October 26, 2007
Playoff game ends Wolverine season...
We didn't know how much better Lynden Christian would be, because we hadn't played them during the season, but we found out as they posted a 7-2 win over Friday Harbor High Thursday night to end a successful soccer year.
We drew the Lyncs as our opponents because of our second place finish in league (and got homefield advantage, too!) Senior Charlotte Nygaard (above, in white) and the girls stayed close for the first fifteen minutes or so before the Lyncs hit quality shots to tally five before the half. Junior Whitney Porter danced around their keeper late in the game for a breakaway goal before senior Amanda Root's free kick accounted for the last goal of a high-scoring, fun season for FHHS with a great group of girls.
Helping our friends.....
Cathy Cole sent me a website that asks for help - everyone on San Juan Island knows dad Gordy Banry from FHHS wrestling & his involvement with kids, and mom Deanna from when she used to work at Roy's Coffee (she remembered what I drank, always - she has a photographic, or maybe coffee-genic memory) & is also an EMT.
Well, the kids need some help, and I think this website tells it best - how you can help Sam & Clayton (in front, right to left). Here it is...and see what you can do. This is a great island family.
Island Stage Left takes the stage next week....
They haven't hit the wrong note yet. Island Stage Left's staging of Doubt opens next Thursday for the month, and promises to be one of their most challenging efforts yet.
ISL's Jill Urbach has more:
In 2005 “Doubt” was a smash hit on Broadway, earning both the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award.
Set in a Catholic school in 1964, “Doubt” explores what happens when a hardheaded, strict principal – a nun named Sister Aloysius (Suzan Campbell-Webster, right) – comes to believe that a priest (Father Flynn played by Daniel Mayes) has molested a male student. As one New York review said, the play “addresses issues of great meaning to many: Faith, truthfulness, determination to do what's right at any cost.” And it doesn’t offer easy answers. “Doubt” invites discussion and deliberation. The playwright said, “The last act of the play takes place after the play is over, when people walk out that door and decide or don’t decide what the play’s about and who did what.”
Audience members who wish to discuss the play with the actors and director are invited to remain after the show on Fridays and Saturdays for post-performance discussions. The subject matter may be inappropriate for those under age 12.
Other actors in the production are Joan Benney as Sister James and Paula Miller as Mrs. Muller.
“Doubt” plays at the Roche Harbor Pavilion from Nov. 1-Dec. 1. Performances are at 7:30 PM Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 4:30 PM on Sundays. No performance on Thanksgiving Day.
Coffee place continues to get better....
If you haven't been by Mi Piace Coffeehouse, located at the top of the ferry lanes (kinda where Susie used to have her mopeds), it's time for you to go! Ada and her crew have created a comfortable, well-lighted environment with good food, friendly staff, and good coffee (that's a pic by Update reporter Devon Schwinge from yesterday, showing they're artistic, too. Click on the pic to see a bigger version - it's cool.)
Drop by & say hey - you'll be glad you did.
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Your paradigm is so intrinsic to your mental process that you are hardly aware of its existence, until you try to communicate with someone with a different paradigm.
Donella Meadows
October 25, 2007
See you at the show!
Tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday I'll be singing at the Benefit Players Theater with Anthemology to raise a little cash for Tom & Connie Odegard & to show you some songs from my new album....here's more about the show, and more about the album. See you there!
Car talk....
Wendy at M & W says her end of season Clearance Sale started at M & W Auto Sales and Rentals last week. She says all of her inventory is on sale, including all vehicles and car stereos. Call 378-2794 if you want to know some prices or stop in!
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Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
October 24, 2007
I see the moon, the moon sees me....
If the moon seems a bit closer this week, it's because it is. The Moon's orbit is an ellipse with one side 30,000 miles closer to Earth than the other. The full Moon of Oct. 25-26 is located on the near side, making it appear as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser full Moons we've seen earlier in 2007. Here's more....
See ya Thursday night watching the full moon rise over Griffin Bay at Jackson's Beach....great place to watch a great show. Just after sunset, usually...
Football set for this weekend....
The Junior Tigers are in the playoffs - I wrote to Charlyn to ask her how the playoffs work, and wondered if any of the games are close by:
The playoffs are single elimination - so lose and go home.
We are the #1 seed, so we'll play #8 in the first round - either Orcas or LaConner. All games are in stadiums - Arlington, Anacortes or Burlington, with the championship game on astroturf, so no home games :(
We'll post the info on the blog when we know it.
