Topic: People
Woody Jepsen Passes
Written on June 28, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
There will be a celebration of life for Woody Jepsen on Sunday. Click the poster at right to enlarge for more info. Please attend if you can – if unable, cards can be sent to Helen Jepsen and Family at P.O. Box 606, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. An obituary is to be released soon.
Kate Schuman in the Middle
Written on June 26, 2017 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Kate Schuman writes to share this good news of hers… Dear San Juan Update, I have some fun news to share. I entered my song “That’s Me in the Middle” in the West Valley Country Music Association’s Songwriter Contest and came in first! The WVCMA is in the Phoenix area, so I’m down here enjoying Continue Reading
Doris Schaller Retires
Written on June 23, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
When Doris Schaller got ready to quit working “she actually googled how to retire,” according to county auditor Milene Henley, “and learned that you give your boss plenty of time.” So she gave six months’ notice, and Milene really appreciated it. Doris has been running the county elections office since 2004, at first under administrator Continue Reading
One Place, Many Histories: Thunderbirds Raised Her
Written on June 23, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Island Grange Lecture Series, in conjunction with the Setting Sun Institute (Lummi), Students for the Salish Sea (WWU), and Whiteswan Environmental (WE) is honored to host an evening of music, food, and conversation with the remarkable vocal group WAGEEYAH-I-CHX-IYABAE, Thunderbirds Raised Her. Thunderbirds Raised Her are sisters Billie Lynn Jefferson, Danielle Kili Continue Reading
Island Girl Recycled Crayons
Written on June 22, 2017 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Eleven year-old Meg wants your end-of-the-school-year broken crayons for her recycled crayon business, Island Girl Recycled Crayons (IGRC). This is the second year of her project. Last year IGRC created an opportunity for another local student to sell her products at the IGRC table at the holiday market, and giving both a creative entrepreneurial experience. Continue Reading
June EMT of the Month
Written on June 22, 2017 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Kaitlyn Johnson, Public Information Officer for San Juan Island EMS shares this announcement… Francis Smith is a senior EMT. He has been with the agency for 12 years, and was a District 3 fire captain for 17 years. Smith is currently organizing a cardiac event response team of Cape San Juan and Cattle Point residents Continue Reading
Journey to Prevention
Written on June 15, 2017 at 8:35 am, by Tim Dustrude
Rock Solid Youth Group chosen as Grand Prize Winners at Washington State Prevention-Spring Youth Forum 2017. Zach Fincher shares a little information about his Community Project at FHES and how it led to their opportunity to present at the State level in Prevention… “Last year, at the Washington State Prevention Summit, we learned about Tucker Continue Reading
Windermere Helps Out
Written on June 13, 2017 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
Windermere was at it once again on Friday, doing their annual landscaping and clean-up for the Mullis Community Senior Center. Weeding, sweeping, trimming and general tidying up was done by Daryl Grazia, Rebecca Hughes, Samantha Bryner, Pat O’Day, Tamara Weaver, Susan Schirmer, Annete Schaffer, Jacoba Porter, Zita Sandmeyer and Gary Franklin. Every year since 1984, Continue Reading
SVC Commencement
Written on June 8, 2017 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Center of Skagit Valley College Commencement 2017 The San Juan Center invites our island communities to attend the San Juan Center of Skagit Valley College Commencement on June 14, at 1:00pm at Brickworks (150 Nichols Street) in Friday Harbor. This year the San Juan Center will have the honor of celebrating the achievement Continue Reading
Nature Conservancy Photo of the Month
Written on June 7, 2017 at 4:37 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Local photographer extraordinaire Chris Teren is the Nature Conservancy’s Photographer of the Month. Check out Chris’ awesome photo of the Aurora Borealis and read some background on his photography career… “Right after college, I had a rough break up. I was breaking up with the Rocky Mountains. I loved them dearly, and they loved me Continue Reading
Chamber Featured Member
Written on June 7, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
