Well, yeah! Melina sent over this little collage from the Library – click here to see the large version (so you can really see the people!)

If there’s anyone who knows about wine here on the island, it’s Stan Reitan. He files this report about San Juan Vineyards on his BeLucid wine blog: check it out.

Couple of ideas for getting fresh salmon: • Matt at Compost-It (next to Roy’s Coffee, on the corner next to Ferry Lot B) sells salmon he catches around here, there…check with him & Maureen about when he’ll have some next (Josie & I got some last week, and it was good….) • Dianna Hoffman with  Continue Reading

San Juan Healthcare’s series of free classes continues this week with San Juan Holistic Healthcare‘s Mark Earnhart, who will be discussing “The Holistic Approach to a Healthy Heart.” The class is Thursday – here’s more.

I asked Mark Gardner if I could occasionally post some of his work, and he nicely said, “Sure!” so here’s the senior portrait he did with FHHS senior Hannah Laws (above). You can see more islanders (mostly) that he’s photographed in this gallery – see who you know!

Hey, it’s my job to let you know something is great around here, and I was glad that meant I had to check out what’s going on at the Golden Triangle. So last Tuesday (which is the night that Avon is featuring Vietnamese dishes) and Wednesday (the night for Laotian food) I dropped by &  Continue Reading

When I saw newly-elected Town Council member Felix Menjivar at the grocery store on Thursday last week, he had just come from Thursday’s meetings, and is carrying his budget briefing papers along with his trademark grin.

In 2008, Sedro Woolley beat Friday Harbor’s sixth and seventh grade Junior team in the championship. 2009 split up the Junior and Senior teams, with the now seventh and eighth graders hoped to counter the defeat by playing in the championships again. Here’s the report from special football correspondent Kris Brown (drop by Printonyx for  Continue Reading

Roger and the steering committee invite you to come: The San Juan Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington is pleased to present a free, public forum entitled, “Freedom and Safety: Civil Liberties and Homeland Security”.  The educational forum will be held at the Friday Harbor Middle School on Thursday evening, November 12,  Continue Reading

Let’s get it straight right now…whatever else you thought you were doing this weekend, ditch it. You need to go see Island Stage Left’s “Rabbit Hole” by David Lindsay-Abaire this weekend. You’ll be glad you did. The show revolves around a grieving couple who have lost their greatest joy, and are faced with coming to  Continue Reading

At 2pm on Sunday the 8th, drop by the Naked Bean for the photo club with local photographer Tim Dustrude (here is his site). I asked Tim what the meeting was like: We’ll meet at the Naked Bean (bring some money and buy a cup of coffee or something since we’ll be using their tables  Continue Reading

It was good to run into Joan White’s daughter Jennifer this past weekend at the Naked Bean – she was in town from California to visit for the weekend.

After all the wind yesterday, you have tree limbs all over the yard now…so that makes you look up & wonder – “Should I get these trees trimmed?” If you’re gonna, I’d like to suggest you call Tawm at Island Skyline Tree Care (here’s his website; here’s his phone – 370-5999 ; here’s his video,  Continue Reading

Stan from the County sends out this news for all of us: More H1N1 Vaccine Available; Priority Group Expanded to Include All Under 25-Years-Old (November 5, 2009) The San Juan County Health and Community Services Department (HCS) is now urging all County residents under the age of 25 to call for an appointment to be  Continue Reading

It was a year ago this weekend that Rusty passed away, but he is still a warm figure alive in the memory of his daughter Megan. Here are her thoughts, a year later: A Tribute to My Father November 7th, 2009 will mark the one-year anniversary of the passing of my father Rusty Pollock. Each  Continue Reading

This Saturday from 6-8pm, there’s an opening at Gallery San Juan – here’s more from Matt & Barbara: Hi Ian, This Saturday Nov. 7th we will be having an opening we’re calling “Small Treasures, Simple Pleasures” – small works of original art at an affordable prices.  Show runs through Dec. 24th. Thanks Matt & BJ  Continue Reading