Posted August 30, 2017 at 7:14 pm by Tim Dustrude
Just got this notice from Rod Turnbull, Athletic Director at FHHS…
Due to injuries and ineligible players, we would only be able to suit up 12 players for our first football game this Saturday and that would not be safe. So we have cancelled this Saturday’s football game with Seton Catholic.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Rod Turnbull
Assistant Principal / Athletic Director
Friday Harbor HS/MS
360-378-5214 o
360-317-6168 c
Posted August 30, 2017 at 5:50 am by Tim Dustrude
Dick-Hieronymus – Contributed photo
San Juan Community Theatre’s final Night Music of the season is a tribute to one of our own!
Some 13 local musicians honor Hollywood composer and San Juan Islander Dick Hieronymus this Thursday, August 31 at 7:30 pm.
Space is limited in the Gubelman Theatre and Steele Memorial Garden and the concert is filling up fast!
Here’s who will be performing Dick’s unique style of music: Sue Collado, Libby Concord, Hanneke Klein-Robbenhaar, Sasha von Dassow, Elizebeth Schaltenbrand, Traci Wilson, Celina Wright, Howard Wright, Sonja Zarek, Darvis Taylor, Teddy Deane, Tami Doenges, and Tom Doenges.
Posted August 30, 2017 at 5:49 am by Tim Dustrude
Special Friday Harbor Film Festival Announcement
The 2017 Friday Harbor Film Festival programs have arrived! At 56 pages is it by far our most comprehensive program to date, which is a perfect way to celebrate our 5th Year of the Film Festival!! We owe a very special thanks to the tireless efforts of our program coordinator: Ellen Roberts. Also a special thanks to all our advertisers that made this program possible. Our 2017 program will be distributed throughout the Puget Sound ferry system and selected locations in Seattle, Bellingham and Port Townsend for the next 2 months.
Our 2017 programs can be found at the Friday Harbor Film Festival office on the corner of First and West, plus, we will also stock the racks outside. If you have a location you want to share our programs with please give us a call or stop and grab a bunch to share. So, please stop by and pick one up so you can start planning which films to see!
For 2017 we have 32 films and 15 shorts screening at six venues, all within an easy walk from the ferry. The San Juan Community Theater (Whittier and Gubelman), the Grange, Isle Seat, (next to 2nd Act), the Brickworks and the Palace Theater!
Also, our new website will be launching by September 1 with all the film trailers and lots of new information. www.fhff.org…Our web page will also feature a new sign up for volunteers, so it’s time to plan when to sign up for which films you want to be sure to not miss!
If you are out of town and want us to mail you a program, just send us your mailing address, we are happy to drop it in the mail.
See you at the Movies!
Posted August 30, 2017 at 5:48 am by Tim Dustrude
Horse Soccer at the Fair – Contributed photo
Dear SJ Update,
I would like to thank all of the players who participated in the second annual horse soccer game at the San Juan County Fair to benefit the horse barn at the fairgrounds. I would also like to thank Coldwell Banker’s Steve Buck and Windermere’s Gary Franklin for their generous pledge to the horse barn project.
The soccer game ended in a tie which was broken by a faceoff – or should we say a “horse off” with Julia White on her horse Little Sis and Renee Polda on her horse Seaira with Julia White and Little Sis scoring the winning goal for Coldwell Banker.
Hope to see you all next year for another round of horse soccer!
Thanks
Nancy Ballmann
Posted August 30, 2017 at 5:47 am by Tim Dustrude
Just a note to let folks know that San Juan Islands Art Museum’s last Art for Fun, “paint and sip”, session for August is Tuesday, August 29.
We will be painting “Guiding Light”, a view of the Lime Kiln Lighthouse. Our instructor will be local painter and sculptor, Kristen Abramson.
To learn more and to register, visit www.sjima.org.
Class size is limited, so register today!
Posted August 30, 2017 at 5:39 am by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update mailbag this morning we find this letter from Gay Graham of the Home Trust…
We continually hear of the acute need for permanently affordable housing on our islands. Not necessarily housing for seasonal workers or those who wish to have a vacation home. We are talking about our islanders who are the fabric of a viable community: teachers, EMTs, actors and musicians, artists, elderly care givers, Town and County employees, retail owners and staff, auto and marine mechanics.
I had the privilege of being the San Juan Community Home Trust’s chair for its annual fund raiser in July, Fiesta San Juan. One of the more pleasant aspects of this was to secure enticing, fun items for our raffle and auction. This venture took me all over both San Juan and Orcas islands.
The stories that were shared with me are compelling: employees who could no longer live in their rental home as it was being turned into a vacation rental and, therefore, wound up living in their employer’s business office; employees who lived in tents…until the weather turned awful, and then there were scrambles for some sort of more suitable shelter; outrageous rents for a small bedroom to call home; cars and vans often being the answer; retail shop owners who needed affordable housing themselves.
