Around the island….

The cones at Lime Kiln Park a couple of weekends ago....

Here we go, as we head into a cold weekend….

• Thinking about the weather? Click on the “Weather” link in the masthead above, under her shell.

Jess & Danny

• I heard Jess Oldwyn & her boyfriend Danny are planning a summer wedding for next year – congrats, you guys!

• Tito & Kris Bayas delivered their baby earlier this week – wahoo!

• The Stars Lore show is tonight – and Saturday & Sunday. The kids have worked hard – make plans to come! I updated the cast list (it’s a bit more accurate now!) – check out who is in it here!

• Next week on Thankgiving morning, it’s the Turkey Trot – here’s more from Paul Hopkins:

The sixth annual “Turkey Trot,” a 5K (3.1 mile) run, walk, trot or crawl, will be held on Thanksgiving morning, November 25, at 9:00 am.  Registration will take place beginning at 8:00 am in front of the Best Western Friday Harbor Suites, the location of the start and finish, rain or shine…..or snow.

Registration fees will be $5.00 and two cans of food for adults and $2.00 and two cans of food for kids under 12.  Participants will have the option of providing food for human or animal consumption.  Proceeds and food from the Turkey Trot will go to the Friday Harbor Food Bank and Friday Harbor Animal Protection Society.

The Turkey Trot is produced by Island Athletic Events, LLC with special thanks to Kings Market, Best Western and San Juan Island Fitness.  For more information, contact San Juan Island Fitness, 378-4449.

If you missed the open house she held a couple of weeks ago, you can still drop in & say hey to Tammy Cotton & Farmer's Insurance in that house that Lynn Danaher moved - it's right at the entrance of Surina Business Park. The house (it's from the 1930s) looks great inside, and Tammy has made it a warm & welcoming office.

• Speaking of farmers, the Farmers Market is at the high school this weekend, from 10am-1pm on Saturday.

• OK…one last farm thing – but this is pretty important – here’s more from Anna:

2011 San Juan Island Farm Products Guide

WSU Extension is in now compiling the 2011 Farm Products Guide for San Juan Island.  If you are a local farmer or producer using local products (food, fiber, etc.) and would like to be included in this popular marketing and informational guide, please contact Candice Jagel (370-7664 or candace_jagel (at) wsu.edu) by December 1.

It was a mob at Griffin Bay Bookstore last weekend for their anniversary open house....

• The new Harry Potter film – tonight at the Palace Theatre!!

• Speaking of making plans…Jenny has the scoop on next month’s Whale Museum fundraiser – get your tickets now!

The Whale Museum’s “Black & White Night” Dinner Event

On Thursday, December 16, 2010, The Whale Museum’s 2nd annual “Black and White Night” will be held at Friday Harbor House on San Juan Island. The dinner event will feature Chef Greg Atkinson, noted author and culinary instructor as well as former chef of the Friday Harbor House. Also featured is Kyle Nicholson, the new Chef behind the Bluff Restaurant.

The cost is $80 per person (or $150 per couple) which includes the reception with cash bar, sit down dinner with wine from Northwest Totem Cellars, and a dessert celebration.  Seating is limited. Reservations can be made in The Whale Museum’s store or by calling (360) 378-4710 ext. 30. This year-end celebration dinner is a fundraiser for the Museum’s education and research programs.

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