Lori Stokes of the Soroptimist Club sent me this…wow! Numbers-wise, we’re doing pretty well with the local club; achievement-wise, even better. Here’s more: This month, the Friday Harbor Soroptimists passed the 100-member mark, with five women (pictured) being inducted as new members. This makes the group the largest of the island’s four service clubs, as  Continue Reading

County Clerk Joan White just sent this over: Gov. Gregoire appoints new Superior Court judge OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced the appointment of Don Eaton to the San Juan County Superior Court. Eaton now serves as a San Juan County Superior Court Commissioner, and replaces Judge John O. Linde, who passed away late  Continue Reading

Much is made of the importance of great leadership… Derek Sivers suggests that the first follower may be the more important part. I watched this a couple of weeks ago, and I find it seems to come up, in one way or another, almost every day. See what you think…the narrator is Derek:

If it seems kinda quiet in town, a part of that is because the SSIS kids are away to Peru & Asia…here’s a little writeup from Head of School Louis O’Prussack that uses the words of the students to tell the story. Thanks, Louis – here’s more: For the past 15 years, since its inception,  Continue Reading

Went to see The Dining Room last night at the Community Theatre, which runs this weekend & next. I know you’ll like it. This is a fun show…you can tell the actors are having fun, and the audience definitely was, too. The show is a character-driven piece of interlaced tales…the six folks in the show  Continue Reading

That’s the rainbow yesterday evening, over the harbor…sent in by Argyle House‘s Art Smith this morning. Didn’t want you to miss it… Here’s Izzy’s song to go with it…this may be the most-requested song that my son & I get when we dj weddings & events. Here’s Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole:

2/24/2010 Just off the wires…an orca kills a worker at SeaWorld in Florida, where the killer whale is being held captive. Here’s more, from the BBC. 2/25/2010 I thought that the response by the Orca Network folks (Howie & Susan, co-written with Ken Balcomb & former Secretary of State Ralph Munro), sums up the situation  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s happening: • Jet lag: Just saw that Juan & Heidi Lopez are back from a few weeks in Spain. • I heard Desi Whalen was selected to play the lady in “My Fair Lady,” with Daniel Finn as Higgins….gonna be fun! • High school players – wanna play lacrosse this spring? Come  Continue Reading

I always like to hear from Derek Sivers…here’s a little bit he wrote about a common mindset blocker that I believe shows a chance for…more chances. See what you think: There are always more than two options Lately I’ve been helping a lot of friends with decisions.  The common theme I’ve found is that they  Continue Reading

Here’s more from Jan at the Community Theatre: A.R. Gurney’s The Dining Room opens THIS Thursday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. on the Whittier stage. Both humorous and poignant at the same time, the play is set, not surprisingly, inside a dining room. Here, we meet a variety of characters played by six adult actors  Continue Reading

Soroptimist Heather Spaulding wanted to tell you about this year’s party in a couple of weeks (get your tickets now!) ST. PATRICK’S Dinner and Auction FUNDRAISER For the eleventh year running, Soroptimist are having their St. Patrick’s Dinner and Auction. It will be held at the San Juan Yacht Club, Friday Harbor, Saturday, March 13,  Continue Reading

It’s been fun to watch these take off…Steve Dyer‘s been hosting the Open Mike at Pazzo Vivo on Thursday nights, which goes from 6-9pm, and the last few weeks has filled the place (or was that because it was Natalia’s birthday? Both, I think…) Meanwhile, on Saturdays, Mary at the Doctor’s Office has a nice  Continue Reading

Joyce & Carolyn sent this over, and asked me to share it with you: A Birthday Invitation “I am what I am! That’s a great thing to be! If I say so myself, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!” From Happy Birthday To You! By Dr. Seuss Since 1998, March 2nd has been designated as Read Across  Continue Reading

It was sixteen years ago that my son began kindergarten at Friday Harbor Elementary School…one of the great deals about picking him up outside the kindergarten door was getting to hang out with the other parents (many of whom are still friends, as we made our way through sports & classes & activities & dating  Continue Reading

Do you ever think about how everyone in Australia has the bottoms of their feet pointing at us right this minute (if they’re awake)? I think about stuff like that.

Ron Garner says Firewise communities can use the free chipper…here’s more: New & Existing Firewise Communities Eligible for Free Chipper Time Communities that have joined the Firewise program by February 12, 2010 are eligible to use a chipper in their community for a half-day. San Juan Island Fire Department/Department of Natural Resources will bring a  Continue Reading

Seanene asked me if I’d like to drop by the Village at the Harbour for cake for a birthday party…Kathryn Pinion celebrated her 100th today. She had quite a mob there, of family & friends. I asked Seanene to send me a little about her, and she replied: As a young, married college graduate, Kathryn  Continue Reading

Alisa sent me this reminder for you (click here to see a ginormous version of the picture above, and click here to see my photos from the 2006 graduation, eighteen years later): Here’s a reminder that this Saturday, February 27th, 2010 is the Graduating Class of 2027 group photo.  If you have a baby that  Continue Reading

It was cool to run into Kim Bertrand on Sunday, coming back from Crystal Springs in the middle of the state, where she & her huskies had been in a mushing event…you can tell she loves her dogs! (And they love to get fed!)

Hope you had a great sunny weekend, as we head into the rainy season….! Let’s see what’s going on around the island… • This coming weekend my friend Hobbes is offering cooking classes, set to start this Saturday in Friday Harbor… they run Saturdays from Feb 27th, March 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th. He says:  Continue Reading

How many days start with a chance to sing along with Bob & Willie? Here’s Pancho & Lefty in 1993 (“out of kindness, I suppose…”):

What’s happening…. • You knew Deb Nolan has a catering business (besides being on the school board & doing a million other things for the community)? Here’s more. • The Economic Development Council has a new domain name: http://www.sanjuansedc.org/ . Update your records. Or get some records. Or listen to your records. • The County  Continue Reading