Dick Coffey writes in: Thanks to the island community for your support of our recent quilt raffle to benefit Clean Water for Kunya. The winner of the quilt is Midge Paterson, of Friday Harbor. The greater islands community, including many visitors, bought nearly 1,500 tickets, for a total of $1,327. Special thanks to Krispi Staude  Continue Reading

Just got this note from Cynthia Burke, whose food booth was a fave for hundreds of Fair-goers & Fair eaters: Hey Ian – just wanted to thank everyone who stopped by my booth and tasted my idea of “Fair Food” – it was another great year – I think this is the 6 or 7th  Continue Reading

Every so often, I’d like to share good writing from around the island…here’s a series of essays from San Juan Preservation Trust’s photography intern Jane Fox, who has lived in the islands this summer. Here’s round one: A Tourist in Disguise I, by Jane Fox I hate being a tourist. I’m terrible at it. I  Continue Reading

Have you seen RideShare’s new website? Here’s more: Islanders and friends, You are invited to visit sjRIDESHARE’s updated website at www.sjRIDESHARE.org – now with maps, resources and more in-depth information!  We also invite links to our site and can expand our link page to include other good community resources reciprocally.  To complete your site visit  Continue Reading

Island Rec’s Rebecca Clarke says the Jam is on – held for years during the Fair, the past two years it’s been right after, so this year it’s this weekend. Drop by to see that kids really can fly… Here’s more: Skateboard and BMX Freestyle Jam Island Rec’s Skateboard and BMX Competition will be taking  Continue Reading

He was a part time resident here, who made a difference…here’s more about Jerry Inskeep.

  Jan fron the Community Theatre just dropped me a note: Fans of the annual San Juan Island Jazz Festival of the late 1900s (sounds so long ago, doesn’t it?) and just good-ol’ jazz fans and dancers should be ready to do some rompin’ and stompin’ THIS Friday, August 21. Seattle’s popular Uptown Lowdown Jazz  Continue Reading

Nancy dropped me this note: Thank you Callie McKay, Alex Gavora and Minnie Kynch for organizing and getting the booth ready. I appreciate your time and energy spent before the fair. Callie, thank you again, for ordering the supplies and prepping the food every day. Thank you to Alex, Lynn, Mike, Kathy and Callie for  Continue Reading

I just ran across this photo gallery of photos taken by Paul Nestor on the Fourth of July this year at Roche Harbor, showing all the activities & people in them starting with the run in the morning & going all day long. There are thousands of pictures – it’s fun to see all the  Continue Reading

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven. Thomas Fuller