Happy Solstice Eve to you…let’s look around the island: • You already know that Solstice is on the 21st this year, and I’m hoping you heard about the lunar eclipse tonight, which starts around 9:30pm or so our time. Should be pretty cool, clouds permitting – here’s the backstory on that. • The word in  Continue Reading

Over the next few years, different economic models are going to emerge to supplant the current ponzi scheme that we see as inevitable in our present culture (hey, I lost 70% of the value of my retirement savings in the past three years, and some 40% of the value of my house – I’m definitely  Continue Reading

It’s been a good weekend for Friday Harbor High, and former Friday Harbor High players… • Senior receiver Tyler Hart (FHHS ’07) helped lead the Eastern Washington Eagles into the national championship game with Friday’s nationally broadcast win in the semis over Villanova – the title game will be held in Texas on January 7th.  Continue Reading

I hope you’re having a nice sunny day…let’s see what’s up: • The Washington State Ferry folks say the schedule will be the regular one for the San Juan Islands/Anacortes route: On Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1 this route will operate on a normal weekend schedule. On Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec.  Continue Reading

Jan at the Community Theatre tells me there are some tickets left – here’s this year’s show: Warm Your Holidays with Music and San Juan Singers A festive holiday concert is on tap at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 19 at 2:00 p.m. San Juan Singers–the  Continue Reading

Just got a note that San Juan Healthcare’s Joann Mayo has achieved Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) status by successfully completing the Certification Examination for Diabetes Educators. Meanwhile, Burk Gossom at the same clinic has completed continuing medical education requirements to retain membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the only medical specialty organization  Continue Reading

Let’s see what folks are up to: • On Tuesday, Gail & Randy from Cotton Cotton Cotton visited Village at the Harbour & dressed folks up for a fashion show of clothes from their shop, as you can see below…that’s all the models from the show! • Val tells me this is gonna be fun:  Continue Reading

You can still catch Island Stage Left‘s performances of Christmas Memories, and see Dan Mayes bring Dylan Thomas alive – as well as a longtime memory of Christmas warmth. Here’s the schedule…see you there!

This just in from Kathleen at the Preservation Trust: The San Juan Preservation Trust, a non-profit land trust based in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, announced today that it has successfully purchased Vendovi Island, the third largest island under single private ownership in the entire San Juan archipelago. This acquisition ensures that this 217-acre  Continue Reading