Gotta luv those Tigers... they really are a terrific group of
boys! Thanks so much for all your support!!!!!!
Passing....
Just a month ago or so, Jon Larson dropped by my office to pick up some pictures of something I'd shot. The longtime Lopez deputy had moved over to do investigation work for the prosecutor's office....he was obviously smart, funny, and we laughed about how we could both be around this small place & take so long before we happened to meet each other.
Monday, Jon died in England where he was visiting with Barbara, and I know he'll be missed by a lot of islanders. Here's the rest of the story, from the San Juan Islander. Sharon notes that in his last column for the San Juan Islander, posted before he left for Europe, he said, "Until next time, I wish you clear skies, fair winds and good sailing." Same to you, Jon.
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Today's notes are from one of my favorite folks, Will Rogers.
1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.
2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.
3. There are 2 theories to arguing with a woman...neither works.
4. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
5. Always drink upstream from the herd.
6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
7. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back in your pocket.
8. There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.
9. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
10. If you're riding' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.
11. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin' it back.
12. After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.
October 23, 2007
Neal steps into the wrestling program....
Neal MacDiarmid has been named to take over for Gordy Banry as head coach of the Friday Harbor wrestling team...Neal brings a lot of energy, enthusiasm, and experience to the position, and we're lucky to get him. That's him with Ally at the Father-Daughter Dance last winter....
Future opera starts drop by....
This Friday, the Seattle Opera's Young Artists Program presents Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti with RITA by Gaetano Donizetti. There will be an informal discussion at 6:30 with Seattle Opera's Director of Education, Perry Lorenzo follwed by a 7:30 pm curtain.
Tickets: 378-3210 or sanjuancommunitytheatre.org
Soccer romps...
The girls beat North Sound Christian 6-1 last night; their next home game on Thursday is a playoff game with Lynden Christian.
Remember the water lecture?
I mentioned it last week, but I really want you to go to this one:
At 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, the San Juan Nature Institute partners with San Juan County's Marine Resources Committee to host Dr. Richard Horner. Specializing in how human activities affect water resources, Dr. Horner will address the effects of runoff on water supplies and nearshore ecosystems, and give solutions that reduce negative impacts. Dr. Horner is an environmental engineer with the University of Washington's Landscape Architecture Department. There is no charge, refreshments will be served, and the lecture will be held at the Commons room courtesy of Friday Harbor Labs.
October 22, 2007
Local rascal checks out the Flatts....
Back in September, when Keri Talbott was at her friend Kristina Thalacker's wedding listening to our friend Kimberly Cincilla sing the Rascal Flatts song "Bless the Broken Road" (she sang, I played the guitar), she didn't know that she was actually gonna get to hang out with the band.
Last week, our Keri traveled to Nashville as a guest of a radio station whose contest she'd won - here's her report:
Hello!
Back from Nashville with Rascal Flatts. As you can see, I was able to get up close and personable with them. They are hilarious, and amazing musicians. And they are just as cute as all the girls say!
It was an amazing experience. I have so many thanks to so many people for making this happen. I am on the left in the picture between Jay and Joe Don.
Thanks, Keri
FHHS seniors land a full ride at WSU
I was looking at the WSU website & discovered that two of our ace seniors at Friday Harbor High received Regents Scholarships at Washington State...this page says Kate Fyrqvist and Kevin O'Conner were selected among 25 students statewide.
They must have a pretty good selection process at WSU, 'cause these two are two of the greatest people in the world, not just the state, and they figured out what we already know.
Way to go, Kate & Kevin!
Rumors that are true & untrue, or maybe just unfolding.....
The fun part of doing the Update for you is figuring out what's what, and separating the wheat from the chaff, the innuendo from the implied, the dark rumor from the deeply hidden truth.
Sometimes people lie to protect others, or themselves, because they were caught with their hand in the cookie jar, or they didn't want anyone to know about their affair, or because I took a really ugly picture of them.
So, with all that in mind, here's what I know:
• Keith Van Cleave & Jackie Scherer are happily enjoying married life - I saw them at Haley's last night watching the Red Sox, as the honeymoon never ends. The photo to the left is from their wedding at the first of the month, by good friend Pat Lawrence. That's TRUE.
