Cere tells me she’s really looking forward to sharing her experience with you – here’s more,  from the San Juan Island Library: The Country of Her Birth – A Guatemalan Journey Saturday, November 6th at 6:30pm Join us on Saturday November 6th to hear Cere Demuth talk about her recent trip to Guatemala. This presentation  Continue Reading

Stacey Smith and Kristine Dawson tell me there’s gonna be a dinner for our friend Abe…he’s a great one! Come if you can! Here’s the scoop: Abe needs our help!! He’s been out of work due to medical issues and the bills are piling up!! He has volunteered so many hours of his time and  Continue Reading

As the island settles into autumn, let’s see what’s going on… • By the way, you can catch up with Arielle‘s adventures in Rwanda on her blog – check it out. • Mike’s play got good reviews in its debut at the Community Theatre…now there’s another chance for you to catch it – here’s more  Continue Reading

There was a small mob of kids who showed up to carve their pumpkins last Saturday at Stepping Stones Pre-school on Park Street…there were bags of seeds and lots of happy faces. Great fun.

At Studio Seven artists Anthony DiMichele and Cynthia Church bring new creative energy to the Old Corner Store. The Studio Seven art show About Face: Portraits and Self-Portraits was a bright and lively stop this Halloween night. The show features new works including paintings, prints, collage and photography by some of our most talented local  Continue Reading

It’s simple, and it’s easy to help…the United Way for San Juan County gives that little extra push that so many agencies need to help the more vulnerable of our friends here in the islands. When you look at the list of the 30+ agencies the local United Way helps out, you see teen programs,  Continue Reading

While several of the statewide elections are pretty close as I write this Tuesday evening, the two local races San Juan Island residents were watching are settled: Rob Nou defeated Brent Johnson by a couple of thousand votes in a county-wide vote, while Rich Peterson held onto his spot on the County Council, setting aside  Continue Reading

Pretty close to home…. If you heard a sigh of relief Tuesday night from the north, it may have been Canadian pot growers who saw the California marijuana legalization initiative go down to defeat. According to the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC), had the measure passed, it would have cost the illegal operations in Canada billions  Continue Reading

Let’s look around the island a little here & see what’s up: • If you’re early to work, I hope you get a raise & it’s because you’re excited to be there, and not because you didn’t know that Daylight Savings Time switches this coming weekend. Coolest weekend of the year – an extra hour  Continue Reading

Just heard that our good friend Shahn McGuire’s stepmother passed away in Texas…our condolences to Shahn… Colletta Jan McGuire passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the age of 59. She is survived by her husband David McGuire, children Cody Alexander and Cary Griffin  Continue Reading

Think up an excuse to drop by Islanders Bank today to see everyone all dressed up!

Let’s check out our isle… • You know Molly Hogan, the friendly cashier at Kings Market – she tells me that she and her daughter Charlotte LaRiviere (FHHS ’10; she’s a freshman at the University of San Francisco now) traveled east for daughter Josie‘s wedding last week…wahoo! • Playoff update: The Lady Wolverines soccer team  Continue Reading

Kevin at the Museum says the books are coming – this has been one of the island’s most anticipated books, ever since Mike & Julia’s Friday Harbor book came out last year (which was incredible!)…here’s more from Kevin: The San Juan Historical Museum hosts authors Mike and Julia Vouri, Tuesday, November 9, at 7 p.m.  Continue Reading

Thanks for the notes & calls & requests that I post all the Halloween (and related, and sorta related) stuff in one place…let’s give it a go – if there’s anything I forget, drop me a line: FRIDAY Brownies Bake Sale during the Parade in front of the Drug Store Friday Harbor Elementary School Costume  Continue Reading

Hey, I wanted to you to know that Bob Nelson has started up San Juan Construction & Handyman, Inc. He now has everything completed and is ready for biz! You can get a pretty good idea of what he offers from his website and he is also on Facebook as San Juan Construction. He has  Continue Reading