I’m loving it that Alice is offering these classes for kids – seems it gives young ones a chance to get in touch with their “inner kid” in the best of ways. Here’s the details for her yoga class & her adventure games classes:

Seems like there are a lot of things going on – let’s take a look: • Wahoo – she has nearly finished her nursing program (only two quarters to go), and she’s going to work on the island – Becky Phillips has accepted her first full-time LPN position at San Juan Health Care! Way to go,  Continue Reading

It’s been under review for over a year, and NOAA finally released its new regulations, which include requiring almost all marine vessels to keep 200 yards away from killer whales. The new requirement doubles the previous distance from 100 yards, and is hoped to help make things easier for local pods. Here’s the whole report.

It’s this week – here’s the word from Marty at the elementary school: Kindergarten Registration Friday Harbor Elementary School welcomes the Kindergarten class of 2011-2012! Registration for next year’s Kindergarten class will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 12 and 13 in the school office. Parents who wish to enroll their children for the  Continue Reading

Nancy reports it all worked out when they brought the horses to town yesterday during a sunny day: We had a wonderful ride through town on Friday. It was great! In the picture is Jessica, Nancy and Kelci. We stopped at Roy’s and had a frozen coffee. We also rode down to the ferry and  Continue Reading

The revelations from the sheriff’s department yesterday regarding what happened in the early morning hours on Sunday are sobering, unsettling, and unnerving. There is still more to be learned, and maybe, to understand. But for now, there’s no way to make sense of it. In the absence of understanding, I hope we draw on the  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on… • Did you see Monika‘s awesome posting about bluebirds & the Preservation Trust‘s reintroduction project? Check it here…her enthusiasm is contagious. • Tomorrow (Saturday), County Council member Rich Peterson has a meeting set at Roche Harbor Pavilion to meet constituents at 10am…everyone is invited. Here’s more. • It’ll be worth  Continue Reading

When I saw Erin Corra last week & asked her what was happening, she told me, “Something really great!” She told me she’d write it up (which is below), and when she told me about the way the Center for Whale Research is expanding its outreach program, I knew you’d be excited, too – here’s  Continue Reading

Jandira Shelley is setting up a class for islanders at the end of the month for folks to learn to access their Record – here’s more about the class, and Wendy Sue, who is coming from Kentucky to teach the class (and…the class will be held at my house!): The Akashic Record, a living, breathing,  Continue Reading

Looks like a sunny day ahead…let’s see what’s going on… • Matt Dollahite has a couple of new works at Gallery San Juan, including “Late Afternoon,” which looks even better in person. So, swing by & check it out! • This weekend the Mud Flat Band plays at the Rumor Mill on Friday night, and  Continue Reading

Stephanie & Jana & a zillion others are doing it (they sent the info below) – pick a group to work with & let’s spiff this place up! Here’s how you can help: The party is on! It’s the Great Island Cleanup calling all able bodied islanders to come out and clean our roads and  Continue Reading

The track meet last Thursday was a great chance to get outside for a few hours & visit with team (there’s a lot of milling around at meets), the parents (they tend to know what the next event is), and coaches & friends. In the next couple of weeks we’ll sort out who has a  Continue Reading

This weekend there’s a special treat as a world famous piano virtuos comes to San Juan Island – here’s more from Jan Bollwinkel-Smith at the Community Theatre: Internationally-Acclaimed Pianist on the Whittier Stage! For a “little ol’ island” we sure get some great musical talents to visit us…and this Saturday, April 9 keeps proving that  Continue Reading

It’s pretty cool to pick up a magazine & see people you know… Islander Doug Bison has been creating incredible bronze sculptures that honor his Native American heritage for decades, so it makes sense for Native Peoples to do a spread on him. These are scans from the article written by Richard Walker (who has  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s up… • Can you believe that Sherman Travel says the Top 10 Whale Watching Destinations includes Orcas, but not us? Here’s proof. • Hey, Copy Cat: You knew that Printonyx is closed this week, right? It’s the time that Kris & the crew get to take a break (it’s spring break!) before  Continue Reading

Next weekend on the 16th, Griffin Bay Bookstore is going to present author Judy Bentley with her new book, Hiking Washington’s History at 7pm – here’s more about the show: PRAISE FOR HIKING WASHINGTON’S HISTORY “This book samples the landscape and history of the entire state, and is well organized, well researched, and well written.  Continue Reading

When Josie & I went to see “Trying” this past weekend, we realized later that, at some level, we had seen the Island Stage Left show from three different angles. The show revolves around 81-year-old Francis Biddle’s slowly evolving relationship with his new secretary, 25-year-old Sarah Schorr from Saskatchewan. The story is based on playwright  Continue Reading

It’s sunny & beautiful on the island…hope you get a chance to get outside & play! (With as much enthusiasm as the people around you….)

Let’s see what’s up… • Did you know that the San Juan Center for Skagit Valley College celebrated their 15th year since the building above the airport opened? Classes began for the spring semester for 1996 after the ceremonies in March ’96…the school has been a gem of the island ever since. Speaking of which,  Continue Reading

Let’s look around the island a bit…. • It was great to see Ann & Credence’s little Hazel out & about at the Elephant Revival concert Saturday….born just this year, she’s recovering nicely from the just-after-birth surgery she underwent to repair her abdominal area. Great to see her! • Friday was Luanne Spendiff’s last day  Continue Reading

If you’ve heard Tingstad & Rumbel, you know they make beautiful music. If you haven’t heard them yet, this is a good time to start…here’s “Galileo”….

It was terrible news to wake up to – that Sharon Hammel had passed away in a fire at her house early Sunday morning. You knew Sharon – she worked for the Town and was responsible for making us look so good – the flowers she watered all spring & summer, the plants, the greenspaces.  Continue Reading