Cere tells me she’s really looking forward to sharing her experience with you – here’s more,  from the San Juan Island Library: The Country of Her Birth – A Guatemalan Journey Saturday, November 6th at 6:30pm Join us on Saturday November 6th to hear Cere Demuth talk about her recent trip to Guatemala. This presentation  Continue Reading

Remember the old tv show “Taxi”? Full of life lessons….hope you get a chance to slow down & enjoy your weekend!

Stacey Smith and Kristine Dawson tell me there’s gonna be a dinner for our friend Abe…he’s a great one! Come if you can! Here’s the scoop: Abe needs our help!! He’s been out of work due to medical issues and the bills are piling up!! He has volunteered so many hours of his time and  Continue Reading

Enough by Jeffrey Harrison It’s a gift, this cloudless November morning warm enough for you to walk without a jacket along your favorite path. The rhythmic shushing of your feet through fallen leaves should be enough to quiet the mind, so it surprises you when you catch yourself telling off your boss for a decade  Continue Reading

As the island settles into autumn, let’s see what’s going on… • By the way, you can catch up with Arielle‘s adventures in Rwanda on her blog – check it out. • Mike’s play got good reviews in its debut at the Community Theatre…now there’s another chance for you to catch it – here’s more  Continue Reading

There was a small mob of kids who showed up to carve their pumpkins last Saturday at Stepping Stones Pre-school on Park Street…there were bags of seeds and lots of happy faces. Great fun.

At Studio Seven artists Anthony DiMichele and Cynthia Church bring new creative energy to the Old Corner Store. The Studio Seven art show About Face: Portraits and Self-Portraits was a bright and lively stop this Halloween night. The show features new works including paintings, prints, collage and photography by some of our most talented local  Continue Reading

It’s simple, and it’s easy to help…the United Way for San Juan County gives that little extra push that so many agencies need to help the more vulnerable of our friends here in the islands. When you look at the list of the 30+ agencies the local United Way helps out, you see teen programs,  Continue Reading

While several of the statewide elections are pretty close as I write this Tuesday evening, the two local races San Juan Island residents were watching are settled: Rob Nou defeated Brent Johnson by a couple of thousand votes in a county-wide vote, while Rich Peterson held onto his spot on the County Council, setting aside  Continue Reading