Saturday night at Dance Workshop II was great fun. Kels Boreen put on a Solstice Masquerade Dance that drew dancers & listeners of all ages (I love it when there are events that everybody can go to – how else do the kids get to hear good music? And how else do the older folks  Continue Reading

Yep, it’s the birthday of the King of Peace this week, so you might want to check out the services on Christmas Eve on the San Juan Calendar (scroll down to the 24th). I think the calendar is complete – let me know if you have something going on that needs to be posted!

You know since one of her daughters is in Indonesia, it’s a good idea to have access to e-mail & see how things are going there. Agnes (shown here with her island daughters Toni & Teri) sent her first e-mail last week….I’m proud of her, so I wanted to tell you about it.

You’ll remember my friend Madi misplaced her keys, so she & I posted a little note about that….well, four different people found keys in their cars & checked in. One of ’em had taken the keys over to the good people at Kings Market, who had Madi’s keys there in lost & found…mystery solved! The  Continue Reading

Lainey Volk just told me John’s mom passed away last week…here’s the rest of the story: Anna Belle Cole Volk January 23, 1923 – December 15, 2009 Anna Belle Volk died peacefully in her sleep at Mountain Glen Retirement Home in Mount Vernon, WA, where she has lived for the past several years. Anna Belle  Continue Reading

Just got this press release from John Wickham: John Wickham, 55, a Friday Harbor attorney, announced Friday that he is applying for appointment as Superior Court Judge for San Juan County. Mr. Wickham has been in private practice since 1996, and has been a full-time resident of San Juan Island, with his wife, Patti, since  Continue Reading

About three weeks ago, David & Amy’s kids went to see Grandma (I think it was) for nearly a week, so they got to get out on the town. It was  good to see them at Daniel Finn’s concert at the first of the month….

It was good to hear from Matt Shildneck, who sent along this photo of the folks who play rollerblade hockey at the Fairgrounds each week…that’s another cool activity sponsored by Island Rec.

It was good to see Chris at Christy’s Hair Salon yesterday (is she always smiling? Think so!) giving her husband Sam a haircut.

Arnell sent along this nice picture of her house all decorated for the season….wahoo!

Hey, can you help? Here’s my friend Madi’s story, straight from the streets of Friday Harbor (Spring Street, actually….) I told her that I’d ask you to call me at 378-7275 or write me a note at ian (at) byd2.com if you got ’em – here’s the scoop: Hi Ian! Had a little mishap the  Continue Reading

Well, it looks like the critically-acclaimed Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol has something like a week to run –  it plays from Friday through Christmas Eve except for Monday. (That photo above is by John Sinclair of concepia.com, by the way.) Helen from Island Stage Left has more: The two performances on Christmas Eve are filling  Continue Reading

The Community Theatre has a great show planned with the San Juan Singers – here’s the scoop with Jan Bollwinkel-Smith: This Saturday and Sunday! The island’s own San Juan Singers present a choral concert sure to warm your winter holidays this Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2:00 pm on the Whittier stage. The  Continue Reading

Let me tell ya – it’s a heck of a lot less trouble to get appointed than to have to get elected – this is your chance! The Town Council needs to replace Mayor-elect Carrie, so she sent me this little note to share with you if you’re a Town denizen: Hey, Ian! Maybe you  Continue Reading

There are a few things you might have heard about: • The folks at the cell phone place want you to know: San Juan Wireless is hosting a Shop Late and Customer Appreciation Party on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, from 5pm to 8pm.  Enter the drawing for a Toshiba Blu-ray DVD plus discounts varying from  Continue Reading

As we steam towards the end of the year, there are a lot of things going on around town: • Wendy at Friday Harbor House says they’re gonna have music and food & a good time at the Bluff Restaurant for New Year’s Eve, and hopes you’ll drop by. • Lynn Danaher tells me that  Continue Reading