Topic: Recreation
Fans Family Carnival at the Fairgrounds
Written on November 7, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Family fun returns with the seventh annual FANS Carnival at the Fairgrounds Building on Saturday, November 17th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Carnival features a Monster Truck Slide, a Pirate’s Revenge Obstacle Course, 20 Carnival Games, cotton candy, sno-cones, and the Kiwanis FAN Friendly Cafe with hot dogs and more. Admission is free. Continue Reading
BLM Holding Meetings for National Monument Draft Plan
Written on November 2, 2018 at 7:37 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Bureau of Land Management released their Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the San Juan Islands National Monument (Monument) nearly a month ago. Members of the public have until Jan. 3 to provide written comments. The BLM encourages all interested members of the public to review the plan and participate in Continue Reading
Island Rec- Tea Time
Written on October 26, 2018 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
It is a terrific time for Tea Time! This is THE party you’ve been waiting for. Special sweet and savory bites, cold and hot teas, a Shel Silverstein reading, real China tea sets, decorations, and more. Dress up if you like! Children must be accompanied by an adult. This event is for ages 3 and Continue Reading
Lasagne Containers II
Written on October 26, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Tim Dustrude
Don’t forget – this is coming up a week from Saturday! The San Juan Island Garden Club presents a Spring Blooming Layered Bulb Planter class (a.k.a: Lasagne Containers II) Spring containers can be the most rewarding plantings because they are a way to start gardening early. During this class you will create a glorious spring Continue Reading
Moms to Be, Swim for Free
Written on October 25, 2018 at 4:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
On the first Sunday of each month November through February, expectant mothers are invited to move, swim and enjoy the bliss of buoyancy at SJI Fitness Club. Meet and greet other pregnant women, connect with swimming mentors and enjoy a fun time of fitness and friendship. Think of this as an afterhours pool party for Continue Reading
Know Your Island Walk – Goldenback Trail
Written on October 23, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Land Bank’s new Stewardship Coordinator, Erin Halcomb will lead us on the Goldenback Trail – a relatively new trail within the Land Bank’s Westside Preserve. In 2016, the property was generously gifted to the Land Bank by the Reiss family, and the half-mile trail was constructed shortly thereafter. The trail is moderately difficult, a Continue Reading
Flea & Craft Market
Written on October 22, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Already thinking about the holidays? Mark your calendars, or sign up for a booth space at our December 1st Flea & Craft Market at the San Juan County Fairgrounds. Vendors can apply online by going to www.sjcfair.org, or stop by our office at the Fairgrounds, Monday – Friday 8:30-4:30 to fill out an application. Each Continue Reading
SVC to Spain and Portugal
Written on October 18, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Skagit Valley College to offer two travel abroad opportunities to Spain and Portugal If a visit to the Iberian Peninsula is on your bucket list, then you will want to join SVC Music Department Chair, Dr. Diane Johnson, on one of two travel abroad opportunities to Spain and Portugal in 2019. Dr. Johnson will lead Continue Reading
Magical Ornamentals – Salvias, Roses and the Drama of Leaves
Written on October 16, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
A panel of San Juan Island Master Gardener volunteers will share their ornamental obsessions and inspire you to join them in their love of salvias, roses, and plants with beautiful leaves at the Annual Gardening Workshop, this Saturday, October 20th. Ornamental garden plants aren’t ‘idle lovelies’ – they create pollinator habitats and bird joy, Continue Reading
Island Rec – Messy Me
Written on October 14, 2018 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
Messy Me returns this year with even more sense-engaging fun! We’ll play around in the elementary school gym with different ‘sensory bins’ filled with mediums such as water and sand while searching for dinosaur molds and model fish. Painting with marbles will be a new, exciting activity this time around, as well as balloons Continue Reading
3rd Saturday Contra Dance
Written on October 13, 2018 at 6:31 am, by Tim Dustrude
It’s coming next weekend: Amy Carroll, well known caller from Seattle, will be our caller, with music provided by “Forrest Carroll and Friends” – Forrest Carroll on fiddle, Frank Blade on guitar, and Jerry Gallagher on banjo, all popular musicians from Seattle. What: 3rd. Saturday contra dance in Friday Harbor Where: San Juan Grange Hall Continue Reading
