Yesterday afternoon, Lori Holforty passed away… To finish one’s time on the planet surrounded by so many friends & so much love is a wonderful thing. Peace be with you, friend….

Checking in…hope your morning is off to a good start. Did you stay up late watching the full moon? • Ferry backups…people lining up at 12-1 yesterday to go to Anacortes were already overloaded to the 4:50 ferry. When you hear there’s a ferry meeting about the schedules, we need to let the folks at  Continue Reading

Here’s the scoop on this year’s event – see you there! This year’s Concours d’Elegance is on Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at San Juan Vineyards.  The event is from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm.  This is an annual event and is organized by the Sports Car Club of the San Juan Islands in association with the  Continue Reading

Let’s take a look around…. • Good to hear he’s back on his feet – Kyle Reitan was back on the island this past weekend – he’s been living in Seattle, where he ran into a car on his bike Wednesday. He went over the car, according to his brother, and had a pretty good  Continue Reading

Jenny from the Whale Museum welcomes Paul Watson to this year’s lecture series: The Whale Museum’s Lecture Series: An Evening with Capt. Paul Watson The Whale Museum’s 2010 Lecture Series will host a special evening with Capt. Paul Watson on Friday, August 27th at 7:00 pm. For 30 years, Captain Paul Watson has been at  Continue Reading

Here’s the word from Ruth at the gallery: Just in, a new group of textile collages by Amanda Richardson. This landscape series depicts the mosses, rocks and flowers of the San Juan Islands. These custom dyed, silk velvet and brocade scenes are created using a heat activated fusion process, sharp scissors and a backing cloth.  Continue Reading

• Michele Morton asked if I’d let you know that the drive is underway! Islanders Bank’s GEAR UP FOR OUR SCHOOLS 2010-2011 Every year teachers are found buying school supplies for their students who can’t afford them. To help eliminate the burden on teachers and help classroom learning, Islanders Bank Teams are sponsoring “Gear Up  Continue Reading

Traci Walter was on the scene yesterday evening when a fire broke out…here’s more from her, with a larger version of the picture above when you click here: About 7:30pm tonight, my boyfriend and I saw a vessel engulfed in flames from the Jackyl’s Lagoon pull out on San Juan Island. We saw a person  Continue Reading

When you do your morning stretching today, think about how much more you could do:

Looks like a sunny weekend…think I’ll go take a few pictures…. A few things you’ll want to check out at the San Juan County Fair: • Most everybody eats at the Food Court, which is a super idea, but don’t forget the BBQ area…today (starting around 4pm) is the salmon dinner the Friday Harbor Little  Continue Reading