The last three years this has been fun, and this year’s show promises to be as well – here’s more from Jan at the Community Theatre: SJCT’s Family Theatre takes us to a colorful land of discovery and adventure THIS Friday at 7:00 pm and Saturday at 2:00 pm. The Merry Firebird, written and directed  Continue Reading

Our Tigers played in a game that left islanders proud we were represented by such a great bunch…here’s more from Kris Brown: Friday Harbor fans, few in number and very cold, held out until the bitter end in hopes that the Senior Tigers would triumph in the 2009 North Cascade Youth Football League championship game  Continue Reading

You probably heard that Todd Roberts & Sally Bryan finished their terms on the San Juan Island School District School Board a couple of weeks ago (and thanks, Sally & Todd, for the good things you’ve done for our school!) Elected last week to replace them: Roche Harbor General Manager Brent Snow, who has been  Continue Reading

Sandy Strelou reports: The long awaited community discussion on adoption is taking place on Sunday, November 15th, 6-8pm at the library. Prospective adoptive parents and adoptive parents are warmly invited to attend. We have a great panel of speakers including adoptive parents who have adopted through the state foster system, internationally, and through private adoption  Continue Reading

Saturday both of our teams – the Junior Tigers & the Senior Tigers – play in Oak Harbor as they play towards next week’s championship game. Kris Brown has more: The Tiger Juniors and Seniors have done their job to make it to the second round of single elimination playoffs. Now the Friday Harbor Athletic  Continue Reading

Wahoo! The Junior Tigers & The Senior Tigers both won in their playoff games on Saturday – here’s more from Tiger Reporter Kris Brown: Seniors win in final seconds: 12-6 A yellow flag lay on the Friday Harbor Tigers’  three yard line. Down 6-0 late in the fourth quarter, the Senior Tigers were being called  Continue Reading

One of the things that brings the island together (and keeps us all from working for an a hour or so, after lunch) is the kids’ costume parade each Halloween. This year’s came a day early, and came during the part of the day Friday that it didn’t rain, which was cool. Here’s Josie’s &  Continue Reading

• Last time the Friday Harbor football team played Lynden Christian, about a month ago, the two teams took the game into overtime and settled thing with an overtime field goal by the Lyncs in a 23-20 thriller. The rematch last Friday felt similar…both teams took the ball to the opponent’s one-yard line but couldn’t  Continue Reading

• Last time the Friday Harbor football team played Lynden Christian, about a month ago, the two teams took the game into overtime and settled thing with an overtime field goal by the Lyncs in a 23-20 thriller. The rematch last Friday felt similar…both teams took the ball to the opponent’s one-yard line but couldn’t  Continue Reading

Last week, our soccer and football teams ran into field conditions on our high school field that were sufficiently bad that our last home soccer game was moved because the field was deemed unplayable, & our football game Friday was played in a mudbath. After going and watching the soccer girls on Thursday at Oak  Continue Reading

Friday Harbor High (12-5) made it look easy as they scored five minutes into Thursday’s playoff game with Meridian, but the Trojans notched three in the next ten minutes & then made it stand for a 3-1 victory. Junior forward Elle Guard beat Meridian’s keeper for the early putaway, and after that the Meridian defense  Continue Reading

Coach Dez! tells me the sailing team is gonna raise money on Election Night at the Yacht Club – here’s the scoop: Jambalaya Feast NEW ORLEANS OR BUST!! The San Juan Island Sailing Foundation and the San Juan Island High School Sailing Team invite you to come and enjoy a Jambalaya Feast in traditional New  Continue Reading

Coach Dez! tells me the sailing team is gonna raise money on Election Night at the Yacht Club – here’s the scoop: Jambalaya Feast NEW ORLEANS OR BUST!! The San Juan Island Sailing Foundation and the San Juan Island High School Sailing Team invite you to come and enjoy a Jambalaya Feast in traditional New  Continue Reading

Of course, the big Homecoming Dance was Saturday night at Friday Harbor High, when everyone got dressed up, but the other one was a big part of the Juniors’ float – here’s their dance to Thriller & Ramalama Bang Bang, right before the parade & in between the rain on Friday afternoon before the game…check  Continue Reading

• The varsity football guys are warming up for Friday night’s homecoming game at 7:30pm with Meridian; the junior varsity gets going at 5pm. (The homecoming parade through town is at 4:15pm, by the way.) • The soccer team (who are 11-4 after beating Mount Vernon Christian on Tuesday & losing to Seattle Christian Thursday)  Continue Reading

Tanja at the elementary school sent this over (above)…see if you can help out!