Just got this note from Margaret Nash (FHHS ’11) that nicely sums up the way a lot of folks feel about one of the most positive coaches around…here’s more from Margaret: Attached to this email is a photo of Jean Melborne, Margaret Nash, and Kaylen Meeker. We thanked our former softball coach Kevin Carlton, who  Continue Reading

.//^ ^\\ (/(_•_)\) ._/”*”\_ (,,,)^(,,,) You know how most of time when you hear there’s a fundraiser coming up, you kinda check to see if it’s one you really want to go to. The Animal Shelter’s annual Wags to Riches is in a class of its own, because people make plans a year ahead to  Continue Reading

Just got this from Tony & Lisa – congrats to John (FHHS ’05)! and Claire! Here’s more: Tony and Lisa Fyrqvist are happy to announce the engagement of their son John Fyrqvist to Claire Hoipkemier, daughter of David and Rory Hoipkemier, currently of East Timor but originally of Lansing, Michigan. John is a product of  Continue Reading

Let’s check on things & see what’s up: • I’d like to thank everybody who wrote, called, e-mailed, faxed & came over to my house to tell me that the bird that I guessed was a starling (or a brown pelican, or a shy oyster catcher, or something) was in fact a barn swallow. Here’s  Continue Reading

You know, this is their first summer, but the good folks at Zip San Juan make it look and feel like they’re are old pros at this stuff. Pat and Stella are two of the most cheerful folks you’ll ever meet, and they make a fun experience exhilarating. I love hanging around them (which takes  Continue Reading

I know you’ve heard it before, but after you hear it this morning, you’ll be singing it all day, today – here’s Chad & Jeremy with “Summer Song” from the sixties, and from this morning….

You have heard the expression, “Think outside of the box,” and if you’re like me, you have wondered what exactly was kept outside of the box that was so handy. Over the past month, I’ve noticed the expression being used a fair amount by folks who are ignoring the resources that are available in the  Continue Reading

Well, let’s see what’s going on and what we need to catch up on… • The San Juan Soccer Association reminds me that there’s a week left to register for the fall season for kids… Travis Ayers tells me after July 15, registration fees go up! But here’s the part that I would like to  Continue Reading

You have a super chance to see this tonight at the Community Theatre – it’s the Friday Harbor premiere showing of Rob Michaan’s documentary ‘Cut Poison Burn.’ If cancer has touched your life, then this will help fill in some of the gaps in understanding you may have…. The show is at 7pm, with donations  Continue Reading

Looking around the island… • This is happening at waterworks gallery – here’s more from Ruth: Please join me at WaterWorks Gallery tonight at 7pm for an Artist Talk with Barbara Duzan & Jaime Ellsworth speaking on what inspires them as artist and their process. • Hey, Kate Schuman tells that she & Tami &  Continue Reading