Gotta wake each day with a song (don’t you?!?) – here’s the one I had running around my head this weekend, so I looked it up to share with you. Seems so many folks I run into this year are spooked & scared by the stuff going on around them & in the world…and at  Continue Reading

Pretty cool – Friday Harbor High’s WSU-bound pitcher Richie Ochoa & catcher Ryan Aylward were named to the 1A All-State team – wahoo! Here’s the posting, in the Yakima paper. -oo-

Pretty cool – Friday Harbor High’s WSU-bound pitcher Richie Ochoa & catcher Ryan Aylward were named to the 1A All-State team – wahoo! Here’s the posting, in the Yakima paper. -oo-

Hey, I just heard that FHHS’ Rhiana Franklin has been asked to play for the Fourth of July at Tacoma’s Freedom Fair…wahoo! Only fourteen years old, she is simply awesome with her vocals & her songwriting… She’ll be backed up by everybody’s favorite bassplayer Cecil Demeerleer (from Radio Shack, the Solar Siblings, and a zillion  Continue Reading

Remember I told you a couple of weeks ago that Jim Barnhart was coming to the island to help set up the new hospital? Here’s a bit more about that & about him, from EMS press officer Alan Roochvarg: PeaceHealth has appointed Jim Barnhart to lead the planning and implementation phase of building and operating  Continue Reading

The Kiwanis Club always puts on a great show…here’s more from Barry Jacobson: Once again, Kiwanis of Friday Harbor is presenting the Fourth of July Pig War Picnic at the San Juan Historical Museum on Price Street, starting right after the parade ends.  This year’s celebration will be bigger than ever, in recognition of the  Continue Reading

As we continue our series about volunteers at Lime Kiln State Park, here’s more about Dennis Linden, as he answered some questions we asked him: Tell us about yourself! Number of years living in the San Juan archipelago: 10 years Occupation in your real, or unreal, life: Food Writer, Fresh Blueberry broker Furthest place in  Continue Reading

The Sixth Annual Produce Sale has one last day Saturday, so it’s your last chance to stock up at Marketplace…see ya there!

Yep, there’s a bunch going on – didja know about all this: • Peggy Sue at the Whale Museum reports: The Whale Museum is pleased to present Psychologist and Composer Leesa Sklover PhD on Friday at 7:0pm. Leesa is a pioneer in sound and music therapy, inter-species communication and ecopsychology and ecospirituality. Her research includes  Continue Reading

On Saturday at 10am at the EMS Building there will be a forum sponsored by the San Juan County Public Hospital District #1…the forum centers on interpreting the Death with Dignity Act (Initiative 1000) and providing answers to community members’ questions, with representation from local health care agancies. -00-

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years. Bertrand Russell

Remember I told you Erin from Lime Kiln State Park was gonna introduce you to the folks who volunteer there? Here’s more about Kerry Hartjen, who answered a few questions: Tell us about yourself! Number of years visiting &/or living in the San Juan archipelago: 6 visiting, 2 living here Occupation in your real, or  Continue Reading

You’re gonna come into Friday Harbor & look around town & say, “Hey, where did everything go?!??!” Here’s your helpful guide: • The Blue Dolphin’s spot has been re-opened as the new home of Discovery Sea Kayaks, who WAS above the ice cream shop next to the ferry landing. Ivan & Western Prince are still  Continue Reading

You’re gonna come into Friday Harbor & look around town & say, “Hey, where did everything go?!??!” Here’s your helpful guide: • The Blue Dolphin’s spot has been re-opened as the new home of Discovery Sea Kayaks, who WAS above the ice cream shop next to the ferry landing. Ivan & Western Prince are still  Continue Reading

It’s neat to look at the Google Analytics map & see that readers all over the world read the San Juan Update…the darker green countries all have Update readers in them, in the last month. Would you mind letting me know where YOU are? Just hit the “comment” link at the bottom of this posting  Continue Reading

Nancy Tiederman tells me there’s a new book about the history of firefighting here in Friday Harbor by Rick Galer – we’ve come a long way from getting buckets of water from the harbor to put things out. (Here’s proof – from 2002’s great fire – click here). Here’s more about what’s going on with  Continue Reading