There were still a bunch left out front of the Market Place this morning, as you can see…get yours soon!

In the past, we’ve had more kids signed up than volunteers…time to turn THAT around! Here’s the scoop from Melina: The San Juan Island Library is seeking adult volunteers to help in its Reading Buddies program. An orientation session for new and returning volunteers is scheduled for Thursday, November 5th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm  Continue Reading

Last week’s session had a good turnout, even with the the rain. Here’s more from San Juan Healthcare’s Susan, for Thursday’s free class at 5:30pm at Village at the Harbor (these classes are a community service): Hope you can come to the Healthy Heart community meeting to be held Thursday evening. We had a wonderful  Continue Reading

It’s this week at Friday Harbor High – dressup days all week, with the parade, pep rally & game on Friday, against Meridian…the parade’s early this year (4:15pm) because there’s a jv football game at 5pm, with the varsity playing under the lights at 7:30pm. See you there! Here are photos from last year’s parade  Continue Reading

Gotta admit – I liked going to the League of Women Voters‘s forum last week to hear the folks running for things, and the discussion of the local ballot questions. It was civil & respectful, and it looks like we’ve come a long way since the Election of 1800 (probably helps that we don’t have  Continue Reading

You saw all the rain on Saturday….grey & wet & muddy & really wet. Later in the afternoon, Josie & I were heading to the mainland on the ferry when the clouds broke…she caught the picture above, right as we swung past Blakely, as she ran to the stern of the ferry & got the  Continue Reading

I had heard that Jared from the ferry had gone skydiving but I couldn’t catch up to him, so I swang by Wells Fargo to ask his partner Leila what was the deal…she said she had gone, too! Jumped from 14,000 feet, with both of them together…she said it was great & she’d do it  Continue Reading

You know, I’m always telling you about cool stuff to do (things, of course, that I think you are gonna love), and I think this is one of ’em… Last summer, Helen from Island Stage Left was telling me how excited she is about Rabbit Hole, which opens the Thursday before Halloween at Roche Harbor.  Continue Reading

Ever since longtime islander Leigh Freeman married Julian Thorsteinson a few years ago, he & she have been living in Vancouver where he’s still selling real estate, like he did here for ages… his website there tells all about it. It was cool that he was in the islands last week, which included the chance  Continue Reading

The Wolverines scored early & late & made that stand up for a 2-1 victory over Nooksack Valley Saturday afternoon. The game began in a torrential downpour that lightened up to a Northwest mist in the second half, but FHHS adjusted to the sloppy field conditions by the time things got rolling. Forward Emma Ytander  Continue Reading