Newscap: Thursday

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Looks like a sunny day ahead…let’s see what’s up:

• It was good to hear from Judy Adams that she got a good idea from reading here:

With the luxury of “snow days” and some time to myself, I was just thinking about an article you printed about two and a half years ago, when my husband Ray and I moved to the island.

It was talking about how great our  local economy would be for businesses if everyone who lived here made a concerted effort to spend a little money each month at the shops around town. WIth the snow days this past week I am sure local businesses could use some help, so why not run the article again?

We made it a goal to do just what your article suggested these past two years and, even when money was tight, jobs were not materializing and we were not sure we were going to make it financially here on the island, we did make sure to spend at least $30.00 per month at at least 3 local shops.

It may have been buying a hostess gift of napkins and a bottle of wine at the wine shoppe instead of the grocery store once in a while, or getting chips and salsa at The Hot Shop. We gave gift certificates for birthdays (which we would have to buy anyways) to Bistro Garden or San Juan Roasting Company.  I would also make sure to buy a birthday gift for one of my grown daughters (living far away) at Be Chic or Daisy Bloom.  I only mention these shops to give an idea of what we did, but we visited and purchased at many more.

We now have jobs and are slowly making a living here and feel blessed every minute we get to live in this beautiful place.  I hope this will remind others who are lucky enough to live here to also make a commitment to buying local when they can.

Judy Adams

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• Friday night at The Rumor Mill, the One More Time Band is playing – drop on by!

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• Paul Kollet reports that the Island Rec snowshoeing trip last Sunday was fun:

Sue and I just returned from the Island Rec snowshoe trip. Great day out in the winter wonder land at Baker Lake run by Island Rec using outfitters Recreation Without Borders. Great day trip with two guides and nine of us snow shoe adventurers. Lots of snow began to  fall  as we started up the trail with our great snow shoe gear and poles!

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• Jan at The Community Theatre says auditions are set for the Sound of Music…here’s more:

AUDITIONS! The Sound of Music

“Do-Re-Mi,” “My Favorite Things,” “Climb Ev’Ry Mountain.”

One of the most beloved musicals of all time stars as the San Juan Community Theatre’s spring musical in 2012.

Director Merritt Olsen is holding auditions for The Sound of Music  (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse), on Monday and Tuesday, February 6 and 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Theatre, 100 Second Street.

Casting needs include:

Maria Rainer: age 20-40; soprano

The Mother Abbess:  age 40-70; soprano

Captain Georg von Trapp: age 40-60; baritone

The Children of Captain von Trapp:

Liesl: age 15-20; mezzo

Friedrich: age 13-15; soprano

Louisa: age 12-14; mezzo

Kurt: age 8-12; soprano

Brigitta: age 8-10; mezzo

Marta: age 6-9; mezzo

Gretle:  the youngest, age 4-7

Sister Berthe: age 40-70; mezzo

Sister Margaretta: age 40-65; mezzo

Sister Sophia: age 30-55; mezzo

Franz: age 40-70; speaking role

Rolf Gruber: age 16-24; baritone

Ensemble (neighbors, nuns, novices, Nazis, postulants); ages 16-106

A complete cast list is available on-line at www.sjctheatre.org  Actors should come prepared to sing something with an accompaniment, either a CD, cassette or live piano. Audition songs from the show, as part of an audition packet, are available at the SJCT Box Office beginning January 17. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday from

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m

The Sound of Music will be presented on the Whittier stage on May 10-13 and 17-20.

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