The equivalent of an Exxon Valdez dumped off our cars into Puget Sound from traffic every couple of years…does that get your attention? I got a note from the People For Puget Sound about a don’t-miss show on tv tonight…here’s more: Please take the time tomorrow night at 9 PM to watch the KCTS-9 special  Continue Reading

There’s a new little place to get some gas at Roche Harbor…it’s located at the top of the parking lot way in back of the hotel (like, up the hill) – you’ll see it when you first come to the resort.I saw it last week, but wasn’t sure it was open…it is. Far as I  Continue Reading

Thursday Brian reported on Facebook that Rachel delivered the baby in the morning: Thought this would be a good way to let lots of people know that we had our baby today at 11:17am, Islands Hospital Anacortes. All is well. Forrest Harrison Goodremont. Look forward to seeing you all on the island soon.

Thursday Brian reported on Facebook that Rachel delivered the baby in the morning: Thought this would be a good way to let lots of people know that we had our baby today at 11:17am, Islands Hospital Anacortes. All is well. Forrest Harrison Goodremont. Look forward to seeing you all on the island soon.

I love what our Community Foundation does for our island…take a peek at their website (it’s here: http://www.sjicf.org) and you’ll get the idea (I love their website, by the way…it makes understanding what they do really easy.) Well, it’s time for the annual request for grants – here’s the info from SJICF’s Susan Matthews: The  Continue Reading

Joyce at the Family Resource Center just got this going for every Tuesday, for you & your infant – here’s more: The Family Resource Center is offering a new drop-in group for parents with infants ages birth to 10 months. It runs each Tuesday from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. The first hour is for  Continue Reading

Joyce at the Family Resource Center just got this going for every Tuesday, for you & your infant – here’s more: The Family Resource Center is offering a new drop-in group for parents with infants ages birth to 10 months. It runs each Tuesday from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. The first hour is for  Continue Reading

One of the great things about Stephanie Hubber’s yoga place at Shantaya Yoga (next to the airport, above Ravenhill Construction) is all the different kinds of yoga classes you can take, offered by different instructors. That’s Stephanie getting Adam Saccio ready for the next pose in Restorative Yoga, which the Shantaya website describes like this:  Continue Reading

One of my favorite photographers on the island showed off his photos from his trip to Antarctica at the Whale Museum last month. The crowd that night for Bob Stavers included folks that got turned away for lack of room – it was packed. In the spirit of showing them & you what you missed,  Continue Reading

One of the cool things about reading the Update is helping your neighbors…remember about three years ago when Francesca’s dog was missing, we posted it on the Update, and found that he had swam to Brown Island? Is this important news? Sure – to the folks missing their pet. So here’s a cat you might  Continue Reading