Just got this note from Howie & the County Council – it’s our chance to give the ferry folks input: SAN JUAN FERRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Washington State Ferries will be holding a public meeting on Thursday Dec. 1 from 5:30-7:00 PM at the County Council Chambers, 55 2nd Street in Friday Harbor. This meeting, meant  Continue Reading

Just a couple of little plugs: If you’ve been dodging the crowds that have been going to Blithe Spirit at the Fairgrounds, go to the matinee today at 4pm. After this weekend, there’s only one weekend left! And…tonight at the Rumor Mill, Steve, Tom, Jerry & Ken (together they are the Rocky Bay Boys) are  Continue Reading

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It was great to go & hang out with the hundreds of folks who came to the Grange yesterday for Thanksgiving dinner – great food, great volunteers & crew (thanks, Jim & Minnie!) and great company…can’t go wrong when islanders come together! Here’s a little movie so you can get an idea of a few  Continue Reading

You know, it’s kind of a big weekend (starting today!) for folks around the island for shopping, and there are deals….here are some ideas for you, from island friends: • The downtown retail shop for Pelindaba Lavender offers free shipping & free gift wrapping for your purchases…drop by & ask for more info! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ •  Continue Reading

Dear friends – I hope this is a great day of thanksgiving & full heart for you, and I hope even more… I hope this is the kind of day you have every day, not just once a year. Once an hour & once a minute is OK, too…the world around you glows in the  Continue Reading

This will touch your heart….

Lots to check out – let’s see what’s up: • Yesterday was the anniversary of the passing of President John F. Kennedy forty-eight years ago…I liked it when he said: Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the  Continue Reading

The Who, in 1971:

This is a Thanksgiving Address of the Haudenosaunee people (sometimes called the Iroquois) which is a prayer for the morning, to give thanks to the new day. Thanksgiving Address GREETINGS TO THE NATURAL WORLD! The People Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on in the week ahead! • There’s going to be a booth set up for Karina Serna at the December 10th Flea Market, but in the meantime you can still donate at Islanders Bank to help her & Anthony with their medical expenses as she battles cancer. • It’s the third  Continue Reading

Let’s say you’re really trying to get some studying done, at the University of Washington. So you go to the (kinda famous, if you’ve been there) Suzzallo Reading Room on campus. And then Pickwick decides to sing Blackout:

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved riding on trains, and the magic of the steel rails continues. Islanders Nan & Steve Simpson are back east traveling around, and report in their blog that they rode the City of New Orleans (that’s the name of the train) from Chicago to Memphis this week… Here’s  Continue Reading

Kinda fun to see what’s going on around here….. • You know the Marine Labs is part of the University of Washington…a big part! Now they’re carved their name in the Hall of fame… Friday Harbor Labs students performed the UW fight song – and won a competition! Several students enrolled in the Marine Biology  Continue Reading