Topic: Around Here
Orca Greeting Ceremony
Written on April 3, 2015 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
9th Annual Celebration of the Orca Greeting Ceremony Each summer, our resident pods of orca whales come together in what are called “greeting ceremonies.” In this spirit, The Whale Museum invites all orca supporters to our 9th Annual Celebration of the “Orca Greeting Ceremony.” This Fundraising Dinner and Auction will be held on Friday, April Continue Reading
New Location for FHHH
Written on April 3, 2015 at 5:35 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Holistic Health has just moved to a new location at 669 Mullis Street, Suite #202. That’s the same building as Spa d Bune, right next to the Thrift Store and close to the SJI Co-op. The clinic offers state-of-the-art natural remedies for a wide range of chronic and complex health conditions using a Continue Reading
A Fourth New Orca Calf
Written on April 2, 2015 at 5:57 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s the latest news from the Center for Whale Research… J52, is the newest member of J pod and was first seen mid-day on 30 March 2015 near Active Pass, British Columbia by avid whale-watchers. When first observed the baby still evidenced fetal folds indicating it was at most a few days old, and it Continue Reading
Boat Safely Fair & Marine Swap Meet
Written on April 2, 2015 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Saturday May 16th from 9am to 4pm, the SJI Recreational Boating Safety Group and the Port of Friday Harbor will host a “Boat Safely Fair” & Marine Swap Meet. This is a great opportunity to get your 2015 boating season off to a CLEAN, FUN, & SAFE start! There will be various water-based demonstrations Continue Reading
Cattle Point Road Realignment Construction Begins April 13
Written on April 2, 2015 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
After more than 14 years of planning, construction will start Monday April 13 on the long-awaited realignment of Cattle Point Road on the slopes of Mount Finlayson above South Beach, announced Lee Taylor, San Juan Island National Historical Park superintendent and Shannon Wilbur, project engineer for the San Juan County Public Works Department. The $6.2 Continue Reading
Bike Repair Class
Written on April 2, 2015 at 5:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Spring is upon us and now is the time to tune-up your bike. The deadline is fast approaching for Island Rec’s Bike Repair Class. The class is on Saturday, April 18th, from 9-12:30, with the early registration deadline coming up Monday, April 6. You will work on your own bike in the class, learning how Continue Reading
Travel the World Every Friday Morning
Written on April 2, 2015 at 5:37 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s a note from Cathy at the college… Everyone is getting excited about this class!! Come join in this highly energetic and exciting 6 week course at the San Juan Center of Skagit Valley College. Have you ever wanted to stand next to a giant statue on Easter Island? Climb inside a temple in the Continue Reading
Pet Portrait Time
Written on April 1, 2015 at 5:57 am, by Tim Dustrude
Get your dog bathed and groomed – Pet photographer extraordinaire Alan Niles is coming to do pet portraits again. Here he is with the story… Tim, Hi its Alan Niles. I’m going to be doing a pet event up there May 2-8. I donated 13 portrait sessions to Soroptomists during that time as well so Continue Reading
A Different Kind of Rabbit
Written on April 1, 2015 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s the SJ Historical Museum with this month’s History Column… The Easter Bunny may hop around the island this weekend, but the local history of bunny tales has more to do with the rabbit hunting era of the 1930s through 1970s. Before there were Orca Magnets, there were Rabbit Keychains and a fleet of Bunny Continue Reading
Know Your Islanders Talks
Written on April 1, 2015 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
“A Decade of Living at Windy Corner on the Yukon River in Alaska.” Using slides, Lynette Roberts and Steve Ulvi will share stories and memories of the people and the immense taiga landscape while learning to live a simple life in the bush along the Upper Yukon River near Eagle, Alaska. They lived, worked and Continue Reading
CATS Gourmet Bake Sale
Written on April 1, 2015 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Community Art Theatre Society’s (CATS) annual Elegant Edibles on Saturday, April 4 gives islanders and guests a chance to find yummy holiday treats, try to win a Spring raffle basket, and help San Juan Community Theatre all at the same time. The annual bake sale is from 10:00 am to 12 noon in the Continue Reading
