What's going on around the island….

Albert Strasser (FHHS '09) came home for Thanksgiving and to say hey to his mom, Debbie - Albert is a freshman at the University of Colorado in Boulder this fall.

Little bits here & there for you:

• Pat & Becky Nash have a slew of Christmas trees for sale out front of where Latitude 48 used to be (or maybe you remember it as the Fat Cat?) Fresh cut trees  – check ’em out!

Rhonda opened up her store yesterday!

• Rhonda Scott has opened a shop for the season called the Vital Elements Holiday Gift Shop – it’s located at 30 First Street, and offers stuff from San Juan County Artisans, Craftspeople, and Food vendors. You can shop locally with locally created goods – Sunday-Thursday from 11am-5pm, and Friday & Saturday from 11am-7pm.

• Paul Kollet wrote in & wondered about something he saw: “Did anybody else see these flares at night on Sunday 11/29/2009 between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the sky near flat top island ? The flares floated for about 15 minutes and another would then be shot up in the air. I could not see if there was activity in the waters around Flat Top island. This went on for about 2 hours. The flares reminded me of aerial military flares used to illuminate an area at night.”

Not sure, but my guess is that all the activity was related to the rescue effort of that plane that went down in the Canadian Gulf Islands… let’s watch the news & see what we can learn to fill in the gaps….

• I love the line at the top of the D+A blog (which is called design•banter): It says, “Designers are meant to be loved, not to be understood.” – Fabien Barral. You can see it at http://design-banter.blogspot.com/

Isaac Taylor came back to the island from Louisiana....

• One of the folks who came from afar to see friends & family was Isaac Taylor, who graduated this year & is going to diving school in Louisiana. He’ll be done with the incredibly intensive program in the spring (as you might guess, it’s an immersion program…hee hee), and he made time to talk to the Lions Club & thank them for the scholarship that was part of what made his current adventure possible.

Great young man, with great things ahead…

• I know that people find it really useful at certain points in their lives to take on a life coach….well, Shelly Van Skyhawk is putting out her shingle as a life coach (I think she’ll be a great one!), AND also taking care of the Zerona program at San Juan Holistic Healthcare – I asked Shelly to tell me more about it, and here’s what she wrote:

Shelly

I love connecting people with their passion. I love helping people take charge of their lives in a powerful and purposeful way, sometimes in a way they never thought possible.  For some, it is like stepping into the driver’s seat of their life for the very first time. For others it is about remembering who they truly are.  We all have the ability to live a life rich with joy, love, adventure and fulfillment.  Sometimes we just need the guidance of an expert navigator.  That is who I am.

As for the Zerona… I am excited to be working in partnership with Dr Earnhart in presenting the Zerona body contouring program. This healthy alternative to cosmetic surgery is an empowering way for people to enhance the benefits of their fitness routine or give a big head start on creating the healthy lifestyle they desire.

• It’s kind of an unusual request, but if you can help Ken, it would be cool – here’s what he’s thinking (and you can get back to him at KenUnger (at) CenturyTel.net):

My name is Ken Unger, I live in Avon, Ohio (just west of Cleveland) and I’m looking for some friendly help from someone in your area with a digital camera.

Last year, my wife and I located street-signs named after every member of our family.  We drove to those locations on our Harley-Davidson and took photos of each.  We then had each one framed with the latitude and longitude and a small map of the location. We used these for Christmas gifts. In the case of my parents…we gave them frames for each member of the family – making kind of a “Family Tree” to hang on the wall.

We became grandparents last month (for the first time) to a beautiful little girl named “Kiya. ”Little “Kiya” was born 3 months premature and is 1 lb 13 oz and is as precious as they come.

My problem is this…the only street in the entire United States that I can find with her name … is on your island, and it is unlikely we’ll get there any time soon.

I was wondering if someone in your area, with a digital camera, would be willing to see if there is a street-sign of ‘any kind’ with “Kiya” on it and email it back to me so I can make a Family Frame for her for this Christmas?

I know this is a highly unusual request, but there are a lot of kind people out there…and given the tough road ahead for this little gem…I just had to ask…

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Ken Unger

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