Notes from the Island — April 1

• It’s a big day on the diamond. The high school baseball and fastpitch teams both have conference doubleheaders at Linde against Coupeville High School. The first game for both teams starts at 4:30 p.m., with the second game at 6 p.m. Baseball is 4-1 overall and 2-0 in conference; fastpitch is 2-2 overall and 2-0 in conference.
• Island Rec and the San Juan Island Library are co-hosting Messy Me, an event where kids ages two to five can interact with sensory bins filled with a variety of interesting materials and textures. It takes place at the elementary school gym today from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
• Coho has late-night (by Island standards) dim sum from 6 to 10 p.m. tonight.
• San Juan Sailing Foundation is looking for donations of gently used dinghy sailing gear (wet suits, booties or water shoes, sailing gloves, boat hooks, VHF radios, etc.) for its middle and high school sailing program. If you have something to donate you can drop it off at the Net Shed at Jackson Beach from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
• The library is hosting a creative workshop for National Poetry Month for third to fifth graders next Saturday, April 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. To register your future poet, email [email protected] or call 360-378-2798.
• High school student Mia Blackmon is working with the Purple and Gold Club to raise $1,500 to improve the safety of Turnbull Gym by installing padding on the gym doors. The project is already over 40 percent funded.
• Cecil’s has put roughly 250 records on sale for a buck each.

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