Topic: Around Here
Pet of the Week
Written on October 7, 2013 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Meet Cashmere! This sweet and playful girl is about 2 years old. She loves people and making new friends. She would be best as an indoor/outdoor cat as she has a lot of energy to burn! Her confident attitude would make her an excellent mouser! Come in and meet this lively girl who just wants Continue Reading
Good News Fridays
Written on October 7, 2013 at 5:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
The good folks at Printonyx have a new thing they’re doing on Fridays. A little positive energy being generated over there. Check this out! Wherever you are, share some GOOD NEWS with those around you! Everyone seems to always focus on Bad News: just watch the evening news. But the reality is that there is Continue Reading
Some Changes at the County
Written on October 7, 2013 at 5:20 am, by Tim Dustrude
Personnel Changes & New Office Hours at Community Development and Planning San Juan County Manager Mike Thomas has announced a number of changes in the County’s Community Development and Planning Department, including new leadership, and longer operating hours. “For the past few months, our Director of Community Development and planning, Rene Beliveau, and I have Continue Reading
Salmon Recovery Funding Available
Written on October 7, 2013 at 5:19 am, by Tim Dustrude
Funding Available For Project Development For Salmon Recovery Projects Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration funding is available for project implementation and development for salmon recovery projects in the San Juans. The funding can be used towards completing an existing salmon recovery project or towards getting a salmon recovery project closer to being ready for future Continue Reading
Flea Market and Craft Fairs
Written on October 7, 2013 at 5:17 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Annual Flea Market and Crafts Fairs are back! One will be held on November 9th and another on December 7th. They are looking for vendors of all types including: Food vendors Crafters and artists Community organizations looking to fundraise Holiday pre-sale items Family and friends cleaning house. These fun community events will be full Continue Reading
Drive-In Movies at the Fairgrounds
Written on October 6, 2013 at 12:15 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Parks and Fair to Host Community Meeting on Drive-In Movie Plans Meeting Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Time: 4:30 pm. Place: Marie Boe building at the Fairgrounds in Friday Harbor The San Juan County Parks and Fair Department will host a meeting on October 15th to share details and receive community input about the 2014 Continue Reading
New Gallery Opening!
Written on October 5, 2013 at 11:14 am, by Tim Dustrude
Alisha Merrick sent over this invitation to the grand opening of her new studio and gallery… I am having a celebratory opening for my new art studio & gallery in Surina Business Park. Please join me on Friday October 11th from 10-8 at enamora! Hope to see you there.
Theater Show CANCELLED
Written on October 5, 2013 at 8:23 am, by Tim Dustrude
Bad news… the performers are in Wyoming and they are snowed in. This weekend’s performance of Beleza is cancelled. Please contact SJCT for more info. www.sjctheatre.org
Putting Some Feelers Out
Written on October 4, 2013 at 12:40 pm, by Tim Dustrude
This is just an idea at this point, but SJCT and Island Stage Left want to put some feelers out there and see how much interest there is. If you’re interested in this, send an email and let them know… Ed. Note: – This post is updated to include the following: This is a joint idea Continue Reading
Stunning Sausage & Sage Pasta
Written on October 4, 2013 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Chef Hobbes is at it in the kitchen again… This pasta is the Bomb Baby! (Sorry I’ve been watching too much Breaking Bad!) Recipe for two: 2 English bangers cut into 1/2″ rounds 1 yellow onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 15 leaves fresh sage, finely chopped 1 sprig fresh rosemary, finely chopped 1 pinch Continue Reading
Invitation from Suzie Thomas
Written on October 4, 2013 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
Suzie Thomas sends over an invitation for you to join in her upcoming gatherings… Creating Altars: A Gathering for Spiritual Transformation When we gather together in the name of unity, and intuitively, non-logically, build a Medicine Wheel or an Altar, we conjure our way into the soul of the earth. We then can ask Her Continue Reading
WIC services in Washington given 30-day reprieve during federal shutdown
Written on October 4, 2013 at 5:38 am, by Tim Dustrude
Despite the federal government shutdown, Washington’s Women, Infants, and Children food and nutrition program has funding to continue service through October. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reallocated funding to cover the costs for the month. The reprieve comes just in time for Washington’s WIC Nutrition Program, which had only enough remaining funds to Continue Reading
Candy Barrels!
