Carl’s back! Here’s more from Jan at the Community Theatre: Rockin’  w/The Carl Verheyen Band June 8 Proclaimed one of the top ten guitarists in the world by Guitar Magazine, Carl Verheyen and his band share those talents with islanders in an acoustic concert at San Juan Community Theatre on Friday, June 8 at 7:30  Continue Reading

Time to get out & check it out:. • Here’s the word from Gail & Randy at Cotton Cotton Cotton: We are now open 7 days a week and starting summer hours! Open every day Monday – Friday – 10:00am – 5:00pm Saturday & Sunday – 9:30am – 5:30pm We have lots of new merchandise  Continue Reading

What do you do when you’re the Byrds, singing “Mr. Tambourine Man,” and Dylan walks on stage in the middle of the song? Play on… Sing along: Hey ! Mr Tambourine Man, play a song for me I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to Hey ! Mr Tambourine Man, play a  Continue Reading

I wasn’t surprised to see Tea from Harper Poesy cutting hair at the Farmers’ Market, but I was surprised to see Presley Clark getting hers cut – she’s had long hair all her life…it’s all for Locks of Love, which makes her now-short hair look that much better. Way to go, Presley! Here’s a little  Continue Reading

Here’s the story, submitted by Michelle Loftus, San Juan County Republican Party Chair and Washington State Republican Executive Committee Member: San Juan County Republican delegates enjoyed a successful State Convention in Tacoma this week. Delegates Michelle Loftus, Rebecca Johnson, Nick Johnson, Alex Gavora, Cindy Carter, Dennis Hazelton and Levi Rawls engaged in workshops, lectures and  Continue Reading

There’s a lot to like about our annual Marathon – it’s a reliable annual event that brings happy, healthy people to the island, it’s always well-run (way to go, Clark! way to go, incredible volunteers!), and it seems to bring out the best in people – islanders who cheer for the runners as they go  Continue Reading

Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.

The Island’s Artist Studio Tour starts today! Here’s the map of where the open studios are…see you there! 🙂

Hey, I just talked to Vanessa, who is looking after Mona the Camel, out on Roche Harbor Road….she asked me to share with you that it would be a good idea for folks NOT to feed Mona. Someone gave her a bunch of carrots, and it made the camel so sick she couldn’t get up,  Continue Reading

Yesterday, I mentioned that tonight was open mike at the Rumor Mill, but I was going off an old calendar – The True Spokes (they used to be Flowmotion) are coming to town – here’s more from Bob Rees – this is a show you won’t want to miss! Through a decade of fearless, seat-of-the-pants  Continue Reading

Here’s the word on this year’s class, by Liz Illg: Leadership San Juan Islands Class VIII Graduates June 1      Leadership San Juan Islands Class VIII will hold its graduation ceremony Friday, June 1, 11:30-1:30 p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange in Friday Harbor.  The fourteen islanders are: Mikah Smith, Tara Dalton, and  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on this weekend: • Jan Murphy & the folks at the Animal Shelter would love for you to come to Wags to Riches (it’s in June this year!)….here’s more from Jan: Drop by Friday Harbor Drug Store this weekend, as Dodie Gann and Polly White will be on hand to sell  Continue Reading

There’s a lot going on & so….hurry up & relax! Here’s the news: • At Lavendera on Thursday night at 7pm, you can learn more, with Pam Fry: A GENTLE HEALING TOUCH FOR YOU AND YOUR PETS  Learn this gentle healing treatment, based on ancient acu-points, to help you and your pet relieve stress, emotional  Continue Reading

You’ve seen ’em on YouTube (they go viral!) and this one kinda did too….Angel Michaels leads a bunch of her barbershop friends in song at last Saturday’s Market, in this fun (and on Facebook, much commented on) video by Mike Martin: +++ A multi-awarding winning Canadian “Sweet Adelines” chorus, a Seattle champion quartet and three  Continue Reading

Looks like there’s a new killer whale….there was a superpod (that’s where all three pods – J pod, K pod, and L pod – all get together) today as all three pods came in to the west side of San Juan Island, and ace photographer Jeanne Hyde shot the photo above. Since little ones usually  Continue Reading