This is happening tonight, and it’s a great chance to see traditional music – as well as to attend workshops tomorrow – here’s the scoop from Jan at The Community Theatre (see ya there!): Folk Music Legend John Cohen Joins The Dust busters on March 7 It’s a musical voyage to Appalachia when noted artist,  Continue Reading

Three weekends ago, island kids headed for the state capital to learn how it all works – here’s more in this report from Cathy Cole: Presidents Day weekend, 320 4-H teens stormed the halls of The Red Lion Hotel in Olympia, WA to fill their heads and hearts with Politics and the Media; a themed  Continue Reading

Lisa & Ron Howard are pretty proud – their son Dustin just got back from Reno at the world championship for elk calling. They tell me he took third place in the world as an amateur and is ranked in the top 15 overall in the world, as well as ranking as the second best caller  Continue Reading

Jim Maya caught some incredible pictures of foraging yesterday as J pod trundled through the strait, but says he did not sight J1 (Ruffles) in the pod…killer whale fans & researchers have not seen the father & grandfather of many in the three resident pods since November.

Thanks for making me smile…glad you’re there.

The folks over at Village at the Harbour just sent this note over saying Seanene is stepping away from that incredible place she began – her smile & caring & organization will be sorely missed – here’s more: Seanene Kennedy has announced her resignation as Managing Director of San Juan Island’s assisted living facility, the  Continue Reading

This is beautiful photography & a beautiful animal, with pilot & falconer Ken Franklin checking out how fast the bird can go (Suzanne is in the film, too…). His falcon Frightful clocks in at over 180 miles an hour in one test, and over 240 a week later. This vid has over 1,600,000 visits, which  Continue Reading

It’s a great show that opened last week to strong reviews – here’s more from Jan Bollwinkel-Smith at the Community Theatre: There are just three shows left of Jean Giraudoux’s satiric and out-of-the-ordinary comedy, The Madwoman of Chaillot at the San Juan Community Theatre. The play continues with 7:30 pm performances on Friday and Saturday and  Continue Reading

Is there anything Christine Mays can’t do….? She started up Inn to the Woods, and worked with Cotton Cotton Cotton & Windermere Vacation Rentals, and now she’s teaming up with Denise McIntosh (who used to work at the Windermere Vacation Rentals office as well) to start a new business – you know it’s going to  Continue Reading

Looking around the island, and around the area…. • Wahoo! The Backdoor Kitchen is open again after being closed for the winter – drop by tonight & Saturday! See ya there tonight! (Yeah, I’m a BDK fan!) • If you’ve gone to Victoria on the Victoria Express from Friday Harbor, you know that was a  Continue Reading

I already told you about the two older gentlemen down at the marina….one says, “Sure is windy!” and the other says, “No, it’s not – it’s Thursday!” to which the other guy says, “Me, too. Let’s get a beer!” That’s the kind of thing I think about on Thursdays – here’s more: • There was  Continue Reading

Let’s check to see what’s up: • Cynthia Burke says there’s makeup Zumba class from Winter Enrichment at FHES: Zumbatomics will be 3:00 to 3:50 today (Wednesday, March 2) – 4 to 7 years old – at XYZ Movement Arts Studio, next to San Juan Healthcare! This is also a make up class for any  Continue Reading

Got a couple of activities coming up: • The San Juan Dragon Lacrosse Spaghetti Dinner will be held Thursday March 3rd from 5:00 to 7:00pm, with the Dessert Auction starting at 6pm. This annual event at the Masonic Lodge is open to everyone - adults $12, 12 and under $8. See you there! This is a fundraiser for the Lacrosse Team. •  Continue Reading