Topic: Around Here
Brann Cabin Bake Off
Written on May 17, 2013 at 5:30 am, by Tim Dustrude
Come enjoy Pie, Games, Campfire and Music at the Annual Brann Cabin Bake Off May 22, 2013 6:30pm-9:00pm San Juan County Park Free to the Public: Donations Welcomed Funds raised will contribute to the doors, window, interior finishing, landscaping and interpretation for the Brann Cabin For pie bake off instructions call: (360) 378-8420 or email Continue Reading
Crook House Open for Tour
Written on May 16, 2013 at 4:07 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Correction – – The location for Friday evening’s presentation is at the Historical Museum’s Resource Center on 405 Price Street – not at the library as was previously reported. When master carpenter William Crook arrived on San Juan Island with his wife and two children in November 1875 he had come to the end of Continue Reading
Ruthie Foster is coming to town!
Written on May 16, 2013 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
We’ve got a great blues artist… and grammy nominee coming to the San Juan Community Theater… Ruthie Foster will be here on Saturday for a concert and a free guitar demo in the afternoon. Turn up the speakers and check out this video of her singing Phenomenal Woman… For the complete press release, follow this Continue Reading
Alex Shapiro’s “Tight Squeeze” to be performed by FHHS Concert Band
Written on May 16, 2013 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Friday Harbor High School Concert Band will perform the Pacific Northwest premiere of a piece by Friday Harbor resident and nationally-renowned composer, Alex Shapiro On May 23, 2013 at the San Juan Community Theatre, the Friday Harbor High School Concert Band, under the Direction of Matthew Frost, will perform a new electroacoustic wind band Continue Reading
Monte Stiles: A Speaker for All Ages
Written on May 16, 2013 at 5:30 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Prevention Coalition sends over this invitation: We met Monte at the WA. State Prevention Summit in 2012, his stories and photos really spoke to our youth. We think you will find it illuminating, too! Please join us this Friday, May 17th 12:15pm-1:15pm at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church. “I spent most of my professional life fighting Continue Reading
5th Year in a Row!
Written on May 16, 2013 at 5:18 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just heard this from Amelia over at Pelindaba… way to go Pelindaba – Congratulations! Here’s her announcement… “We are very pleased to announce that Pelindaba Lavender Farm has been, again, voted “BEST Public Garden” in local NBC affiliate King 5/Evening Magazine’s annual “Best of the Northwest Escapes” contest – for the 5th year in a row! Continue Reading
4H SJ Livestock Barn Dance
Written on May 15, 2013 at 12:37 pm, by Tim Dustrude
It’s this Friday at the Seaside Lawn at Roche Harbor – A hootenanny barn dance pig roast family fun night dance dinner combo from 6:00 to 10:00 PM with proceeds benefitting the 4H San Juan Livestock Club. Tickets are available at the door or by email at: hootenanny4h [@] hotmail.com
Out with the old…
Written on May 15, 2013 at 11:31 am, by Tim Dustrude
…and into the new. Printonyx moved out of their old building and into the new one this past weekend, and this morning the old one came down. They are very excited to be in a new space that will work much more efficiently for their business without all the quirks of the old converted home Continue Reading
Thank You Notes
Written on May 15, 2013 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Once a year for the past several years, Ellensburg Middle School has visited San Juan Island on their annual field trip. You have probably seen them – all over town with chaperones, out at the beach, at Whale Watch Park, Roche Harbor… you can’t miss ’em – kids with backpacks on, checking all the cool Continue Reading
Leslie Cain at Waterworks
Written on May 15, 2013 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Leslie Cain interprets the Northwest landscape in an exciting new way–using pastels on gessoed board. This fresh approach, not requiring glass, allows the viewer to experience a new pastel technique that approximates an oil painting. This clean, fresh method combined with striking imagery has earned Leslie Cain the reputation as a top pastel artist in Continue Reading
John John’s Fun Raiser
Written on May 15, 2013 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Support & Celebrate John’s Recovery! January of this year John had surgery to remove 2 aneurysms from his brain ~ during the surgery he suffered a stroke. Good news is he is expected to make a full recovery in time ~ so during this down time of healing we are celebrating with a Fun-Raiser to help Continue Reading
Islands A Cappella This Weekend
Written on May 15, 2013 at 5:28 am, by Tim Dustrude
Islands A Cappella presents a “Sentimental Journey” through a world of love songs May 17-19. From a hymn by Thomas Tallis to the sweet strains of “Till There Was You” from The Music Man, love in all its many guises will be sung and celebrated. The singers begin their spring “tour” on San Juan Island, Continue Reading
New Walking Trail Being Built on PIMC Property
Written on May 14, 2013 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Members of the Trails Committee and the PeaceHealth staff got to work on Saturday, May 10, creating a new walking trail on the hospital property, under the guidance of trail builder Steve Ulvi. Work will continue on May 25 and several Saturdays in June, and anyone who would like to help should contact Cinda Pierce Continue Reading
Art in the Afternoon at P.I.M.C.