Written on October 4, 2013 at 5:06 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just got this note from Nick Power of the Kiwanis about candy collection beginning next week. Thanks Nick! Please let your readers know that this upcoming Monday, Kiwanis will place candy donation barrels at The Marketplace and Friday Harbor Drug so that people who wish to contribute candy to the heavily tricked and treated neighborhoods Continue Reading
Fish For Teeth at Ace Hardware Friday
Written on October 3, 2013 at 10:23 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fish for Teeth is funding its tooth-fixing efforts with another batch of fabulous FISH TACOS! The “Taco Team” will be at the Friday Harbor Ace Hardware this Friday from 11-2pm. These huge, tasty tacos are only $7 each, and are filled with wild Alaskan rockfish, Pablito’s salsa, and other premium ingredients. “People rave about these Continue Reading
Reminder – Chili Cook-Off and Artstock at Brickworks!
Written on October 3, 2013 at 8:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Saturday, October 5th, from 3:30-7:00pm, the Island Harvest Chili Cook-off and the Artstock Art Market will bring a little something for everyone to Brickworks. Competing for best chili at the event will be: Coho Restaurant Pablito’s Taqueria Cask and Schooner Ernie’s Cafe Mike’s Café Friday Harbor High School’s Food for Thought Program (2013 Chili Continue Reading
Author Event at Griffinbay Books
Written on October 3, 2013 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
It began with a frantic late-night 911 call from a woman in a remote, dusty little Arizona border town, reporting that she and her husband and their 9-year-old daughter had been shot by a camouflage-bedecked gang wielding guns, barging into their home and pretending to be Border Patrol officers. The woman survived her wounds, but Continue Reading
Pet of the Week
Written on October 7, 2013 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Meet Cashmere! This sweet and playful girl is about 2 years old. She loves people and making new friends. She would be best as an indoor/outdoor cat as she has a lot of energy to burn! Her confident attitude would make her an excellent mouser! Come in and meet this lively girl who just wants Continue Reading
Good News Fridays
Written on October 7, 2013 at 5:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
The good folks at Printonyx have a new thing they’re doing on Fridays. A little positive energy being generated over there. Check this out! Wherever you are, share some GOOD NEWS with those around you! Everyone seems to always focus on Bad News: just watch the evening news. But the reality is that there is Continue Reading
Some Changes at the County
Written on October 7, 2013 at 5:20 am, by Tim Dustrude
Personnel Changes & New Office Hours at Community Development and Planning San Juan County Manager Mike Thomas has announced a number of changes in the County’s Community Development and Planning Department, including new leadership, and longer operating hours. “For the past few months, our Director of Community Development and planning, Rene Beliveau, and I have Continue Reading
Salmon Recovery Funding Available
Written on October 7, 2013 at 5:19 am, by Tim Dustrude
Funding Available For Project Development For Salmon Recovery Projects Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration funding is available for project implementation and development for salmon recovery projects in the San Juans. The funding can be used towards completing an existing salmon recovery project or towards getting a salmon recovery project closer to being ready for future Continue Reading
Flea Market and Craft Fairs
Written on October 7, 2013 at 5:17 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Annual Flea Market and Crafts Fairs are back! One will be held on November 9th and another on December 7th. They are looking for vendors of all types including: Food vendors Crafters and artists Community organizations looking to fundraise Holiday pre-sale items Family and friends cleaning house. These fun community events will be full Continue Reading
Drive-In Movies at the Fairgrounds
Written on October 6, 2013 at 12:15 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Parks and Fair to Host Community Meeting on Drive-In Movie Plans Meeting Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Time: 4:30 pm. Place: Marie Boe building at the Fairgrounds in Friday Harbor The San Juan County Parks and Fair Department will host a meeting on October 15th to share details and receive community input about the 2014 Continue Reading
New Gallery Opening!
