Topic: People
Bill & Rita
Written on May 13, 2016 at 5:34 am, by Tim Dustrude
From the SJ Update Mailbag, here’s a letter to the community from Bill and Rita Ament… With a short notice we need a home before June 30th. We need to find this home now. We are even ready to take a house that is available June 1st. We need either a: 2 bedroom + office (den) Continue Reading
Chief Marler Receives SAR Award
Written on May 12, 2016 at 5:55 am, by Update Staff
Dave Vandaveer shares this story… Former San Juan Island Fire Chief Steve Marler received the Fire Safety Commendation Medal from the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) in a presentation at the Mullis Fire Station. The award was presented posthumously to his wife, Karen. Also present at the station were his daughter, Stephanie, and her Continue Reading
Meet the New Executive Director at Wolf Hollow
Written on May 12, 2016 at 5:43 am, by Update Staff
Wolf Hollow welcomes Amy Saxe-Eyler as its new Executive Director. Amy is a seasoned finance leader with a personal passion for education and observing and preserving natural resources. She moved to Orcas Island in 2009 after a successful career in banking and was the Manager of Member Services and Energy Savings at OPALCO until Continue Reading
Kendra’s Going Exploring on the Nautilus
Written on May 10, 2016 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
FHHS Junior Kendra Clifton-Pew has been selected to explore the ocean on the “Nautilus”, the exploration vessel used by Dr. Robert Ballard when he discovered the Titanic shipwreck. Educators and students participate in groundbreaking STEM initiative exploring deep-sea biology, geology, and archaeology in the Eastern Pacific Kendra has been selected as a 2016 Honors Research Continue Reading
Rachel Dietzman to Retire
Written on May 9, 2016 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Rachel Dietzman will retire June 3 after 9-1/2 years at County Public Works (five as County Engineer). She worked in the private sector before joining Public Works, and says at that time she “thought government work would be easy. I imagined the job would give me an opportunity for research and training and learning skills Continue Reading
So Where Was Becki, Anyway?
Written on May 6, 2016 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
Answer: Becki was visiting chamber member businesses all month. If you hadn’t heard… The Chamber of Commerce, along with Islanders Bank, sponsored a “Scavenger Hunt” of sorts, where Chamber Executive Director Becki Day would visit chamber member businesses and snap a “selfie” photo of herself, once each day all month, and post them to the Chamber’s Continue Reading
Be Glad Your Dad…
Written on May 6, 2016 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s some press for the new book by local author and creative director Sara Jensen… On May 3, Sara Jensen read her newly released book “Be Glad Your Dad…” aloud at Friday Harbor Elementary School to grades K-4. The book is available locally at Pebble and Griffin Bay Bookstore, both located on Friday Harbor’s Spring Continue Reading
OPALCO News
Written on May 5, 2016 at 5:28 am, by Tim Dustrude
Lineman Okay After Electrical Arc Caused Power Outage In Eastsound Wednesday’s outage in the Eastsound area was caused when an arc occurred during a system maintenance project in the Eastsound Village area. Journeyman Lineman Roger Sandwith was working on energized equipment with a hot stick and received minor burns to three knuckles of his hand. Continue Reading
Thank You United Way
Written on May 4, 2016 at 5:31 am, by Tim Dustrude
Teresa Tilton of FHES shares this thank you letter… Dear Editor, I am writing this letter in support of United Way of San Juan County. The Special Pal Program (P.I.P) is one of the programs available at Friday Harbor Elementary School designed to help each student have the most successful learning experience possible. P.I.P staff Continue Reading
The Avian Visitor
Written on May 2, 2016 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
Cynthia Burke shares this cool story of a pigeon that came to visit… Recently, on a sunny day, a beautiful bird decided to check out my husband’s custom woodworking shop. The bird flew into his shop, walked about on the saw table, proceeded to hop on to our Golden Retriever’s back and carry on with a Continue Reading
Monnelly Releases For My Daughters in Time for Mother’s Day
Written on May 2, 2016 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
