The other day I was visiting the Library, and Carrie at the front desk told me that folks were upstairs, repairing books. That sounded interesting, so I went up to see what was going on. There’s a little corner set aside for book repair, which can include all kinds of things, but seems to usually  Continue Reading

Well, Election Day comes up on November second this year, which means the mail-in ballots will soon be in the mail. This week on San Juan Island, there will be a couple of chances for you to hear the candidates for the County Council’s Second District on our island (that’s kind of the north part  Continue Reading

I ran into some tourists in the crowd (visitors to the island!) who were at Friday night’s game, who said they came to see what it was like to see a game in small town America. If that’s what they wanted, I think we put on a show: a nice touchdown by our guys &  Continue Reading

It’s time to sign up – here’s more: Leadership San Juan Islands 360-376-2786 or http://www.leadershipsanjuanislands.org Leadership San Juan Islands announces that preparation for Class VII is underway as the application period has officially opened.  Applications and information can be found on the web at the website and the deadline to submit applications is November 12.

When I dropped by The Bluff to check out what was happening for happy hour, it was cool – chef Matthew Noesen said, “Let me show you what we have!” and he prepped samples of each of the things on the happy hour menu (except for the beer battered onion rings, which I can imagine).  Continue Reading

There are a lot of tough jobs around the island – construction, pouring concrete, handling the tourist rush during the summer, working the job sites. But none is as tough as parenting. And you don’t get a hardhat. Luckily, there are a couple of options for taking parenting classes around the island. First, Jenny Benedict  Continue Reading

Our Wolverines play a tough Meridian team tonight in football…this is your chance to show you’re a real fan – come support the team! Afterwards, Andy Urbach tells me there’s a gig at Vic’s for kids: The Post-Game! Now there is a place for students to go when the football game is over! Minor Reinforcement,  Continue Reading

My friends, the next six minutes are gonna make you smile, and you’re gonna be bustin’ with pride about this food program at our schools here on the island. Liz & Andy & the crew at school use local food & make lunches that are AWESOME (sometimes, you can’t capitalize enough!) You’ll see the folks  Continue Reading

Hey – Randy from SVC asked me if I would let you know about some classes coming up…Bob Schwatzberg’s Fundraising for Small Non-Profits and there’s one for House Building in San Juan County. The details & times are in the bottom of this posting! Meanwhile, have you gotten stymied by using Microsoft Word – and  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on around here…. • The middle school kids took off for their overnighter at Warm Beach this morning… remember when YOU went? • Rich Peterson is running for re-election to the second district spot on the County Council…he’ll be available for a Meet & Greet on the 9th & 10th at  Continue Reading