My friend Frankie Robertson was wondering if you see (or photograph!) a minke whale, if you wouldn’t mind letting her & her team know. By the way, I’m not being mean by saying they’re stinky…ever left boccoli in the fridge for a week too long, and sniffed it? Probably said to yourself, “Is that broccoli,  Continue Reading

My friend Frankie Robertson was wondering if you see (or photograph!) a minke whale, if you wouldn’t mind letting her & her team know. By the way, I’m not being mean by saying they’re stinky…ever left boccoli in the fridge for a week too long, and sniffed it? Probably said to yourself, “Is that broccoli,  Continue Reading

The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we all belong. Thomas Berry

Just got this picture from Debbi Fincher as the kids had an end-of-year trip to South Beach: Hi Ian! I thought this was pretty cool – today some of the 3rd graders made their own “jump rope” out of bull kelp which had washed up with the tide. Some parents enjoyed an upper body work  Continue Reading

You may have run into Eric Cheng on the island – he has a well-written blog in which he covers a lot of things, including his search for a replacement for Skype & his relationship with the island’s favorite camel, Mona. Check it out – he’s fun. -oo-

You may have run into Eric Cheng on the island – he has a well-written blog in which he covers a lot of things, including his search for a replacement for Skype & his relationship with the island’s favorite camel, Mona. Check it out – he’s fun. -oo-

You remember Abby Spann, our Island Rec recreation specialist who moved to Spokane last month? Well, she & her fellow Cody got married about three weeks ago in Spokane, and officiating at the wedding was San Juan County Sheriff Bill Cumming. You see, when Abby came here a few years ago as an intern, she  Continue Reading

You remember Abby Spann, our Island Rec recreation specialist who moved to Spokane last month? Well, she & her fellow Cody got married about three weeks ago in Spokane, and officiating at the wedding was San Juan County Sheriff Bill Cumming. You see, when Abby came here a few years ago as an intern, she  Continue Reading

Fiona Noris from the San Juan Nature Institute announces: Friday Harbor Elementary School Supports Young Naturalists: The Student Council at Friday Harbor Elementary School organized a fundraising drive to support San Juan Nature Institute’s Young Naturalist Classes. They sold environmentally friendly aluminum water bottles and raised more than $1,000. At the awards ceremony this morning  Continue Reading

Jan from the Community Theatre says this is gonna be a good one: Is he the electric guitar master whose Unspeakable won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album or is he the Seattle guitarist whose most recent compilation is The Best of Bill Frisell vol.1 / folk songs, complete with a CD jacket that  Continue Reading

Most islanders are pretty proud of Jame Longley’s film work, including Iraq in Fragments and Sari’s Mother, which were both near-Oscar winners in ’06 & ’07. Folks have received reports from him from Iran, with the present craziness going on there…here’s one report from the Northwest Film Forum, and here’s another from the New York  Continue Reading

Most islanders are pretty proud of Jame Longley’s film work, including Iraq in Fragments and Sari’s Mother, which were both near-Oscar winners in ’06 & ’07. Folks have received reports from him from Iran, with the present craziness going on there…here’s one report from the Northwest Film Forum, and here’s another from the New York  Continue Reading

Click here to see photos from the night…. Part of the deal is…we know each other so well. Two thirds of the Class of 2009 at Friday Harbor High School started kindergarten here on the island together, so we’ve all been around each other for a long time. Valedictorian Albert Strasser shared his five things  Continue Reading

Every so often, I’ve been posting little stories from folks who are involved in Relay for Life about why they think it’s important. Here’s a note from Jim Cole & his family: Our family moved to the island in February of 2005 and jumped right into participating in the Relay. We had never participated before  Continue Reading

Hey, I’m ready to sing for you…this Friday from 7-10pm, I’ll be joined by singer/songwriter  Ian Cooper (Six Inch Voices) and my ace drummeister son Shay at the Naked Bean on First Street (right behind Pelindaba) in a concert to show off different acoustic styles & approaches to lyricism. You’ve probaby seen Ian play around  Continue Reading

Carrie Unpingco from Relay for Life tells me that they’re inviting folks to the survivors’ lap, and caregivers are welcome, too: At the Friday Harbor High School Track: The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Friday Harbor will be held on July 25 –26 this year. The first lap of this Relay is reserved  Continue Reading