Topic: Education
Annual Community Survey is OPEN — Wellness Promotion
Written on September 16, 2021 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
This survey provides the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition (SJIPC) with some local information about community perceptions and to look at it as one point of data reference. We use this along with the Healthy Youth Survey, school intervention data that the Student Assistant Professional collects, and the program assessments for the programs that the Continue Reading
Need A Washington State Boating Education Card?
Written on September 14, 2021 at 9:28 am, by Tim Dustrude
Sign up for an upcoming, on-line U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Course Bellingham, Wash. – This fall, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla is providing boaters on-line, Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. All Washington state residents must carry a Boater Education Card while on the water operating a power-boat greater Continue Reading
SVC Running Start Program
Written on September 12, 2021 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
Skagit Valley College announces a second-year award of pilot scholarship program to help Running Start students pay for books, supplies, and student fees Skagit Valley College (SVC) is pleased to announce that the College has been awarded approximately $52,000 for a pilot scholarship program designed to assist SVC’s Running Start students by the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC). The SVC Running Start Pilot Scholarship will support student success by covering the cost of books, course Continue Reading
After-school Sailing Club and Race Team to start Tuesday Sept. 21st
Written on September 11, 2021 at 9:10 am, by Tim Dustrude
Sailing Club will be back on the water at Jackson Beach soon! Middle- and high-school students with and without sailing experience are invited to come sail one- and two-person sailboats on Griffin Bay. The SJI Sailing Foundation will be launching two new RS Fevas – super fun to sail two-handed boats — the first boats with Continue Reading
Learn to Run Construction Projects with the EDC and LCLT
Written on September 10, 2021 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Economic Development Council (EDC) and Lopez Community Land Trust (LCLT) are offering a free course on conceptual skills to run a construction project effectively. Instructors Sandy Bishop (Executive Director, Lopez Community Land Trust) and Pete Kilpatrick (former owner of Ravenhill Construction) will share their deep understanding and local perspective. The course will be on Continue Reading
Islands’ Oil Spill Association Offering Spill Response Training This Fall
Written on September 8, 2021 at 4:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) is offering free oil spill response training for interested islanders in October. Sessions will be held on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Island. This half-day hands-on training is intended to give both new and existing volunteers an introduction to basic response strategies and provide a general overview of the Continue Reading
Thor Hanson Book Launch
Written on September 7, 2021 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change by Thor Hanson There is always reason to celebrate the release of a new book by San Juan Island biologist and author, Thor Hanson. If you’ve read Feathers, Seeds, and Buzz, and sat enthralled at one of Thor Hanson’s lively and informative presentations, Continue Reading
Welcome to Medicare
Written on September 7, 2021 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Are you joining Medicare this year? If so, there’s a lot of new information for you to understand. Medicare has its own vocabulary and rules. There are deadlines you need to make and penalties (some lasting a lifetime) for not doing things at the right time. You will need to choose among several types of Continue Reading

Annual Community Survey is OPEN — Wellness Promotion
Written on September 16, 2021 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
This survey provides the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition (SJIPC) with some local information about community perceptions and to look at it as one point of data reference. We use this along with the Healthy Youth Survey, school intervention data that the Student Assistant Professional collects, and the program assessments for the programs that the Continue Reading

Need A Washington State Boating Education Card?
Written on September 14, 2021 at 9:28 am, by Tim Dustrude
Sign up for an upcoming, on-line U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Course Bellingham, Wash. – This fall, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla is providing boaters on-line, Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. All Washington state residents must carry a Boater Education Card while on the water operating a power-boat greater Continue Reading

SVC Running Start Program
Written on September 12, 2021 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
Skagit Valley College announces a second-year award of pilot scholarship program to help Running Start students pay for books, supplies, and student fees Skagit Valley College (SVC) is pleased to announce that the College has been awarded approximately $52,000 for a pilot scholarship program designed to assist SVC’s Running Start students by the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC). The SVC Running Start Pilot Scholarship will support student success by covering the cost of books, course Continue Reading

After-school Sailing Club and Race Team to start Tuesday Sept. 21st
Written on September 11, 2021 at 9:10 am, by Tim Dustrude
Sailing Club will be back on the water at Jackson Beach soon! Middle- and high-school students with and without sailing experience are invited to come sail one- and two-person sailboats on Griffin Bay. The SJI Sailing Foundation will be launching two new RS Fevas – super fun to sail two-handed boats — the first boats with Continue Reading

Learn to Run Construction Projects with the EDC and LCLT
Written on September 10, 2021 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Economic Development Council (EDC) and Lopez Community Land Trust (LCLT) are offering a free course on conceptual skills to run a construction project effectively. Instructors Sandy Bishop (Executive Director, Lopez Community Land Trust) and Pete Kilpatrick (former owner of Ravenhill Construction) will share their deep understanding and local perspective. The course will be on Continue Reading

Islands’ Oil Spill Association Offering Spill Response Training This Fall
Written on September 8, 2021 at 4:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) is offering free oil spill response training for interested islanders in October. Sessions will be held on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Island. This half-day hands-on training is intended to give both new and existing volunteers an introduction to basic response strategies and provide a general overview of the Continue Reading

Thor Hanson Book Launch
Written on September 7, 2021 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change by Thor Hanson There is always reason to celebrate the release of a new book by San Juan Island biologist and author, Thor Hanson. If you’ve read Feathers, Seeds, and Buzz, and sat enthralled at one of Thor Hanson’s lively and informative presentations, Continue Reading

Welcome to Medicare
Written on September 7, 2021 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Are you joining Medicare this year? If so, there’s a lot of new information for you to understand. Medicare has its own vocabulary and rules. There are deadlines you need to make and penalties (some lasting a lifetime) for not doing things at the right time. You will need to choose among several types of Continue Reading