LouAnne sent me this to share with you…. Jerald Alan Spendiff 2/2/57-5/10/10 Jerry passed away peacefully in his home on May 10, 2010 surrounded by his wife LouAnne, daughters Tiffany and Ashley, and brother-in-law Paul Fantin. As a boy, Jerry and his family would vacation in the San Juans every summer. They spent many days  Continue Reading

Around this town, and others…. • The Bellingham Herald has some nice photos from the Wolverine soccer team‘s playoff loss to Nooksack last week – check ’em out! Our guys play hard – I’m proud of them! • Monika Wieland reports she & Hobbes (on the Western Prince) spotted & photographed a gray whale here  Continue Reading

Howie & Susan at the Orca Network have been lobbying, protesting & agitating for the release of Lolita for decades – here’s their writeup of the Free Lolita Campaign. Meanwhile, locally, Debbi Fincher & friends are pulling together for Lolita, who has been captive in the Miami Seaquarium since 1971….here’s her story: Please come show  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on around here…. • Liz Illg with Nonprofits Unlimited reports: Hey, Ian! Just want you to know that Laura Tuttle just passed the bar in Washington State. Lots of people know her as a very generous community volunteer and active member of Soroptimists. I’m especially excited because she has an interest  Continue Reading

According to Russ Harvey at the County, it’s going to take some 400 trips to get the gravel the County needs from the barge landing at Jackson’s Beach to the County’s storage area on Beaverton Valley Road today & tomorrow. This kinda reminded me that there’s already a town in Washington named Concrete, and another  Continue Reading

Sounds like a great show – everyone I know who caught the opening weekend of My Fair Lady had feedback that basically added up to: “Don’t miss it!” Bob Stavers went last week, and he offered you & me this review: Move over Julie Andrews, there’s a new Eliza in town! The San Juan Community  Continue Reading

Here’s the word from Tracy about the bike parade on Saturday: Reminder: This Saturday May 15th is the Share the Road Parade, Celebration and Community bike ride at the fairgrounds. The fun starts and 10:30, with helmet fitting, free children’s helmets, tire repair clinic & minor maintenance pit stop, a skills course, and socializing with  Continue Reading

Alan Roochvarg from Emergency Services sends over this report: Emergency Services and USCG Train for Summer Season San Juan Island emergency services personnel and a US Coast Guard search and rescue team conducted joint training in Friday Harbor on Saturday, May 1, 2010. The exercise included practicing patient transfer procedures to and from an airborne  Continue Reading

Sorry to hear about Jerry Spendiff‘s passing – regards & condolences to LouAnne & Tiffany & Ashley… Also – heard that Shannon Smith (FHHS ’94) passed away….

IMA’s Wendy Smith says this was fun – here’s her story: IMA’s “Green Summer 2010” Luncheon The San Juan Islands Museum of Art & Sculpture Park (IMA), hosted a ‘Green Summer 2010’ luncheon Monday, May 3 at the Community Theatre’s Gubelman room.  The luncheon was to announce IMA’s upcoming summer exhibition Green: ON THE EDGE,  Continue Reading