Island Senior is a reg­u­lar col­umn on the SJ Update writ­ten by Peg­gy Sue McRae… A new pub­lic art project is com­ing to Fri­day Har­bor in June. Keep a look out for a new instal­la­tion in the Sun­shine Alley Breeze­way, the nar­row alley next to the Palace The­atre, hon­or­ing island artist Mar­jorie Walk­er. I remem­ber Mar­jorie  Con­tin­ue Reading

Island Senior is a reg­u­lar col­umn on the San Juan Update writ­ten by Peg­gy Sue McRae… Whether they are serv­ing up a hot lunch, deliv­er­ing meals on wheels, or set­ting up for a pan­cake break­fast, vol­un­teers are the life’s blood of our senior cen­ter.  This April in appre­ci­a­tion for all of those who vol­un­teer, the Mullis  Con­tin­ue Reading

Island Senior is a reg­u­lar col­umn on the San Juan Update, writ­ten by Peg­gy Sue McRae… On our last “Field Trip Fri­day” excur­sion to the main­land, (see San Juan Update 3/31/2018), I caught up with Cal­lie McK­ay. She’s a busy woman and not an easy one to catch up with but the fer­ry ride to Ana­cortes gave  Con­tin­ue Reading

Island senior is a reg­u­lar col­umn on the San Juan Update writ­ten by Peg­gy Sue McRae… At the Mullis Cen­ter the third Fri­day of the month is Field Trip Fri­day with Cal­lie McK­ay. I joined the fun this month for an off-island day trip to the Skag­it Coun­ty Senior Cen­ter in Burling­ton fol­lowed by a vis­it  Con­tin­ue Reading

Island Senior is a reg­u­lar col­umn on the SJ Update writ­ten by Peg­gy Sue McRae… On Wednes­day, March 21 the Mullis Cen­ter invites you to join the fun and help raise mon­ey for our senior nutri­tion pro­gram includ­ing the pop­u­lar hot lunch­es on Mon­days and Thurs­days and home deliv­ered meals known as “meals on wheels”. Begin­ning  Con­tin­ue Reading

Island Senior is a reg­u­lar col­umn on San Juan Update writ­ten by Peg­gy Sue McRae… Islanders will have a unique oppor­tu­ni­ty start­ing March 20; to take a six-week course at the Mullis Cen­ter designed to help peo­ple self-man­age liv­ing with chron­ic dis­ease. The course, sup­port­ed here by the North­west Region­al Coun­cil and San Juan Coun­ty, was  Con­tin­ue Reading

Clas­sic Film Series: Love and Laugh­ter, Feb­ru­ary 23–25. All show­ing at 7 pm. You’ll love–and laugh–through these three come­dies by Bil­ly Wilder and Charles Brack­et, “the hap­pi­est cou­ple in Hol­ly­wood”.  Served with a lov­ing smile by our very own com­ic diva, Therese!  Refresh­ments are cour­tesy of the Friends of the Library.  “It’s kind of a look  Con­tin­ue Reading

I’ve had my bath and I’m ready to be adopt­ed. Can I go play in the mud again now? My name is Ricky. I’m here at the ani­mal shel­ter now, wait­ing for you. Make no mis­take about it – if you are my new per­son, I WILL find you and I WILL lick you. And yes,  Con­tin­ue Reading