This is a great chance to help – here’s more from Steve & the Trails Committee: San Juan Historical Museum Path Project—-Volunteers Needed! This is more of a landscaping project than a trail but it is a community effort to improve the Historical Museum grounds for all-season visitor use and enjoyment.  Doug McCutcheon and I  Continue Reading

Lots going on around the island…let’s see what’s up: • Island Stage Left‘s spring show Someone to Watch over Me continues this weekend (it runs all month, but only four weeks instead of the usual five), but the Saturday show this week has been cancelled due to a death in the family. The Thursday &  Continue Reading

Because the Charter Review this year may result in changes to the way we do things, this is probably how the election process for County Council & Superior Judge will go – here’s more from the County’s Stan Matthews, who explains people who run this year may have to run again early next year: As  Continue Reading

They’re set for Friday – here’s more from San Juan Community Theatre’s Jan Bollwinkel-Smith: Smooth and romantic jazz shines on the Whittier stage when Tuck & Patti return on Friday, April 13 to San Juan Community Theatre for an evening of guitar mastery and magical vocals. For more than three decades, guitarist Tuck Andress and  Continue Reading

Hey – drop by the Library to get your picture taken at the Library….and help celebrate not just National Library Week, but having one of the coolest libraries around – here’s more from Marjorie Harrison, the library’s director: You belong @ your library this National Library Week, April 8-14 Whether you are a job seeker  Continue Reading

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more. ~ George Gordon, Lord Byron from ‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage’

Jim Maya photographed this beautiful breaching transient killer whale earlier this week…

Had this song stuck in my head the last couple of days….good one to wake up to. Here’s Donovan recently, inviting everyone to sing along…you can, too:

Shannon Monroe from Olympia is bringing the bus to the island – here’s more: Good afternoon, Ian! Our DSHS Mobile CSO is scheduled to be in Friday Harbor on April 11th & 12th at the Friday Harbor Resource Center located at 500 Market St. Our hours will be from 11am until 5pm on the 11th  Continue Reading

Just a few things to share this morning, including an egg hunt you’ve gone to, all these years: • Jenny Benedict over at the fire station says they could use a little help (bring the kids!) coloring eggs at the fire station today (Friday) at five…see ya there! ++++++++ • Our baseball boys nearly beat  Continue Reading