Told you about the trip a local group was making to the Dominican Republic earlier this month, but they tell the story better than I can – check out their blog about both the trip & their reflections afterwards.

Celie at Lavendera tells me this is set for Friday: “Welcome to the Dream House” New works by Cynthia Church Friday August 21st 6:30-8:00pm Lavendera Day Spa 440 Spring Street Friday Harbor, Wa 98250 Refreshments provided 360-378-3637

Every so often, people ask me, “How in the world do you read the Update?” It’s kinda easy. If you like pictures, you can see tons of islanders in the “Galleries” section in the grey column to the right. There are also more pictures in the “Just Photos” section at the top of the page.  Continue Reading

Sand Strelou just sent me this note: Ian: Could you please help us get the word out that the sealing of the Centennial Time Capsule (with the scroll everyone made comments in, and lots of other great Centennial memorabilia) has been postponed until mid-September, with the date to be announced. The time capsule is going  Continue Reading

After a season that started the second week of last month, Island Stage Left’s As You Like It hits the stage for its last three shows – tonight, Friday & Saturday at 8:15pm (no Sunday show!) This is a delightful show in the first place, with Shakespeare’s Rosalind one of his more fully developed characters  Continue Reading

It’s always cool to see San Juan Transit’s Dan Ward behind the wheel, and you saw a lot of him as he shuttled folks back & forth to the County Fair last week, especially the people visiting from the other islands who needed a ride to the Fair from the ferry.

The League has been around for a while, and it’s an important reminder that women haven’t always had the opportunity to vote. Here’s more from Susan Dehlendorf: Celebrating 89 Years of a Stronger Democracy: LWV of the San Juans Recognizes Anniversary of the 19th Amendment This August 26 marks the 89th anniversary of the constitutional  Continue Reading

Dick Coffey writes in: Thanks to the island community for your support of our recent quilt raffle to benefit Clean Water for Kunya. The winner of the quilt is Midge Paterson, of Friday Harbor. The greater islands community, including many visitors, bought nearly 1,500 tickets, for a total of $1,327. Special thanks to Krispi Staude  Continue Reading

Just got this note from Cynthia Burke, whose food booth was a fave for hundreds of Fair-goers & Fair eaters: Hey Ian – just wanted to thank everyone who stopped by my booth and tasted my idea of “Fair Food” – it was another great year – I think this is the 6 or 7th  Continue Reading

Every so often, I’d like to share good writing from around the island…here’s a series of essays from San Juan Preservation Trust’s photography intern Jane Fox, who has lived in the islands this summer. Here’s round one: A Tourist in Disguise I, by Jane Fox I hate being a tourist. I’m terrible at it. I  Continue Reading

Have you seen RideShare’s new website? Here’s more: Islanders and friends, You are invited to visit sjRIDESHARE’s updated website at www.sjRIDESHARE.org – now with maps, resources and more in-depth information!  We also invite links to our site and can expand our link page to include other good community resources reciprocally.  To complete your site visit  Continue Reading

Island Rec’s Rebecca Clarke says the Jam is on – held for years during the Fair, the past two years it’s been right after, so this year it’s this weekend. Drop by to see that kids really can fly… Here’s more: Skateboard and BMX Freestyle Jam Island Rec’s Skateboard and BMX Competition will be taking  Continue Reading

He was a part time resident here, who made a difference…here’s more about Jerry Inskeep.

  Jan fron the Community Theatre just dropped me a note: Fans of the annual San Juan Island Jazz Festival of the late 1900s (sounds so long ago, doesn’t it?) and just good-ol’ jazz fans and dancers should be ready to do some rompin’ and stompin’ THIS Friday, August 21. Seattle’s popular Uptown Lowdown Jazz  Continue Reading

Nancy dropped me this note: Thank you Callie McKay, Alex Gavora and Minnie Kynch for organizing and getting the booth ready. I appreciate your time and energy spent before the fair. Callie, thank you again, for ordering the supplies and prepping the food every day. Thank you to Alex, Lynn, Mike, Kathy and Callie for  Continue Reading

I just ran across this photo gallery of photos taken by Paul Nestor on the Fourth of July this year at Roche Harbor, showing all the activities & people in them starting with the run in the morning & going all day long. There are thousands of pictures – it’s fun to see all the  Continue Reading