Art For Fun
Written on October 12, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
We’re doing something a little different this month with our Art for Fun art pARTy… we’re painting on a tote bag! Participants will paint their own personalized market or supply bag. This could make a great gift! Art for Fun is a two hour, fun-filled art party set in a relaxed, interactive atmosphere. It is Continue Reading
Winter Visitors
Written on October 11, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
From Shona Aitken at Wolf Hollow… When someone mentions visitors to the islands, most of us immediately think of crowds of people streaming off the ferries in the middle of summer. But there are also wild creatures that are only here part time. Ospreys, Turkey Vultures, swallows and many hummingbirds and warblers spend the summer Continue Reading
Island Rec- Touch A Truck
Written on October 11, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
School’s out early this Friday! SO grab your pals and come explore rigs of all shapes and sizes. Join Island Rec at FHES Playground for Touch a Truck. 11am-1pm this Friday Oct 12th. Kiwanis will be there in their K-Boose providing free hot dogs. Don’t miss out on the raffle to win a ride to Continue Reading
Make and Take Class
Written on October 11, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Island Garden Club presents a Spring Blooming Layered Bulb Planter class (a.k.a: Lasagne Containers II) Spring containers can be the most rewarding plantings because they are a way to start gardening early. During this class you will create a glorious spring blooming layered bulb planter. The planter will provide flowering bulbs from Continue Reading
Apply now to become a WSU Master Gardener!
Written on October 10, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Love to problem solve? Interested in gardening? Looking for a fun way to get involved? Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 San Juan County WSU Master Gardener Training Program. Volunteer trainees receive over 60 hours of training, both in the classroom and online. The training is taught by local and regional experts and Continue Reading
KYI: Know Your Island Walks…
Written on October 9, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
by Theresa Simendinger… KYI Walks are Great Events to Find New Areas and Trails on San Juan Island On September 22 seven brave folks, in spite of morning-long rains, met at Horsetrail Road for a tour of the Mitchell Hill area …led by a horse! The mare above is Zanzibar, a Tennessee Walker who did Continue Reading
Annual Gardening Workshop: Operating Instructions for a Garden That Fits YOU
Written on September 26, 2018 at 6:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Would you like your garden to be a remarkable reflection of who you are and what you care about? To be a landscape that supports wildlife and creative exploration? Join keynote speaker Lorene Forkner Edwards and the San Juan County Master Gardeners at their popular Annual Gardening Workshop for inspiration and truly workable ideas to Continue Reading
BooBoo’s Boxing Fall Classes
Written on September 25, 2018 at 6:20 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
BooBoo wants you… in her boxing class! Here’s her new Fall schedule…
Pressing Cider with Boy Scout Troop 4090
Written on September 23, 2018 at 10:31 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Thanks to Kelley Balcomb-Bartok for this fun fall news… Boy Scout Troop 4090 had fun pressing cider out of apples from the orchard at the Center for Whale Research. The troop pressed twenty gallons of juice they are calling, Orca Survey Cider. Said Kelley, “Once it was me in the trees. Thankfully, I have passed that Continue Reading
Island Rec Offers Cardio Yoga
Written on September 22, 2018 at 5:02 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Another round of cardio yoga is about to begin and what a great way to kickstart your day in a truly balanced way with Katerina Wen! This class is a dynamic, fun and energetic package of cardio-friendly yoga poses, strong breath-work and spiraling whole body movements. An optimal self care package for modern people who seek to gain the quickest results for the least Continue Reading
Know Your Island Walk: Horse Trails on Mitchell Hill
Written on September 18, 2018 at 6:16 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
For September’s Know Your Island walk, follow San Juan Islander Theresa Simendinger and her horse Zanzibar on a walk along her favorite trail; the Horse Trails on Mitchell Hill. She will make stops along the way and tell us about building trails for horses, how to share the trail, what it is like to take Continue Reading
