Hope you get a chance to get outside & play….let’s see what’s up: • 20% off everything on the Whale Museum’s Web Store, till October 24th! Check it out! Great chance to stock up on gifts! ++++++++ • Can you help Griffin Bay High? Susan tells me that what with the budget cuts, it’s really  Continue Reading

If you know a kid whom you tell ’em what’s going on & they say, “Sew what?” this would be a great place to start – sewing on Tuesday at the middle school, after school! Here’s more from Kay Kohler: “Sewing for All” has resumed in Room 12 of the Middle School on Tuesdays after  Continue Reading

A couple of weeks ago, the Fire Department put on this year’s Safety Fair, and it was awesome! But it didn’t stop there – emergency folks gave presentations & lessons at the elementary school the week afterwards. Here’s more from Update reporter Tamara Weaver: Some fun pics from Sunday’s safety fair, a couple of weeks  Continue Reading

Thanks to Jessica Hagy, Indexed  

Let’s take a look around & see what’s going on…. • Went to get a bite the other day at lunch & dropped by KO’s Subs…have you been there lately? Kenny is now offering hot subs, and the place smells really good because of it. Stick your head in, just to smell how good a  Continue Reading

At next week’s  San Juan Island School District School Board Meeting on Wednesday, one of the agenda items is reviewing the needs that will be addressed by next year’s Capital & Tech Levy….here’s the details, from superintendent Rick Thompson: On the agenda for the regular school board meeting, you will see an item related to  Continue Reading

Teddy Deane sent over this news, from Jane Alden: The Importance of Arts to a Community The steering committee for The San Juan County Arts Council has selected a slate of candidates for its first ever Board of Directors, to be voted upon by the membership at its first membership meeting next month, November 3,  Continue Reading

Welcome to a new day, with a lot to recommend itself to you as a GREAT day. The key player in it, of course, is you – and as Dan Millman says, “Don’t just HAVE a great day – CREATE a great day.” So, here’s a Harry Chapin song I’d like to sing for you:  Continue Reading

We have till November 6th before DST ends and it starts to get dark around five, but already islanders are planning the ways to keep the winter bright, with projects, chances for creativity, and at times, spiritual seeking. Our long, dark winters are great opportunities to get great things done, both outside & in. Seems  Continue Reading

The weather has been so great the last few days – did you get out? I hope so! Here’s more: • Courtney Oldwyn has a garage (or barn) sale to tell you about: Garage (in the barn if it rains) Sale, Saturday 10/22 8:00am-1:00pm @ Blazing Tree Ranch, 569 Blazing Tree Road. Kid stuff, household  Continue Reading