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Ian Byington

I’ve been writing this & adding to it since 1997, and it has morphed into what you see now during that time – a collaborative effort between our community and me to tell the story of what makes an island tick, and to celebrate the cool things that happen.

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ACLU presentation: "Freedom and Safety: Civil Liberties and Homeland Security"

November 9, 2009 at 12:01 am

Roger and the steering committee invite you to come: The San Juan Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington is pleased to present a free, public forum entitled, “Freedom and Safety: Civil Liberties and Homeland Security”.  The educational forum will be held at the Friday Harbor Middle School on Thursday evening, November 12,  Continue Reading

ACLU presentation: “Freedom and Safety: Civil Liberties and Homeland Security”

November 9, 2009 at 12:01 am

Roger and the steering committee invite you to come: The San Juan Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington is pleased to present a free, public forum entitled, “Freedom and Safety: Civil Liberties and Homeland Security”.  The educational forum will be held at the Friday Harbor Middle School on Thursday evening, November 12,  Continue Reading

Rabbit Hole…make your plans now.

November 6, 2009 at 1:51 am

Let’s get it straight right now…whatever else you thought you were doing this weekend, ditch it. You need to go see Island Stage Left’s “Rabbit Hole” by David Lindsay-Abaire this weekend. You’ll be glad you did. The show revolves around a grieving couple who have lost their greatest joy, and are faced with coming to  Continue Reading

Photo Club…this weekend!

November 5, 2009 at 7:19 pm

At 2pm on Sunday the 8th, drop by the Naked Bean for the photo club with local photographer Tim Dustrude (here is his site). I asked Tim what the meeting was like: We’ll meet at the Naked Bean (bring some money and buy a cup of coffee or something since we’ll be using their tables  Continue Reading

Checking in on mom….

November 5, 2009 at 6:09 pm

It was good to run into Joan White’s daughter Jennifer this past weekend at the Naked Bean – she was in town from California to visit for the weekend.

Whoa! The wind's blowing the branches around…

November 5, 2009 at 6:03 pm

After all the wind yesterday, you have tree limbs all over the yard now…so that makes you look up & wonder – “Should I get these trees trimmed?” If you’re gonna, I’d like to suggest you call Tawm at Island Skyline Tree Care (here’s his website; here’s his phone – 370-5999 ; here’s his video,  Continue Reading

Whoa! The wind’s blowing the branches around…

November 5, 2009 at 6:03 pm

After all the wind yesterday, you have tree limbs all over the yard now…so that makes you look up & wonder – “Should I get these trees trimmed?” If you’re gonna, I’d like to suggest you call Tawm at Island Skyline Tree Care (here’s his website; here’s his phone – 370-5999 ; here’s his video,  Continue Reading

Swine flu update for San Juan County….

November 5, 2009 at 5:24 pm

Stan from the County sends out this news for all of us: More H1N1 Vaccine Available; Priority Group Expanded to Include All Under 25-Years-Old (November 5, 2009) The San Juan County Health and Community Services Department (HCS) is now urging all County residents under the age of 25 to call for an appointment to be  Continue Reading

Come watch the Tigers in Oak Harbor!

November 5, 2009 at 11:26 am

Saturday both of our teams – the Junior Tigers & the Senior Tigers – play in Oak Harbor as they play towards next week’s championship game. Kris Brown has more: The Tiger Juniors and Seniors have done their job to make it to the second round of single elimination playoffs. Now the Friday Harbor Athletic  Continue Reading

Remembering Rusty…

November 5, 2009 at 12:01 am

It was a year ago this weekend that Rusty passed away, but he is still a warm figure alive in the memory of his daughter Megan. Here are her thoughts, a year later: A Tribute to My Father November 7th, 2009 will mark the one-year anniversary of the passing of my father Rusty Pollock. Each  Continue Reading

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