Ruth gets the season underway this coming weekend with Art Hansen – here’s the details: Art Hansen – Celebrating 80 Solo Show, 
Recent watercolors and 25 years of etchings and selected lithographs May 15 – June 6, 2010 Waterworks Gallery’s first show of the year features Art Hansen. Art’s stylistically simplified watercolor landscapes are well  Continue Reading

Barbara Sharp from the Soroptimists sent over this cool report: CUTTING TREES TO SAVE OUR ISLAND’S GARRY OAKS Who would have thought you could spend Earth Day cutting down trees?  Supervised by Doug McCutchen of the San Juan County Land Bank, Soroptimists did just that.  On Saturday, April 17th, volunteers helped restore a significant Garry  Continue Reading

Let’s see what folks are up to around here: • “The Clean Room” finishes up its run at the 4-H Building at the Fairgrounds this weekend…don’t miss it! • Health updates: Debbie Sandwith reports that baby Sonia (the one we had that fundraiser for last month) had a successful heart transplant yesterday. Sounds like all  Continue Reading

How did you get away? You were the pet falcon of an old woman. Did you hear the falcon-drum? You were a drunken songbird put in with owls. Did you smell the odor of a garden? You got tired of sour fermenting and left the tavern. You went like an arrow to the target from  Continue Reading

It was good to see friends (and lots of them!) at the Soltmans’ wedding last weekend – including Krispi Staude, Marty Robinson, and Linda Cooper…and a good time was had by all!

Shannon & Bill Bailey got back three weeks ago from a trip to Costa Rica, where they ran into some old friends – here’s the report from Shannon: Dear Ian, Bill and I just got back last week from two weeks in Costa Rica visiting family and friends, including John and Lyn Bradley, two former  Continue Reading

What’s happening around the island’s businesses, and other events: • Joint Washington State Ferries – Ferry Advisory Committee Meeting – Thursday, May 6, 11:35 am until 3:00 pm on Washington State Ferry (interisland) departs from Friday Harbor at 11:35 am. You may want to be prepared to talk about how critical the summer schedule is  Continue Reading

It’s one of the great, child-friendly & community-friendly events of the year. Last year’s was awesome – you won’t want to miss the chance to swing by. Here’s more from the Labs: Friday Harbor Marine Labs Open House: May 8th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The public is enthusiastically invited to participate in the  Continue Reading

This adds a little bit to Rod Turnbull’s report from mid-week last week for the playoff picture for the spring sports, based on last weekend’s results – softball, soccer, baseball, golf, girls’ tennis, and track, with soccer in their playoff game today at Nooksack at 4. Here’s the scoop: Friday Harbor Wolverines Spring Playoff Update  Continue Reading

Leslie at the Animal Shelter & a few friends are off to help & learn in Utah – here’s more: UTAH OR BUST!! The staff and some of the volunteers at the Friday Harbor Animal Shelter are getting ready for their journey to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.  The gang will be heading  Continue Reading