SJI Chamber of Commerce Featured Member of the Month – Friday Harbor Art Studio Howie Rosenfeld’s Friday Harbor Art Studio has a new location at 321 Geneste Street. After 25 years as a retail business on Web Street, the Studio is now home based and by appointment. Howie has had retail art galleries here for Continue Reading
Thank You
Written on June 7, 2017 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
From the Family of David Hall – February 6, 1957 – March 7, 2017 We would like to express our sincere ‘Thank You’ for helping us through such a difficult time. Perhaps you sent a lovely card, or came to visit while Dave was in hospice care, perhaps you sent flowers, made dinner or made Continue Reading
Thank you from PADs
Written on June 6, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
All of us involved in Parkinson’s Alert Dogs (PADs for Parkinson’s) are profoundly grateful for the recent grant from the San Juan Island Community Foundation. The funding was specifically from the San Juan Island Women’s Fund (a pooled Donor Advised Fund), several other Donor Advised Funds, and a private pass-through donation in support of our Continue Reading
PADs for Parkinson’s
Written on June 4, 2017 at 8:12 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Lisa Holt, of San Juan Island Dog Training is working with a team of volunteers to train dogs to “sniff out” Parkinson’s Disease. They are the first to do this in the United States. It all began when news broke several years ago of a woman in Scotland, Joy Milne, who could “smell” Parkinson’s disease. Continue Reading
Steve Brandli Applies for Judge Position
Written on June 2, 2017 at 5:12 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Attorney Steve Brandli Applies to Be San Juan County Superior Court Judge Governor Jay Inslee posted a Notice of Judicial Vacancy, soliciting applications to be appointed as San Juan County’s next Superior Court judge to replace Judge Donald Eaton who is retiring at the end of this year. San Juan County attorney Steve Brandli is Continue Reading
Every Day is a Good Hare Day
Written on June 1, 2017 at 9:33 am, by Tim Dustrude
by Keith Busha – San Juan multi-medium artist, Susan Williams has always been fascinated with the animal form. She became obsessed with painting rabbits – if it didn’t have long furry ears she was simply not interested in the subject. Rabbits became artistic narrators of periods of her own life. She quickly moved into sculpture Continue Reading
Woody Jepsen Passes
Written on June 28, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
There will be a celebration of life for Woody Jepsen on Sunday. Click the poster at right to enlarge for more info. Please attend if you can – if unable, cards can be sent to Helen Jepsen and Family at P.O. Box 606, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. An obituary is to be released soon.
Kate Schuman in the Middle
Written on June 26, 2017 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Kate Schuman writes to share this good news of hers… Dear San Juan Update, I have some fun news to share. I entered my song “That’s Me in the Middle” in the West Valley Country Music Association’s Songwriter Contest and came in first! The WVCMA is in the Phoenix area, so I’m down here enjoying Continue Reading
Doris Schaller Retires
Written on June 23, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
When Doris Schaller got ready to quit working “she actually googled how to retire,” according to county auditor Milene Henley, “and learned that you give your boss plenty of time.” So she gave six months’ notice, and Milene really appreciated it. Doris has been running the county elections office since 2004, at first under administrator Continue Reading
One Place, Many Histories: Thunderbirds Raised Her
Written on June 23, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Island Grange Lecture Series, in conjunction with the Setting Sun Institute (Lummi), Students for the Salish Sea (WWU), and Whiteswan Environmental (WE) is honored to host an evening of music, food, and conversation with the remarkable vocal group WAGEEYAH-I-CHX-IYABAE, Thunderbirds Raised Her. Thunderbirds Raised Her are sisters Billie Lynn Jefferson, Danielle Kili Continue Reading
Island Girl Recycled Crayons
Written on June 22, 2017 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Eleven year-old Meg wants your end-of-the-school-year broken crayons for her recycled crayon business, Island Girl Recycled Crayons (IGRC). This is the second year of her project. Last year IGRC created an opportunity for another local student to sell her products at the IGRC table at the holiday market, and giving both a creative entrepreneurial experience. Continue Reading
June EMT of the Month
