That was what Tuesday evening’s sunset looked like, from the west side of the island…. photo by Shay Byington

You know the Land Bank property along West Side Road, a mile or so south of Lime Kiln… looks like they put a fence in, to kinda keep folks from tromplin’ the greenery – here’s what it looked like Monday night… photo by Shay Byington.

I ran into Bob from Friday Harbor Taxi last night, and he asked if I would tell you about this – it’s a neighborly thing: Special for Island Neighbors – Lately, we’ve been getting more and more calls needing a ride to work. Normally a taxi is pretty expensive and you might think about missing  Continue Reading

Annette tells me you don’t want to miss this – here’s more: Country Critters Club: 4-H Bake Sale May 16th Sat. 10-2pm @ Market Place All proceeds go directly to our club! Fresh homemade treats, breads, cakes, pies, brownies, cheesecakes, cookies, and more……. -oo-

There’s a potluck for Ron Garner’s 65th birthday tomorrow (Friday) at the Mullis Street fire station at 6:30 – for info & rsvp, call 378-8869! -oo-

His pictures are among the island’s best known…anyone who has been to the Thai Kitchen has been moved by the faces of the folks he photographed in Southeast Asia. Anand Khokha splits his time between the island and Los Angeles (and the rest of world, besides that), and has just updated his website at khokhaphoto.com  Continue Reading

His pictures are among the island’s best known…anyone who has been to the Thai Kitchen has been moved by the faces of the folks he photographed in Southeast Asia. Anand Khokha splits his time between the island and Los Angeles (and the rest of world, besides that), and has just updated his website at khokhaphoto.com  Continue Reading

It’s nearly graduation time here, and we all have graduating on our minds. As someone who took something like seven years to get out of college, I have a place in my heart for people who don’t earn degrees quickly, or at all. Today, the President gives the commencement address at Arizona State (Alice Cooper  Continue Reading

The fundraiser this past weekend went well – here’s more from Marie DiCristina: Soroptimists are happy to report Saturday’s Paradise Party Bowl-a-Thon fundraiser was very successful.  The grand total is $12,754.54. What is really wonderful is the job Kelly Williams did (pictured at Islander’s Bank)  – she raised $3238 by herself! This event funds the  Continue Reading

Think of the places that define what our island is about: Lime Kiln, Roche Harbor, Memorial Park, the ferry, and…the Whale Museum. Well, this weekend is your chance to support this island treasure & have fun while you’re at it. The Museum’s Amy Traxler has more: The Whale Museum’s upcoming 3rd Annual ‘Celebration of the  Continue Reading

Laurie King’s book “Folly” has won numerous awards, including being the book chosen as the book to read for the Friday Harbor Centennial this year. Set on a fictional island in the San Juans, it’s a story of woman who moves here to get away from people but instead ends up finds a new sense  Continue Reading

Corey tells me this was great last week – drop by! Here’s more: Last Wednesday May 6th was the first night of Relay Idol Auditions.  30 songs and a total of $152 raised for the American Cancer Society later, the Judges have finally narrowed it down to three contestants: Jake Beliveau sang “Freedom 90” by  Continue Reading

The other day I saw Cynthia Burke at the grocery store & asked how the girls were doing – it was fun to see her face light up as she told me about their adventures & the things they have ahead. I asked if she’d write a bit of that up, and she sent me  Continue Reading

You recognize the Kiwanis Club’s hot dog booth – the caboose seems like it’s at events all over the island! It was on hand for the Children’s Festival a couple of weeknds ago, with Kiwanians: Tammy Cotton (Vice-President), Reni McCutcheon, Julie Corey (President) and Lori Ronhaar on hand to give away over 800 dogs during  Continue Reading

It was great to see the baseball boys on the way to their double victories on Saturday morning…Coach Rich Warin (in photo with Kim, one of our favorite teachers at the elementary school) does a super job of keeping the guys focused on the game ahead, and the results have been good. The baseball team  Continue Reading

There’s another candidate in the mayor’s race – Fire Marshal Bob Low has announced he’s running. Here’s more from his announcement: I’m running for Mayor because I love this community. Since age 5, I have been coming to the Town of Friday Harbor on vacations and holidays at my grandparents home. I have watched the  Continue Reading