What’s up around the island….

Argyle House Bed & Breakfast is ready for the Fourth....

Let’s see what people are doing….

Jimmy Buffett redux: Dave Calhoun plays all your favorite Tropical Rock tunes on the West Lawn at Roche Harbor Marina and Resort. That's him last year at Roche Harbor...

• Dave Calhoun‘s singing this weekend from 3-6pm at Roche Harbor on Friday, Saturday & Sunday…here’s the details. See you there!

• Are you ready for the Fourth? Cool ’nuff…here are some memories from last year and from previous years….check out these online portfolios of folks I know you know. Notice how quickly the kids grow, and the adults stay the same.

• If you know football, you know San Diego Chargers Coach Don Coryell…he died yesterday at the age of 85. He and his wife (she died last year) had retired to two homes  – one in Hawaii, and the other in the San Juan Islands. Here’s more.

• At the Community Theatre this weekend – a ton of kids you know! Here’s more from Jan:

More than 50 island youngsters were cast Monday in Missoula Children’s Theatre’s The Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe at San Juan Community Theatre. That means they’re busy rehearsing this week and will be ready to show off their talents (and always cute costumes) on the Whittier stage THIS Saturday at 3 pm and 7 pm.

Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson & his crew were relaxing at Mi Casita last night after appearing on the Larry King Live show, broadcast yesterday evening...

Purposely varying from the plot of Daniel Defoe’s novel, MCT’s The Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe teaches the lesson that reading invites more than observation.  The play opens on Robinson’s island years after he and his sole companion, a goat named Wilson, are shipwrecked.  We find that the island has turned into a tourist destination centered around a lovable singing leopard, a tribe of natives known for their colorful coifs, Friday’s Seaside Resort and, of course, the legend of Robinson Crusoe.  In flashback, his story comes to life beginning with the shipwreck that marooned him and Wilson on the island.

Buy tickets on–line at www.sjctheatre.org or at the box office (378-3210).  The box office is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 am to 4 pm and Saturdays from 11 am to 2 pm.

Carrie & Archie are all smiles at Mi Casita last night....

• Last night was a big deal for Town Council member Carrie Brooks…. all in one night, she got to:

Greg Ford & the crew & her family sang "Happy Birthday" to celebrate Carrie's 60th at Mi Casita.

– ride the Town’s new fire truck off the ferry
– report back to the island after getting flown off in the past week, spooking us all…she says she’s OK, though – no prob.
– attend her last Town Council meeting (she resigned three weeks ago)
– go to dinner with her kids & Archie to celebrate her 60th birthday at Mi Casita

All in all, a great night. Way to go, Carrie!

Passing each other....that's Mount Baker & the BC ferry in the background. Photo this week by Jim Maya.

• The Island Stage Left production of Henry V gets underway next week on Orcas, Shaw & Lopez, then gets going on San Juan Island on the 16th…make your plans! Always free, with donations appreciated. And…always good. Don’t miss it!

Shakespeare under the stars...

• The Writer’s Cafe is tonight! Here’s more from Pam Herber:

Writers’ Café is this Friday already, same place, same time!

The Bean • Friday, July 2nd • 5:00-6:30pm

I’m off to a family event tomorrow so I won’t join you this month. No worries, Shannon Laws has graciously offered to host in my place. Have fun. Email me a photo so I can feel a part of it.

A bit of news: Welcome Eric, the new owner of The Bean while you’re there. He’ll set up an area in the back for us. Coffee and pastries and such will be for sale as usual (no sandwiches).

Pam Herber
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• It was neat to hear from Debbi Fincher about their trip to Canoe Island about a month ago…I had heard good things about the program there – here’s a first-hand report:

We returned from a most magical weekend at Canoe Island French Camp in cooperation with Orcas Island Rec. for their second year of “Young Writers, Artists and Scientists” weekend. 40 kids ranging in age of 10-12 years from various islands and even 2 kids from Seattle converged on Canoe Island with experts in their respective fields to open up the horizons of these young people. The kids created projects in their area of interest: cooking, digital photography, journalism, marine biology, oceanography forest ecology and theatre. They shared their “findings” with the other campers on the last day.

The camp directors, Connie and Joseph graciously  opened up Canoe Island French Camp and all the topnotch facilities they offer during their regular summer camps, which will be starting soon, to the kids of this program. Connie and Joseph are what makes this camp so special! They have over 25 years experience in running camps, including OMSI, and they’ve covered every little detail to make your experience the best possible.

Friendships were made, learning was had  and fun was for sure the theme of the weekend! I was fortunate to have been a chaperone for the Friday Harbor kids and saw firsthand how  this program deeply impacted these young people.

The feedback from family and friends of these campers has been outstanding! I just thought you might like to share it with your readers… Thanks, Ian!  They have a facebook site, too, with more photos from the weekend. Thanks again, Debbi

Fun on Canoe Island....photo by Debbi Fincher

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