It’s Southern, so you know it’s gonna be fun….here’s more from Jan Bollwinkel-Smith from the Community Theatre (click here for our previous writeup): You’ll laugh, you’ll cry and you’ll start saying “y’all” after seeing Robert Harling’s STEEL MAGNOLIAS. The play opens Thursday at 8:00 p.m. on the Whittier stage and features a special opening night  Continue Reading

Hard to believe that Gordon Weller passed away last week (he was only 64….) Peter & Gordon are best remembered for their tight harmonies and their great luck that an old mate of theirs wrote songs for them…Paul McCartney, who also dated Jane Asher, Peter’s sister. Here is their number one hit, World Without Love,  Continue Reading

Hard to believe that Gordon Weller passed away last week (he was only 64….) Peter & Gordon are best remembered for their tight harmonies and their great luck that an old mate of theirs wrote songs for them…Paul McCartney, who also dated Jane Asher, Peter’s sister. Here is their number one hit, World Without Love,  Continue Reading

I got a chance to swing by the book-signing that Griffin Bay Books put on for Karen Burns’ Working Girl book (its full title: The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl: Real-Life Career Advice You Can Actually Use), and ended up buying the book & reading it. She has great fun discussing how to make a  Continue Reading

I got a chance to swing by the book-signing that Griffin Bay Books put on for Karen Burns’ Working Girl book (its full title: The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl: Real-Life Career Advice You Can Actually Use), and ended up buying the book & reading it. She has great fun discussing how to make a  Continue Reading

Tracy Roberson just dropped me a note to share with you: Nancy Adkins, 74, passed away at her home in Anacortes Wednesday, July 15, 2009.  She was surrounded by her loving family.  A full obituary will be published at a later date.  Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral chapel and Crematory, Anacortes and  Continue Reading

Just got a cool note with good ideas for taking care of your furry friend: Hello, Ian – Dr. Sonja Webster-Hills of Islands Veterinary Clinic asked that I forward the following website in the hope that you could post an informative article in the Update.  We have had a few inquiries about warmer temperatures and  Continue Reading

It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way. Rollo May

Hey, I know these are tough times, but if you HAVE to go to a fundraiser this summer, consider the Animal Shelter’s Wags to Riches deal this weekend. It includes an auction, canine entertainment (dogs that fly!), a dinner that can’t be beat, and getting to hang around with folks you know. Can’t beat it.  Continue Reading

His book is out! Here’s more about Shu’s book, which you can get at Griffin Bay Bookstore: A charming and original fable written in rhyming couplets, “to bee or not to bee” is the story of a young butterfly that doesn’t see his life’s true purpose, until he tries to be something he is not  Continue Reading