Removing the Creosote
Written on March 31, 2015 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Toxic creosote treated wood removed from local beaches Over the past month, restoration crews from the WA Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have removed over 50 tons of toxic creosote treated wood from public and private beaches on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands. Special thanks to the Puget Sound Conservation Corps members who did Continue Reading
FHFF Tuesday: Shark Girl
Written on March 31, 2015 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
The film tells the remarkable story of 20-year-old Australian, Madison Stewart, to whom nothing feels safer or more natural than diving into shark-infested waters. Growing up by the Great Barrier Reef, she’s always treated these predators as family. But they’re vanishing from existence, and because of their bad reputation, few people seem to care. The Continue Reading
Poetry Trails
Written on March 31, 2015 at 5:39 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan County Land Bank Celebrates 25th Anniversary In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, as well as National Poetry Month, The Land Bank, with help from its partners, SJI Library, SJI National Historical Park, SJI Trails Committee, Lime Kiln Point State Park, and Friends of Lime Kiln Society (F.O.L.K.S.), will display nature poems submitted and Continue Reading
WSF Reservations outreach
Written on March 31, 2015 at 5:18 am, by Tim Dustrude
Jim Corenman of the ferry advisory committee shares this notice of an upcoming public meeting… Washington State Ferries and the Ferry Advisory Committee invite the public to an Reservations Outreach event for San Juan Island, Thursday April 9 from 5pm to 7pm, in the meeting room at the County Fire Station at 1011 Mullis St, Continue Reading
Acrobatic Antics!
Written on March 30, 2015 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
“High-caliber acrobatics, aerial artistry and moments of absurd clownery” fill San Juan Community Theatre’s Whittier stage THIS Friday, April 3 at 7:30 pm. In their first appearance in Friday Harbor, Acrobatic Conundrum shares the mesmerizing production, The Language of Chance, drawing inspiration from a story by Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel. The six Continue Reading
Orca Greeting Ceremony
Written on April 3, 2015 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
9th Annual Celebration of the Orca Greeting Ceremony Each summer, our resident pods of orca whales come together in what are called “greeting ceremonies.” In this spirit, The Whale Museum invites all orca supporters to our 9th Annual Celebration of the “Orca Greeting Ceremony.” This Fundraising Dinner and Auction will be held on Friday, April Continue Reading
New Location for FHHH
Written on April 3, 2015 at 5:35 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Holistic Health has just moved to a new location at 669 Mullis Street, Suite #202. That’s the same building as Spa d Bune, right next to the Thrift Store and close to the SJI Co-op. The clinic offers state-of-the-art natural remedies for a wide range of chronic and complex health conditions using a Continue Reading
A Fourth New Orca Calf
Written on April 2, 2015 at 5:57 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s the latest news from the Center for Whale Research… J52, is the newest member of J pod and was first seen mid-day on 30 March 2015 near Active Pass, British Columbia by avid whale-watchers. When first observed the baby still evidenced fetal folds indicating it was at most a few days old, and it Continue Reading
Boat Safely Fair & Marine Swap Meet
Written on April 2, 2015 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Saturday May 16th from 9am to 4pm, the SJI Recreational Boating Safety Group and the Port of Friday Harbor will host a “Boat Safely Fair” & Marine Swap Meet. This is a great opportunity to get your 2015 boating season off to a CLEAN, FUN, & SAFE start! There will be various water-based demonstrations Continue Reading
Cattle Point Road Realignment Construction Begins April 13
Written on April 2, 2015 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
After more than 14 years of planning, construction will start Monday April 13 on the long-awaited realignment of Cattle Point Road on the slopes of Mount Finlayson above South Beach, announced Lee Taylor, San Juan Island National Historical Park superintendent and Shannon Wilbur, project engineer for the San Juan County Public Works Department. The $6.2 Continue Reading
Bike Repair Class
