Good morning! Hope you got enough sleep last night, and remembered all the good dreams…here’s what’s going on around the island: • Just heard that Patrick & Christine Minney bought Ernie’s Cafe at the airport (next to Aeronautical Services) and they take over this week! Drop by & say hey to them! • Anna Howden  Continue Reading

It’s not everyday you get to walk on the beach with a warm autumn breeze, like we’ve had in the past week. It’s not everyday you see a friend walking her horse on the beach, either. Jaime Ellsworth is helping train miniature horses like Pearl as service horses (like service dogs), and the cool part  Continue Reading

This morning (Tuesday), Friday Harbor Airport manager David Ryan checked in about how the airport job is going: Nighttime temperatures kept the painting crew from getting much accomplished last night, so we have issued a NOTAM closing the runway again tonight Tuesday, October 12 from 8:00 pm local until 6:00 am local (hopefully the temps  Continue Reading

Hey, I know you’re needing a song to get the day going (or – if you already are dancing, to keep dancing)…here’s Pete with Let My Love Open The Door….

Let’s see what people are doing… • Did you know it was this week? It’s the 21st annual Doggone Good Dinner! It is on the 13th at the Duck Soup Inn. It is, as always, a benefit for the Animal Shelter… the whole crew works for free/donates their time and the dinner is delish! Anna  Continue Reading

The other day I was visiting the Library, and Carrie at the front desk told me that folks were upstairs, repairing books. That sounded interesting, so I went up to see what was going on. There’s a little corner set aside for book repair, which can include all kinds of things, but seems to usually  Continue Reading

Well, Election Day comes up on November second this year, which means the mail-in ballots will soon be in the mail. This week on San Juan Island, there will be a couple of chances for you to hear the candidates for the County Council’s Second District on our island (that’s kind of the north part  Continue Reading

It’s time to sign up – here’s more: Leadership San Juan Islands 360-376-2786 or http://www.leadershipsanjuanislands.org Leadership San Juan Islands announces that preparation for Class VII is underway as the application period has officially opened.  Applications and information can be found on the web at the website and the deadline to submit applications is November 12.

When I dropped by The Bluff to check out what was happening for happy hour, it was cool – chef Matthew Noesen said, “Let me show you what we have!” and he prepped samples of each of the things on the happy hour menu (except for the beer battered onion rings, which I can imagine).  Continue Reading

Our Wolverines play a tough Meridian team tonight in football…this is your chance to show you’re a real fan – come support the team! Afterwards, Andy Urbach tells me there’s a gig at Vic’s for kids: The Post-Game! Now there is a place for students to go when the football game is over! Minor Reinforcement,  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on around here…. • The middle school kids took off for their overnighter at Warm Beach this morning… remember when YOU went? • Rich Peterson is running for re-election to the second district spot on the County Council…he’ll be available for a Meet & Greet on the 9th & 10th at  Continue Reading

Carolyn at the Fire Department told me last year that that year’s Safety Fair was the best they’d ever put on – I think they’re gonna top it this year: Safety Fair Saturday Filled with Fun Games, a coloring contest, a rescue demonstration, food and lots of fun are on the agenda at the Safety  Continue Reading

With last night’s rain and the coming of autumn’s gray today (it HAS been a glorious week, hasn’t it?), I got up this morning with this poem on my mind – hope you like it. Kinda feels like it goes with the day, to me…see if you think so, too, as we tackle this morning.  Continue Reading

Ever have a problem figuring out what to call your kid (or dog, or cat, or goldfish, or truck)? Me, too…when we were getting ready to have Shay & Cameron, Sherri & I used to watch the credits at the ends of movies all the way through, waiting for the perfect name to present itself…  Continue Reading

This is cool! If you want to buy those plastic letters that go on the fridge, you can….go buy ’em! Or you can go to this site and make your own! Check it out! Then get back to work. You are SO busted.

Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church Celebrates 150 Year History Tuesday night Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church commemorated serving its San Juan Island congregation for 150 years with the first of a two-part series beginning with the 19th century. Older than the Town of Friday Harbor, San Juan’s Presbyterian congregation pre-dates even the Pig War. Historian and author  Continue Reading