Around the island & around town…

Carrie & Juan were staffing the Medical Center's table at the Health Fair this past weekend....

Lots going on as we head into spring:

Cynthia, of course...

• This Saturday in the Meeting Room at the Library, there’s going to be a gluten-free cooking & sugar alternatives class with Cynthia Burke from 3-5pm…you’ve always wanted to try it.

This is a great place to start!

• Hey, I’m collecting islanders’ list of the Top Five Books YOU think every islander should read about island life, if they’re gonna live here. You can send me your nominations (I’ll post them all as one thing, when I get enough.)

Here are my five:

– Living High, by June Burn
– Those books with the photos about Friday Harbor (Mike & Julia Vouri), Roche Harbor (Richard Walker), and the new one for San Juan Island (Mike & Julia, this spring) that they prepared with the Historical Museum. Love those.
– Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson
– Whale Tales I & II by Peter Fromm
– Island Bush Pilot, by Roy Franklin

Let me know what you think!

• See the picture I took of Carrie & Juan above?

That reminded me of the cool photos Mark Gardner took of their wedding – check them out here.

That's Cynthia getting her blood pressure taken by Amanda from San Juan Healthcare at the Health Fair on Saturday....

• The Health Fair on Saturday was awesome! There was tons of healthy food given out, plus chances to get every inch of you measured one way or another (body fat, blood pressure, cholesterol, all kinds of stuff).

Spring break always feels like old home week, as our college kids drop by to take a break from their studies. Stanford freshman Pablo Lopez (FHHS '09) went to see the Wolverines soccer & tennis teams play last Friday.

The Mullis Center was packed most of the four hour show, and the lectures were a nice touch, too. It’s cool to see all the chances we have here to cultivate a health lifestyle – thanks to San Juan Healthcare for putting it on!

• This Saturday, it’s Island Rec’s Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt! It’s at FHHS from 8:30-10pm for teens 12+…here’s the scoop!

• Catch ’em when you can – the FHHS soccer team plays Wednesday at 4:30 at home while the track team hosts a rare home meet on Thursday.

• Speaking of rare – Ben Franklin himself is dropping by on Thursday at the Community Theatre. Jan from SCCT has more:

“A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.” Benjamin Franklin  1706-1790

Come see Ben on Thursday!

No, it’s not an April Fools’ Day joke.  Benjamin Franklin appears at San Juan Community Theatre on Thursday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m., thanks to Northwest history scholar, actor and educator G. Robin Smith.

Smith’s lifelong admiration of Dr. Franklin, combined with a passion for “hands-on history,” inspired this illuminating “Chautauqua” (a first-person live presentation of the life of a famous person): Benjamin Franklin, Innovative American. Smith calls Dr. Franklin: “demanding and generous, frustrating and inspiring, traditional and revolutionary…some would say radical and rebellious…he is still our friend, the genius.”

Both entertaining and educational, Smith’s presentation builds on the audiences own conversations with Dr. Franklin to provide a unique and intimate “brush with history.”   Smith has brought his Chautauqua to several states across the country.  His presentation is appropriate for audiences eight years old to adult.

The evening’s Business Partner is Roche Harbor Resort. Tickets are $16 for adults, $8 for student reserved, with $5 student RUSH one hour before the show.  The Box Office is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or tickets may be purchased on-line at www.sjctheatre.org

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