Islanders in action….

There were 22 participants in yesterday's Community Spelling Bee at the Community Theatre...

What I hear from the streets of Friday Harbor….

Jason & Shaena

• Jan Sears has big news:

Bud and Jan Sears of Friday Harbor announce the engagement of their son, Jason Wheeler Sears, to Shaena Ann Berg.  She is the daughter of Tim and Ann Berg of Yakima, Washington.

The bride-to-be graduated from West Valley High School and earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington. She is currently a Patient Services Specialist at the University of Washington Medical Center. The groom-to-be graduated from Friday Harbor High School and earned his bachelor’s degree in Sport Management from Washington State University. He is now a Golf Professional at the Golf Club at Redmond Ridge.

A July 17, 2010 wedding is planned at Trilogy Cascade Club in Redmond, Washington. An Island Reception will be held in August after the couple return from their honeymoon to Greece and Istanbul.

• Everyone who went it told me it was pretty fun, right down to the nail-gripping, fist-biting finale…. organizer Mike Close reports the results & prizes for yesterday’s Community Spelling Bee (which was held at the Community Theatre – it’s easy to imagine something like this happening in exactly the same spot in 1912, when the high school was located there):

Dalton (left) and Joe were the top two winners - with contest organizers Carolyn & Mike pulling it all together.

1st Place Winner: Dalton Ayers, 7th Grade Friday Harbor Middle School, $75
1st Place Winner’s Classroom: $150
1st Place Winner’s School: $300

Finalist: Joe Fyrqvist, 8th Grade Friday Harbor Middle School, $50
Finalist’s Classroom: $100
Finalist’s School: $200

4th Grade Top Finisher, Lauren Ayers, Friday Harbor Elementary school, $25
5th Grade Top Finisher, Jillian Urbach, Paideia Classical School, $25
6th Grade Top Finisher, Will Christison, Friday Harbor Elementary School, $25

Martha

• You know Martha at Wells Fargo… she has two bits of news: her husband is helping out in Haiti (more details coming), and they’re planning to have a baby in September. Wahoo!

• School stuff: Hey, the Knowledge Bowl is on Thursday – see you there! And…there’s a rare home match for the Wolverine Wrestlers on Saturday. Here’s more from FHHS AD Rod Turnbull:

Friday Harbor will be hosting a home wrestling match on Saturday, February 6th.  Weigh-ins will take place at 11:00,  Wrestling will begin at 12:00.  As of now, Monday morning at 10:00am, this is a regular match with 4 schools attending.  We will have two mats set-up, and will be Wrestling in Turnbull Gym.

Meanwhile, the girls basketball team won 54-43 last night at Orcas to remain atop the league standings, while the boys basketball team beat the Vikings by 18.

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