Pauli’s celebration was set for last weekend, but was changed – here’s the update, as well as a remembrance (thanks, Jack, for sending this over) – she’ll be missed: TIME CHANGE: 4:00 pm Sat, Jan 28 for the celebration of the life of Pauli Gavora, at the Friday Harbor American Legion. Dinner at 4:00pm, followed  Continue Reading

I called Amy Harold yesterday to see what the swim team was up to these days & how the season is going, and I think you can tell she’s pretty proud of her charges – here’s more: What’s 6:28.6, you ask?  That’s how much time 35 swimmers from San Juan Island have shaved off their  Continue Reading

You know how there’s usually a new quote over there (to the left) each day…I am kinda caught up with the Whitman line over there, and am going to leave it up for the week, because I think it says something a little different each day. See if you think so, too. From this hour  Continue Reading

Saturday night’s fundraiser for FHMS teacher Tina Jones went very well, with a crowded Mullis Center-full of friends, colleagues, family, students, and community members surrounding our friend with love & support as she fights cancer…here’s a note from Tina: Grateful to Live Here I’ve lived many places in my life and I am so grateful  Continue Reading

From my friend & fellow musician Carl…there’s a big show at the Community Theatre this weekend! Here’s more: The San Juan Community Theatre presents, ‘A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix’ on Saturday, January 28th, 2012, at 7:30pm. Doors open at 6:30pm, tickets are $12.00 reserve seating, student rush tickets just $5.00. There will be a no  Continue Reading

A great weekend, with lots going on, and it felt to me on Saturday that folks had been cabin-bound long enough – great to see so many folks in town! Looking around: +++++++++ +++++++++ +++++++++

You know that the Run Ladies Run (RLR) folks are putting on their half-marathon/10K on March 25th – you have two months to get ready & continue your training, but if you sign up today, the signup fee is lower (it goes up tomorrow)! Here’s the link to sign up!

Lots of stuff going on around the island…let’s catch up: • Mary Jane Anderson reports it’s never too cold to get ready for sailing: Members of the San Juan Sailing Foundation and the high school sailing team held a work party last weekend to get the boats ready for the sailing season. Students from grades  Continue Reading

The tickets go fast – get yours early! Here’s more from Island Rec’s Rebecca Clark: One of our most popular and exciting events, Island Rec’s 7th Annual Father-Daughter Dance is on Friday, February 3rd from 7-9 pm at the Mullis Center. The dance is open to all ages. Tickets are $20 per couple in advance  Continue Reading

You’ll not only stretch your mind, but you will want to stretch your body…. Here’s more from Nancy: Griffin Bay Bookstore and the San Juan Island Library are excited to present the bestselling author, Claire Dederer, on Saturday night, January 28, 7:00 pm at Griffin Bay Bookstore. Her memoir, Poser – My Life in Twenty-Three  Continue Reading

When Thor Hanson released his new book last year, it was favorably reviewed on NPR, in The Atlantic Monthly & The New York Times and a few other places, and now he’s giving another presentation on-island to talk about it (his presentations at Griffin Bay Bookstore & the Library were packed). If you didn’t hear  Continue Reading

Beautiful song by these Swedish guys – love Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen…this is the longer version:

A quick note from  Penelope Haskew, who is directing the middle school play this year: We got the word that school has been cancelled for the day on Wednesday, so I postponed the auditions for Charlotte’s Web that were scheduled for that afternoon.  They will now be held on Sunday, January 22 at 5:00pm at  Continue Reading

The Winter Carnivale performance for tonight (Friday) at the Community Theatre is ON for tonight – see you there! The Friday Harbor basketball teams were scheduled to play today (home vs. Darrington) and earlier & the week with Orcas, and both were waxed by the weather… FHHS AD Rod Turnbull says here’s the re-scheduled dates:  Continue Reading

Looking around the island, as the snow melts & puddles around us…. • The Third Saturday Contra Dance is this weekend at the Grange – guest band Triangularity from Seattle is coming by, and Marlin Prowell is calling. No experience? No big deal – come early & learn a bit. $10 & $5 for students….starts  Continue Reading

Besides my day work looking after By Design and The Update, I also sing, write songs & sell music (you probably already knew that….) Here’s a little sampling from the three albums that I sell, so you can hear bits of the songs & buy either the songs (to download) or the albums (to download  Continue Reading