Catching up around the island: • A little bird tells me today Jack and Carole Woolsey are celebrating their 50th anniversary (this Thursday, April 14). Congratulations, you two! Way to go! Meanwhile, it was today in 1990 that Sharon & John Boyd got hitched – happy 21st anniversary to you! • Lots of soccer, tennis (today),  Continue Reading

Around town, around the island, around the house…. • Wahoo – it’s the San Juan Singers at the Community Theatre this weekend! Here’s more from Jan at SJCT: San Juan Singers Welcome Spring! San Juan Singers is all about SPRING in their festive concert: Poems, Prayers, and Promises on Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and  Continue Reading

Pat & Stella tell me there’s a locals’ special as Zip San Juan opens for the season – here’s the deal: Zip San Juan is open!  We are zipping everyday and want you to enjoy the fun.  We are offering tours on Monday through Thursday at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm. And on Fridays Saturdays  Continue Reading

The time for re-defining progress has come, as we find the ravages of continued, unrestrained growth of population & resource use to be more and more evident on our planet home… I know (and you do, too) so many people who are scripting their hopes for happiness & fulfillment based on what we now call  Continue Reading

Things are happening ’round the island…let’s check in: • I love it that Emily Reed & Peter Fromm are working together to make a visual display about what it means to live here, and offer it in a way that we all can see it & celebrate what we have going here. There’s a bit  Continue Reading

I’m loving it that Alice is offering these classes for kids – seems it gives young ones a chance to get in touch with their “inner kid” in the best of ways. Here’s the details for her yoga class & her adventure games classes:

Seems like there are a lot of things going on – let’s take a look: • Wahoo – she has nearly finished her nursing program (only two quarters to go), and she’s going to work on the island – Becky Phillips has accepted her first full-time LPN position at San Juan Health Care! Way to go,  Continue Reading

It’s been under review for over a year, and NOAA finally released its new regulations, which include requiring almost all marine vessels to keep 200 yards away from killer whales. The new requirement doubles the previous distance from 100 yards, and is hoped to help make things easier for local pods. Here’s the whole report.

It’s this week – here’s the word from Marty at the elementary school: Kindergarten Registration Friday Harbor Elementary School welcomes the Kindergarten class of 2011-2012! Registration for next year’s Kindergarten class will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 12 and 13 in the school office. Parents who wish to enroll their children for the  Continue Reading