Heading into November….
Posted November 1, 2012 at 7:37 am by Ian Byington
Great to see all the elementary school kids in the annual costume parade yesterday downtown – the rain held off just for that spot in the day, the way it does…..
Isn’t it great to have the early morning light from the bright moon behind the clouds, no matter how rainy the rest of the day is? Oh, you were asleep then? (me, too, mostly….) Let’s take a look around:
• You know that daylight saving time is this weekend, right? I love the extra hour in the evening, and real early morning light….
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• So proud of our island grads – Arielle Mancuso is still in Rwanda. I asked her what she’s doing: “I’m doing a third year as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Now, I am working to mainstream malaria in the Peace Corps program, with the President’s Malaria Initiative and the Rwanda Family Health Project.”
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Dropped by the post office yesterday to see Smokey the Bear (Scott) and The Owl (Yvonne) for Halloween….
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• What better day than the Day of the Dead for Tia’s Tacos to have their grand opening – they’re located right across from the school district building. It’s from 11am to 6pm…tell ’em you read about it in the Update! Everyone who has told me in the past month that they’ve eaten there tells me they love it….see (and taste!) for yourself!
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• The FHHS football team (5-4) heads for Life Christian High for a one pm game Saturday to get the playoffs underway….the game will be played at Clover Park High in Lakewood, in you’re mapquest’ing how to get there….
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Good to catch up with Natalie Chevalier at the parade (love the matching outfits!)…..she’s expecting for January & she makes a great mom….
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• Not much time left – here;s more from Emily Reed and the IMA:
Islands Museum of Art
Six days remain to see the unique exhibition of encaustic art, “Waxed @ IMA”, with artists from Canada and around the U.S. including Friday Harbor. View the diversity of this beeswax medium in both 2-D and 3-D art. 11am-5 pm: Thursday-Sunday Nov. 1-4 and Thursday-Friday Nov. 8-9. 232A Street, Friday Harbor
Seen him?
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• Have you seen Beth’s cat? Drop her a note at [email protected] if you do:
Maybe your readers have seen my cat. He is a handsome neutered male tabby, mostly grey and white with some brown and black. He’s got white socks and pink pads. He was wearing a reflective collar with turquoise blue fabric when he was last seen around Three Corner Lake Road and Egg Lake Road a couple of weeks ago. His sister really misses him, as do we.
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• Magic: Tuesday morning I was helping someone with their computer over the phone:
Me: “Ok, in the bottom left hand side of the screen, can you see the ‘OK’ button displayed?”
Customer: “Wow ! How can you see my screen from there?”
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Here’s the report from Stillpoint School: “Hi! Happy Halloween!! We hope you had an outstanding October. We wanted to share these pictures with you from our Halloween Parade this morning! Our school was invited to a Halloween celebration at the LifeCare Center, so we walked there and had a blast! We hope you have a hauntingly happy afternoon. 🙂
Dori and Kate (or, the Princess of Sweet Rhyme and the Princess of Pure Reason, for today!)
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• Someone told me yesterday (this is from Alan Cohen): If you are going to retire from anything, retire from fear and illusion.
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Shann
• I’ve heard Shann talk in different settings & she always lights a light in folks’ minds & hearts when she does….tonight she’s at Lavendera Massage Center (next to the Little Store) at 6:30….here’s the scoop:
Educator and writer Shann Weston will speak about the ‘third chapter of life’ using a model from the yoga tradition, one rich with possiblity. Here we play four distinct roles as the drama of life unfolds: student, householder, forest dweller and renunciate.
This is a time that needs the work of the ‘forest dwellers, a title much more compelling than ‘retired’. come and explore how this concept can be used to enrich your own life.
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So many kids….Merle & Bonnie were all smiles, sitting on the porch last night as the kids came by for trick or treating….
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• Ever wonder where Thanksgiving comes from? Check Stephanie’s article in the latest posting for Coho Restaurant.
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This is why you had to go around the block yesterday, in town….that’s our town public works guys, hard at work…..thanks, guys!
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When was the last time you dropped by Friday Harbor Pet Supplies? Annie has an amazing variety of everything you can think of, over in Surina Business Park…..drop by today!
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