Fans Family Carnival at the Fairgrounds
Written on November 7, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Family fun returns with the seventh annual FANS Carnival at the Fairgrounds Building on Saturday, November 17th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Carnival features a Monster Truck Slide, a Pirate’s Revenge Obstacle Course, 20 Carnival Games, cotton candy, sno-cones, and the Kiwanis FAN Friendly Cafe with hot dogs and more. Admission is free. Continue Reading
BLM Holding Meetings for National Monument Draft Plan
Written on November 2, 2018 at 7:37 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Bureau of Land Management released their Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the San Juan Islands National Monument (Monument) nearly a month ago. Members of the public have until Jan. 3 to provide written comments. The BLM encourages all interested members of the public to review the plan and participate in Continue Reading
Island Rec- Tea Time
Written on October 26, 2018 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
It is a terrific time for Tea Time! This is THE party you’ve been waiting for. Special sweet and savory bites, cold and hot teas, a Shel Silverstein reading, real China tea sets, decorations, and more. Dress up if you like! Children must be accompanied by an adult. This event is for ages 3 and Continue Reading
Lasagne Containers II
Written on October 26, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Tim Dustrude
Don’t forget – this is coming up a week from Saturday! The San Juan Island Garden Club presents a Spring Blooming Layered Bulb Planter class (a.k.a: Lasagne Containers II) Spring containers can be the most rewarding plantings because they are a way to start gardening early. During this class you will create a glorious spring Continue Reading
Moms to Be, Swim for Free
Written on October 25, 2018 at 4:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
On the first Sunday of each month November through February, expectant mothers are invited to move, swim and enjoy the bliss of buoyancy at SJI Fitness Club. Meet and greet other pregnant women, connect with swimming mentors and enjoy a fun time of fitness and friendship. Think of this as an afterhours pool party for Continue Reading
Know Your Island Walk – Goldenback Trail
Written on October 23, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Land Bank’s new Stewardship Coordinator, Erin Halcomb will lead us on the Goldenback Trail – a relatively new trail within the Land Bank’s Westside Preserve. In 2016, the property was generously gifted to the Land Bank by the Reiss family, and the half-mile trail was constructed shortly thereafter. The trail is moderately difficult, a Continue Reading
Flea & Craft Market
Written on October 22, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Already thinking about the holidays? Mark your calendars, or sign up for a booth space at our December 1st Flea & Craft Market at the San Juan County Fairgrounds. Vendors can apply online by going to www.sjcfair.org, or stop by our office at the Fairgrounds, Monday – Friday 8:30-4:30 to fill out an application. Each Continue Reading
SVC to Spain and Portugal
Written on October 18, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Skagit Valley College to offer two travel abroad opportunities to Spain and Portugal If a visit to the Iberian Peninsula is on your bucket list, then you will want to join SVC Music Department Chair, Dr. Diane Johnson, on one of two travel abroad opportunities to Spain and Portugal in 2019. Dr. Johnson will lead Continue Reading
Magical Ornamentals – Salvias, Roses and the Drama of Leaves
Written on October 16, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
A panel of San Juan Island Master Gardener volunteers will share their ornamental obsessions and inspire you to join them in their love of salvias, roses, and plants with beautiful leaves at the Annual Gardening Workshop, this Saturday, October 20th. Ornamental garden plants aren’t ‘idle lovelies’ – they create pollinator habitats and bird joy, Continue Reading
Island Rec – Messy Me
Written on October 14, 2018 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
Messy Me returns this year with even more sense-engaging fun! We’ll play around in the elementary school gym with different ‘sensory bins’ filled with mediums such as water and sand while searching for dinosaur molds and model fish. Painting with marbles will be a new, exciting activity this time around, as well as balloons Continue Reading
3rd Saturday Contra Dance
Written on October 13, 2018 at 6:31 am, by Tim Dustrude
It’s coming next weekend: Amy Carroll, well known caller from Seattle, will be our caller, with music provided by “Forrest Carroll and Friends” – Forrest Carroll on fiddle, Frank Blade on guitar, and Jerry Gallagher on banjo, all popular musicians from Seattle. What: 3rd. Saturday contra dance in Friday Harbor Where: San Juan Grange Hall Continue Reading
