Around the island….

Nice to get out in the sun (and the snow yesterday, if you got out fast enough!)….hope you’re out & about today! Let’s see what’s up:

• This is the month to get things from Cakes by Felicitations! Felicity has a special:

Celebrating a birthday or anniversary? Need pastries or snacks for a company meeting? Felicitations is offering a March special of 20% off orders of over $30.
Call Felicity Milne (360) 317-5961

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• The BID has been getting underway…would you like to be part of it? Here’s a note from the folks pulling it together:

Dear Business Owner,
Are you ready to take control of the downtown core? Do you desire a larger voice with our Town Council? Would you like to see more improvement in beautification and parking in town?

If you answered YES to one or all of the above items then we invite you to join with your fellow business owners and support the formation of Friday Harbor Business Association (FHBA) also known as a Business Improvement District (BID). Please support the formation of the FHBA. For more information contact Ed Williams at San Juan Hotshop & Flavor Emporium, 378-5978.

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• Meanwhile, at the Community Theatre, The Owl & Pussycat opens on Thursday-Friday this week, and runs next week as well…

Here’s more about this play featuring Dorian Oliver & Yvonne Buijs-Mancuso, and directed by Ernest Pugh.

Then, on Saturday, March 10, there are two shows for The New Old Time Chautauqua at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

This traveling variety show features juggling, magic, music, trapeze, poets and merriment for the whole family!

Tickets: $16 adults; $8 student reserved; $5 student RUSH. 378-3210 or www.sjctheatre.org

 

And…the cast is cast for the Sound of Music, led by Jill Urbach as Julie Andrews. Oops, Maria. Here’s the cast list from the Theatre’s blog (and yep, I’m gonna list everybody!):

After more than 85 islanders tried out for The Sound of Music (it plays May 10-20 in the Whittier), Merritt was able to cast more than 40. There’s still a few places left to fill but here’s a list of your friends who you just might hear around town humming…”The hills are alive…”

Maria Rainer

Jill Urbach

Mother Abbess

Maggie Gallivan

Sister Berthe

Trudy Loucks

Sister Margaretta

Judy Holm

Sister Sophia

Joy Van Camp

Captain Georg von Trapp

George Illif

Franz, butler

Floyd Bourne

Frau Schmidt, housekeeper

Marie Hart

Liesl

Julie Hagn

Understudy: Beatrice Grauman

Friedrich

Matthew Stepita

Understudy: TBD

Louisa

Courtney Bell

Understudy: Jillian Urbach

Kurt

Ryan Crawford

Understudy: TBD

Brigitta

Joely Loucks

Understudy: TBD

Marta

Else Arendt

Understudy: Chiara Power

Gretle

Lucy Marinkovich

Understudy: McKenna Clark

Rolf Gruber

Kevin Wilcox

Elsa Schraeder, Baroness

Amanda Smith

Asst. to Herr Zeller & Roles TBD

Joseph Ellis

Ursula, maid

TBD

Max Detweiler

Scott Mapstead

Herr Zeller

Denny Holm

Baron Elberfeld

TBD

New Postulant

TBD

Admiral von Schreiber

TBD

Nun

Anne Benedict

Nun

Amy Hull

Nun

Maureen Marinkovich

Nun

Debbie Strasser

Nun

Susan Weiss

Nun & Yodeler

Shannon Evans

Nun & Yodeler

Deb Langhans

Nun & Yodeler

Roberta Leed

Nun & Yodeler

Sandy Richard

Novice

Trinity Althoff

Novice

Bridget Booth

Novice

Beatrice Grauman

Novice

Jillian Urbach

Postulant

Duvie Dow

Postulant

Annesa Knowles

Postulant

Ashley Stone

Postulant

Melissa Mortenson

Dancer

Mary-Brooke Barger

Dancer

Paul Barger

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• Wow. Long list. Since all those people have friends & relatives who have already bought their tickets, you might want to think about getting yours soon…

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• This is an amazing piece of work – here’s more from Marjorie at the Library, in an open-hearted act that will serve as a wonderful memory of longtime islander Byron Harrell:

San Juan Library: Handbook of the Birds of the World
Thanks to a generous donation from Joyce Harrell and her late husband Byron, the San Juan Island Library now has a complete set of the encyclopedic “Handbook of the Birds of the World.” The 16 volume set sells for about $4,300.

It covers the complete natural history of every living species of bird, grouped by families. Volumes average 600 pages of full-color content and deal with 500 to 800 species, with 60-plus plates, hundreds of photographs and distribution maps, and thousands of references.

The set is available in hundreds of museum, college, and university libraries, but only a handful of public libraries have this resource. Volumes of the *Handbook* may be checked out for home use.

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• She’s been here since the late 1990s, working at different jobs (including the Whale Museum) before settling into & defining the job at the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau…millions (not kidding) of people around the world know the coolness that is our islands because of Robin Jacobson. SJIVB director Deborah has the sady news (she be missed):

Robin will be officially retiring effective June 1! While we are very happy for her, we will miss her, both personally and professionally. Her shoes will truly be hard to fill! Feel free to wish her well, and know that we’ll be sending her off with some fanfare in May and we will keep you posted.

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• I checked with Jim Maya at Maya’s Westside Whale Charters, and yep, he’s still taking trips all year:

We continue to go out all winter long. We are seeing whales about two times a week, plus we see lots of other wildlife like sea lions, seals, eagles, and  are having great winter bird watching on every trip. Our boat is heated and covered. We leave from Snug Harbor Marina…call today! 378-7996

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