About the Author
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.

Recent Posts by Ian

Just today: Happy 9/9/09!

September 9, 2009 at 2:22 am

When I played soccer, back in the day, my number was #9. Diggin’ it. And you too – find your own good reason. Hate to waste a perfectly good numerically interesting day, don’t ya think? (Besides being Nancy Hanson’s birthday – she had one on 9/9/99, too – the San Juan Update for 9/9/99 also  Continue Reading

Brightening the grey days….

September 9, 2009 at 12:23 am

Saw Pat watering these flowers out front of Island Studios this weekend…a nice counterpoint to grey days.

Matt's on track…

September 9, 2009 at 12:01 am

Did you hear that FHHS grad & Western Washington U senior Matt Cowell won the Bellingham Amateur golf tourney this past weekend? Here’s more.

Matt’s on track…

September 9, 2009 at 12:01 am

Did you hear that FHHS grad & Western Washington U senior Matt Cowell won the Bellingham Amateur golf tourney this past weekend? Here’s more.

Pick the right one…

September 9, 2009 at 12:01 am

A friend of mine has not one but two job offers (you know who you are….) She asked me which one she should take – the one she hated, but the money was good, or the one that made her heart sing, but would leave her dirt-poor for the next 8o years. I tend towards  Continue Reading

Happy hour…it's back at Duck Soup!

September 8, 2009 at 12:55 pm

Anna Lisa just dropped me a note: Hi Ian- We are celebrating the end of a great summer season with the return of Friday Happy Hour at the Duck Soup Inn next Friday the 11th from 4:30 to 6. We are offering all our cocktails, wine by the glass & appetizers at half off. So  Continue Reading

Happy hour…it’s back at Duck Soup!

September 8, 2009 at 12:55 pm

Anna Lisa just dropped me a note: Hi Ian- We are celebrating the end of a great summer season with the return of Friday Happy Hour at the Duck Soup Inn next Friday the 11th from 4:30 to 6. We are offering all our cocktails, wine by the glass & appetizers at half off. So  Continue Reading

The president's speech for the kids….

September 8, 2009 at 12:35 pm

Reckon I don’t pay enough attention – lotta people said the president’s speech for the kids around the country was awful enough that  school districts should cover their eyes & not let ’em see it. I checked the speech out for you (that’s what I do) and decided to take a chance & go ahead  Continue Reading

The president’s speech for the kids….

September 8, 2009 at 12:35 pm

Reckon I don’t pay enough attention – lotta people said the president’s speech for the kids around the country was awful enough that  school districts should cover their eyes & not let ’em see it. I checked the speech out for you (that’s what I do) and decided to take a chance & go ahead  Continue Reading

The people who made it….

September 7, 2009 at 7:05 pm

“Saving Luna” will be here on Thursday evening, and what you may not know is that the filmmakers live just across the way in Sidney, B.C. Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit are writers and documentary filmmakers who specialize in telling stories of the relationships between people and our natural world. In 2004, they came to  Continue Reading

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