Topic: Around Here
Friday Harbor Hoops Classic
Written on March 20, 2014 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
This Saturday from 11:00am to 7:30pm, the Friday Harbor Athletic Association will be holding a Basketball Tournament for 6th and 7th Grade. Come to Friday Harbor High School, Turnbull and Hall Gyms will be hosting a Youth Basketball Round Robin. Watch 4 of Friday Harbor’s youth basketball teams take on: Anacortes 6th Grade Anacortes Pirates Continue Reading
Bio Blitz!
Written on March 20, 2014 at 5:34 am, by Tim Dustrude
BioBlitz participants can get an early start on honing their observation and identification skills during a Citizen Science Workshop scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 19 in Room C at the Skagit Valley College San Juan Center. The workshop is free. Contact the college at 378-3265 or the park at 378-2240, ext. 2222 Continue Reading
Persons Without Housing
Written on March 20, 2014 at 5:32 am, by Tim Dustrude
This notice came in from San Juan County Health and Human Services… Annual Survey Finds 65 County Residents with No Stable Place to Sleep This year’s “Point-In-Time” (PIT) count of persons without housing in San Juan County identified 65 people. 44 of those people, including children and disabled persons, who were living out of doors, Continue Reading
Thrift Parking
Written on March 20, 2014 at 5:20 am, by Tim Dustrude
Have you seen all the groundwork happening over there by the Thrift Store? I knew you would want to know what was going on, so I asked Kathy Kane what was up and she said it is going to be a new storage building for them, AND…. some new parking! They are very excited as Continue Reading
REAP Grants Workshops
Written on March 20, 2014 at 5:06 am, by Tim Dustrude
Victoria Compton with the Economic Development Council mentions that the USDA is offering workshops for businesses on the new REAP grants. Check it out… Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Grants Workshop in Mt. Vernon March 27th Renewal Energy Projects such as solar panels and Energy Efficiency projects such as energy efficient coolers, weatherization, etc. may Continue Reading
Meerkerk Gardens Tour Filling Up
Written on March 19, 2014 at 2:28 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Dot with the SJ Garden Club invites you on a tour of Whidbey Island’s Meerkerk Gardens. Here she is with more… We have a wonderful tour to Meerkerk Woodland Gardens on Whidbey Island scheduled for April 12. It is a one-day trip leaving SJI as walk-ons at 8:00 a.m., meeting the Bell Air bus in Continue Reading
WSF’s David Moseley Announces Retirement
Written on March 19, 2014 at 2:19 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s a notice from WSF about David Moseley’s retirement… Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson’s statement regarding David Moseley After six years of service, Assistant Secretary for Washington State Ferries David Moseley has announced his plans to resign on April 15. David can be proud of his distinguished service at WSF and the many accomplishments he Continue Reading
Joy Workshop at XYZ
Written on March 19, 2014 at 1:59 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Just got this note from Cynthia about a workshop coming up this Saturday… Happy Spring! The days are longer, birds are singing by day and frogs are croaking by night, new growth, new flowers – Spring is definitely here. Now is the time to move and dance a bit and be joyful for all that Continue Reading
Wild Wildlife
Written on March 19, 2014 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s a photo by Chris Teren of a juvenile bald eagle the other day swooping down at some Mouflon (wild sheep), on Spieden Island. Apparently when he got closer he realized they were much bigger than he thought they were and he flew away. Thanks for sharing Chris!
Van Go’s Shout Out
Written on March 19, 2014 at 5:39 am, by Tim Dustrude
Forgot to mention yesterday that in the upcoming fundraiser for Jessica Oldwyn Saturday at Brickworks, Van Go’s Pizza is providing all the food for the barn dance. Daniel is giving them a screamin’ deal on take & bake pizzas so they can feed everyone and still hopefully make some profit money for Jess.
