Well, the week has come for the Islands Village Faire this coming weekend…here’s the poster, and a bit more about it below, that, including a chance for you to sign up to help out & an invitation for you to come – here’s more (I love it that it’s an all-ages event that families can  Continue Reading

Redaction by Carmen Giménez Smith We make dogma out of letter writing: the apocryphal story of Lincoln who wrote angry letters he never sent. We wait for letters for days and days. Someone tells me I’ll write you a letter and I feel he’s saying you’re different than anyone else. Distance’s buzz gets louder and  Continue Reading

Wendy Smith asked me to let you know: If you haven’t made it into IMA’s ‘Green: on the edge’ exhibit at the art museum, now is the time to do it! This delightful & thought provoking show closes this Sunday the 12th.  Islanders and visitors from all around the world have come through IMA’s doors  Continue Reading

Let’s take a look around the island: • Lisa found her cat Blocky! Dwight Ware read the description earlier this week & gave her a call – wahoo! • It’s a Star Party! Here’s more from Josh: Star Party At American Camp The National Park Service will be hosting a Star Party from 8:30 to  Continue Reading

Peggy & Oren have a show tonight – here’s their report: Friday Night, Sept. 10th, the Rumor Mill welcomes back to the island Gertrude’s Hearse, “putting the FUN back into Funeral”! Gertrude (grrr-trood) – An old-time name representing the style of music from which the band bases its sound. They are equally comfortable playing acoustically,  Continue Reading

The Island Guardian’s Jack Cory (on behalf of the American Legion) says there’s an event planned for Saturday: 9-11 Memorial Planned In Friday Harbor On September 11th there will be a memorial ceremony at 09:11 hours. to honor the memory of the civilians and members of the uniformed services who were killed by the September  Continue Reading

Shoot, seems like just about everybody knows Phil McKee…he’s been dealing with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and Laura tells me it’s going pretty well, as such treatments go. His friends & family (that would be the entire island, I believe) are putting on a golf tourney that starts at 1pm Saturday, which will include an auction, and  Continue Reading

Airport manager Dave Ryan says the job is complete – the runway has been closed since Tuesday….here’s his update: Crack sealing, asphalt repairs and fog sealing is complete on the runway and taxiway “Alpha.” It looks great! We re-opened at 6:00 am this morning. Construction crews will continue to fog seal near hangars and perform  Continue Reading

Sunny day ahead…let’s see what’s up! • Erin Ancich sent over this photo of a blimp over the island from yesterday – with a bit of a question…what’s up? Here’s the rest of the story, from KPLU. • When the One More Time Jazz Band plays tonight at the Rumor Mill, they’ll have Jill Urbach  Continue Reading

It was fun to see the colorful pieces go up, one by one, yesterday in the sun on the side of Ace Hardware. Annie Adams has another masterpiece, and it’s great that Lynn Danaher & Ace gave her a place to hang it….here’s a little note I got from Lori Stokes this morning: Ian, I  Continue Reading

It’s time for fall remodeling, so this is a good time to check with Lori Williams – she has a 10% discount for all design services, if you call to schedule an appointment to discuss your remodel through the month of October. Here’s more: Local Company Offers Special Discount for National Kitchen & Bath Month  Continue Reading

• Keith Loree wrote & asked a good question: What happened to your mp3 of Elwa On The Rocks? That’s one of my favorite songs of all time and I can’t find it anywhere else, and now it’s no longer available thru your site. Well, thanks, Keith! I like it, too – it was posted  Continue Reading

Just got this sad news from Leslie at the Animal Shelter: Last night was a very sad day at the Friday Harbor Animal Shelter.  Oliver, a 22 year old tabby cat and longtime shelter resident, passed away due to age and progressing illness. Oliver was well known by all who came to the shelter, as  Continue Reading

Kind of a lot going on! Let’s check in: • A killer whale died in San Diego’s Seaworld prison yesterday at the age of 12. Captured at the age of four months, it’s worth noting that killer whales can enjoy a near-century in the wild (Granny turns 100 next year). It’s time to let them  Continue Reading

Celie tells me this is gonna be great: Lavendera Day Spa Announces ‘It’s a Wonder-Filled World’ Art Opening for Heather Callin, Island photographer Friday, September 10 from 7-8:30pm at 440 Spring Street Heather says, “My photographs reflect the sense of wonder that I still feel for the world around me. Hopefully they encourage people to  Continue Reading