I hear that someting like 31 women from our island are going to run the Vancouver Marathon (or Half Marathon) this coming weekend…I have a couple of folks shooting pictures & takin’ names, so I’ll get back to you on that. Way cool! -oo-

Just heard about Mrs. Boyce passing away yesterday…a true islander. Here’s more: May Boyce, Centenarian passes: May Boyce passed away peacefully on April 23, 2009.  She was 102.  May was born September 29, 1906 in Friday Harbor to J. O. and Mary Madden Bergman.  In 1923 she married Ben Boyce.  They were married 65 years  Continue Reading

Thursday night, Stanwood came visiting, and The San Juan Dragons welcomed them by scoring the first two goals of the game. With a 3-2 lead at the half, the Dragons had control of the game until Stanwood snuck in the last two scores with less than four minutes to go for a 7-6 come-from-behind win. The island’s  Continue Reading

Yep, the lights went out on the island last night at 5:45pm or so… the Department of Emergency Management said this, about an hour or two before they came back on (not sure what time it was but we already had the candles going – didn’t you?): “The power outage was caused by a car accident  Continue Reading

Remember the Elegant Edibles fundraiser a few weeks ago? Marta Specht tells me it went great, with the bake sale selling out in one & a half hours, and bringing in nearly $1800 for the Community Theatre. Way to go! -o o-

Looking over the cuts and shrinkage in our first-class school district is painful at so many levels, which includes the moving of the sixth grade from the middle school to the elementary school – here’s the view from Michael Soltman, our school district’s superintendent: Projected State Education Funding Requires $1,000,000 Budget Reduction for 2009-10 Reduction  Continue Reading

When I was singing last summer at Griffin Bay (the bookstore, not the saltwater one), I mentioned that folk music was having a serious revival on the planet, partly because folk music is way cooler than any other kinda music. I remember the serious look in people’s eyes as they nodded, “Yes, this is true.”  Continue Reading

When Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency didn’t exist, kids thought “recycling” was a new kind of bike, and the US energy policy was centered on finding more oil. Things have changed within what we are aware of, and much still remains to change. It’s about action…and I hope that  Continue Reading

Another little bit of history in an historical year – the Catalyst was built & launched in 1932 for use by the Friday Harbor Labs… in its present incarnation, Bill and Shannon Bailey of Pacific Catalyst II, Inc. operate her as a key part of the small boat excursions they operate between here, the Inside  Continue Reading

The FHHS baseball guys 10-runned Concrete yesterday 11-0, while the softball girls won 14-9 over the Lions. Meanwhile, the soccer boys tied Calavero Mid-High 2-2 on two second half goals by Cameron Byington…they play their last home game this Saturday at 11:30am against Lynden Christian.

Ciely at Lavendera Day Spa asked me to invite you to Jane’s reception on Friday, from 6:30 – 8 p.m at 440 Spring Street Friday Harbor…you can call 378-3637 for more info!

You know, it was cozy & warm & friendly having the Market at the high school in the dining hall/commons there, but the weather’s good enough to get out now…market manager Rosa Blair tells me the outdoor markets for Saturdays (10am-1pm) begin this weekend and run till October. They’re also planning to get the Wednesday  Continue Reading

You know, it was cozy & warm & friendly having the Market at the high school in the dining hall/commons there, but the weather’s good enough to get out now…market manager Rosa Blair tells me the outdoor markets for Saturdays (10am-1pm) begin this weekend and run till October. They’re also planning to get the Wednesday  Continue Reading

Teri Gentry moved her studio to the back part of that remodeled green house on Argyle Street (it’s the Carter House part of the Argyle Suites) – you can learn more about the skin care services she offers at her nice, wonderful new website at http://terigentryaesthetics.com/ (designed by the multi-talented Anne Francis). Here’s a bit  Continue Reading

The second Sustainable San Juans day was held this past weekend, and by all accounts it went pretty well. Part of the event was the naming of winners of the eight Good Stewardship Awards to folks in the county who are making a difference in keeping the way we do things sustainable…real heroes making sure  Continue Reading

  You probably noticed the sign change earlier this month – on the first of this month, Mari Lariviere took over the space where Bella Luna has been for ten and a half years (historians, take note: The San Juan Update in November 1998 noted that Bella Luna was the new incarnation of the old  Continue Reading