Corey tells me this was great last week – drop by! Here’s more: Last Wednesday May 6th was the first night of Relay Idol Auditions.  30 songs and a total of $152 raised for the American Cancer Society later, the Judges have finally narrowed it down to three contestants: Jake Beliveau sang “Freedom 90” by  Continue Reading

The other day I saw Cynthia Burke at the grocery store & asked how the girls were doing – it was fun to see her face light up as she told me about their adventures & the things they have ahead. I asked if she’d write a bit of that up, and she sent me  Continue Reading

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mohandas Gandhi

When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we do not smother it. We look the evil full in the face, call it what it is, let its horror shock and stun and enrage us, and only then do we forgive it. Lewis B. Smedes

You recognize the Kiwanis Club’s hot dog booth – the caboose seems like it’s at events all over the island! It was on hand for the Children’s Festival a couple of weeknds ago, with Kiwanians: Tammy Cotton (Vice-President), Reni McCutcheon, Julie Corey (President) and Lori Ronhaar on hand to give away over 800 dogs during  Continue Reading

It was great to see the baseball boys on the way to their double victories on Saturday morning…Coach Rich Warin (in photo with Kim, one of our favorite teachers at the elementary school) does a super job of keeping the guys focused on the game ahead, and the results have been good. The baseball team  Continue Reading

There’s another candidate in the mayor’s race – Fire Marshal Bob Low has announced he’s running. Here’s more from his announcement: I’m running for Mayor because I love this community. Since age 5, I have been coming to the Town of Friday Harbor on vacations and holidays at my grandparents home. I have watched the  Continue Reading

It was good to run into folks on the ferry Saturday… friends Rose Shaw and Chris (of Christy’s Salon) visited, as you can see. Rose was on the way to Bellingham for a nice birthday weekend with husband Bill, while Chris was explaining how good I would look with hair extensions. 🙂  -oo-

This month, there have been some pretty good deals for people coming to stay…here’s more, from Darren at San Juan Islands TV: Hi, Ian! Robin Jacobsen from the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau as well as some local businesses were on KOMO 4 News last Friday night. As part of their “Tactics 4 Tough Times”  Continue Reading

Ivan from Western Prince sent this little video of his new boat, the Western Explorer, and a trip they made (set to music)….he includes some of the cool photos he’s taken over the years, as well. See what you think!

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, ‘My God, you’re right! I never would’ve thought of that!’” Dave Barry

It was sad to hear last week that Pam Nichols lost her battle with cancer last week…the Journal of the San Juans posted a writeup you will want to read. Our condolences to her family & legion of friends…

This is the month! Sandy Strelou has a bunch of events ahead – here’s more: Ian: National Historic Preservation Month is going to be bigger than ever. Check out all the great local history activities going on in May. Please share this information with your readers! Thanks much. Sandy Strehlou, Town of Friday Harbor ++++++++++++++++  Continue Reading

This is the month! Sandy Strelou has a bunch of events ahead – here’s more: Ian: National Historic Preservation Month is going to be bigger than ever. Check out all the great local history activities going on in May. Please share this information with your readers! Thanks much. Sandy Strehlou, Town of Friday Harbor ++++++++++++++++  Continue Reading

By now you’ve gotten used to seeing islander Jason Napier’s lifelike & evocative bronzework – out at Roche Harbor, in his studio, even in Arizona. So I wasn’t terribly surprised to see “Lone Wolf,” at Elements Glass Gallery in Bellevue when I was hiking around there this week…so it was easy to greet an old  Continue Reading

By now you’ve gotten used to seeing islander Jason Napier’s lifelike & evocative bronzework – out at Roche Harbor, in his studio, even in Arizona. So I wasn’t terribly surprised to see “Lone Wolf,” at Elements Glass Gallery in Bellevue when I was hiking around there this week…so it was easy to greet an old  Continue Reading