Morning notes….

Let’s see what’s up ’round here:

• There’s a public meeting this weekend at the Mullis Center at 1pm with Sheriff Rob Nou, who will visit with members of the community (who called the meeting) about the pervasive hard drugs on the island. Rob told me yesterday that the most frequent question he heard during the campaign in 2010 was “What are we going to do about the drugs here?”

It’s rotting our people, our workforce, and yep, our kids. And yes, it’s real. Time to get going on this.

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• It’s true – Mitzi Johnson turns 70 today!

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• It’s confirmed: Next Tuesday teller Carolyn Adler returns from nearly three months of knee surgery & recovery, back to work at Wells Fargo – welcome back! We’ve all missed you! (Drop by & say hey!)

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Alycia Rae & Johannes

• Cool to read in an Alaskan paper that Johannes Paul is getting married this spring…here’s more from the article.

Johannes graduated in 2005 from Friday Harbor High as an all-around great kid, leading the soccer team to a one-goal near-win to the state champs in the 2004 Final Four (he was captain) & to the State Academic Championship. Great leader, great student, great human being.

All the best to him & Alycia Rae!

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• Brilliant idea! Here’s my new business plan….

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• This is sorta cryptic, but Rob DOES bring good films – here’s more from Rob Simpson & his Conscientious Projector series:

Hi, Ian and everyone,

I mentioned the title of our next film at last month’s screening.  But because the film is still showing in some theaters, I AM unable to mention the title in print.

This is the new documentary created by a super-succesful  Hollywood director who suffered a near-fatal and life-changing accident. This film is the result. It has been called: “Entertaining and enlightening….a spark of light and a work of love,” by Marianne Williamson.

Come to the screening and share your thoughts. Hope to see you there.
Monday • 7:00pm •  (February 27) •  In the library.

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• Sad to hear that former sheriff Ray Sheffer passed away this past week….he was sheriff in the ’70s & ’80s here on the island, and before that, police chief in Las Vegas. Here’s the story from the Vegas paper to fill you in on the part of his life before he got here.

He’ll be missed….

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• Sure was nice to see the State Senate recognize the Whale Museum’s Soundwatch program &  declare our Kari Koski “Awesome” (or whatever they did). She is.

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