If there are any two people made for each other on this island & this planet, it’s my good friends Shannon Dean & Tim Dustrude. They’ve been longtime sweethearts & best friends, and as I’ve watched them in action over the past 10-11 years, they make a great team. Tim announced they got married Sunday  Continue Reading

If there are any two people made for each other on this island & this planet, it’s my good friends Shannon Dean & Tim Dustrude. They’ve been longtime sweethearts & best friends, and as I’ve watched them in action over the past 10-11 years, they make a great team. Tim announced they got married Sunday  Continue Reading

Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount. Omar Bradley, WWII general

If you haven’t been out to Roche Harbor lately, it’s worth the trip just to see the awesome job gardener Alana Dunn does there…it was especially pretty in the solstice sun this weekend. -oo-

Sure was nice to see Joan Mainville-Davis  & Griffin on the Hiyu on Saturday (I was on my way to a wedding there). They last appeared in the Update when he was maybe 36 hours old, because I ran into her & him at Music on the Lawn, right after she & husband Chris Davis had  Continue Reading

        If you’re going off-island, be sure & check two things: The new summer schedule kicked in this weekend, so make sure you’re looking at the right one (or better yet, check the link at the top of this page). And…the Hiyu (35-car sized boat) is handling the interisland route this week.  Continue Reading

It took three years, but it looks like it’s a done deal. Here’s more from the Home Trust’s Nancy DeVaux: Annexation Finalized: Home Trust Plans for “Sun Rise” Being Completed Annexation of the 46-acre Buck property was finalized by adoption of an ordinance by the Town Council on June 18. The Town Council also amended the  Continue Reading

It took three years, but it looks like it’s a done deal. Here’s more from the Home Trust’s Nancy DeVaux: Annexation Finalized: Home Trust Plans for “Sun Rise” Being Completed Annexation of the 46-acre Buck property was finalized by adoption of an ordinance by the Town Council on June 18. The Town Council also amended the  Continue Reading

Kate just dropped me a note to let you know: New Owners for Island Petroleum Services (IPS)   On April 1st Jim and Kate Schuman purchased Island Petroleum Services, more commonly known as IPS, from Charlie and Lynn Meyer. IPS operates the gas station located at 315 Carter Avenue as well as the fuel dock  Continue Reading

It’s always good to have friends drop by, especially if it’s your birthday. -oo-