FHHS grad Rebecca’s proud mom Beth just sent me this – it’s the kind of thing that makes an island proud – way to go Rebecca! Here’s more: Rebecca N. Funke has the honor of being selected by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to receive a Fulbright grant award to teach English in  Continue Reading

Wasn’t it great yesterday? And it continued into the evening…hope you get out for a walk or a run on the warm spring nights…

A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. Paul Sweeney

Last night at the Library, the winners of the 2009 Teen Writing Contest were announced. Stories & poems were read, prizes were awarded, and overall it was cool to have all that literary talent in one spot. This is the seventh year of the program, and with 61 entries this year, it looks like it’s  Continue Reading

That’s the way it is, sometimes….  -oo-

It’s the time of year you see it everywhere, and the pretty yellow flowers on it are why that Scottish guy brought it to Victoria years ago. Well, scotch broom is a noxious weed. A mature plant produces in excess of 10,000 seeds that can be ejected as far as 20 feet.  Since those seeds  Continue Reading

It’s the time of year you see it everywhere, and the pretty yellow flowers on it are why that Scottish guy brought it to Victoria years ago. Well, scotch broom is a noxious weed. A mature plant produces in excess of 10,000 seeds that can be ejected as far as 20 feet.  Since those seeds  Continue Reading

If you’re a visitor coming this way & would like to do a trip with just women, check out what Deanna Keahey offers with her tours to the islands. She offers bird watching & whale watching & kayaking & hiking & all the stuff those of us who live here do right before breakfast, each  Continue Reading

The Washington State Ferries just wrote to tell me & you: SEATTLE – The Washington State Department of Transportation is reminding citizens traveling to Canada to ensure they have the proper documentation and to be prepared for delays at border, whether traveling by road or via the Anacortes/Sidney, B.C. ferry. As of June 1, U.S.  Continue Reading

The last few years have been ones in which preservation efforts can claim some successes. This is critical if we are to leave our children anything