On the island…

When I dropped by to see Kevin at Affordable Automotive & say hey, he was practicing the uke (he's really good!) while he ordered parts for the customer. (He's at 370-5408.)

You know it’s all around the bend….let’s check it:

Debbi gets everybody ready to go...

• Naturalist Debbi Fincher (right) wraps up orientation with this week’s Road Scholars (formerly Elderhostel) group before they head out to American Camp…the program that operates out of the Skagit Valley College/San Juan  Center here is one of the biggest in the state, and is run by director Randy Martin, Angie Atwell,  and this week’s group leader was John Pachuta.

This week’s program was the first on the island that was “intergenerational” as the grandparents brought their grandkids…great fun!

• Callie McKay is having a garage sale tomorrow:

Garage Sale! Saturday, July 16 from 9-4 on Timber Lane off Beaverton Valley Road… follow signs! Multi-family sale all sorts of items for 0-99 years of age. old working fridge, 4-wheelers, tractors, trucks, furniture, tools, some clothes (all girls). Knickknacks, kitchen goods, hot tub, new jetted bath and lots more. Dogs will be out until 9am and they do not like early birds 🙂

The Lavender Festival is free & open to all!

• Wahoo! The Summer Arts Fair has a few dozen artists, musicians, and more this weekend! The Arts Fair posting is all here for Saturday & Sunday, and will be on that little street between the Courthouse & the building where Rock Island is. Meanwhile, the 10th Annual Lavender Festival is also this weekend on Saturday & Sunday – here’s all about it!

• Island Stage Left‘s production of The Winter’s Tale opens tonight at Wold Road as they kick off their first San Juan Island weekend…

• Thought for the day: “Nothing is so dangerous as always playing it safe.”
Marianne Williamson

• Hey – today’s the last day to sign up for soccer before the prices go up for the fall. Swing by the soccer association’s website to sign up.

Pretty pleased at the turnout for the eleventh year of Music on the Lawn this past Wednesday, Island Rec Director Sally Thomsen is joined by Tim, who is having a good summer (his 31st!) with San Juan Kayak Expeditions.

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