Tuesday – bits of this and that….

At M&W Auto Sales & Rentals, Wendy has her end-of-season sale going on, with some great deals...drop by & check it out!

Good morning! Hope you got enough sleep last night, and remembered all the good dreams…here’s what’s going on around the island:

• Just heard that Patrick & Christine Minney bought Ernie’s Cafe at the airport (next to Aeronautical Services) and they take over this week! Drop by & say hey to them!

• Anna Howden posted a neat video on her Design Banter website from the Green Thinker Network – here’s the vid:

• One of the things that surprised me, years ago, was to see a campaign sign at Printonyx after they moved there (when the Sounder newspaper moved out)…then another sign, and then a bunch, like a garden of signs. Kris told me at that time that she’ll let anybody put their sign there, and that that doesn’t reflect her stand on things, just that she wanted everyone to have a chance to have their say. I think it does reflect that we have plenty of room on our island for a good-hearted exchange of ideas, and I think it’s cool she does things the way she does.

But now there’s a problem – here’s more from Kris:

This is just a friendly reminder to those who are destroying or taking down signs on the corner of Blair and Reed Streets by the fence at Printonyx: while you may not like competing signs being next to each other, it is a free country. In a bi-partisan, non-endorsement spirit we allow anyone to put up their signs and would appreciate your understanding.

If you are the candidate who put up the signs and want to take them down, fine, just let us know that you took them down. If you’d like to put up a sign for your candidate, let us know inside, then firmly affix your sign to the fence or stake it in the ground. Once the election is over, take it down promptly.

If you are someone who has taken down signs of another candidate, please put them back. You don’t speak well of your candidate if you feel the need to suppress the free speech of another candidate and his/her supporters.

Kristine Brown, Owner
Printonyx, Inc.

Annie Adams-Howell is in New York for a workshop, and she sent over this photo from the gathering of folks singing in celebration of John's life at the Imagine Circle on Saturday.

• Tonight, it’s a sing along with Kirk & Cecil at the Rumor Mill, with Blues Night tomorrow starting at 6pm.

• Hey, I asked Lenore the other what’s going on with Emily, and she files this report (thanks, Lenore!) Take a moment to look at the slideshow of the cool things Emily’s group is doing in Africa (Lesotho), Peru, and in the States:

Emily in action

Emily Bayuk-Johnson is heading to Boston next week with Lake Union Crew (LUC) to row in the Head of the Charles.  Head Of The Charles Regatta®, the world’s largest two-day rowing event, was first held on October 16, 1965. The race was established by the Cambridge Boat Club. Emily rowed for LUC 2 years ago and they placed 3rd.  The race is Oct. 23-24 on the Charles River in Boston, Mass.

Emily is still busy coaching and teaching rowing on Lake Union in Seattle.  She will be leaving for Lesotho, Africa in November for another LUC Foundation building project.  Emily will be there thru February.  You can get info on this volunteer opportunity at www.lucoutreachfoundation.org.

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