Written on May 14, 2013 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
Visitors to Peace Island Medical Center in Friday Harbor expect to find a state-of-the-art place for healing. They may not expect to find such a superb art collection housed within its walls and on its grounds. To highlight this facet of PIMC, Peace Island Volunteers invite the community to come enjoy (and learn more about) Continue Reading
Up in the Air
Written on May 14, 2013 at 5:37 am, by Tim Dustrude
3rd Saturday Grange ContraDance, Contra – 7:00 -9:00 pm at the SJI Grange Hall. Laura Mé Smith from Seattle calling with Up in the Air, a band from Bellingham (Robin Brown on fiddle, Eileen Stern on piano, Paul Englesberg on flute and concertina and Marcia Robey doing the percussion). No partners needed. All dances taught. Continue Reading
Yellow Island Wildflower Tour
Written on May 14, 2013 at 5:31 am, by Tim Dustrude
Join us in a celebration of wildflowers for a trip to Yellow Island, on Sunday, May 19. Yellow Island, managed by the Nature Conservancy since 1979, is covered with more than fifty species of wildflowers. Many of these plants can be seen on other San Juan Islands; however, with Yellow Island’s open fescue meadows and the absence of resident grazing Continue Reading
Brann Cabin Bake Off
Written on May 17, 2013 at 5:30 am, by Tim Dustrude
Come enjoy Pie, Games, Campfire and Music at the Annual Brann Cabin Bake Off May 22, 2013 6:30pm-9:00pm San Juan County Park Free to the Public: Donations Welcomed Funds raised will contribute to the doors, window, interior finishing, landscaping and interpretation for the Brann Cabin For pie bake off instructions call: (360) 378-8420 or email Continue Reading
Crook House Open for Tour
Written on May 16, 2013 at 4:07 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Correction – – The location for Friday evening’s presentation is at the Historical Museum’s Resource Center on 405 Price Street – not at the library as was previously reported. When master carpenter William Crook arrived on San Juan Island with his wife and two children in November 1875 he had come to the end of Continue Reading
Ruthie Foster is coming to town!
Written on May 16, 2013 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
We’ve got a great blues artist… and grammy nominee coming to the San Juan Community Theater… Ruthie Foster will be here on Saturday for a concert and a free guitar demo in the afternoon. Turn up the speakers and check out this video of her singing Phenomenal Woman… For the complete press release, follow this Continue Reading
Alex Shapiro’s “Tight Squeeze” to be performed by FHHS Concert Band
Written on May 16, 2013 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Friday Harbor High School Concert Band will perform the Pacific Northwest premiere of a piece by Friday Harbor resident and nationally-renowned composer, Alex Shapiro On May 23, 2013 at the San Juan Community Theatre, the Friday Harbor High School Concert Band, under the Direction of Matthew Frost, will perform a new electroacoustic wind band Continue Reading
Monte Stiles: A Speaker for All Ages
Written on May 16, 2013 at 5:30 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Prevention Coalition sends over this invitation: We met Monte at the WA. State Prevention Summit in 2012, his stories and photos really spoke to our youth. We think you will find it illuminating, too! Please join us this Friday, May 17th 12:15pm-1:15pm at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church. “I spent most of my professional life fighting Continue Reading
5th Year in a Row!
