When Janet Olsen retired last year from the high school, it was hard to get used to her moving on…now Community Theatre Board president Pat Nieman says Merritt plans to step down as well – here’s her remarks: Merritt Olsen, Executive Director of the San Juan Community Theatre, has announced his retirement effective June 1,  Continue Reading

It’s cool to have a new one-syllable month that starts a new season…feels like progress! Looking around the island: • It’ll be fun to see how the kids do with their production – here’s more from Julie Hagn about next Tuesday’s one-day production: The Spring Street International School Winter Shakespeare Season presents A Midsummer Night’s  Continue Reading

For the past few years, Monique & Vic Woodward have taken groups to the Dominican Republic each summer, and they’re greaing up for this year.  (One of the groups’ activities was the food bagging project last fall, remember that?) Here’s more from Update reporter Collin Williamson: The Dominican Republic. Known for its baseball talent, and  Continue Reading

Thursday, March 1, 2012 from 3:15-4:15 PM. Hey, come by the library today! Her’s more from Melina: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!   All are welcome to come enjoy this free public event that will feature a reader theater-style story with Dr. Seuss-inspired characters, delicious cake provided by Cake Junkies, and fun craft making. Books to  Continue Reading

Hey, I thought we might start today with a story within a story…. See all those little  boxes (like where the blue arrow at right is pointing) on the San Juan Update? What’s cool about them is each one is a story in its own right… Sometimes it’s a cartoon, like Indexed & xkcd.com. Sometimes  Continue Reading

You know & I know that the stuff Gail & Randy sell at Cotton Cotton Cotton is supposed to be made out of…cotton. But they’re the kind of people who not only think out of the box, they also sell really comfortable clothes. The “Repair the World” clothing line of made of recovered plastic &  Continue Reading

+++++++++++++ I hope you did NOT sit in front of your ‘puter all day yesterday, watching videos & looking for jokes to send your friends (and that’s just while you were at work!) Nope, I hope you got outside & had a chance to play in the sun…. Let’s see what else is up: +++++++++++++  Continue Reading

You’ve been hearing about cuts to the postal system…here’s the word from Scott at the local post office, with his take on the situation: Your Friday Harbor to Friday Harbor letter may now take 2 days! Hi, my name is Scott George. I work at the Friday Harbor Post Office. I love my job, and  Continue Reading