Notes from the Island — March 30

• Tops’l Seafood & Sushi is closing their doors for good next Saturday, April 9. The owners haven’t been able to find enough sushi chefs to keep the business going at the same level of quality for which they are known.
• The Friday Harbor High School fastpitch and baseball teams had a successful road trip to Darrington on Monday. Fastpitch took both games of a doubleheader by scores of 11-2 and 10-0 and baseball smashed their way to a 14-0 win.
• San Juan Community Theatre is offering a weekly Acting for the Camera class for kids ages six to twelve from May 19 through June 9. Tuition is $50, space is limited to just six students, and registration is open now.
• The Rotary Club of San Juan Islands is hosting its 17th annual spelling bee for kids from fourth grade to eighth grade. It takes place on Tuesday, April 5 at 3:30 p.m. at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church. Elementary school teachers can help interested students register.
• The Town of Friday Harbor will return to in-person Town Council meetings starting next Thursday, April 7.
• Learn the basics of screen printing at an Alchemy Art Center class being held April 9 and 10. If you sign up by April 1 and use promo code ScreenprintSpring you can save 25 percent.
• Island Wools is back to being open five days a week — Tuesday through Saturday — from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• San Juan Islands Audubon reports that a Burrowing Owl has been seen at American Camp over the last few days. They remind Islanders to stay on roads and trails and not approach the bird to get a better look, to avoid interrupting its migration.

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