Written on May 16, 2013 at 5:18 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just heard this from Amelia over at Pelindaba… way to go Pelindaba – Congratulations! Here’s her announcement… “We are very pleased to announce that Pelindaba Lavender Farm has been, again, voted “BEST Public Garden” in local NBC affiliate King 5/Evening Magazine’s annual “Best of the Northwest Escapes” contest – for the 5th year in a row! Continue Reading
4H SJ Livestock Barn Dance
Written on May 15, 2013 at 12:37 pm, by Tim Dustrude
It’s this Friday at the Seaside Lawn at Roche Harbor – A hootenanny barn dance pig roast family fun night dance dinner combo from 6:00 to 10:00 PM with proceeds benefitting the 4H San Juan Livestock Club. Tickets are available at the door or by email at: hootenanny4h [@] hotmail.com
Out with the old…
Written on May 15, 2013 at 11:31 am, by Tim Dustrude
…and into the new. Printonyx moved out of their old building and into the new one this past weekend, and this morning the old one came down. They are very excited to be in a new space that will work much more efficiently for their business without all the quirks of the old converted home Continue Reading
Thank You Notes
Written on May 15, 2013 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Once a year for the past several years, Ellensburg Middle School has visited San Juan Island on their annual field trip. You have probably seen them – all over town with chaperones, out at the beach, at Whale Watch Park, Roche Harbor… you can’t miss ’em – kids with backpacks on, checking all the cool Continue Reading
Leslie Cain at Waterworks
Written on May 15, 2013 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Leslie Cain interprets the Northwest landscape in an exciting new way–using pastels on gessoed board. This fresh approach, not requiring glass, allows the viewer to experience a new pastel technique that approximates an oil painting. This clean, fresh method combined with striking imagery has earned Leslie Cain the reputation as a top pastel artist in Continue Reading
John John’s Fun Raiser
Written on May 15, 2013 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Support & Celebrate John’s Recovery! January of this year John had surgery to remove 2 aneurysms from his brain ~ during the surgery he suffered a stroke. Good news is he is expected to make a full recovery in time ~ so during this down time of healing we are celebrating with a Fun-Raiser to help Continue Reading
Islands A Cappella This Weekend
Written on May 15, 2013 at 5:28 am, by Tim Dustrude
Islands A Cappella presents a “Sentimental Journey” through a world of love songs May 17-19. From a hymn by Thomas Tallis to the sweet strains of “Till There Was You” from The Music Man, love in all its many guises will be sung and celebrated. The singers begin their spring “tour” on San Juan Island, Continue Reading
New Walking Trail Being Built on PIMC Property
Written on May 14, 2013 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Members of the Trails Committee and the PeaceHealth staff got to work on Saturday, May 10, creating a new walking trail on the hospital property, under the guidance of trail builder Steve Ulvi. Work will continue on May 25 and several Saturdays in June, and anyone who would like to help should contact Cinda Pierce Continue Reading
Art in the Afternoon at P.I.M.C.
Written on May 14, 2013 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
Visitors to Peace Island Medical Center in Friday Harbor expect to find a state-of-the-art place for healing. They may not expect to find such a superb art collection housed within its walls and on its grounds. To highlight this facet of PIMC, Peace Island Volunteers invite the community to come enjoy (and learn more about) Continue Reading
Up in the Air
Written on May 14, 2013 at 5:37 am, by Tim Dustrude
3rd Saturday Grange ContraDance, Contra – 7:00 -9:00 pm at the SJI Grange Hall. Laura Mé Smith from Seattle calling with Up in the Air, a band from Bellingham (Robin Brown on fiddle, Eileen Stern on piano, Paul Englesberg on flute and concertina and Marcia Robey doing the percussion). No partners needed. All dances taught. Continue Reading
Yellow Island Wildflower Tour
Written on May 14, 2013 at 5:31 am, by Tim Dustrude
Join us in a celebration of wildflowers for a trip to Yellow Island, on Sunday, May 19. Yellow Island, managed by the Nature Conservancy since 1979, is covered with more than fifty species of wildflowers. Many of these plants can be seen on other San Juan Islands; however, with Yellow Island’s open fescue meadows and the absence of resident grazing Continue Reading