Possible Service Disruption
Written on March 19, 2014 at 5:03 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just got this heads up from CenturyLink: Scheduled routine maintenance of NoaNet fiber could affect CenturyLink customers NoaNet, a nonprofit broadband provider, will perform scheduled routine maintenance of its fiber in the San Juan Islands on March 19. During this scheduled maintenance, CenturyLink customers may experience up to a two-hour service disruption affecting Internet and Continue Reading
RLR and Barn Dance for Jess
Written on March 18, 2014 at 1:04 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Run Ladies Run is happening on Saturday, March 22nd. And don’t forget, this year, Run Ladies Run is sponsoring Jessica Oldwyn in her fight with Brain Cancer. As you probably know, Jessica is an island native, now living in Seattle. She was diagnosed with Brain Cancer 4 years ago. Read more about that and what RLR is doing on Continue Reading
Island Rec Table Tennis Tournament Winners
Written on March 18, 2014 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just got the news from Morgan over at Island Rec… Congratulations to Roger Paul, John Entermann of Anacortes, Tony Fyrqvist , and Jock Warren for being big winners in the 3rd Annual Table Tennis Tournament this weekend in each of their Divisions. Daniel Farber of Anacortes took Second place in the tight final game against Continue Reading
Know Your Island Walk: Westside Bird Blind
Written on March 18, 2014 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Meet Land Steward Doug McCutchen of the San Juan County Land Bank and San Juan Island Audubon bird watcher extraordinaire Barb Jensen to walk and see the new bird watching blind on the Land Bank Preserve on Westside Road. Meet and park at the pull-off on the east side of Westside Road, .7mi. north of Continue Reading
Living an Authentic Life
Written on March 18, 2014 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
Suzie has another workshop coming up in April. Here’s her introduction to it… Do you most often express ego-story or authentic nature? What is “Ego” exactly? What are the benefits of living more authentically, and what prevents you from doing so? In an upcoming workshop led by Suzie Thomas, you will have the opportunity to Continue Reading
Paideia Open House
Written on March 18, 2014 at 5:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just heard from Tammy over at Paideia Classical School that they’re having an open house next weekend… It’s Sunday, March 23rd from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at 265 Price St. Here’s their flyer or call 378-8322 for more info.
Friday Harbor Hoops Classic
Written on March 20, 2014 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
This Saturday from 11:00am to 7:30pm, the Friday Harbor Athletic Association will be holding a Basketball Tournament for 6th and 7th Grade. Come to Friday Harbor High School, Turnbull and Hall Gyms will be hosting a Youth Basketball Round Robin. Watch 4 of Friday Harbor’s youth basketball teams take on: Anacortes 6th Grade Anacortes Pirates Continue Reading
Bio Blitz!
Written on March 20, 2014 at 5:34 am, by Tim Dustrude
BioBlitz participants can get an early start on honing their observation and identification skills during a Citizen Science Workshop scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 19 in Room C at the Skagit Valley College San Juan Center. The workshop is free. Contact the college at 378-3265 or the park at 378-2240, ext. 2222 Continue Reading
Persons Without Housing
Written on March 20, 2014 at 5:32 am, by Tim Dustrude
This notice came in from San Juan County Health and Human Services… Annual Survey Finds 65 County Residents with No Stable Place to Sleep This year’s “Point-In-Time” (PIT) count of persons without housing in San Juan County identified 65 people. 44 of those people, including children and disabled persons, who were living out of doors, Continue Reading
Thrift Parking
Written on March 20, 2014 at 5:20 am, by Tim Dustrude
Have you seen all the groundwork happening over there by the Thrift Store? I knew you would want to know what was going on, so I asked Kathy Kane what was up and she said it is going to be a new storage building for them, AND…. some new parking! They are very excited as Continue Reading
REAP Grants Workshops
Written on March 20, 2014 at 5:06 am, by Tim Dustrude
Victoria Compton with the Economic Development Council mentions that the USDA is offering workshops for businesses on the new REAP grants. Check it out… Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Grants Workshop in Mt. Vernon March 27th Renewal Energy Projects such as solar panels and Energy Efficiency projects such as energy efficient coolers, weatherization, etc. may Continue Reading
