Just got this update from Lighthouse from Val Curtis: Lighthouse Preschool: Increase to teaching staff, employment opportunity and enrollment openings Classes at Lighthouse Preschool begin Tuesday, September 6, 2011.   The Lighthouse Preschool Board is happy to announce that Teacher Amy Pauls will be returning for her 3rd year at Lighthouse Preschool and Teacher Autumn Hallock  Continue Reading

What’s happening…. • This year’s Wags to Riches fundraiser for the Animal Shelter is this Saturday…and they still have a few tickets left. This one is fun – I’ve gone the last few years & I know you’ll have a good time…help make it a sellout! Here’s the details. • Passing: So sad to hear  Continue Reading

Hope your week is off to great start – let’s see what’s going on ’round the island: • The Community Theatre‘s farce The Real Inspector Hound begins its three week run this Friday – funny & fast paced & you’ll love it, especially if you already like Tom Stoppard – here’s more. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ • They’re  Continue Reading

It’s always fun to see the island in the videos, movies & pictures people make with their time here…and it’s easy to see Monika LaPlante had a good time while she was here, with the video above, as well as her marine-themed eHarmony parody SeaHarmony (click here to see, or sea), and the Love Letter  Continue Reading

Turns out that Terry Ogle is pretty sick…he has been diagnosed with stage 4 leukemia, and has begun chemo. A bunch of his friends & family are pulling together a benefit fundraiser on August 26 which I’ll tell you more about as the plans come together, but check out the Facebook writeup in the meantime  Continue Reading

They’ve come a long way, the old way…paddling across the strait from island to island. Over 200 tribes & bands are represented in this annual event (here’s the complete backstory from last week).

It was a well-attended & fun event last year – so now it’s time for the Second Annual Fly-in & Open House – here’s more from Fred Schumacher: Release Your Inner Child at the Friday Harbor Fly-In and Open House Visualize a child’s fingers wrapped around a chain-link fence at the local airport, wide eyes  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s up: • The Tease are playing at Herb’s tonight & Saturday starting at 9:30pm – I got to hear these guys over the weekend of the Fourth when they played at Roche Harbor, and they make a room of people get on their feet & dance…check them out -you’ll be glad you  Continue Reading

Here are some interesting things – see what you think: • Here’s the note that came with this amazing story from the Seattle Times: “Two weeks ago, we looked out our window to see a catamaran lowering something into the water.  The Captain called out that they were taking hi def underwater video……….to check their  Continue Reading

InHave you seen Waterworks Gallery’s Ruth‘s new blog? In it she discusses different aspects of the art scene between here and the rest of the Northwest, as well as what life is like in other ways. In her latest posting, she goes out for the day and explores our island home and takes a moment  Continue Reading