About the Author
Ian Byington

I’ve been writing this & adding to it since 1997, and it has morphed into what you see now during that time – a collaborative effort between our community and me to tell the story of what makes an island tick, and to celebrate the cool things that happen.

Recent Posts by Ian

Halloween at Islanders Bank

October 29, 2010 at 11:59 am

Think up an excuse to drop by Islanders Bank today to see everyone all dressed up!

News around & about…

October 29, 2010 at 12:07 am

Let’s check out our isle… • You know Molly Hogan, the friendly cashier at Kings Market – she tells me that she and her daughter Charlotte LaRiviere (FHHS ’10; she’s a freshman at the University of San Francisco now) traveled east for daughter Josie‘s wedding last week…wahoo! • Playoff update: The Lady Wolverines soccer team  Continue Reading

Above the island….

October 28, 2010 at 9:42 am

“San Juan Island” is coming!

October 28, 2010 at 9:00 am

Kevin at the Museum says the books are coming – this has been one of the island’s most anticipated books, ever since Mike & Julia’s Friday Harbor book came out last year (which was incredible!)…here’s more from Kevin: The San Juan Historical Museum hosts authors Mike and Julia Vouri, Tuesday, November 9, at 7 p.m.  Continue Reading

Halloween & dress up chances & the whole shootin’ match, all in one place….

October 28, 2010 at 12:10 am

Thanks for the notes & calls & requests that I post all the Halloween (and related, and sorta related) stuff in one place…let’s give it a go – if there’s anything I forget, drop me a line: FRIDAY Brownies Bake Sale during the Parade in front of the Drug Store Friday Harbor Elementary School Costume  Continue Reading

New business on the island…

October 27, 2010 at 6:53 pm

Hey, I wanted to you to know that Bob Nelson has started up San Juan Construction & Handyman, Inc. He now has everything completed and is ready for biz! You can get a pretty good idea of what he offers from his website and he is also on Facebook as San Juan Construction. He has  Continue Reading

Spirit Week 2010…ready for Homecoming!

October 27, 2010 at 6:51 am

It was great. This year the Friday Harbor High School Homecoming Parade was earlier than I can remember, with a start time of 3:30pm last Friday, which is a great idea as far as getting the town fired up for the game…’most everybody’s still at work then, and got a chance to see the parade.  Continue Reading

Meanwhile, on the rock…

October 27, 2010 at 6:04 am

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  Continue Reading

Congratulations, Paul! Nice to have a Pulitzer in the family!

October 26, 2010 at 9:31 am

When I was in Bellingham this past week, it was great to hear Paul Harding read from his debut novel, Tinkers, at Village Books. It was even better to hear that he won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for 2010 for it, and the coolest of all is that he is Therese & Daniel  Continue Reading

Senior Forum…What Every Senior Should Know

October 26, 2010 at 7:56 am

Anne Benedict at the Village at the Harbour has the details – this is pretty important, so you can keep up with changes for seniors around here. Here’s more: Here is extremely important information on a FREE public forum: “What Every Senior Should Know” will be held at “Village at the Harbour” on Wednesday, October  Continue Reading

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