Superstition is less painful than gazing at complexity with the naked mind. Kim Goldberg 

Gotta wake each day with a song (don’t you?!?) – here’s the one I had running around my head this weekend, so I looked it up to share with you. Seems so many folks I run into this year are spooked & scared by the stuff going on around them & in the world…and at  Continue Reading

Pretty cool – Friday Harbor High’s WSU-bound pitcher Richie Ochoa & catcher Ryan Aylward were named to the 1A All-State team – wahoo! Here’s the posting, in the Yakima paper. -oo-

Pretty cool – Friday Harbor High’s WSU-bound pitcher Richie Ochoa & catcher Ryan Aylward were named to the 1A All-State team – wahoo! Here’s the posting, in the Yakima paper. -oo-

Hey, I just heard that FHHS’ Rhiana Franklin has been asked to play for the Fourth of July at Tacoma’s Freedom Fair…wahoo! Only fourteen years old, she is simply awesome with her vocals & her songwriting… She’ll be backed up by everybody’s favorite bassplayer Cecil Demeerleer (from Radio Shack, the Solar Siblings, and a zillion  Continue Reading

Remember I told you a couple of weeks ago that Jim Barnhart was coming to the island to help set up the new hospital? Here’s a bit more about that & about him, from EMS press officer Alan Roochvarg: PeaceHealth has appointed Jim Barnhart to lead the planning and implementation phase of building and operating  Continue Reading

The Kiwanis Club always puts on a great show…here’s more from Barry Jacobson: Once again, Kiwanis of Friday Harbor is presenting the Fourth of July Pig War Picnic at the San Juan Historical Museum on Price Street, starting right after the parade ends.  This year’s celebration will be bigger than ever, in recognition of the  Continue Reading

As we continue our series about volunteers at Lime Kiln State Park, here’s more about Dennis Linden, as he answered some questions we asked him: Tell us about yourself! Number of years living in the San Juan archipelago: 10 years Occupation in your real, or unreal, life: Food Writer, Fresh Blueberry broker Furthest place in  Continue Reading

The Sixth Annual Produce Sale has one last day Saturday, so it’s your last chance to stock up at Marketplace…see ya there!

Yep, there’s a bunch going on – didja know about all this: • Peggy Sue at the Whale Museum reports: The Whale Museum is pleased to present Psychologist and Composer Leesa Sklover PhD on Friday at 7:0pm. Leesa is a pioneer in sound and music therapy, inter-species communication and ecopsychology and ecospirituality. Her research includes  Continue Reading