Next up….

Morning on the ferry....

What’s happening:

• Last night the Wolverine softball girls topped Coupeville 13-2 behind Kerri Goff’s pitching & some nifty fielding by the FHHS infield. The girls head for a jamboree this weekend…

Kia Johns widens her lead in the 800 relay yesterday....

Meanwhile, there is still action this weekend at home – the Black Tigers (eighth graders) play visiting Granite Falls on Saturday at 11:30am at FHHS, followed by the Orange Tigers (also 8th) taking on Orcas. That game will be followed by a re-match of the first game. The weekend is a warmup for the Black Tigers as they hed for the Tulip Tourneament at the end of the month. Drop by & see the future Wolverines in action, they’re big, they’re fast & they’re good…coaches Cody Anderson & Fred Woods have done a super job.

The lacrosse team plays at 7:30pm on Saturday at FHHS, after also playing tonight.

It was nice to get out in the sun and see Friday Harbor’s track team with their home meet yesterday – and a chance to see them, since they only have two this year.

Meanwhile, the boys soccer team remained undefeated after their second game this week was postponed – they finally play their first game of the season next Tuesday at Anacortes. Wahoo!

Jane is retiring in June this year....

• Sure was nice to get a chance to visit with Jane Weil-Smith earlier this week…Jane has been a regular in the classroom since around 1992 for Friday Harbor High, and her insistence on good, clear writing & clear thinking has been the hallmark of her language arts classes for all that time. She had told the school earlier this winter that she would retire after this school year – man, will she be missed.

• You know the new ferry schedule kicks in on the 28th, right? The spring schedule includes the return of the ferry from Anacotes to Friday Harbor to Sidney…this year marks the 50th year that Washington State Ferries have operated a sailing to the Sidney terminal.

They’ll be celebrating on the 28th with an event with light refreshments, as well as the Anacortes and Sidney Town Criers and an RCMP Mountie in red surge dress. Due to the limited time frame they will not plan to do any speeches, since folks from Anacortes & Friday Harbor will need to get back on the boat to go home. Should be fun!

• What’s happeing at the Toy Box – Nancy checks in: “David and I are heading to California for the Toy Show next weekend searching for new and exciting toys and games. Charlotte (our worthy  high school senior employee) will be holding down the fort for us on Friday March 26 from 11am to 5:30pm and over the weekend regular business hours.

Terresa was on the ferry last weekend, driving the bus for the baseball boys...and got a chance to visit with her friend Debbie.

“The Toy Box will be closed on Monday March 29 and Tuesday March 30. Normal business hours will resume Wednesday March 31. Coming soon! New toys!”

• Over at Island Studios, Claudia is making some changes AND is open more hours: “Beginning 3/31 Island Studios will be open 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm.  Also, coming soon –  Island Studios will have a koi pond in the back garden – target date is Easter weekend – we shall see.  Right now it is a great big hole in the ground.”

• Relay for Life update from Corey:

Maybe you can help me get the word out that the Relay for Life Luminaria Chairperson Amanda Schief is looking for people who would like to submit photos for a slide show we are having during the Luminaria Ceremony this year. She has set up an email account for people who would like to submit pictures for a slide show during luminaria ceremony this year. The email address is as follows: relayfridayharbor (at) yahoo.com

Most of the yellow post-its say "Back in five minutes"....

She will have a scanner and laptop with her at one or two of the team captain meetings if people are interested and can’t email the photos to her. I’m not positive which meetings she will be bringing her scanner in but…  Our first Team Captain meeting is March 23rd in the Library’s Conference room at 6:30pm if anyone wants information about Relay for Life or is interested in putting together a team or just wants to get involved they should come see us!!!!

• Did you hear Brian Windrope is the new executive director of the Washington Trails Association? Here’s more.

• And…it’s Lakedale! Here’s more from Vernadel at the Chamber of Commerce:

Congratulations to Lakedale Resort for landing the cover of the March/April issue of 425 Magazine.  Great article, photos and quotes about the resort.  Also a mention about a lot of us here on San Juan Island!!!  Thank you to every one of you that works long hours to welcome the guests to our community.  Together we make a wonderful attraction that invites visitors to come again and again!

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