LouAnne sent me this to share with you…. Jerald Alan Spendiff 2/2/57-5/10/10 Jerry passed away peacefully in his home on May 10, 2010 surrounded by his wife LouAnne, daughters Tiffany and Ashley, and brother-in-law Paul Fantin. As a boy, Jerry and his family would vacation in the San Juans every summer. They spent many days  Continue Reading

Around this town, and others…. • The Bellingham Herald has some nice photos from the Wolverine soccer team‘s playoff loss to Nooksack last week – check ’em out! Our guys play hard – I’m proud of them! • Monika Wieland reports she & Hobbes (on the Western Prince) spotted & photographed a gray whale here  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on around here…. • Liz Illg with Nonprofits Unlimited reports: Hey, Ian! Just want you to know that Laura Tuttle just passed the bar in Washington State. Lots of people know her as a very generous community volunteer and active member of Soroptimists. I’m especially excited because she has an interest  Continue Reading

According to Russ Harvey at the County, it’s going to take some 400 trips to get the gravel the County needs from the barge landing at Jackson’s Beach to the County’s storage area on Beaverton Valley Road today & tomorrow. This kinda reminded me that there’s already a town in Washington named Concrete, and another  Continue Reading

Sounds like a great show – everyone I know who caught the opening weekend of My Fair Lady had feedback that basically added up to: “Don’t miss it!” Bob Stavers went last week, and he offered you & me this review: Move over Julie Andrews, there’s a new Eliza in town! The San Juan Community  Continue Reading

Here’s the word from Tracy about the bike parade on Saturday: Reminder: This Saturday May 15th is the Share the Road Parade, Celebration and Community bike ride at the fairgrounds. The fun starts and 10:30, with helmet fitting, free children’s helmets, tire repair clinic & minor maintenance pit stop, a skills course, and socializing with  Continue Reading

Alan Roochvarg from Emergency Services sends over this report: Emergency Services and USCG Train for Summer Season San Juan Island emergency services personnel and a US Coast Guard search and rescue team conducted joint training in Friday Harbor on Saturday, May 1, 2010. The exercise included practicing patient transfer procedures to and from an airborne  Continue Reading

Sorry to hear about Jerry Spendiff‘s passing – regards & condolences to LouAnne & Tiffany & Ashley… Also – heard that Shannon Smith (FHHS ’94) passed away….

IMA’s Wendy Smith says this was fun – here’s her story: IMA’s “Green Summer 2010” Luncheon The San Juan Islands Museum of Art & Sculpture Park (IMA), hosted a ‘Green Summer 2010’ luncheon Monday, May 3 at the Community Theatre’s Gubelman room.  The luncheon was to announce IMA’s upcoming summer exhibition Green: ON THE EDGE,  Continue Reading

Sandy from Historic Friday Harbor has a couple of ways for you to explore Friday Harbor: Saturday, May 15, 1-4pm, San Juan Historical Museum Silver Tea and Quilt Show. An island tradition, the Historical Museum’s Silver Tea celebrates island parlor teas of an earlier time. This year a sampling of the Museum’s impressive collection of  Continue Reading

Roger asked me to tell you this educational forum is coming up on Thursday: I wanted to write to inform you that the San Juan Island Chapter of the ACLU of Washington will present an educational forum entitled, “Marijuana: Time for a Conversation” on May 13, 2010, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Friday  Continue Reading

Janet Thomas told me about Andrew coming this coming weekend, and she says he’s pretty awesome – see what you think: CULTIVATING HOPE: A WORKSHOP with ANDREW HARVEY in FRIDAY HARBOR** Saturday, May 15 at The Yoga Path (849 C Spring Street, Friday Harbor) from 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.  Cost: $75 **Workshop schedule accommodates  Continue Reading

Barbara at Gallery San Juan hopes you can drop by: We are opening the season with our first show!  We are very excited to introduce Janice Maple to our gallery.  Her vibrant and vivid images make a strong colorful statement of her love for nature. Matt Dollahite will be unveiling his winter’s studio paintings, large  Continue Reading

There’s a presentation at the Historical Museum about the role of building blocks in Friday Harbor’s history on Wednesday – here’s the story behind THAT story: Casting the First Stone: The History of Concrete Block Buildings in Friday Harbor with Boyd C. Pratt, architectural historian Wednesday, May 12th 7pm San Juan Historical Museum, 405 Price  Continue Reading

Beth from the Library says you can check out audio books as well – here’s the scoop: eAudiobooks are now available at the San Juan Island Library through OCLC NetLibrary. Residents of San Juan Island now have anytime, anywhere access to nearly 3,000 different eAudiobook titles. eAudiobooks can be accessed and downloaded via the library’s  Continue Reading

Ruth gets the season underway this coming weekend with Art Hansen – here’s the details: Art Hansen – Celebrating 80 Solo Show, 
Recent watercolors and 25 years of etchings and selected lithographs May 15 – June 6, 2010 Waterworks Gallery’s first show of the year features Art Hansen. Art’s stylistically simplified watercolor landscapes are well  Continue Reading