Topic: Lifestyle
BEE a Prepper!
Written on June 24, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
By Kathleen Commins BEE at the Food Preservation Booth during the San Juan County Fair Okay, so you don’t think the world is about to end. But, what about earthquakes, severe storms, long term electrical outages, ferry disruptions, economic collapse, coronal mass ejections, and zombie apocalypse!? Food preservation has long been a way to survive Continue Reading
Memory Cafe
Written on June 15, 2017 at 8:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
Memory Cafe – Land Bank and Mount Grant Meet Tanja Williamson, Outreach Coordinator for the San Juan County Land Bank to see slides and hear a presentation about San Juan County Land Bank properties, including the newly acquired and wheelchair accessible Mount Grant preserve. Visit with island neighbors and share a light snack. A fun Continue Reading
SJI Nat’l Monument Earns Gold Standard Designation
Written on June 6, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics Names 10 Exemplary Outdoor Areas Across the Country to Receive New Gold Standard Designation The Gold Standard Sites Help Achieve the Organization’s Goal of ‘Leave No Trace in Every Park’ The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics today announced 10 public land recreation areas across the Continue Reading
Good Steward Awards
Written on April 29, 2017 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
The envelope, please! Yes, the time has come to hand out the much-anticipated Finnies, and what better time than Earth Day to award those who have been Good Stewards to our Islands community? There were so many good nominations it was hard to choose, but the 2017 Finnie Award recipients are Sharon Massey, Midnight’s Farm, Continue Reading
Easter Egg Hunt 2017
Written on April 16, 2017 at 3:14 pm, by Tim Dustrude
A beautiful day for an Easter Egg Hunt. Check out these photos below.
Milliken Mercantile
Written on April 15, 2017 at 10:22 am, by Tim Dustrude
There’s a new store in town. It’s Milliken Mercantile over on A Street, across from Serendipity Books and the Market Chef. It just opened for business last Saturday by Sara Larson who along with her husband Chuck just recently moved to the island from Portland, Oregon where they ran a preschool business. Originally from the Seattle Continue Reading
SJI Lifestyle Video Tips
Written on March 16, 2017 at 6:29 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Merri Ann Simonson is busy with another San Juan Islands Lifestyle video. For this one she says: “I know this video may appear to be a Veuve Clicquot commercial but it is just another San Juan Island Lifestyle video. This one offers tips on hosting a successful island brunch.”
BEE a Prepper!
Written on June 24, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
By Kathleen Commins BEE at the Food Preservation Booth during the San Juan County Fair Okay, so you don’t think the world is about to end. But, what about earthquakes, severe storms, long term electrical outages, ferry disruptions, economic collapse, coronal mass ejections, and zombie apocalypse!? Food preservation has long been a way to survive Continue Reading
Memory Cafe
Written on June 15, 2017 at 8:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
Memory Cafe – Land Bank and Mount Grant Meet Tanja Williamson, Outreach Coordinator for the San Juan County Land Bank to see slides and hear a presentation about San Juan County Land Bank properties, including the newly acquired and wheelchair accessible Mount Grant preserve. Visit with island neighbors and share a light snack. A fun Continue Reading
SJI Nat’l Monument Earns Gold Standard Designation
Written on June 6, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics Names 10 Exemplary Outdoor Areas Across the Country to Receive New Gold Standard Designation The Gold Standard Sites Help Achieve the Organization’s Goal of ‘Leave No Trace in Every Park’ The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics today announced 10 public land recreation areas across the Continue Reading
Good Steward Awards
Written on April 29, 2017 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
The envelope, please! Yes, the time has come to hand out the much-anticipated Finnies, and what better time than Earth Day to award those who have been Good Stewards to our Islands community? There were so many good nominations it was hard to choose, but the 2017 Finnie Award recipients are Sharon Massey, Midnight’s Farm, Continue Reading
Easter Egg Hunt 2017
Written on April 16, 2017 at 3:14 pm, by Tim Dustrude
A beautiful day for an Easter Egg Hunt. Check out these photos below.
Milliken Mercantile
Written on April 15, 2017 at 10:22 am, by Tim Dustrude
There’s a new store in town. It’s Milliken Mercantile over on A Street, across from Serendipity Books and the Market Chef. It just opened for business last Saturday by Sara Larson who along with her husband Chuck just recently moved to the island from Portland, Oregon where they ran a preschool business. Originally from the Seattle Continue Reading
SJI Lifestyle Video Tips
Written on March 16, 2017 at 6:29 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Merri Ann Simonson is busy with another San Juan Islands Lifestyle video. For this one she says: “I know this video may appear to be a Veuve Clicquot commercial but it is just another San Juan Island Lifestyle video. This one offers tips on hosting a successful island brunch.”