When you see all those posters & photos at the Palace Theatre while you’re waiting for the movie, it’s pretty cool to see the movies that were directed by islander Andrew McLaglen, with a who’s who of stars from the 1900s under his direction. So it’s pretty neat to still be able to catch one  Continue Reading

Couple of weekends ago, Yvonne & the good people of San Juan Vineyards had their annual grape picking, where volunteers & friends come help gather the Siegerrebe grapes, followed by a barbeque and get-together. Mark Gardner was there and shot the picture above, and a great time was had by all.

Located on San Juan Island, Mike Cohen’s Project Nature Connect just added 15 new students to the program. Here’s more from MMD Newswire: Project NatureConnect (PNC), an online, natural lifestyle degree training program, today announced that fifteen new students have started their courses for learning and teaching lifestyles that walk nature’s path to simple living  Continue Reading

There are photos on the Center for Whale Research’s page of apparent new calf L113…click here to check ‘em out! The birth brings the number of the Southern Resident Killer Whales to 86. The site reports: Jami Nagel with Naturalist Island Adventures Cruises took the photographs on Saturday October 10 off Port Townsend. The calf  Continue Reading

There are photos on the Center for Whale Research’s page of apparent new calf L113…click here to check ‘em out! The birth brings the number of the Southern Resident Killer Whales to 86. The site reports: Jami Nagel with Naturalist Island Adventures Cruises took the photographs on Saturday October 10 off Port Townsend. The calf  Continue Reading

The FHHS tennis boys have their last season match this Friday at Coupeville, a warmup for next Wednesday’s district tourney.

You were there at graduation & you said it too: Valedictorian Albert Strasser’s speech about the Five Step Process of Happiness was not only well-done, but insightful. Albert’s going to classes this morning at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and he’ll probably get mobbed & have the job offers start rolling in, since I  Continue Reading

Susan over at San Juan Healthcare tells me this class at Village at the Harbour is going to be worthwhile – check it out: A HEALTHY HEART – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW San Juan Healthcare, in collaboration with local and area health care providers, will be presenting a series of classes focused on the  Continue Reading

Dennis Willows from the San Juan Island Jazz Quintet says Gordon’s coming (not Great Britain’s prime minister, the other one)….check it out: This Friday SJ Jazz Quintet will host alto sax player Gordon Brown of the Seattle Jazz Police, and of the Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra.  He will play with us  at Pazzo Vivo Bistro  Continue Reading

This is your week to see it – it’s on Thursday (bargain night) and Friday/Saturday…get your tickets now at the Community Theatre’s website.

Look – I’ll make this easy for ya. Just go to the Schools Foundation webpage (it’s here: http://www.sjpsf.org/) and look on the left side at that button that says “Donate Now!” Click it, then check your home budget & see how much you can spare. Or wait till next week when the Phone-A-Thon folks call.  Continue Reading

Look – I’ll make this easy for ya. Just go to the Schools Foundation webpage (it’s here: http://www.sjpsf.org/) and look on the left side at that button that says “Donate Now!” Click it, then check your home budget & see how much you can spare. Or wait till next week when the Phone-A-Thon folks call.  Continue Reading

• The Wolverine volleyball team made visiting Shoreline Christian sit up & notice last night in one of the more exciting games of the season, losing 3-0 but with each game a close one: 29-27, 25-23, 25-22. Co-captain Jenny Gustafson says the spirit of the team is high. “We’ve had a lot of changes –  Continue Reading

What’s going on around Town and on the island: • The San Juan Island Community Events Calendar just added a new part… this should really help event planners as they figure out where to hold their show: The link from the community calendar listing alternate meeting spaces is officially live: http://www.sanjuancalendar.com/planners.php. You can also get  Continue Reading

Susan from the League of Women Voters tells me the forum is tonight – I’ll be there, and I hope you are, too! Here’s the deal: League of Women Voters Offers General Election Forum The League of Women Voters has scheduled the 2009 General Election Candidate Forum for Tuesday, October 13 from 7 to 9  Continue Reading

Yep, it’s Paul Simon’s today…so here’s vid of him & Willie Nelson singing Homeward Bound…and happy birthday, Paul!

When Kay Kohler told me she & the kids have “open sewing” going on at the high school tech building each Tuesday from 3-4:30pm, I wondered what the deal was – she says anyone is welcome to drop in: they have 8 new Babylock sewing machines from a Gates Grant, so they do mending and  Continue Reading

My good friend Nancy Raichlen and I were visiting about how nicely her daughter Holly’s wedding had gone last summer, and we agreed it would be nice to tell you a little about it. It was, of course, during the summer in August (Holly’s a teacher) – here’s the scoop: Holly Raichlen and Ryan Wehner  Continue Reading

Set to Pearl Jam, here is a video that was put together by Scott & Mirva from EdgeCurve (here’s more about Scott’s company) about getting here…see if you see your house:

Fire Marshal Bob Low and the fire department’s Carolyn Hudson both told me the Safety Fair was the biggest & best yet…and they weren’t the only ones. Every mom & dad I got a chance to talk to said it was awesome, with all the activities & presentations, as well as the positive way that  Continue Reading

The colors were bright this weekend as the cooler weather slips across western Washington….

That’s the tables in the Naked Bean in the early morning Sunday sun this past weekend…right before the rush.