I know you wanted to know – Joy Lord at San Juan County Public Works has more: I was wondering if you could run something about Bud Sears retiring after 20 years and 9 months with Public Works. His retirement party is Tuesday April 21st at the Mullis Senior Center from 4:30 until 6:00. It  Continue Reading

Over at the Community Theatre, Tanja tells me there’s a new space dedicated to a former Dolly from Hello, Dolly! The dedication is this weekend… here’s more: New Garden Dedicated at San Juan Community Theatre April 18: Friday Harbor’s Gordon Steele (photo) has given a special gift to the San Juan Community Theatre: a new  Continue Reading

The picture shows when Scott the hypnotist came here in 2007 & worked with some of the kids from the class of ’07…it was a blast! Well, he’s back this week, on Friday at the FHHS gym…here’s more from Gina Sandwith, in this fundraiser for the Class of 2009: Join us for a hilarious, entertaining  Continue Reading

You’ve seen & laughed at Chris DeStaffany’s plays in the Playwrights’ Festival – well, here’s another one this weekend, at the Ale House, which is a fundraiser for Battery D…here’s more, from Oren: Dinner Theater Fri. & Sat. April 17th & 18th Top Side Paradise, Lane Ten, On Overload. “”Washington State Ferries, where we fixed  Continue Reading

Every so often there is a good reason to get out & see a show. This Sunday you now have a reason, at the Community Theatre…since it’s a fundraiser for the Class of 2009, I know I’ll go – hope to see you there! Here’s more: Kent Morrill brings his award-winning tribute to the legendary  Continue Reading

Hey, here’s an idea – do a weekend in the City by FLYING there…if you’re gonna, this is the weekend to do it. Here’s more from Craig at Kenmore: Kenmore Air “Spring Steals” This Weekend! This weekend, Kenmore Air is conducting its annual “airlift” of campers and parents to YMCA Camp Orkila on Orcas Island,  Continue Reading

One of the cool things here on the island is that if you have cancer, there have been two ways to get ferry tickets so you can get to treatment on the mainland: The Susan G. Komen Foundation (for folks with breast cancer) and the Soroptimists’ program (for everyone else). Both have provided hundreds of  Continue Reading

It’s always cool to see how other folks – especially visitors – see us. Check out Melissa Manley’s blog, including pictures from Mount Young….click here. -oo-

Besides all the excitement at Jackson’s Beach, there’s also activities for kids at Roche Harbor – here are all the details, from the Roche Harbor news. http://www.rocheharbor.com/aboutus_news.html -ooo-

Are you ready for this year’s Easter Egg Hunt? Here’s what we do each year, from Susan Risser (there are photos from last year’s hunt in the “Galleries” in the column to the right): The annual Easter egg hunt put on by the Friday Harbor Firefighters will by held at Jackson’s Beach again this year.  Continue Reading

Abby at Island Rec asked me to tell you to bring extra batteries: Hi Ian! Just wanted to remind you that this Saturday is Island Rec’s Teen Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt! 8:30pm at the High School Track. Bring a flashlight and a bag to carry all your goodies home in. This is open to all  Continue Reading

One of the things you gotta drop by & see, if you’re gonna live here, is the mausoleum at Roche Harbor… here’s a description of John’s McMillin’s vision for the structure, from the Roche Harbor website (http://www.rocheharbor.com/walkingtour.html): John S. McMillin wished to leave to posterity, a memorial to the dreams and aspirations of the things  Continue Reading

Yvonne insisted that I be in the picture when I tried to shoot her & Gary the other day in front of King’s Market. Gary’s recovery from that motorcycle accident last summer is going well – he’s still smiling & lovin’ life, like the irrepressible Yvonne. Thanks to Beth Ware for shooting the picture…she caught  Continue Reading

Yvonne insisted that I be in the picture when I tried to shoot her & Gary the other day in front of King’s Market. Gary’s recovery from that motorcycle accident last summer is going well – he’s still smiling & lovin’ life, like the irrepressible Yvonne. Thanks to Beth Ware for shooting the picture…she caught  Continue Reading

Ditch your Mariners tickets & go see ball the way it was meant to be played – the Wolverines’ baseball squad (including Richie Ochoa, photo) plays two against Concrete at Hartman Field (next to the Cathoic Church) starting at 11:30am, while the softball team plays Concrete twice starting at 11:30am as well, at the elementary  Continue Reading

When I saw Patrick from Bakery San Juan on the bench outside Kings last weekend, I realized it was the first time, ever, that I had seen him sit still. Besides running a first-class bakery with Mark & teaching salsa classes at the Grange and Dance Studio at times, the always-moving, always smiling Patrick is  Continue Reading