Renowned landscape photographer Dorothy Kerper Monnelly (currently on exhibit at SJI Museum of Art) has paired her large-format black and white images with poems to create a book, “For My Daughters.” The poetry that inspired the book was written by the photographer’s mother, Dorothy Darling Kerper between 1920 and 1945, the year she died. “I Continue Reading
A Therapist and a Minister Walk into a Church…
Written on May 1, 2016 at 10:18 am, by Tim Dustrude
SJ Island photographer John Miller shares this photo of Dave Eden and Elizabeth Purdum at their wedding… I had the honor and privilege of photographing the wedding ceremony of Reverend Elizabeth Purdum and Dr. David Eden at St Davids on Saturdey. Attached find an image taken in the church, commemorating the wonderful occasion. John
Litter Free By the Sea
Written on April 29, 2016 at 11:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Lori Stokes shares this recap of last week’s clean up event on the islands… Co-organizers of the sixth annual Great Islands Clean-Up on San Juan Island — Lori Stokes, Jana Marks, and David Dehlendorf — would like to thank our island’s approximately 300 volunteers who participated this year, helping to make San Juan Island “litter-free Continue Reading
A Wine Event at Duck Soup Inn
Written on April 28, 2016 at 6:28 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Emily from the Duck Soup Inn writes to share an invitation to their upcoming event this weekend… We have a fun wine event happening this Sunday that I thought Islanders might be interested in. Next Sunday May 1st will be our first wine social of the season featuring Brooks Winery of Willamette Valley, Oregon. This Continue Reading
Washington Achievement Award for FHES
Written on April 28, 2016 at 4:29 pm, by Tim Dustrude
SJI School District Superintendent Danna Diaz shares this letter to the community… Friday Harbor Elementary School receives the Washington Achievement Award Spring is here and we are having beautiful weather in Friday Harbor. Students and teachers are back from spring break and we are busy teaching and learning. On April 7, we received news that Continue Reading
SJI Cheese Raises Nearly $2K for Ecuador
Written on April 28, 2016 at 3:56 pm, by Tim Dustrude
A note from San Juan Island Cheese on their recent fundraiser… Dear Friends: A big thank you to all who attended and contributed to the Ecuador Earthquake Relief fundraiser last Friday evening. We had a packed house! Thanks to the generosity of our guests and our staff, San Juan Island Cheese is donating $1,932.00 to the Continue Reading
Bill & Rita
Written on May 13, 2016 at 5:34 am, by Tim Dustrude
From the SJ Update Mailbag, here’s a letter to the community from Bill and Rita Ament… With a short notice we need a home before June 30th. We need to find this home now. We are even ready to take a house that is available June 1st. We need either a: 2 bedroom + office (den) Continue Reading
Chief Marler Receives SAR Award
Written on May 12, 2016 at 5:55 am, by Update Staff
Dave Vandaveer shares this story… Former San Juan Island Fire Chief Steve Marler received the Fire Safety Commendation Medal from the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) in a presentation at the Mullis Fire Station. The award was presented posthumously to his wife, Karen. Also present at the station were his daughter, Stephanie, and her Continue Reading
Meet the New Executive Director at Wolf Hollow
Written on May 12, 2016 at 5:43 am, by Update Staff
Wolf Hollow welcomes Amy Saxe-Eyler as its new Executive Director. Amy is a seasoned finance leader with a personal passion for education and observing and preserving natural resources. She moved to Orcas Island in 2009 after a successful career in banking and was the Manager of Member Services and Energy Savings at OPALCO until Continue Reading
Kendra’s Going Exploring on the Nautilus
Written on May 10, 2016 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
FHHS Junior Kendra Clifton-Pew has been selected to explore the ocean on the “Nautilus”, the exploration vessel used by Dr. Robert Ballard when he discovered the Titanic shipwreck. Educators and students participate in groundbreaking STEM initiative exploring deep-sea biology, geology, and archaeology in the Eastern Pacific Kendra has been selected as a 2016 Honors Research Continue Reading
Rachel Dietzman to Retire
Written on May 9, 2016 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Rachel Dietzman will retire June 3 after 9-1/2 years at County Public Works (five as County Engineer). She worked in the private sector before joining Public Works, and says at that time she “thought government work would be easy. I imagined the job would give me an opportunity for research and training and learning skills Continue Reading
So Where Was Becki, Anyway?
