Lori Ronhaar reports that the U-15 soccer guys (U-15 means “under 15 years old”) wrapped up a very successful season last weekend tied for the league championship with a 7-1-2 record & five more goals than the other co-champ. Way to go, guys!
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Ian Byington
I’ve been writing this & adding to it since 1997, and it has morphed into what you see now during that time – a collaborative effort between our community and me to tell the story of what makes an island tick, and to celebrate the cool things that happen.
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The Artists registry is up!
November 16, 2011 at 1:39 am
Just got this note that you should check out the Visual Artist Registry at the IMA’s website since it just went live! Here’s more from Yvonne Buijs-Mancuso: The Island Museum of Art & Sculpture Park (IMA) is pleased to announce that their online Visual Artist Registry is now a reality. This registry is a generous Continue Reading
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Playing this weekend: “Oh, No! Granny’s Got The Remote!”
November 15, 2011 at 9:40 am
Last year, the Community Theatre lit up with kids & dance & song in the November show that Penelope wrote (I loved it!), and now they’re doing it again this weekend on Friday & Saturday at 7pm, and Sunday at 2pm. She & musical director Teddy Deane have been working since January to pull this Continue Reading
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What does the “big one” look like?
November 15, 2011 at 8:43 am
The SJC Department of Emergency Management is hosting two lectures by Tim Walsh, State Geologist for WA State DNR. Topic will be “The Big One: Tusnami and Quake Impacts of a 9.0 Cascadia Quake.” Here’s more from Brendan Cowan, Director, San Juan County Department of Emergency Management: Lectures will be on Wednesday November 16th at Continue Reading
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Around the island….this Monday
November 14, 2011 at 8:59 am
Let’s catch up with what’s up, pup: • I sure like it when someone complained about the weather (rainy & cold & rainy & cold) on Facebook Saturday morning, and the always-wise Peggy Sue McRae replied: When you live in a temperate rainforest… it’s supposed to do this… build a fire and grab a good Continue Reading
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Round The County Race
November 14, 2011 at 6:58 am
It was great to see the 72 boats that participated in this last weekend’s race as people dealt with the different challenges the different weather changes presented…it’s always good to see so many boats around the island!
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Morning song for you….
November 14, 2011 at 12:03 am
One of the favorite songs for some folks that we sometimes play at weddings is John Lennon’s Oh My Love…here’s a studio mix, with George Harrison:
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