, "Unleashed"...here's more from Ruth: Published in conjunction with the University of Washington Press and Woodland Park Zoo, this book portrays the animals that dwell in the wildness of the... full article

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

I doubt that the imagination can be suppressed. If you truly eradicated it in a child, he would grow up to be an eggplant. Ursula K. Le Guin... full article

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Make the world a better place because you have lived in it. Edgar... full article

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Patsy Cline…here

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

It opens tomorrow - here's more from Jan at the Communty Theatre: Directed by SJCT’s Merritt Olsen, Always…Patsy Cline (written by Ted Swindley), brings the music of the country/pop music icon to life on the Whittier stage.  Based on the true story of Patsy Cline (Kate Schuman)’s friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger... full article

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