Today’s the end of the first lap of the County Council election – the returns will be posted some time after 8pm on the County Elections Website here. This primary sets up the final election in April, with two candidates for each of the three spots – congrats to the winners, and to everyone who has run  Continue Reading

It’s always cool to know the author of a book when you read it, and I love it when our friends crank out a good book….that’s what Dave Ryan has done with Bring Me The Head Of El Monte Slim: The Order of Chaos (Volume 1). If the name sounds familiar, that’s because Dave is the airport manager  Continue Reading

This report filed by reporter-at-large & Update archivist Ian: The Father-Daughter Dance is coming up this week on Friday, starting at 7pm at the Mullis Center…. sponsored by Island Rec, this is the dance that was started in 2006, and it just keeps getting better! Sally & her crew do an awesome job…. Nearly every year, we shot a  Continue Reading

The broad range of things the United Way helps support on all the islands is simply amazing, and this year’s budget of $91K is going a long way. (Here’s the website, so you can get YOUR donation in!) Here’s the report from the United Way’s executive director, Eli Gull: In January, 2013, United Way of  Continue Reading

SJ Nature Institute’s Arthur Whiteley Lecture: Ocean Acidification by Jan Newton; 7 p.m. Thursday – The Commons, UW Friday Harbor Labs.. Jan Newton, Senior Principal Oceanographer with Applied Physics Lab of UW works with colleagues at UW, including the Labs, and NOAA to assess the status of ocean acidification of local waters. Open to all  Continue Reading

Let’s take a quick look around the island…… • Time marches on….Andrea Kiernan started working at Pelindaba Lavender ten years ago, and she’s still there, although her jobs have changed with the passage of time….here’s a nice little writeup about what she’s creating these days…. +++++++ • Mary Karen & Cal’s son Tyler Ryan (FHHS ’01)  Continue Reading

This coming Saturday (February 2nd!) from one to five pm, Bill & Shannon Bailey are hosting a “Double Open Boat” so that you can drop by the marina & come aboard The Catalyst, as well as introducing their new boat, Westward. Here’s more from Shannon: Dear Friends, In the course of our Natural History-based voyages  Continue Reading

Most folks who knew Dodie Gann also knew  Shadow…it’s good to hear he’s in good hands with Michelle Loftus over at the Animal Inn. Here’s more from Michelle about how he’s doing: As many of you know, our dear friend Dodie Gann passed recently. Dodie and I had many conversations about Shadow, her beloved canine  Continue Reading

The island’s oldest bank merged with Key Bank twenty years ago, but it’s been a custom of the former employees to have periodic reunions to stay in touch. Here’s the scoop from Marilyn Corrie: We thought your readers might enjoy this little bit of community trivia. Many will remember San Juan County Bank (SJCB), which  Continue Reading