Notes from the Island — March 28

• Ezra Gamez is the winner of the poster content for Island Rec’s 30th annual Children’s Festival. The festival takes place Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fairgrounds.
• The Town of Friday Harbor’s Spring Cleanup week continues through Thursday. On the day of their regular pickup, residential garbage customers get curbside pickup of items that are too large or too heavy for their garbage cans. Items must fit in a standard pickup truck bed, weigh no more than 60 pounds and be non-hazardous, non-liquid, and non-recyclable.
• The Toy Box just received a large shipment of LEGO. They’re open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
• Mike’s Cafe and Wine Bar is closed until April 7 for the installation of a new kitchen floor.
• It’s Middle School Drama Club Night this Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Performing Arts Resource Center on Saltspring Drive. There will be theatre games, karaoke, and dancing.
• No-cut tryouts for the Friday Harbor Baseball & Softball Association take place on Tuesday. Baseball is for grades three to seven; for softball it’s grades three to eight. Minors tryouts are at 3 p.m. with majors tryouts at 4 p.m.
• The Land Bank is looking for public input on the final draft of its agriculture objectives and policy.

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