Topic: Recreation
Golf Scramble a Success
Written on May 27, 2016 at 5:39 am, by Tim Dustrude
Dear Editor, The May 22nd 10th Annual LEO (Leadership, Experience, Opportunity) Club Golf Scramble was a success! We had beautiful weather and lots of support for this event! We give thanks to the enthusiastic players, generous sponsors and auction donors, the staff at the SJI Golf & Tennis Club, our hamburger chef, Harvey — and Continue Reading
Swim Lessons
Written on May 25, 2016 at 5:40 am, by Update Staff
Swim Lessons for kids! Starting May 31 and June 7. Sign up now at San Juan Island Fitness 378-4449, 435 Argyle Ave. Questions? Email swim [@] interisland.net. Get into the swim of things!
Official Race Results
Written on May 24, 2016 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Island Rec – Hill of Thrills Soap Box Derby race results Island Rec announces winners of the first Hill of Thrills Soap Box Derby. Twenty participants ranged in age from 6 through adult. It was hard to say which age group had more fun. The Cutthroat Pirates were there in force not only racing their Continue Reading
The Tour
Written on May 24, 2016 at 5:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
Julie Corrie has teamed up with Kraig Hansen of San Juan Transit to bring you “The Tour San Juan Island”. Here she is with more… Hi Tim, Just wanted to let your readers know that “The Tour” is up and going. I have partnered with Kraig Hansen from San Juan Transit to provide locals and Continue Reading
Garden Club Hosted Excursion
Written on May 23, 2016 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Orcas Island Garden Tour The annual Orcas Island Garden Tour is the highlight of the Orcas garden year. Visitors from all over the U. S. come to Orcas to take a self-guided tour to some of the most beautiful gardens in the San Juans. This year the San Juan Island Garden Club will host an Continue Reading
Hill of Thrills Soap Box Derby
Written on May 21, 2016 at 2:10 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Island Rec held their first annual Hill of Thrills soap box derby on Saturday and had a great turnout for this first-ever event here on the island. 18 racers competed in 3 different age groups. PJ Nixon took first place in the 5 to 8 years old category; Timmy Mountford won first place in the Continue Reading
Know Your Island Walk
Written on May 21, 2016 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Join Harbormaster Tami Hayes and Port Director Marilyn O’Connor on a tour of the Marina with the new dock improvements. Then we will see up close the new construction along the waterfront with new restaurant and shops rising from the ashes of the terrible fire two years ago. Saturday May 28, from 1:00 to 4:00 Continue Reading
Witness the Beauty
Written on May 18, 2016 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
That’s the theme of the mural currently being painted in town down at the Sunken Park. If you pop down there this week, you’re likely to run into Jake Wagoner, a Kirkland, WA mural artist who is busy painting away on this newest piece of public art in Friday Harbor. Jake started out painting as Continue Reading
Braids
Written on May 17, 2016 at 8:11 am, by Tim Dustrude
Always ready sharp eyed roving SJ Update photographer Aaron Shepard caught this group while they paid a visit to the Spike Africa last Thursday. It’s called, “Braids.” Thanks for sharing Aaron!
Roche Harbor Resort and Volunteers Rock the RH Trail System
Written on May 16, 2016 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
A dedicated group of volunteers has been maintaining the Roche Harbor trails for 11 years, with strong support from Roche Harbor Resort. The old logging roads and more recently built single-track paths through the woods are faithfully tended by more than a dozen neighbors. In 2015, as an example, the group logged 407 hours of Continue Reading
Boat Parade Winners Announced
Written on May 10, 2016 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Opening Day Boat Parade, “A Community Afloat” on May 1st was a wonderful, fun community event! Forty boats were involved in the Opening Day festivities. Orca Star with the American Legion Post 163 Color Guard led the parade, saluted by 3 volleys from the American Legion Rifle Salute Squad, and followed by the classic Continue Reading
$19 million in Economic Benefits
Written on May 6, 2016 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Tourism to San Juan Island National Historical Park creates Over $19 million in Economic Benefits Report shows visitor spending supports 198 jobs in local economy A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 258,668 visitors to San Juan Island National Historical Park (NHP) in 2015 spent $14,811,700 in communities near the park. That spending Continue Reading
Deadline Monday for Sunken Park Poetry Contest
Written on May 2, 2016 at 10:01 am, by Tim Dustrude
Town of Friday Harbor Arts Commission sponsors poetry contest Local writers are invited to submit poems inspired by the natural beauty of San Juan Island for the Sunken Park Poetry Contest sponsored by the Friday Harbor Arts Commission. The winner will read the selected poem at the unveiling of a Town of Friday Harbor mural Continue Reading
A Community Afloat
Written on May 1, 2016 at 4:34 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Today the San Juan Island Yacht Club held the annual Opening Day Boat Parade to commemorate the beginning of the boating season for this year. The theme for the parade was “A Community Afloat” and over 30 boats participated. You really couldn’t have asked for better weather for an event like this. A pretty good Continue Reading
FHFF Presents: Unbranded
Written on April 30, 2016 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Film Festival Winter Series: Audience Choice Presents: Unbranded Directed by Phil Baribeau, Unbranded is an in-between-college-and-real-life adventure that makes the case for better land and wild horse management. After adopting a group of wild mustangs from the Bureau of Land Management, a small group of recent college grads decide to live out their Continue Reading
Let’s Talk Tourism
Written on April 29, 2016 at 5:37 am, by Tim Dustrude
The following is a Guest Editorial by Barbara Marrett of the visitor’s bureau… The first week in May is National Travel & Tourism Week, created to champion the power of travel to enhance communities across the country by contributing to the local economy and overall quality of life. In the past, I’ve used this opportunity Continue Reading
Golf Scramble a Success
Written on May 27, 2016 at 5:39 am, by Tim Dustrude
Dear Editor, The May 22nd 10th Annual LEO (Leadership, Experience, Opportunity) Club Golf Scramble was a success! We had beautiful weather and lots of support for this event! We give thanks to the enthusiastic players, generous sponsors and auction donors, the staff at the SJI Golf & Tennis Club, our hamburger chef, Harvey — and Continue Reading
Swim Lessons
Written on May 25, 2016 at 5:40 am, by Update Staff
Swim Lessons for kids! Starting May 31 and June 7. Sign up now at San Juan Island Fitness 378-4449, 435 Argyle Ave. Questions? Email swim [@] interisland.net. Get into the swim of things!