• Moments later, I ran into Therese Finn & Daniel Finn, who told me that Judy's having a super start as a freshman at UW (that's her at right), and that they were celebrating 23 years of being happily married - congrats to you guys! Way to go! (Judy, you're lucky on the great parent front!) That's TRUE.
• A few months ago I told you that "Pelindaba" is a Greek word for "smells purple."
I was kidding - that's NOT TRUE. It's a Zulu word for "gathering place." Which makes more sense, or at least is testable in a high school science lab.
• Someone told me that they had heard (last night) that a window at Skagit Valley College had blown out in the strong winds we've had lately. So I called & checked, and that's NOT TRUE. (I was concerned that my computer classes might be drafty.)
Tiger football players celebrate the end of their undefeated season
last Sunday. Next stop - the playoffs! Here's more.
Sports update.....
The football team traveled to Cascade Christian on Saturday and ran into a tough CCHS team, who won fifty-something to 14. FHHS is still in the playoff hunt, though, and we get a week and a half off before ending the regular season at Coupeville with a rare Thusday game at their place on the first.
Meanwhile, our volleyballers finish their season at Mount Vernon Christian on Tuesday, while our soccer girls play today (home, vs. North Sound Christian) & tomorrow (away, somewhere) & then Thursday (home, Lynden Christian) to find out what our playoff draw looks like.
The FHHS tennis squad hosts the District tennis tourney here this week on Friday, weather permitting, to figure out who gets to go the playoffs next May. That's not a typo - the state tourney gets underway in May with the spring & fall tennis schools in it.
Love & Logic class kicks in....
One of the most effective things you can do to make things cool with you & your kid is to take Nan's class for Love & Logic - everyone I've talked to who has taken it says they get a lot out of it. It rocks!
Well, there's another round starting up soon - get signed up! Here's more from Nan:
Hi Ian,
I'll be offering the Becoming a Love and Logic Parent for parents of children aged 5 - Teen Nov. 5th - December 10th. This will be the only class this school year for this age group. It's all happening at Friday Harbor Elementary School in the library on Monday evenings from 6 - 8 p.m. Call Nan Simpson for details or to register. This class is all about parenting kids to become respectful, responsible and fun to be around! It's a philosophy of raising kids who learn to solve problems and make wise decisions for a life time.
What could be better?
~Nan ([email protected]) • 378-3313
Planning your costume?
This is a great time to get it together, and here's an easy & cost-free way to do it, from Patrick (that's him with Andra) down at the Sail Loft, on the water:
Ian,
Hope all well. Any chance you could put this on your site? We have a lots of scrap down at the sail loft and would love to see it go to a good use. On the 24th (Wednesday) we're making Halloween Costumes by request for youngsters ages 4 to 10 from 2:30 pm on. Robin Hood, Witches, Ghosts, Knights, Fairies, Jesters....etc. No charge, just give us a call to let us know you're coming. 378-4119.
Thank you,
Patrick
Recycling works!
Here's more from Frank, who helps with the Lions' recycling of cans & such, around town & up near the dump:
Did you know?
• For every six-pack of beer or soda not recycled, the energy equivalent of one beverage can full of gasoline is squandered.
• Aluminum can recycling saves 95 percent of the energy needed to make aluminum from bauxite ore.
• The making of cans from recycled aluminum cuts related air pollution by nearly 95%.
• The recycling process of aluminum does not produce the chemical sulfur dioxide, which creates acid rain, while the natural production of aluminum cans produces sulfur dioxide.
• Replacing one wasted can requires about 0.5 kWh of electricity: enough to light a 100-watt bulb for 5 hours, or to power an average laptop computer for 11 hours.
Once a year, the San Juan Lions Club wishes to thank all the citizens who are making our Aluminum can collection program, ROAR (Reach Out And Recycle), a success.
Special thanks to the Senior Center, King Fitch & the Town of Friday Harbor Council, San Juan County Officials and Consignment Treasures for allowing us to place our collection bins at the Food Bank, the Dump and Consignment Treasures. The Lions are also accepting other types of aluminum at Consignment Treasures.
This project is a win, win, win project. It helps preserve our environment, it provides money for Lions’ community projects, and it saves the tax payers dump hauling costs. Please encourage your friends and neighbors to help our environment by recycling aluminum cans.
ROARing,
Lion President, Frank Penwell
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A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.
Marian Wright Edelman
