I hope you get a chance to take your kids to see Charlotte’s Web at the Community Theatre this weekend…I got a chance to see the dress rehearsal Thursday night & it looks like a sweet show, put on by the middle school  & directed by Penelope Haskew. It’s fun to see each of the  Continue Reading

Let’s take a look around… • At Lavendera Massage Center, there’s a special evening planned: “Riding the Waves of Change” How’s your surfing? Lavendera’s first open forum evening discussion. A time for expansion, evolution and sharing. Thursday  March 29, 2012,   7 – 9 p.m. 285 Spring Street • 378-3637 +++++++++ • It always amazes me  Continue Reading

Lori Stokes says yesterday’s well-attended lunch meeting was inspirational, and here’s why: Soroptimist of Friday Harbor honored the recipients of the service club’s annual awards at its Notable Women’s Luncheon held on March 28. Mollie Kohring of Lopez Island received the Violet Richardson Award, given each year to a young woman between the ages of  Continue Reading

Next month’s Garden Club has a special presentation & guests from Orcas as well – here’s more from Dot Vandaveer: San Island Garden Club will meet April 3 at 1 p.m. at the Mullis Center.  Our speaker will be Elaine Kendall. She will speak to us about the non-GMO initiative petition that is circulating within  Continue Reading

It’s always good to hear from friends with their cameras around San Juan Islandit’s good to catch up with Cyndi Brast (), Jim Maya, Alex Shapiro, and Kevin Holmes. Check out their other photos as well! +++++++++ ++++++++++ ++++++++++ +++++++++++ +++++

• You know it opens & runs this weekend, right? Denyse Davis tells me, “I’ve been able to be backstage for several rehearsals and this group of middle school students are doing a phenomenal job of putting their spin on E.B. White’s characters. Penelope Haskew is directing the play this year. Please urge our fellow  Continue Reading

It was a great day for a race on Sunday – the morning was just a little chilly (running the first mile takes care of that) and a pleasant sunny day in the forties after that. This year’s Half Marathon & 10K put on by Run Ladies Run attracted some 40 half-marathoners & about 50  Continue Reading

Just heard from Carrie Unpingo about a cool thing that happened this weekend, which she described as a reminder why living here is so great. She & Juan had family & friends up for the weekend, and things take off from there: Juan’s sisters and our friends were here on the island this past weekend  Continue Reading

It’s been three or four years now that the ferry service to Victoria (through Sidney) has been cut for three months (after New Year’s till the end of March), but it sure is nice to see it going again, so that Americans can easily go visit Canada’s Vancouver Island & so that Canadians can come  Continue Reading