There were, of course, TWO signs at King’s Market – Katie & Logan Luft brought Rider into the world on the 18th…another new islander!

It was great to hear about Libby (Howard) Oswald’s new boy, the way we hear about things on the island sometimes – with a sign in the window at King’s. (Henry John was born on the 21st). Congrats!

Deb Nolan tells me – we gotta eat out! Here’s the deal – when you eat out at the places below, FHHS students get a chance at scholarship money to help get that first year of college off to a good start. The last couple of years, kids have received $1K scholarships, if they do  Continue Reading

Local write/author/word wizard Susan Wingate has penned a review of Dan Fogelberg’s latest posthumous release, and if you’re a fan of Dan (I am) I think you’ll love it, and want to go get the album. Check it out here on Susan’s writing blog. -oo-

Local write/author/word wizard Susan Wingate has penned a review of Dan Fogelberg’s latest posthumous release, and if you’re a fan of Dan (I am) I think you’ll love it, and want to go get the album. Check it out here on Susan’s writing blog. -oo-

Ran into Jim and Kate Schuman the other day on the ferry, and they allowed as how they’ve gone & bought Island Petroleum Services (IPS) from Lynn & Charlie Meyer. Saw Jim yesterday tending to things at the Port’s marina fuel dock, and that reminded me. They took over the operation on April first. -oo-

I hear that someting like 31 women from our island are going to run the Vancouver Marathon (or Half Marathon) this coming weekend…I have a couple of folks shooting pictures & takin’ names, so I’ll get back to you on that. Way cool! -oo-

The first casualty when war comes, is truth. Senator Hiram Johnson, 1917

A modern parable. Or metaphor. Or story…about the way we do things, sometimes. The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After they got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep. Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says, “Kemo Sabe, look towards sky, what you see? ”  Continue Reading

In Chicago, they schedule Cubs games at Wrigley in the middle of the day for two reasons: One, that’s when baseball is supposed to be played, and two, then people can skip work & go watch ’em. Today, you can too – the Friday Harbor Wolverines baseball team plays at 2:45pm here against Orcas at  Continue Reading