Today on the island….
Posted October 26, 2012 at 9:19 am by Ian Byington
Last week San Juan Historical Museum’s Director Kevin Loftus directed a tour with 36 visiting Road Scholar participants around the grounds, ending up in the Living Lesson’s schoolhouse, in which local kids dress up & go through a school day like it’s 1896….
Let’s check to see what’s up….
• The ferry terminal is open to vehicles on Orcas today, after being closed most of the week – here’s the scoop from WSF:
The Orcas Island Terminal will open to vehicles and take traffic beginning with the 10:35 a.m. departure from Anacortes. The 11:35 a.m. departure from Friday Harbor will take vehicles to Orcas. The 12:10 p.m. departure from Orcas to Anacortes and the 12:25 p.m. Orcas/Interisland departure, and all departures following, will carry vehicles as well.
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• We’re all keeping an eye on that storm on the east coast – it’s heading north this morning….
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The cement is nearly dry on the Library’s new drop box outside the front of the Library – this was a high priority from the community survey. Check it out! It’s now easier than ever to return your books & videos!
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• Have you voted yet? Don’t put it off!
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Next Wednesday!
• This has become an annual tradition on the island, to get away from the sometimes-scariness of the holiday….here’s more from Kris Brown:
Join us for HarvestFest 2012, October 31 from 5:30 to 7:30p.m. at Friday Harbor Elementary School. This safe, kid-friendly, family-oriented alternative for toddlers, preschool & elementary age children to experience the fun of trick-or-treating without the crowded streets & scary costumes of older kids. Everything is free and open to children up through sixth grade and their parents.
This year we have new features including glutten-free and healthy snacks and four new games: mini-golf, pin the face on the pumpkin, pumpkin bowling and a football toss. Plus there are hotdogs, popcorn and pie for those coming right from work.
Started as a Harvest party more than 25 years ago by Islands Community Church, we have moved to town with the help of volunteers from Calvary Chapel San Juan Island, Christ the King Community Church, Paideia Classical School and Friday Harbor Presbyterian. Check out all the details, or sign up to help at www.harvestfestfh.org.
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Lungi kam V [Element of air / wind] – encaustic & oil on panel 10 x10….painting by Catherine Eaton Skinner
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You can help make the film a reality…
• Can you help? There’s a campaign to fund a film about islander Roy Matsumoto (he was part of Merrill’s Marauders in World War II – here’s the scoop. And…wow. Read it…you’ll want to help.
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