Meanwhile, on the rock…

Lindsey Spaulding celebrates a well-planned event featuring Capt. Charles Moore with her grandmother Doris Estabrooks on Tuesday night at the Community Theatre...

Around the town, around the island…

• Last night, a crowd showed up to hear Captain Charles Moore describe the dangers posed by plastics in the oceans. Doris Estabrooks planned and pulled together the Captain’s visit, which included speaking to the kids at Friday Harbor High School as well.

By the way, the dangers presented by the plastics are real – not just for the health of the oceans and its critters, but for humankind. Thanks, Doris, for what you do to make this chance for education & learning happen!

•My friend Lori asked me to remind you to buy cookies! Here’s more:

Good morning, Ian –
Cloud Oakes and Roxanne Angel have started a new 3rd grade Brownie Troop and we are having a Bake Sale to offset some of the cost for our new Brownies. We need to get the word out fast.  We will be set up in front of the Drug Store during the Elementary School Halloween Parade at 1:00.

It's that time of year - Felicity tells me she had a great summer with weddings & other summer events, and now she's geared toward making her wonderful cakes & goodies in the slow season. (I've had 'em, I've seen 'em - I know she does an awesome job!)

• Steve Keys has a gig this weekend – I’d like to check this out:

Hey Ian. I’m playing at The Rumor Mill this Fri 10/29 from 8-11pm, with Cecil Demeerleer on bass, Jim Hendricks on keyboard, and Denny Penrose on drums. It’s a pre-Halloween party. We’ll be playing a mix of blues, rock & roll, country, reggae, and whatever else we can come up with. See you there! Bring your dancing shoes!

• Susan at Griffin Bay invites you over to find out more about the San Juan Island’s alternative school setup:

Griffin Bay School Information Night  —  November 9 from 4:00-7:00pm

Griffin Bay School would like to invite you to an Open House-style Information Night. This is our opportunity to answer your questions, talk about what we do and what we can do for the students of San Juan Island. This is your opportunity to meet some of our students, meet our staff and learn about how we can work together with your family and students to create the best education experience possible. Come join us!

• Susan Wingate tells me her novel Bobby’s Diner is available here. Check it out!

Sylvia

• It was good to hear what Sylvia’s been up to…Sylvia Chesley Smith has had a practice here for a couple of decades – here’s the scoop:

I have been a counselor and educator in San Juan County for over twenty years.  Recently, I have changed my practice from counselor to Life Coach.  Coaching is not therapy; it is more action-oriented and focuses primarily on the present and the future. The coach and the client develop a working relationship designed to create and develop the client’s personal goals.

Most people know what they want, they just don’t know how to get it. They want to have better relationships with partners, children, and friends. They want to get healthy and in shape, improve or change their career or business, be more creative or are in a transition, like divorce or retirement.

Contact me for information on how coaching works and how you can have the life you want.
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