Forgot to mention yesterday that in the upcoming fundraiser for Jessica Oldwyn Saturday at Brickworks, Van Go’s Pizza is providing all the food for the barn dance. Daniel is giving them a screamin’ deal on take & bake pizzas so they can feed everyone and still hopefully make some profit money for Jess.

Just got this heads up from CenturyLink: Scheduled routine maintenance of NoaNet fiber could affect CenturyLink customers NoaNet, a nonprofit broadband provider, will perform scheduled routine maintenance of its fiber in the San Juan Islands on March 19. During this scheduled maintenance, CenturyLink customers may experience up to a two-hour service disruption affecting Internet and  Continue Reading

Run Ladies Run is happening on Saturday, March 22nd. And don’t forget, this year, Run Ladies Run is sponsoring Jessica Oldwyn in her fight with Brain Cancer. As you probably know, Jessica is an island native, now living in Seattle. She was diagnosed with Brain Cancer 4 years ago. Read more about that and what RLR is doing on  Continue Reading

Just got the news from Morgan over at Island Rec… Congratulations to Roger Paul, John Entermann of Anacortes, Tony Fyrqvist , and Jock Warren for being big winners in the 3rd Annual Table Tennis Tournament this weekend in each of their Divisions. Daniel Farber of Anacortes took Second place in the tight final game against  Continue Reading

Meet Land Steward Doug McCutchen of the San Juan County Land Bank and San Juan Island Audubon bird watcher extraordinaire Barb Jensen to walk and see the new bird watching blind on the Land Bank Preserve on Westside Road. Meet and park at the pull-off on the east side of Westside Road, .7mi. north of  Continue Reading

Suzie has another workshop coming up in April. Here’s her introduction to it… Do you most often express ego-story or authentic nature? What is “Ego” exactly? What are the benefits of living more authentically, and what prevents you from doing so? In an upcoming workshop led by Suzie Thomas, you will have the opportunity to  Continue Reading

Just heard from Tammy over at Paideia Classical School that they’re having an open house next weekend… It’s Sunday, March 23rd from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at 265 Price St. Here’s their flyer or call 378-8322 for more info.

Everyone who meets Mr. Gibbs immediately falls in love with him! He is a 6-year old wire-haired Dachshund / Corgi mix with a great personality and so much love to give. Mr. Gibbs lost his family and home due to foreclosure and would really appreciate feeling loved and safe again. He gets along well with  Continue Reading

Here’s Hobbes with this week’s update and Jim Maya with the photo… Capt. Jack & Mate Andy and the crew on the inter-island ferry Hiyu reported that the T49A’s (transient orcas) showed up Friday afternoon right outside Friday Harbor!  And they stayed in the area for around 3 hours feeding on seals and porpoise… It’s  Continue Reading

Kids and Parents! Are you looking for a fun and convenient childcare option during spring break? Island Rec is offering a fun-filled day-camp for K-6th graders. Our staff is designing an enriching camp experience including fun games & activities, crafts, swimming, beach trips, and lots more! School’s Out Camp will run Monday through Friday, April  Continue Reading