Minnie Knych tells me veterans are welcome at the middle school assembly today: The Middle School will have a special salute to veterans at 12:00 noon on Nov. 10.  All veterans are invited but should RSVP to allow for seating.  RSVP to teacher, Cindy Williams (cwilliams (at) sjisd.wednet.edu). Thanks!

Here’s a nice one to get the day going, with Jason Mraz (sorry about the ad at the first, but that’s what happens when you got 111M visits, I think….):

In your rounds on Saturday, be sure & swing by the island’s oldest bookstore for a bit – here’s more from Laura: Griffin Bay Bookstore Annual Sale Anniversary Open House on Saturday, November 12, 10:00am—6:00pm 20% off on all books in the store Get ready for Griffin Bay Bookstore’s annual Open House and Sale on  Continue Reading

For the most up-to-date numbers, click here for the County election results (thanks, Doris & crew!) As of 8:05, it looks like we have the word on the new school board members (no incumbents ran) with Ralph Hahn winning over Robin DeLaZerda, Jack McKenna defeating Callie McKay, and Jennifer Beck Furber wins uncontested. Meanwhile, the  Continue Reading

Good morning, friends..let’s look ’round the island & see what’s up: • Happened again, this time in Anacortes yesterday. Someone asked me while I was waiting for the ferry, “Hey, you live on San Juan Island?” so I said, “Yep.” They said, “I’ve always wondered – does the water go all the way around?” so  Continue Reading

Here’s the news about this year’s fundraiser at the Community Theatre – here’s the scoop from Jan Bollwinkel-Smith: John Curley Returns to Theatre’s Holiday FUNdraiser The Northwest’s celebrity showman John Curley brings back his electrifying auctioneering skills to Friday Harbor on Saturday, December 3. Curley will host the live auction portion of San Juan Community  Continue Reading

Nancy & David hope you’ll come by: THE TOY BOX TO CELEBRATE PLAY WITH SECOND ANNUAL “NEIGHBORHOOD TOY STORE DAY” Saturday November 12, 2011 On November 12, THE TOY BOX will join over 500 stores across the country to celebrate national Neighborhood Toy Store Day. David and Nancy Hanson, owners of The Toy Box in Friday Harbor  Continue Reading

Brilliant. Just brilliant. It’s always cool to see someone put their talents to work for the good of other folks, and that’s what Hobbes Buchanan is doing. He’s a first-rate & awesome cook, who understands the way to mix flavours (that’s British for the way things taste) and herbs with good organic food to make  Continue Reading

One of the brightest lights of the island has passed away… Darlene Wahl was known to so many & touched so many with her cheerfulness & kindness. She could touch people in so many ways, through her work as a ranger at the park, as a runner in races, as a musician on stage. Just  Continue Reading

It was a night to remember, but not unexpected – FHHS had lost a game two weeks earlier by a 36-35 score, so we knew we could move the ball around the field. So it was fun on Friday’s chilly night to see the Wolverines warm up our home field with Vashon (yep, former San  Continue Reading