One of the cool things here on the island is that if you have cancer, there have been two ways to get ferry tickets so you can get to treatment on the mainland: The Susan G. Komen Foundation (for folks with breast cancer) and the Soroptimists’ program (for everyone else). Both have provided hundreds of  Continue Reading

You were planning to go, and so was I – today’s home baseball game with Nooksack (which was a re-schedule from two weeks ago) has been postponed again – the new re-schedule is on the 23rd, here at Hartman Field. Over the weekend, the FHHS softball girls swept two with Concrete, while the baseball boys  Continue Reading

Nature is doing her best each moment to make us well. Why, Nature is but another name for health. Henry David Thoreau

It’s always cool to see how other folks – especially visitors – see us. Check out Melissa Manley’s blog, including pictures from Mount Young….click here. -oo-

Marty Robinson at FHES tells me they want to sign up the little ones next week: Kindergarten Registration: Friday Harbor Elementary School welcomes the Kindergarten class of 2009-2010!  Registration for next year’s Kindergarten class will be held on Monday and Tuesday, April 20 and 21 in the school office.  Parents who wish to enroll their  Continue Reading

Besides all the excitement at Jackson’s Beach, there’s also activities for kids at Roche Harbor – here are all the details, from the Roche Harbor news. http://www.rocheharbor.com/aboutus_news.html -ooo-

Are you ready for this year’s Easter Egg Hunt? Here’s what we do each year, from Susan Risser (there are photos from last year’s hunt in the “Galleries” in the column to the right): The annual Easter egg hunt put on by the Friday Harbor Firefighters will by held at Jackson’s Beach again this year.  Continue Reading

Abby at Island Rec asked me to tell you to bring extra batteries: Hi Ian! Just wanted to remind you that this Saturday is Island Rec’s Teen Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt! 8:30pm at the High School Track. Bring a flashlight and a bag to carry all your goodies home in. This is open to all  Continue Reading

Build a man a fire and you’ll warm him for a day – but set a man on fire and you’ll warm him for a lifetime. Cody Fischer

One of the things you gotta drop by & see, if you’re gonna live here, is the mausoleum at Roche Harbor… here’s a description of John’s McMillin’s vision for the structure, from the Roche Harbor website (http://www.rocheharbor.com/walkingtour.html): John S. McMillin wished to leave to posterity, a memorial to the dreams and aspirations of the things  Continue Reading