Meerkerk Gardens Tour Filling Up
Written on March 19, 2014 at 2:28 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Dot with the SJ Garden Club invites you on a tour of Whidbey Island’s Meerkerk Gardens. Here she is with more… We have a wonderful tour to Meerkerk Woodland Gardens on Whidbey Island scheduled for April 12. It is a one-day trip leaving SJI as walk-ons at 8:00 a.m., meeting the Bell Air bus in Continue Reading
WSF’s David Moseley Announces Retirement
Written on March 19, 2014 at 2:19 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s a notice from WSF about David Moseley’s retirement… Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson’s statement regarding David Moseley After six years of service, Assistant Secretary for Washington State Ferries David Moseley has announced his plans to resign on April 15. David can be proud of his distinguished service at WSF and the many accomplishments he Continue Reading
Joy Workshop at XYZ
Written on March 19, 2014 at 1:59 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Just got this note from Cynthia about a workshop coming up this Saturday… Happy Spring! The days are longer, birds are singing by day and frogs are croaking by night, new growth, new flowers – Spring is definitely here. Now is the time to move and dance a bit and be joyful for all that Continue Reading
Wild Wildlife
Written on March 19, 2014 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s a photo by Chris Teren of a juvenile bald eagle the other day swooping down at some Mouflon (wild sheep), on Spieden Island. Apparently when he got closer he realized they were much bigger than he thought they were and he flew away. Thanks for sharing Chris!
Van Go’s Shout Out
Written on March 19, 2014 at 5:39 am, by Tim Dustrude
Forgot to mention yesterday that in the upcoming fundraiser for Jessica Oldwyn Saturday at Brickworks, Van Go’s Pizza is providing all the food for the barn dance. Daniel is giving them a screamin’ deal on take & bake pizzas so they can feed everyone and still hopefully make some profit money for Jess.
Possible Service Disruption
Written on March 19, 2014 at 5:03 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just got this heads up from CenturyLink: Scheduled routine maintenance of NoaNet fiber could affect CenturyLink customers NoaNet, a nonprofit broadband provider, will perform scheduled routine maintenance of its fiber in the San Juan Islands on March 19. During this scheduled maintenance, CenturyLink customers may experience up to a two-hour service disruption affecting Internet and Continue Reading
RLR and Barn Dance for Jess
Written on March 18, 2014 at 1:04 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Run Ladies Run is happening on Saturday, March 22nd. And don’t forget, this year, Run Ladies Run is sponsoring Jessica Oldwyn in her fight with Brain Cancer. As you probably know, Jessica is an island native, now living in Seattle. She was diagnosed with Brain Cancer 4 years ago. Read more about that and what RLR is doing on Continue Reading
Island Rec Table Tennis Tournament Winners
Written on March 18, 2014 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just got the news from Morgan over at Island Rec… Congratulations to Roger Paul, John Entermann of Anacortes, Tony Fyrqvist , and Jock Warren for being big winners in the 3rd Annual Table Tennis Tournament this weekend in each of their Divisions. Daniel Farber of Anacortes took Second place in the tight final game against Continue Reading
Know Your Island Walk: Westside Bird Blind
Written on March 18, 2014 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Meet Land Steward Doug McCutchen of the San Juan County Land Bank and San Juan Island Audubon bird watcher extraordinaire Barb Jensen to walk and see the new bird watching blind on the Land Bank Preserve on Westside Road. Meet and park at the pull-off on the east side of Westside Road, .7mi. north of Continue Reading
Living an Authentic Life
Written on March 18, 2014 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
Suzie has another workshop coming up in April. Here’s her introduction to it… Do you most often express ego-story or authentic nature? What is “Ego” exactly? What are the benefits of living more authentically, and what prevents you from doing so? In an upcoming workshop led by Suzie Thomas, you will have the opportunity to Continue Reading
Paideia Open House
Written on March 18, 2014 at 5:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just heard from Tammy over at Paideia Classical School that they’re having an open house next weekend… It’s Sunday, March 23rd from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at 265 Price St. Here’s their flyer or call 378-8322 for more info.