Yep, it’s time for kindergarten signups next week – here’s more from Marty Robinson: Kindergarten Registration Friday Harbor Elementary School welcomes the Kindergarten class of 2010-2011! Registration for next year’s Kindergarten class will be held on Tuesday and Wedneday, April 13 and 14 in the school office. Parents who wish to enroll their children for  Continue Reading

It’s cool – the Fire Department helps the Easter Bunny hide dozens of eggs, and then hundreds of island kids race to find the Easter eggs as well as the prize eggs. It’s a gathering of the tribe each year at Jackson’s Beach overlooking Griffin Bay on San Juan Island in Washington state in the  Continue Reading

Well, on Thursday, Paul & the crew had a soft opening to make sure everything was cool & ready & working…the way people do. Friday, as you know, the electricity went down around 9:45am and stayed off till about one pm (depending on where you were in town), so that Grand Opening was a bit  Continue Reading

If we ever decide to have a “friendliest person on the island” award, I’ll betcha Anne at the ferry lanes would be a top contender.

  Let’s see what’s going on this week, besides spring break at the public schools… • It was an interesting Easter weekend, with the power off more than three hours midday on Good Friday and fairly massive hail on Saturday… • Troy out at Afterglow Spa at Roche Harbor says that starting in April, the  Continue Reading

Well, it started hailing a little after 11 today, and ended up making the place look like it was covered with fast-melting snow… ALL kinds of weather this year!

Where did the time go? It’s already been a year since Kate & Jim Schuman bought Island Petroleum Services – wahoo! Here’s more form Kate: Jim and Kate Schuman are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their purchase of Island Petroleum Services.  IPS is a wholesale and retail fuel distribution company with a gas station at  Continue Reading

Looks like the wind is going to pick up today, with gusts up to sixty miles an hour, so be sure & put your lightweight cats inside & batten down anything that might fly away. Here’s the high wind warning. Also, last night there was an explosion at the oil refinery that killed three folks.  Continue Reading

One of the occasional problems around here: who can you you call if you need a babysitter? Well, islander Kaal Oldwyn (FHHS ’96) married Courtney back in ’07 (7/7/07, as a matter of fact – I got to dj the reception with Shay & Shamrock Sound)…last year, they moved back to the island with their  Continue Reading

Take a look what’s going on…. • The San Juan Pilots Association mentions that AOPA Pilot magazine has a nice article about Friday Harbor – here’s more (so you can see what people say about us!) • Kris from Printonyx is closing up for spring break (so get your copying done today!)…here’s more: Like other  Continue Reading