Official Race Results
Written on May 24, 2016 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Island Rec – Hill of Thrills Soap Box Derby race results Island Rec announces winners of the first Hill of Thrills Soap Box Derby. Twenty participants ranged in age from 6 through adult. It was hard to say which age group had more fun. The Cutthroat Pirates were there in force not only racing their Continue Reading
The Tour
Written on May 24, 2016 at 5:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
Julie Corrie has teamed up with Kraig Hansen of San Juan Transit to bring you “The Tour San Juan Island”. Here she is with more… Hi Tim, Just wanted to let your readers know that “The Tour” is up and going. I have partnered with Kraig Hansen from San Juan Transit to provide locals and Continue Reading
Garden Club Hosted Excursion
Written on May 23, 2016 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Orcas Island Garden Tour The annual Orcas Island Garden Tour is the highlight of the Orcas garden year. Visitors from all over the U. S. come to Orcas to take a self-guided tour to some of the most beautiful gardens in the San Juans. This year the San Juan Island Garden Club will host an Continue Reading
Hill of Thrills Soap Box Derby
Written on May 21, 2016 at 2:10 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Island Rec held their first annual Hill of Thrills soap box derby on Saturday and had a great turnout for this first-ever event here on the island. 18 racers competed in 3 different age groups. PJ Nixon took first place in the 5 to 8 years old category; Timmy Mountford won first place in the Continue Reading
Know Your Island Walk
Written on May 21, 2016 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Join Harbormaster Tami Hayes and Port Director Marilyn O’Connor on a tour of the Marina with the new dock improvements. Then we will see up close the new construction along the waterfront with new restaurant and shops rising from the ashes of the terrible fire two years ago. Saturday May 28, from 1:00 to 4:00 Continue Reading
Witness the Beauty
Written on May 18, 2016 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
That’s the theme of the mural currently being painted in town down at the Sunken Park. If you pop down there this week, you’re likely to run into Jake Wagoner, a Kirkland, WA mural artist who is busy painting away on this newest piece of public art in Friday Harbor. Jake started out painting as Continue Reading
Braids
Written on May 17, 2016 at 8:11 am, by Tim Dustrude
Always ready sharp eyed roving SJ Update photographer Aaron Shepard caught this group while they paid a visit to the Spike Africa last Thursday. It’s called, “Braids.” Thanks for sharing Aaron!
Roche Harbor Resort and Volunteers Rock the RH Trail System
Written on May 16, 2016 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
A dedicated group of volunteers has been maintaining the Roche Harbor trails for 11 years, with strong support from Roche Harbor Resort. The old logging roads and more recently built single-track paths through the woods are faithfully tended by more than a dozen neighbors. In 2015, as an example, the group logged 407 hours of Continue Reading
Boat Parade Winners Announced
Written on May 10, 2016 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Opening Day Boat Parade, “A Community Afloat” on May 1st was a wonderful, fun community event! Forty boats were involved in the Opening Day festivities. Orca Star with the American Legion Post 163 Color Guard led the parade, saluted by 3 volleys from the American Legion Rifle Salute Squad, and followed by the classic Continue Reading
$19 million in Economic Benefits
Written on May 6, 2016 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Tourism to San Juan Island National Historical Park creates Over $19 million in Economic Benefits Report shows visitor spending supports 198 jobs in local economy A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 258,668 visitors to San Juan Island National Historical Park (NHP) in 2015 spent $14,811,700 in communities near the park. That spending Continue Reading
Deadline Monday for Sunken Park Poetry Contest
Written on May 2, 2016 at 10:01 am, by Tim Dustrude
Town of Friday Harbor Arts Commission sponsors poetry contest Local writers are invited to submit poems inspired by the natural beauty of San Juan Island for the Sunken Park Poetry Contest sponsored by the Friday Harbor Arts Commission. The winner will read the selected poem at the unveiling of a Town of Friday Harbor mural Continue Reading
A Community Afloat
Written on May 1, 2016 at 4:34 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Today the San Juan Island Yacht Club held the annual Opening Day Boat Parade to commemorate the beginning of the boating season for this year. The theme for the parade was “A Community Afloat” and over 30 boats participated. You really couldn’t have asked for better weather for an event like this. A pretty good Continue Reading
FHFF Presents: Unbranded
Written on April 30, 2016 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Film Festival Winter Series: Audience Choice Presents: Unbranded Directed by Phil Baribeau, Unbranded is an in-between-college-and-real-life adventure that makes the case for better land and wild horse management. After adopting a group of wild mustangs from the Bureau of Land Management, a small group of recent college grads decide to live out their Continue Reading
Let’s Talk Tourism
Written on April 29, 2016 at 5:37 am, by Tim Dustrude
The following is a Guest Editorial by Barbara Marrett of the visitor’s bureau… The first week in May is National Travel & Tourism Week, created to champion the power of travel to enhance communities across the country by contributing to the local economy and overall quality of life. In the past, I’ve used this opportunity Continue Reading