Written on April 2, 2015 at 5:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Spring is upon us and now is the time to tune-up your bike. The deadline is fast approaching for Island Rec’s Bike Repair Class. The class is on Saturday, April 18th, from 9-12:30, with the early registration deadline coming up Monday, April 6. You will work on your own bike in the class, learning how Continue Reading
Travel the World Every Friday Morning
Written on April 2, 2015 at 5:37 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s a note from Cathy at the college… Everyone is getting excited about this class!! Come join in this highly energetic and exciting 6 week course at the San Juan Center of Skagit Valley College. Have you ever wanted to stand next to a giant statue on Easter Island? Climb inside a temple in the Continue Reading
Pet Portrait Time
Written on April 1, 2015 at 5:57 am, by Tim Dustrude
Get your dog bathed and groomed – Pet photographer extraordinaire Alan Niles is coming to do pet portraits again. Here he is with the story… Tim, Hi its Alan Niles. I’m going to be doing a pet event up there May 2-8. I donated 13 portrait sessions to Soroptomists during that time as well so Continue Reading
A Different Kind of Rabbit
Written on April 1, 2015 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s the SJ Historical Museum with this month’s History Column… The Easter Bunny may hop around the island this weekend, but the local history of bunny tales has more to do with the rabbit hunting era of the 1930s through 1970s. Before there were Orca Magnets, there were Rabbit Keychains and a fleet of Bunny Continue Reading
Know Your Islanders Talks
Written on April 1, 2015 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
“A Decade of Living at Windy Corner on the Yukon River in Alaska.” Using slides, Lynette Roberts and Steve Ulvi will share stories and memories of the people and the immense taiga landscape while learning to live a simple life in the bush along the Upper Yukon River near Eagle, Alaska. They lived, worked and Continue Reading
CATS Gourmet Bake Sale
Written on April 1, 2015 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Community Art Theatre Society’s (CATS) annual Elegant Edibles on Saturday, April 4 gives islanders and guests a chance to find yummy holiday treats, try to win a Spring raffle basket, and help San Juan Community Theatre all at the same time. The annual bake sale is from 10:00 am to 12 noon in the Continue Reading
Removing the Creosote
Written on March 31, 2015 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Toxic creosote treated wood removed from local beaches Over the past month, restoration crews from the WA Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have removed over 50 tons of toxic creosote treated wood from public and private beaches on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands. Special thanks to the Puget Sound Conservation Corps members who did Continue Reading
FHFF Tuesday: Shark Girl
Written on March 31, 2015 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
The film tells the remarkable story of 20-year-old Australian, Madison Stewart, to whom nothing feels safer or more natural than diving into shark-infested waters. Growing up by the Great Barrier Reef, she’s always treated these predators as family. But they’re vanishing from existence, and because of their bad reputation, few people seem to care. The Continue Reading
Poetry Trails
Written on March 31, 2015 at 5:39 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan County Land Bank Celebrates 25th Anniversary In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, as well as National Poetry Month, The Land Bank, with help from its partners, SJI Library, SJI National Historical Park, SJI Trails Committee, Lime Kiln Point State Park, and Friends of Lime Kiln Society (F.O.L.K.S.), will display nature poems submitted and Continue Reading
WSF Reservations outreach
Written on March 31, 2015 at 5:18 am, by Tim Dustrude
Jim Corenman of the ferry advisory committee shares this notice of an upcoming public meeting… Washington State Ferries and the Ferry Advisory Committee invite the public to an Reservations Outreach event for San Juan Island, Thursday April 9 from 5pm to 7pm, in the meeting room at the County Fire Station at 1011 Mullis St, Continue Reading
Acrobatic Antics!
Written on March 30, 2015 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
“High-caliber acrobatics, aerial artistry and moments of absurd clownery” fill San Juan Community Theatre’s Whittier stage THIS Friday, April 3 at 7:30 pm. In their first appearance in Friday Harbor, Acrobatic Conundrum shares the mesmerizing production, The Language of Chance, drawing inspiration from a story by Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel. The six Continue Reading