Debbie Sandwith from the Roche Harbor Market passes on the news that there will be a celebration of a 1977 Friday Harbor High graduate’s life this weekend: Celebration of Doug Grossarth’s life (Oct. 2, 1959 – Aug. 1, 2010) ~ Saturday, August 14th, San Juan Golf Course at 4pm with a no host bar, salad,  Continue Reading

Henry V runs this week & next (Thursday-Sundays at 8:15pm at Roche Harbor), and the folks who have seen it have told me, “Wow.” Here’s a note from Brenda to tell you her thoughts: Please don’t let your summer go by without seeing Island Stage Left’s “HENRY V”. I went last weekend only because I  Continue Reading

The National Park Service is taking comments till midnight tonight – you can write yours up & deliver it to their place on Mullis Street, or you can click here & send it online.

Interesting weekend, as we finally got some rain (you could feel & hear the ground, loving it & soaking it up) on Saturday, sandwiched between sunny days on Friday & Sunday… • I’ve heard about the backups at the transfer station, but got to experience it first hand when I went three times on Friday  Continue Reading

Pretty exciting news – Layla’s here! Here’s more from proud parents Erin & Pete: Pete and Erin Ancich are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Layla Evelyn Ancich, on Tuesday July 27, 2010. Layla was born at Stevens Hospital in Edmonds, Washington at 1:00am and weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz and was 19.75  Continue Reading

You know those long, scientific-sounding messages we who live in Town get from the Town of Friday Harbor about how our drinking water is doing….I’d like to report a bit of good news from the last one. For the past few years, the levels of THM (Trihalomethane – here’s an explanation & here’s a bit  Continue Reading

Drop by Robin’s Nest (next to Island Studios) to see what she’s got!

Parish administrator David Bentley wanted you to know about how the Day School is doing: Hi, Ian! We’re pretty excited about enrolling a new group of kindergarten-aged children here at Saint David’s Day School. Margaret Barker and Carmen Tompkins, both certified teachers, have an exciting and engaging academic enrichment program going with a limited enrollment  Continue Reading

Looks like there’s a new business right where Site Elements used to be, right as you’re going Cattle Point Road just past Golf Course Road….New owners Skip and Mildred Foss wanted to invite you to drop by: We just wanted to let you know that there is a new landscape supply business on the island.  Continue Reading

If you’ve heard Sweet Honey in the Rock, you’ve heard what angels sound like….here’s a nice song to wake up to:

What’s happening…. • Pam Herber wrote to say that the Writers’ Café is tonight (Friday), at The Bean (behind the Pelindaba Lavender shop on First Street) from 5:00-6:30pm. She says to ring your fiction, nonfiction or poetry to read or join us to listen. Sign-up will be at 5:00 and we will start reading at  Continue Reading

If you seen the Natural Horsemanship demonstrations before, you know what I mean: they show a wonderful & natural & respectful connection between rider & horse which is part show, part dance, and all joy. Megan Goudi tells me that she and the girls that she rides horses with are doing demonstrations this summer and  Continue Reading

Remember the Eagles in 1973?

Since she left the island, Siri Thorson has been working in New York, and this coming month she’s featured in BUST magazine (again!) as one of four spotlighted bloggers who offer fashion tips & hints. You can check out Siri’s well-written blog (it’s called “Ringo Have A Banana”) here, and here’s more about BUST. Her  Continue Reading

This is a song I used to sing to put my kids to sleep…it always sounds so nice with the harmony (and even better with the canticle part). Here’s Simon & Garfunkel in 1980:

And then there was more news…. • The Island Stage Left production of Henry V continues at Roche Harbor this weekend (Thursday through Sunday) at 8:15pm each evening. The show runs through August 22nd…. • Meanwhile, Jan at the Community Theatre says there are only four shots at seeing the play there left: There are  Continue Reading

The ballots have already been mailed, but since folks have till Tuesday the 17th to get ‘em in, some people are still sorting out the candidates. As a helpful guide with the County’s Sheriff’s race, I think you’ll find out a lot in these spots: As a little help for you to get better acquainted  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on around here…. • You’ve heard of a cadborosaurus, right? Richard Rodriguez has a maybe picture of one – here you go. Mythical, my eye – he’s got proof! • Baby updates: Bob & Stephanie Walker welcomed Malcolm James last week, and since Stephanie is a writer (and a good one!)  Continue Reading

Just heard that Mrs. Hood passed away…there will be a service this Saturday. Here’s more: Betty J. Hood Long-time Friday Harbor resident Betty J. Hood, 88, died July 28, 2010, in Orem, Utah, after suffering a stroke. Services will be held on Saturday, August 7, at 3:00 PM at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church. Betty was  Continue Reading

If you haven’t been out on the Adventuress, you’ve been missing out…and she’s here for much of August. Here’s the rest of the story: Schooner Adventuress spends August in the San Juan Islands There’s still one month of summer left, and what better place to spend it than sailing through the San Juan Islands? Sound  Continue Reading

It was cool to see that San Juan Florist & Sweet Shop was still open last night when Josie & I took our walk – Brandie was open till 9pm. And…she’s really good at prepping coffee! Here’s proof:

The Rumor Mill has become a center for music on the island as it begins its second month in operation, and one of the cool things they’re doing is offering jazz during brunch on Sundays. Josie & I dropped in last Sunday to see what the deal was – and it’s awesome. You get a  Continue Reading