Written on June 22, 2017 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Kaitlyn Johnson, Public Information Officer for San Juan Island EMS shares this announcement… Francis Smith is a senior EMT. He has been with the agency for 12 years, and was a District 3 fire captain for 17 years. Smith is currently organizing a cardiac event response team of Cape San Juan and Cattle Point residents Continue Reading
Journey to Prevention
Written on June 15, 2017 at 8:35 am, by Tim Dustrude
Rock Solid Youth Group chosen as Grand Prize Winners at Washington State Prevention-Spring Youth Forum 2017. Zach Fincher shares a little information about his Community Project at FHES and how it led to their opportunity to present at the State level in Prevention… “Last year, at the Washington State Prevention Summit, we learned about Tucker Continue Reading
Windermere Helps Out
Written on June 13, 2017 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
Windermere was at it once again on Friday, doing their annual landscaping and clean-up for the Mullis Community Senior Center. Weeding, sweeping, trimming and general tidying up was done by Daryl Grazia, Rebecca Hughes, Samantha Bryner, Pat O’Day, Tamara Weaver, Susan Schirmer, Annete Schaffer, Jacoba Porter, Zita Sandmeyer and Gary Franklin. Every year since 1984, Continue Reading
SVC Commencement
Written on June 8, 2017 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Center of Skagit Valley College Commencement 2017 The San Juan Center invites our island communities to attend the San Juan Center of Skagit Valley College Commencement on June 14, at 1:00pm at Brickworks (150 Nichols Street) in Friday Harbor. This year the San Juan Center will have the honor of celebrating the achievement Continue Reading
Nature Conservancy Photo of the Month
Written on June 7, 2017 at 4:37 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Local photographer extraordinaire Chris Teren is the Nature Conservancy’s Photographer of the Month. Check out Chris’ awesome photo of the Aurora Borealis and read some background on his photography career… “Right after college, I had a rough break up. I was breaking up with the Rocky Mountains. I loved them dearly, and they loved me Continue Reading
Chamber Featured Member
Written on June 7, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
SJI Chamber of Commerce Featured Member of the Month – Friday Harbor Art Studio Howie Rosenfeld’s Friday Harbor Art Studio has a new location at 321 Geneste Street. After 25 years as a retail business on Web Street, the Studio is now home based and by appointment. Howie has had retail art galleries here for Continue Reading
Thank You
Written on June 7, 2017 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
From the Family of David Hall – February 6, 1957 – March 7, 2017 We would like to express our sincere ‘Thank You’ for helping us through such a difficult time. Perhaps you sent a lovely card, or came to visit while Dave was in hospice care, perhaps you sent flowers, made dinner or made Continue Reading
Thank you from PADs
Written on June 6, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
All of us involved in Parkinson’s Alert Dogs (PADs for Parkinson’s) are profoundly grateful for the recent grant from the San Juan Island Community Foundation. The funding was specifically from the San Juan Island Women’s Fund (a pooled Donor Advised Fund), several other Donor Advised Funds, and a private pass-through donation in support of our Continue Reading
PADs for Parkinson’s
Written on June 4, 2017 at 8:12 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Lisa Holt, of San Juan Island Dog Training is working with a team of volunteers to train dogs to “sniff out” Parkinson’s Disease. They are the first to do this in the United States. It all began when news broke several years ago of a woman in Scotland, Joy Milne, who could “smell” Parkinson’s disease. Continue Reading
Steve Brandli Applies for Judge Position
Written on June 2, 2017 at 5:12 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Attorney Steve Brandli Applies to Be San Juan County Superior Court Judge Governor Jay Inslee posted a Notice of Judicial Vacancy, soliciting applications to be appointed as San Juan County’s next Superior Court judge to replace Judge Donald Eaton who is retiring at the end of this year. San Juan County attorney Steve Brandli is Continue Reading
Every Day is a Good Hare Day
Written on June 1, 2017 at 9:33 am, by Tim Dustrude
by Keith Busha – San Juan multi-medium artist, Susan Williams has always been fascinated with the animal form. She became obsessed with painting rabbits – if it didn’t have long furry ears she was simply not interested in the subject. Rabbits became artistic narrators of periods of her own life. She quickly moved into sculpture Continue Reading