Seanene asked me if I’d like to drop by the Village at the Harbour for cake for a birthday party…Kathryn Pinion celebrated her 100th today. She had quite a mob there, of family & friends. I asked Seanene to send me a little about her, and she replied: As a young, married college graduate, Kathryn  Continue Reading

Alisa sent me this reminder for you (click here to see a ginormous version of the picture above, and click here to see my photos from the 2006 graduation, eighteen years later): Here’s a reminder that this Saturday, February 27th, 2010 is the Graduating Class of 2027 group photo.  If you have a baby that  Continue Reading

It was cool to run into Kim Bertrand on Sunday, coming back from Crystal Springs in the middle of the state, where she & her huskies had been in a mushing event…you can tell she loves her dogs! (And they love to get fed!)

Hope you had a great sunny weekend, as we head into the rainy season….! Let’s see what’s going on around the island… • This coming weekend my friend Hobbes is offering cooking classes, set to start this Saturday in Friday Harbor… they run Saturdays from Feb 27th, March 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th. He says:  Continue Reading

What’s happening…. • You knew Deb Nolan has a catering business (besides being on the school board & doing a million other things for the community)? Here’s more. • The Economic Development Council has a new domain name: http://www.sanjuansedc.org/ . Update your records. Or get some records. Or listen to your records. • The County  Continue Reading

If you’re into it…wahoo! There’s blues & a play this weekend at the Community Theatre…here’s more from Jan at SJCT: Saturday, it’s Nick! Northwest blues guitarist and Washington Blues Society multi-award winner Nick Vigarino brings his unique concoction of blues to the San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. Born in  Continue Reading

It’s been a tough couple of days for Friday Harbor’s two basketball squads. On Tuesday night, Lynden Christian took a one-point lead after one and went on a roll, beating the Wolverine boys 70-45 in the first game of the playoffs. FHHS had ended this season taking second in league for the year…. And it  Continue Reading

What’s going on around here…. • Yvonne at the post office tells me yesterday was Donna Tagnell‘s birthday (she’s the one who always remembers YOUR birthday, you know), and today Jim Cole turns 44. • Making Ed lines: They work kind of across the street from each other, but I had never seen Eddie Rivera  Continue Reading

I lost count, but I think there is something like 150 island couples in this little vid, put together by me with help from Sophie Rice. It’s got love – from little islanders to alpaca-love (never before seen footage) to old married couples who still have the glow… For the music, I chose a special  Continue Reading

It was nice of my good friend Corey to give me a bunch of pictures back in August from July’s Relay for Life here…it just took a while to get them made into a little gallery to show you. So here you go – check them out! Better late than never. You’ll remember that on  Continue Reading

You know Jim Stegall, who was one of the leaders in getting the Dog Park going? One of the sad parts of that project was when his guide dog Rinda passed away right after the park opened, leaving Jim pretty lonesome. Well, I had heard that he got a new dog, and I was lucky  Continue Reading

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. “What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys  Continue Reading

It was fun to have Valentine’s Day here on the island….now it’s time to get ready to hunker down for the rest of the winter… • Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church’s Joe Bettridge says you’re welcome to come to their Ash Wednesday Service at 5:30. He says, “You are invited to begin the Lenten Season with  Continue Reading

Last weekend San Juan Island Library Director Laura Tretter went to Whistler in British Columbia to visit former San Juan Island Library Director Lauren Stara & do some snowboarding & to hang out in the atmosphere of the Olympics, which they both said was pretty amazing. Click here for a humungo version of the picture  Continue Reading

As a supporter of local music, it’s been way cool that Claudia at Island Studios has carried local musicians’ work, and tends to play it all the time (which helps sales.) Now she’s stepped that up a notch, by putting an iMac with iTunes & all the albums’ songs right there in the book section  Continue Reading

A true islander has passed… Fred’s memorial service will be held Saturday, February 20 at 1:00 p.m. at Islands Community Church. Here’s more from his daughter, Kris: Fredrick “Fred” William Bourland, Sr. Fredrick William Bourland, Sr., a Friday Harbor resident and former general manager for Valmark, went home to be with his Lord and Savior  Continue Reading