Written on May 6, 2016 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
Answer: Becki was visiting chamber member businesses all month. If you hadn’t heard… The Chamber of Commerce, along with Islanders Bank, sponsored a “Scavenger Hunt” of sorts, where Chamber Executive Director Becki Day would visit chamber member businesses and snap a “selfie” photo of herself, once each day all month, and post them to the Chamber’s Continue Reading
Be Glad Your Dad…
Written on May 6, 2016 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s some press for the new book by local author and creative director Sara Jensen… On May 3, Sara Jensen read her newly released book “Be Glad Your Dad…” aloud at Friday Harbor Elementary School to grades K-4. The book is available locally at Pebble and Griffin Bay Bookstore, both located on Friday Harbor’s Spring Continue Reading
OPALCO News
Written on May 5, 2016 at 5:28 am, by Tim Dustrude
Lineman Okay After Electrical Arc Caused Power Outage In Eastsound Wednesday’s outage in the Eastsound area was caused when an arc occurred during a system maintenance project in the Eastsound Village area. Journeyman Lineman Roger Sandwith was working on energized equipment with a hot stick and received minor burns to three knuckles of his hand. Continue Reading
Thank You United Way
Written on May 4, 2016 at 5:31 am, by Tim Dustrude
Teresa Tilton of FHES shares this thank you letter… Dear Editor, I am writing this letter in support of United Way of San Juan County. The Special Pal Program (P.I.P) is one of the programs available at Friday Harbor Elementary School designed to help each student have the most successful learning experience possible. P.I.P staff Continue Reading
The Avian Visitor
Written on May 2, 2016 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
Cynthia Burke shares this cool story of a pigeon that came to visit… Recently, on a sunny day, a beautiful bird decided to check out my husband’s custom woodworking shop. The bird flew into his shop, walked about on the saw table, proceeded to hop on to our Golden Retriever’s back and carry on with a Continue Reading
Monnelly Releases For My Daughters in Time for Mother’s Day
Written on May 2, 2016 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
Renowned landscape photographer Dorothy Kerper Monnelly (currently on exhibit at SJI Museum of Art) has paired her large-format black and white images with poems to create a book, “For My Daughters.” The poetry that inspired the book was written by the photographer’s mother, Dorothy Darling Kerper between 1920 and 1945, the year she died. “I Continue Reading
A Therapist and a Minister Walk into a Church…
Written on May 1, 2016 at 10:18 am, by Tim Dustrude
SJ Island photographer John Miller shares this photo of Dave Eden and Elizabeth Purdum at their wedding… I had the honor and privilege of photographing the wedding ceremony of Reverend Elizabeth Purdum and Dr. David Eden at St Davids on Saturdey. Attached find an image taken in the church, commemorating the wonderful occasion. John
Litter Free By the Sea
Written on April 29, 2016 at 11:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Lori Stokes shares this recap of last week’s clean up event on the islands… Co-organizers of the sixth annual Great Islands Clean-Up on San Juan Island — Lori Stokes, Jana Marks, and David Dehlendorf — would like to thank our island’s approximately 300 volunteers who participated this year, helping to make San Juan Island “litter-free Continue Reading
A Wine Event at Duck Soup Inn
Written on April 28, 2016 at 6:28 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Emily from the Duck Soup Inn writes to share an invitation to their upcoming event this weekend… We have a fun wine event happening this Sunday that I thought Islanders might be interested in. Next Sunday May 1st will be our first wine social of the season featuring Brooks Winery of Willamette Valley, Oregon. This Continue Reading
Washington Achievement Award for FHES
Written on April 28, 2016 at 4:29 pm, by Tim Dustrude
SJI School District Superintendent Danna Diaz shares this letter to the community… Friday Harbor Elementary School receives the Washington Achievement Award Spring is here and we are having beautiful weather in Friday Harbor. Students and teachers are back from spring break and we are busy teaching and learning. On April 7, we received news that Continue Reading
SJI Cheese Raises Nearly $2K for Ecuador
Written on April 28, 2016 at 3:56 pm, by Tim Dustrude
A note from San Juan Island Cheese on their recent fundraiser… Dear Friends: A big thank you to all who attended and contributed to the Ecuador Earthquake Relief fundraiser last Friday evening. We had a packed house! Thanks to the generosity of our guests and our staff, San Juan Island Cheese is donating $1,932.00 to the Continue Reading