It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since Marcia Zakariason passed away, and it’s great to hear that a group of islanders want to keep her memory with us with a scholarship – if you’d like to donate to this fundraiser, call organizers Diane Jangard at 378-6228 or Ginny Beaudoin at 317-5820, and be  Continue Reading

Lynette Guard’s memorial service will be at the Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church this Sunday, April 29th at 4pm.

Looking for a place to eat? Here’s where you get more bang for your eating-out dollar – helping graduating students from FHHS & SSIS & GBHS make their college dreams come a little closer…see ya there!

Update: Jamie found the horses! Here’s her report: Good news!  Horses were found this morning!!  They were happy to see us and trotted all the way home!! ++++++++++++++ Here’s the previous note: ++++++ Just got a note from Jaime Ellsworth…. Last night someone left our gate open by accident and my three mini horses escaped.    Continue Reading

Karrie Cooper & The Stewardship Network of the San Juans are presenting this lecture series: We are bringing an 8-part lecture series concerning our shared shorelines to Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands. Part 1: At the Water’s Edge Lecture Series The Invisible Shoreline: A Video Tour of the NearshoreEcosystem Join filmmaker John F. Williams  Continue Reading

Celebrate Your Island on Earth Day Sunday, April 22, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Brickworks Plaza, 150 Nichols Street, Friday Harbor On April 22, more than one billion people around the planet will “Mobilize the Earth” and participate in Earth Day 2012.  The Stewardship Network of the San Juans is excited to bring the community  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on ’round here: • The report from Baltimore is that our Orca Bowl (from FHHS) team placed ninth in the country – wahoo! Way to go, you guys!!! We’re proud of you! +++++++ • Yep, it’s true – the FHHS softball team beat Lynden Christian 4-3, with Emily Guard scoring the  Continue Reading

If we’re going to get there, we need to make every day an Earth Day…and the task isn’t too big for us! It’s going to take us all doing a little bit to add up to the great work ahead….I like the way one of my favorite writers, Wendell Berry, puts it: The real work  Continue Reading

Did you know….? • Looks like our old schools superintendent Steve Enoch is a finalist for the Seattle School District’s supe job – he left here for the Mead School District in the early part of the decade (2001), and has lately been in California at the San Ramon School District for the past four  Continue Reading