Sunny day to you….

Breaching! Photo by Jim Maya, this week....

Yesterday made it feel like summer has arrived, with a warm day & the long solstice hours between sunrise & sunset…let’s see what else is going on:

This is why it never seemed to get dark yesterday...Happy Solstice!

• It WAS the longest day… 🙂

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• Remember Tyler Ryan, the FHHS grad who was & is a heckuva actor? He graduated with his degree & masters from Naropa University and moved to Portland, where he and his husband Bobby have set up a production company called Lights Up!

Their first play Feather got good reviews (here’s one from the Oregonian), and they’re working up their new show Beautiful Day to open next year.

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• Through the eyes of a visitor – this is an amazing blog of a visit here (and on Orcas) last week that has amazing pictures by Boulder photographer Adam Johnson (with his partner Jess)…the trip includes a day trip with Jim Maya, a boat trip with Jim from Snug Harbor, a visit with Rob Cuomo, and exploring Orcas (and Seattle).

Take a run through his writeup with his story-telling pictures – he does an awesome job of describing & showing the good time they had here: http://blog.atomjohnson.com/

At Doe Bay on Orcas...photo by Adam Johnson

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• Candace found her dog Doolin & wanted to thank all of you who helped look for him!

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FHHS grads ('09) Jordan Nash (left, with kids) & Austin Scheffer (with kid on neck) are having a great time in the Dominican Republic...

• Vic says it’s great having Austin & Jordan along for the mission in the DR – here’s more:

Greetings, Ian… from Barahona, DR!…..Jordan Nash and Austin Scheffer are here with us in the Dominican Republic working with children in the bateys (villages). They are leading the children in mural painting and pouring some cement floors for villagers…see the blog.

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• There are mass extinctions ahead for our oceans, according to a report to the International Programme on the State of the Oceans, a group of scientists. This is the strongest & most well-documented report yet, and this is the most important story today. Here is the story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and the San Francisco Chronicle, and this video from EuroNews:

From the Chronicle: “The cumulative impact of ‘severe individual stresses,’ ranging from climate warming and sea-water acidification to widespread chemical pollution and overfishing, would threaten the marine environment with a catastrophe ‘unprecedented in human history.'”

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• Have you signed up for Youth Football yet? You have till the 30th…but don’t put it off! Here’s more from Cassie:

Registration for Tiger Youth Football is now taking place. You may download the forms here …paperwork may be mailed to FHAA, Po Box 692, FH, WA 98250 or dropped off at Island Rec Office. There is a $20 discount if postmarked no later than June 30th! Practice begins Monday Aug. 1st.

The Adventuress

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• There’s a public sail of the Adventuress this Saturday from 1-4pm….contact them for more info! (I’ve gone out with them & it’s great fun – you’ll be glad you did!)

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• Have you seen Sue Carnes’ work?

It’s on display in the lobby of the San Juan Community Theatre. The show was hung on Monday and will run until July 22nd. The title: The Illustration and Fine Art of Susan Carnes.

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