Topic: Around Here

Scholarship opportunities for island women….

Written on October 30, 2012 at 2:16 am, by

Vicki from the Soroptimist Club lists the chances for scholarships for local island women: Soroptimist Awards Available Fall is awards season for the Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor. Local women are encouraged to apply for the Women’s Opportunity Award, the Violet Richardson Award, the Ruby Award and the Fellowship Award. The Women’s Opportunity Award assists  Continue Reading

For Halloween night….

Written on October 29, 2012 at 4:10 pm, by

Sunny day on the island….

Written on October 29, 2012 at 2:04 pm, by

Thanks, from Cole….

Written on October 28, 2012 at 6:22 pm, by

Dear Ian, As a parent and Saint David’s Day School board member, I have gotten too busy for my own good as of late: soccer dad, Community Theatre projects, and involvement in many of the other community organizations we know and love.  And in so doing, so being, one of the necessary things that I  Continue Reading

Earthquake to the north: 7.7 & tsunami advisory….

Written on October 27, 2012 at 11:19 pm, by

I’m gonna post this link which tells us there was a massive, damage-causing earthquake this evening near Haida Gwaii (the former Queen Charlotte Islands) that’s been measured at 7.7 or so….the link will continue to be updated (that’s why I’m putting it here for you), so we can keep track what’s happening with our friends  Continue Reading

Business planning….

Written on October 27, 2012 at 12:04 pm, by

EDC offers FREE workshop on business planning and financing The San Juan County Economic Development Council will present a FREE half-day workshop for small businesses and entrepreneurs on San Juan Island, on Monday, October 29, from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.  The business and financing workshop course material will be presented by James McCafferty, of  Continue Reading

Know your island!

Written on October 26, 2012 at 5:00 pm, by

Eileen always sends these good ideas….and this is a great one for tomorrow: Know Your Island Hike  Saturday, Oct. 27, 1-4 p.m., at San Juan County Park.  Meet Dona Wuthnow, Director of County Parks, to walk San Juan County Park and learn about its cultural and natural history highlights. The hike will feature the newly  Continue Reading

Meet with Rich….

Written on October 26, 2012 at 4:27 pm, by

Football game at Lynden Christian on the radio tonight!

Written on October 26, 2012 at 2:00 pm, by

Just heard from Mike Martin: Please let your readers know that Tyla McKay and I will be announcing tonight’s FHHS Wolverines’ game. The Ace Hardware Pregame show starts at 5:45 with kickoff at 6:00. In town they can listen @ 1650am and online at www.fhTinyRadio.com. THANKS!

Morning song….Pachebel’s Canon in D

Written on October 26, 2012 at 9:37 am, by

This always makes the morning just a little better, don’t you think?

Today on the island….

Written on October 26, 2012 at 9:19 am, by

Let’s check to see what’s up…. • The ferry terminal is open to vehicles on Orcas today, after being closed most of the week – here’s the scoop from WSF: The Orcas Island Terminal will open to vehicles and take traffic beginning with the 10:35 a.m. departure from Anacortes. The 11:35 a.m. departure from Friday  Continue Reading

Spooky….

Written on October 26, 2012 at 8:22 am, by

Frankenstein Opens New Readers Theatre at SJCT Nick Dear’s haunting version of Frankenstein opens San Juan Community Theatre’s new FREE readers theatre series on Friday and Saturday, October 26-27 and appropriately, Wednesday, October 31. The series, On Book, is the brainchild of Artistic Director Susan Williams and features island actors reading new, classic and prize-winning  Continue Reading

Report: The regatta was great!

Written on October 24, 2012 at 6:29 am, by

The regatta was a couple of weekends ago, and it went well – here’s more from Ron DiCristina (thanks, Ron!): Friday Harbor Sailing Club’s sixth annual Fred Hoeppner (formally Mitchell Bay) International Regatta was held October 13-14, 2012 out on the west side of San Juan Island. This year, it was an exciting two day race that  Continue Reading

The ninjas are coming! It’s this Sunday at the Community Theatre!

Written on October 24, 2012 at 6:21 am, by

Remember Pat & Stella who used to work with Zip San Juan? They just saw this show a couple of weeks ago on Whidbey Island, and said it was awesome & not to miss it. Here’s the scoop from Jan Bollwinkel-Smith: Ancient mystics, kung-faux ninjas and acrobats join together for a one-of-a-kind show on the  Continue Reading

Workshop: Inner Journey Adventure for Teen Girls, with Deb Langhans

Written on October 24, 2012 at 6:16 am, by

Since this Friday, 10/26, is the deadline for registering for the Inner Journey Adventure for Teen Girls workshop, I figured I’d better find out more about for you – here’s more about what it’s all about:  Q. Hey, Deb! I know you’ll be offering the first “Inner Journey Adventure for Teen Girls” on Sunday, November 4th.  Continue Reading

This Is Our Town: Mary Kate Panaro & MKate Design

Written on October 24, 2012 at 6:02 am, by

Tim Dustrude continues his series with photos & stories about people around the island – here’s more about my good friend & colleague Mary Kate (mkate.com): Mary Kate Panaro moved here to the island in 2000 after hearing great things about it from her good friend Sharon. As many of us do, she worked in a  Continue Reading