It’s one of the landmarks of the island, and its time is short. Here’s the scoop from Mary Elford: To Whom It May Concern: The Pig War Museum at Tucker and Guard will be dismantled in the very near future. We are looking for thoughtful ways to disperse most all the contents in the dioramas. So far  Continue Reading

• Studies have shown that the incredible amount of toxins discovered in sperm whales doesn’t bode well for the whales…or humans. Here’s more. • Kristina Anderson (she played soccer for the Wolverine Women & graduated from FHHS in ’01) delivered Griffin Robert Landies on Friday, June 18th at 8:01pm, a healthy 9 pounds 1 ounce,  Continue Reading

As the USA amps up for their Round of 16 match on Saturday with Ghana, it reminds me of this: “Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good soccer. I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty  Continue Reading

My friend Judy shares this cool story about Bob: Hi Ian: Thought I would let you know you what Bob Stavers was up to last weekend. He raised more than $5,000 for Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong Foundation – which is helping to find cures for cancer and provide cancer patients with resources, and more. He rode  Continue Reading

Next time you’re heading out Cattle Point Road, you’ll notice the red store at the top of the hill near Madden Road – that used to be the main grocery store on the island, established in 1896, called the Corner Store. That’s the historic part of this story… This spring, Regan Taylor has set up  Continue Reading

Yesterday I wanted to get out & see what was going on in town, and I found a couple of places & deals you’ll want to know about… Every Wednesday at 11:45am at the Mullis Center, there’s a “Lunch for All” that I got to sit in on…for a $5 suggested donation (but you can  Continue Reading

Here’s what is going on…. • Our own Rhiana Franklin made the final fifteen of this music contest downsound…she & her mom Suzanne left on the ferry this morning for the contest on Friday. Here’s the writeup from the radio station: Local Colgate Country Showdown at Point Defiance Park: Friday (June 25th at 11:00am). Watch  Continue Reading

If  you’re a history nut, like I am, you’ll love this stuff – the archives of the San Juan Islander from 1899 to 1914 (when it went out of business) are now available online. Take a peek at what turn-of-the-century news looked like here. (As Sharon mentions in her “About Us” page, the present San  Continue Reading

Kevin Holmes caught this eagle in flight on his way home the other night – thanks for sharing, Kevin!

Let’s see what’s going on around here…. • Richard Rodriguez’s BitterEnd Blog keeps up on everything better than ‘most anyone – here’s his report about Arctic Sea levels this summer, at their lowest levels in three decades. Here’s more. • One of the most fantastic classes/workshops offered around here is Janet Thomas’ memoir workshops…everyone I  Continue Reading