On your island & mine….

Let’s look around & see what’s up around here….

• Shann Weston & Steve Porten celebrated their 25th anniversary this weekend – wahoo! Congrats, you guys!

• Here’s where to get your holiday wine – stock up!

– You can drop in & say hey to David & Kathryn at San Juan Cellars, next to the ferry landing:

Holiday Case Discounts
All San Juan Cellars Wines can be purchased with a 20% holiday discount on one case and a 25% discount on two or more cases. A case is 12 bottles. Mixed cases get the same discount. These case discounts also apply to other wines we have in the store.

– You’ll also want to drop in at San Juan Vineyards this weekend for their annual barrel tasting – here’s more about this.

• Tom Starr‘s been on the island music scene for decades, and he wants you to know there’s a show (he’s the leader of the band) this weekend:

Would you please put in the Update that the “Friday Harbor Old School Jazzers” will be playing a Traditional Jazz concert on Sunday, Nov. 28 from 2-4 pm at the Mullis Center. See you there!

• The FHHS girls basketball team gets the season underway with a jamboree on Saturday at Mount Tahoma High.

• Slow day for ya? Here’s Bob Dylan’s Christmas song from last year. Don’t listen to it twice, or you’ll get it stuck in your head.

• Kim Ott says you can get your pie ordered now!

Thanksgiving Pie Sale to Benefit Local Girl Scouts

Young island bakers and their parents are geared up and ready to continue a local tradition: Saving islanders the time of preparing Thanksgiving desserts and providing pies for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner.

Local Girl Scouts will be selling homemade pumpkin and pecan pies inside Marketplace on Wednesday, November 24^th from 8AM to 2PM. Folks may also choose to donate their pie(s) to the Community Thanksgiving Dinner and the girls will deliver them.

Islanders may also pre-order their pies (those pecans do sell out fast) and pick them up on Wednesday. For more information, contact Wendy Wood at 370-5462 or Jill Urbach at 378-5309.

• Hey, want to deck the stores with lights? Like, your store? Here’s the scoop about this year’s contest from the Chamber of Commerce‘s Julie Corey:

ISLAND LIGHTS FESTIVAL
CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS IN FRIDAY HARBOR
This year’s Decorating Contest theme is CELEBRATE!! Please remember, it’s not all about the most decorations, it’s about the displays, and the feeling you get when you look at them! So please do enter the contest.

Click here to download a copy of the entry form, or stop by the Chamber Office to pick one up. Entries and $20.00 entry fee are due by December 1st.

The winner receives a cash prize and a trophy they get to keep and display until next year’s contest, as well as bragging rights for the whole year!  They also get the honor of flipping the switch that lights the trees downtown at the Island Lights Festival!!

TREE LIGHTING FESTIVAL
Each year this event gets better and better! This year it will be held on Friday, Dec. 3rd, from 5:00 to 6:45pm.

Holiday Ornament Making: Island Rec will be in the same spot they were last year (in the alcove were Banana Belt and Blue Water Grill entrances are). Come join them and make a Holiday Ornament. This is typically an event for kids, but I saw a few adults in there last year, too, and that’s great!

Santa Photos at the Clock Tower Pier: Santa and Elf Mark Gardner will be all set up to take a photos with Santa inside the Clock Towr. The cost for a photo is just 2 cans of food for the Shelter.

Soroptomists International will be serving their AMAZING coffee at the Windermere porch! Free cookies!

Kiwanis will have the K-Boose at the Pier parking lot, serving up their hot dog meals and other goodies.

We even have someone roasting chestnuts, a local choir singing carols, and do not forget the Snowman, Gingerbreadman, Rudolph, and the Christmas Tree walking around with special treats for everyone!

If you have a idea for an added event and would like to join in, please let us know.

6:30 Tree Lighting:  we have an awesome sing-along for about 10 minutes, featuring many favorite holiday songs!

Julie Corey
President of the Board
San Juan Island Chamber of Commence

The moon in the clouds over the weekend...photo by Kevin Holmes (thanks, Kevin!)

• Just talked to Debbie – she has only 29 spots left in this year’s Derby:

Eighth Annual Salmon Classic Invitational at Roche Harbor Marine & Resort
A three-day sport fishing extravaganza that attracts anglers from all over the Northwest & Canada. With over $30,000 dollars in cash & prizes this event brings out fishermen from all walks of life to fish our island waters.

Cash Prizes include $10,000 First Place; $5,000 Second Place; $3000 Third Place; $2,000 4th place; $1,000 5th place; $2,000 Mystery Fish and $2,000 Best Boat Total weight ~ all in CASH!! Each night donated prizes are drawn from the Northwest’s favorite fishing tackle and accessory companies ie.  Frabill; Scotty; Shimano; Laminglass; Simrad; Berkely. In addition, each Angler qualifies for the grand prize drawing: A top of the line Sport Fishing Boat package as a part of the Northwest Marine Trade Association Derby Series!

Derby entries are limited to 100 boats with 4 anglers per vessel. $700.00 per boat (plus sales tax $54.60), which includes moorage and angler’s dinner all three nights, with Roche Harbor’s Finest Prime Rib Dinner on first night of Registration.

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