Written on October 5, 2013 at 11:14 am, by Tim Dustrude
Alisha Merrick sent over this invitation to the grand opening of her new studio and gallery… I am having a celebratory opening for my new art studio & gallery in Surina Business Park. Please join me on Friday October 11th from 10-8 at enamora! Hope to see you there.
Theater Show CANCELLED
Written on October 5, 2013 at 8:23 am, by Tim Dustrude
Bad news… the performers are in Wyoming and they are snowed in. This weekend’s performance of Beleza is cancelled. Please contact SJCT for more info. www.sjctheatre.org
Putting Some Feelers Out
Written on October 4, 2013 at 12:40 pm, by Tim Dustrude
This is just an idea at this point, but SJCT and Island Stage Left want to put some feelers out there and see how much interest there is. If you’re interested in this, send an email and let them know… Ed. Note: – This post is updated to include the following: This is a joint idea Continue Reading
Stunning Sausage & Sage Pasta
Written on October 4, 2013 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Chef Hobbes is at it in the kitchen again… This pasta is the Bomb Baby! (Sorry I’ve been watching too much Breaking Bad!) Recipe for two: 2 English bangers cut into 1/2″ rounds 1 yellow onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 15 leaves fresh sage, finely chopped 1 sprig fresh rosemary, finely chopped 1 pinch Continue Reading
Invitation from Suzie Thomas
Written on October 4, 2013 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
Suzie Thomas sends over an invitation for you to join in her upcoming gatherings… Creating Altars: A Gathering for Spiritual Transformation When we gather together in the name of unity, and intuitively, non-logically, build a Medicine Wheel or an Altar, we conjure our way into the soul of the earth. We then can ask Her Continue Reading
WIC services in Washington given 30-day reprieve during federal shutdown
Written on October 4, 2013 at 5:38 am, by Tim Dustrude
Despite the federal government shutdown, Washington’s Women, Infants, and Children food and nutrition program has funding to continue service through October. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reallocated funding to cover the costs for the month. The reprieve comes just in time for Washington’s WIC Nutrition Program, which had only enough remaining funds to Continue Reading
Candy Barrels!
Written on October 4, 2013 at 5:06 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just got this note from Nick Power of the Kiwanis about candy collection beginning next week. Thanks Nick! Please let your readers know that this upcoming Monday, Kiwanis will place candy donation barrels at The Marketplace and Friday Harbor Drug so that people who wish to contribute candy to the heavily tricked and treated neighborhoods Continue Reading
Fish For Teeth at Ace Hardware Friday
Written on October 3, 2013 at 10:23 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fish for Teeth is funding its tooth-fixing efforts with another batch of fabulous FISH TACOS! The “Taco Team” will be at the Friday Harbor Ace Hardware this Friday from 11-2pm. These huge, tasty tacos are only $7 each, and are filled with wild Alaskan rockfish, Pablito’s salsa, and other premium ingredients. “People rave about these Continue Reading
Reminder – Chili Cook-Off and Artstock at Brickworks!
Written on October 3, 2013 at 8:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Saturday, October 5th, from 3:30-7:00pm, the Island Harvest Chili Cook-off and the Artstock Art Market will bring a little something for everyone to Brickworks. Competing for best chili at the event will be: Coho Restaurant Pablito’s Taqueria Cask and Schooner Ernie’s Cafe Mike’s Café Friday Harbor High School’s Food for Thought Program (2013 Chili Continue Reading
Author Event at Griffinbay Books
Written on October 3, 2013 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
It began with a frantic late-night 911 call from a woman in a remote, dusty little Arizona border town, reporting that she and her husband and their 9-year-old daughter had been shot by a camouflage-bedecked gang wielding guns, barging into their home and pretending to be Border Patrol officers. The woman survived her wounds, but Continue Reading