To start, here’s the posting on the County website with the latest news for H1N1 – be sure & read it! Then, I found & wanted to post the listing below to help you & me tell if we had the flu…here’s the scoop: From American Red Cross: The Difference between Cold and Swine Flu  Continue Reading

When you hear somebody say, “I’m just worn out today,” or “I’m so tired,” are you like me? Immediately the poem forms in my head: Though I know that evenin’s empire has returned into sand Vanished from my hand Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping My weariness amazes me, I’m branded  Continue Reading

When you hear somebody say, “I’m just worn out today,” or “I’m so tired,” are you like me? Immediately the poem forms in my head: Though I know that evenin’s empire has returned into sand Vanished from my hand Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping My weariness amazes me, I’m branded  Continue Reading

I was looking over the San Juan Public Schools Foundation website & they just updated it with a long list of cool stuff the kids have done in the past year or so. You owe it to yourself to check it out – the site’s list is located here. (And there’s a “Donate now” button  Continue Reading

Rare? We thought it was maybe extinct, since it hadn’t been seen since the 1940s on the island. But Russell Barsh and Boyd Pratt found one, as KING5 reports, with video.

I asked Lisa Anderson how the PAT went on Monday, and she said it was a good one, especially in the present economic climate: The San Juan Public Schools Foundation held their annual Phon-A-Thon Monday evening and the community “answered the call” to the generous $50,000 matching challenge from KINGS MARKET and FRIDAY HARBOR MARKETPLACE  Continue Reading

There were still a bunch left out front of the Market Place this morning, as you can see…get yours soon!

In the past, we’ve had more kids signed up than volunteers…time to turn THAT around! Here’s the scoop from Melina: The San Juan Island Library is seeking adult volunteers to help in its Reading Buddies program. An orientation session for new and returning volunteers is scheduled for Thursday, November 5th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm  Continue Reading

Last week’s session had a good turnout, even with the the rain. Here’s more from San Juan Healthcare’s Susan, for Thursday’s free class at 5:30pm at Village at the Harbor (these classes are a community service): Hope you can come to the Healthy Heart community meeting to be held Thursday evening. We had a wonderful  Continue Reading

It’s this week at Friday Harbor High – dressup days all week, with the parade, pep rally & game on Friday, against Meridian…the parade’s early this year (4:15pm) because there’s a jv football game at 5pm, with the varsity playing under the lights at 7:30pm. See you there! Here are photos from last year’s parade  Continue Reading

Gotta admit – I liked going to the League of Women Voters‘s forum last week to hear the folks running for things, and the discussion of the local ballot questions. It was civil & respectful, and it looks like we’ve come a long way since the Election of 1800 (probably helps that we don’t have  Continue Reading

You saw all the rain on Saturday….grey & wet & muddy & really wet. Later in the afternoon, Josie & I were heading to the mainland on the ferry when the clouds broke…she caught the picture above, right as we swung past Blakely, as she ran to the stern of the ferry & got the  Continue Reading

I had heard that Jared from the ferry had gone skydiving but I couldn’t catch up to him, so I swang by Wells Fargo to ask his partner Leila what was the deal…she said she had gone, too! Jumped from 14,000 feet, with both of them together…she said it was great & she’d do it  Continue Reading

You know, I’m always telling you about cool stuff to do (things, of course, that I think you are gonna love), and I think this is one of ‘em… Last summer, Helen from Island Stage Left was telling me how excited she is about Rabbit Hole, which opens the Thursday before Halloween at Roche Harbor.  Continue Reading

Ever since longtime islander Leigh Freeman married Julian Thorsteinson a few years ago, he & she have been living in Vancouver where he’s still selling real estate, like he did here for ages… his website there tells all about it. It was cool that he was in the islands last week, which included the chance  Continue Reading

The Wolverines scored early & late & made that stand up for a 2-1 victory over Nooksack Valley Saturday afternoon. The game began in a torrential downpour that lightened up to a Northwest mist in the second half, but FHHS adjusted to the sloppy field conditions by the time things got rolling. Forward Emma Ytander  Continue Reading

It’s that time of year! Here’s the scoop, from Amy Wynn: Are you ready to be a competitive swimmer? If you are between 8 and 18 you are invited to try out for the San Juan Island Fitness Swim Team. In addition to regular practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the team is scheduled for an  Continue Reading

The Wolverines football team lost at Nooksack Valley last night, 52-0. FHHS plays Meridian this coming Friday for homecoming…

There are doors/gates for tennis at the high school at each end of the courts, but this is a new one in the middle part of the fence. Probably related to the budget cuts.

• Friday night lights: The football guys head to Nooksack Valley tonight to play the Pioneers… • The tennis team‘s games today are cancelled (look outside & you’ll see why, rubber ducky), so they’ll leave Saturday morning to head to Coupeville to make it up. Districts are set for here, next Wednesday. • At Orcas  Continue Reading

It’s not that often that we have a full opera performed here in town, so this is your chance. It’s extra cool that Robin Lohery, Roberta Leed, Nick Zervas, Michelle Mullin, Sally Browne and a few other local friends will be in the show as well. Here’s the scoop about Carmen, to be performed next  Continue Reading

Bringing awareness to problems is the first step for solving ‘em…Cathy Cole wanted you & me to know about this, which is happening this weekend: “Shop affordably and support the fight against human trafficking.” Who: Carrie Gendron, Blink Handbag, and Aleejoop Handbags When: Saturday Night, October 17, 6:30 p.m. and Sunday Morning, October 18, 10:30  Continue Reading