Art For Fun
Written on October 12, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
We’re doing something a little different this month with our Art for Fun art pARTy… we’re painting on a tote bag! Participants will paint their own personalized market or supply bag. This could make a great gift! Art for Fun is a two hour, fun-filled art party set in a relaxed, interactive atmosphere. It is Continue Reading
Winter Visitors
Written on October 11, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
From Shona Aitken at Wolf Hollow… When someone mentions visitors to the islands, most of us immediately think of crowds of people streaming off the ferries in the middle of summer. But there are also wild creatures that are only here part time. Ospreys, Turkey Vultures, swallows and many hummingbirds and warblers spend the summer Continue Reading
Island Rec- Touch A Truck
Written on October 11, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
School’s out early this Friday! SO grab your pals and come explore rigs of all shapes and sizes. Join Island Rec at FHES Playground for Touch a Truck. 11am-1pm this Friday Oct 12th. Kiwanis will be there in their K-Boose providing free hot dogs. Don’t miss out on the raffle to win a ride to Continue Reading
Make and Take Class
Written on October 11, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Island Garden Club presents a Spring Blooming Layered Bulb Planter class (a.k.a: Lasagne Containers II) Spring containers can be the most rewarding plantings because they are a way to start gardening early. During this class you will create a glorious spring blooming layered bulb planter. The planter will provide flowering bulbs from Continue Reading
Apply now to become a WSU Master Gardener!
Written on October 10, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Love to problem solve? Interested in gardening? Looking for a fun way to get involved? Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 San Juan County WSU Master Gardener Training Program. Volunteer trainees receive over 60 hours of training, both in the classroom and online. The training is taught by local and regional experts and Continue Reading
KYI: Know Your Island Walks…
Written on October 9, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
by Theresa Simendinger… KYI Walks are Great Events to Find New Areas and Trails on San Juan Island On September 22 seven brave folks, in spite of morning-long rains, met at Horsetrail Road for a tour of the Mitchell Hill area …led by a horse! The mare above is Zanzibar, a Tennessee Walker who did Continue Reading
Annual Gardening Workshop: Operating Instructions for a Garden That Fits YOU
Written on September 26, 2018 at 6:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Would you like your garden to be a remarkable reflection of who you are and what you care about? To be a landscape that supports wildlife and creative exploration? Join keynote speaker Lorene Forkner Edwards and the San Juan County Master Gardeners at their popular Annual Gardening Workshop for inspiration and truly workable ideas to Continue Reading
BooBoo’s Boxing Fall Classes
Written on September 25, 2018 at 6:20 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
BooBoo wants you… in her boxing class! Here’s her new Fall schedule…
Pressing Cider with Boy Scout Troop 4090
Written on September 23, 2018 at 10:31 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Thanks to Kelley Balcomb-Bartok for this fun fall news… Boy Scout Troop 4090 had fun pressing cider out of apples from the orchard at the Center for Whale Research. The troop pressed twenty gallons of juice they are calling, Orca Survey Cider. Said Kelley, “Once it was me in the trees. Thankfully, I have passed that Continue Reading
Island Rec Offers Cardio Yoga
Written on September 22, 2018 at 5:02 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Another round of cardio yoga is about to begin and what a great way to kickstart your day in a truly balanced way with Katerina Wen! This class is a dynamic, fun and energetic package of cardio-friendly yoga poses, strong breath-work and spiraling whole body movements. An optimal self care package for modern people who seek to gain the quickest results for the least Continue Reading
Know Your Island Walk: Horse Trails on Mitchell Hill
Written on September 18, 2018 at 6:16 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
For September’s Know Your Island walk, follow San Juan Islander Theresa Simendinger and her horse Zanzibar on a walk along her favorite trail; the Horse Trails on Mitchell Hill. She will make stops along the way and tell us about building trails for horses, how to share the trail, what it is like to take Continue Reading