When I found out about three weeks ago that I had located some folks to rent out my house, the cool part was the chance to downsize…and that was great. Since Josie & I wanted to move to an apartment anyway, that part was easy. The hard part was getting the place ready for the  Continue Reading

In a press release from the superintendent’s office late yesterday: Here is an update on the search at the elementary school. Today our search committee met from 8:00 to 4:30 to interview six candidates who are qualified for the position. Each candidate was scored by the thirteen member search committee. Following the interviews, three candidates  Continue Reading

In this challenging vid, Emily & Amy (the Indigo Girls) explore both’s reincarnation & recurring lives backed by the metaphor of Galileo’s “night vision,” with which ironically he saw clearly the way the universe worked…and wrote that up, only to be condemned by the dominant church at the time. How long till we get it  Continue Reading

Let’s take a look… • If it seems like dèja vu all over again, that’s because it is – at the Palace Theatre this weekend it’s Kung Fu Panda 2 and Pirates of the Caribbean (like, 4). Good time for all. • Psychic awareness of pre-confusion: I was visiting with a friend yesterday about something  Continue Reading

If you’ve been out on the water much around here, you know there’s harbor porpoises & Dall’s porpoises…when they interbreed, they have hybrid kids. Here’s more about one that turned up on the beach here, in a report from Amy Traxler of the Marine Stranding Network, with a reminder to let her know about any  Continue Reading

  Let’s look around & see… • Message in a bottle – here’s a story from KOMO 4  about a bottle that was discovered at Eagle Cove – you’ll love it. Great way to start the day – and thanks, Judy for passing it on! • Tomorrow is Island Rec’s Open House at 4:00pm (till  Continue Reading

Anybody who has lived on the island knows the Kinnamans, but did you know their role in making the town’s only movie theater what it is today? Saturday, Dean Kinnaman gave a presentation at the movie house he grew up in. The building was constructed in 1915, and Town Historic Preservation Coordinator Sandy Strehlou reviewed  Continue Reading

There’s no one with more energy & creativity & heart, and she gives it all to the kids – FHHS’ music & band teacher Janet Olsen is retiring this spring, and she will be much missed. Besides the regular school program & competitions, every 3-4 years, Janet and the band take a trip somewhere –  Continue Reading

If you like Faith Hill, and you like Carlos Santana, you’ll love them together – here’s Breathe:

Let’s see what’s going on… • Kevin Roth is going to the Welding Radio at Bellingham Tech College this weekend – here’s what that looks like (looks like fun!) • Bryn Barnard has the second of his three author talks at the library tonight at 7 – here’s more. People told last week’s presentation was  Continue Reading