Notes for Friday….

You can feel it, I can feel it…here comes the weekend! (And when you hear the rumble through town at 3:30pm – that’s the FHHS Homecoming Parade! See you there!) Here’s more:

• Remember I told you the JV football game is at 4:45? It’s been moved up a bit to 4:30pm today, with the varsity still at 7pm.

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• Hard to believe it – longtime islander (32 years!) Doug Bison is pulling up stakes & relocating his gallery in LaConner this month, as he hustles to have things set up for the winter season. He’s calling the new place The Blackfish Gallery, as you can see above.

Doug & Marion have left a lasting mark on the community with all their volunteer work as well as her work at the courthouse & his in the arts scene.

Good luck, friends! We’ll come see you in LaConner!

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• Nancy Young & the good folks at the San Juan Public Schools Foundation have another round of Phone A Thon coming up on Tuesday – here’s more:

A second date has been scheduled for the  annual San Juan Island Public School Foundation Phone A Thon. On Tuesday, October 18, students and volunteers will be reaching out again to the community, as many people were missed on Oct. 4. The team of  students who were callers this year said,  despite a few “hang-ups,” the experience was a good one.

Although $$43,800 was pledged this year, the goal is to raise $88,000 to fully fund all programs that are short this year. The Elementary School Art program has been fully funded as well as most of the ROV support program. For more information, and to  donate through our website, go to www.sjpsf.org.

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• JB Herren tells me he’s offering a gun safety class for women on October 24th…here’s the whole story.

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• Here’s the news from Wendy Myers at Friday Harbor House:

I am very pleased to announce Kyle Nicholson as Chef/Innkeeper of Friday Harbor House! Chef Kyle joined us in October 2010 and has significantly improved both the quality of food and the presence of the Bluff Restaurant-Bar-Terrace in the community of San Juan Island. Please stop by soon to enjoy Chef Kyle’s new Fall menu!

Our current fall hours: We’re open from Thursday to Monday each week, with Happy Hour from 4pm – 6pm and Dinner from 4pm – 9pm

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• The Library continues to offer amazing presentations – this one is tomorrow at 7pm (October 15):

Join us as we welcome Palden Gyatso & watch the documentary Fire Under the Snow, which is an inspirational story about Palden’s life as a Tibetan Buddhist Monk and the 33 years he spent as a prisoner of the Chinese Communist Army for the “crime of demonstrating peacefully.” Palden will be present during the showing of the film and will be on hand to answer questions about his life.

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• Dr. Mark Fishaut dropped you & me a line to tell about the kids doing great stuff – here’s his note, with a couple of photos:

These images showcase why Friday Harbor kids are the best.

The first is of the JV and Varsity boys football teams engaged in a fundraising project  on October first at our home. The guys moved 30 yards of soil into the new garden in 90 minutes!

The second is the JV and Varsity Girls soccer teams (and campers) at our breast cancer fund raiser on October 8th benefiting the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

In a world seemingly spinning out of control, these young adults show there is plenty to be optimistic about for the future!

Mark Fishaut

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