Or take the employers who, because there is, not ”was” but “is”, such a shortage of suitable homes and housing and, therefore, employees to do the work, have had to cut back on their services.
Lest you think that there are oodles of state and federal funds for affordable housing, best to think again. For the Home Trust, only 20% of these funds come our way which is proving to be infrequent, and potentially more so. The bulk of the Trust’s funding (80%) comes from those who have a very clear knowledge that their personal assistance is invaluable.
If nothing else, awareness of what we as a community are facing, re: permanently affordable housing, is paramount. The Home Trust and all the other agencies dealing with this urgent issue must count on everyone’s awareness and participation. Please, ask yourself how you can be a part of the solution.
Gay Graham
SJ Community Home Trust, Board Member
Posted August 29, 2017 at 5:51 am by Tim Dustrude
Left to Right- Brent Snow, Frank Chaffee, Natalie Chevalier, Lainey Volk – Contributed photo
To date in 2017 the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) listed San Juan County in the top tier of cardiac arrest save rates, well above the national average at 50%.
This year, San Juan Emergency Medical Services’ Outreach and Education Program has taught 708 individuals in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillation (CPR/AED). Numbers steadily grow as employers, schools and even outlying neighborhood communities are getting educated not only in CPR but purchasing and placing AEDs in easily accessed public locations. Cape San Juan is one such neighborhood.
San Juan EMS has made it their goal to have an AED unit within a few minutes of every resident of our EMS District. Most of these AEDs are located in EMT vehicles, county ambulances, deputy vehicles, community buildings, resorts and homes of citizens willing to respond to their neighbors. The AED ratio is about 1 AED to every 40 residents in our district which totals around 300 AEDs.
The key to cardiac arrest survival and positive outcome, referred to as the “Chain of Survival”, begins with recognition and the call for help (911). Compressions, AED placement and use are the next vital steps. This is exactly what happened on July 29th at Roche Harbor Resort. Natalie Chevalier took the CPR/AED class just two weeks before she witnessed a gentleman collapse from a heart attack. 911 was called and she immediately began CPR while retired EMT/ Town Fire Assistant Chief Frank Chaffee retrieved one of the 6 AEDs located at the resort. County dispatchers also paged available law and fire for additional personnel to aid with the resuscitation.
The patient had an outstanding outcome thanks to a community committed to preparedness. San Juan EMS would like to thank all who were involved in these heroics and everyone who has committed time to learning CPR and AED use. A job magnificently done!
For more information on CPR/AED, First Aid and other prevention classes please visit www.sanjuanems.org – Education and Prevention or call Lainey Volk at 360-378-5152 ext 3
Posted August 29, 2017 at 5:49 am by Tim Dustrude
Here’s a note from Aaron D’Errico…
My Mother, Cynthia , is a lifelong ability advocate and the epitome of altruism.
She is a champion of helping others, both before and since I was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age one, soon after becoming a massage therapist to help me and so many more in the process.
After a lifetime of helping to empower people of all ability levels she is currently living with Parkinson’s, so I’ve turned to crowdfunding to help raise the $50,000 cost of Focused Ultrasound therapy for Parkinson’s.
So far $3,580 of a $50k goal has been raised by 47 people in 8 days.
Here are two links about Focused Ultrasound Therapy curing Parkinson’s:
First, Focused Ultrasound Eliminated Her Parkinson’s Symptoms and then, this second link is a video showing the same cured woman, Kimberly Spletter, in a 2015 TED Talk with Dr. John Kassell and Author John Grisham, about Focused Ultrasound Therapy.
Continue reading at GoFundMe.com…
Posted August 29, 2017 at 5:48 am by Tim Dustrude
Left to right: instructor Caroline Hansen, Yubi Schollmeyer, Kit Moorhouse, Jim Weiss, Susan Stehn, Missy Martin, Kim Erickson and Jen Fleming – Contributed photo
Island Rec is offering another session of Adult Tennis Lessons this September/October with Caroline Hansen. Classes are held Sundays; September 10 – October 22, with no class Sept 24.
Adult lessons for ages 16 and up are from 2:00 to 3:15 pm at the High School Tennis Courts.
Register by September 5 for the early bird special price of $74. $5 more thereafter.
For more information or registration visit: www.islandrec.org; call 378-4953 or drop by the office 580 Guard Street Monday thru Friday 11am-5pm.
Posted August 29, 2017 at 5:43 am by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update email bag this morning we have a letter from Miles Crossen sharing this letter of thanks…
Dear Editor,
I’d just like to take a few minutes to say thanks to a small handful of folks that helped out with the San Juan County Fair Photography Department Exhibit. Without their help there wouldn’t have been an exhibit or any competition. We had nearly 300 photographs this year. Without these 11 people those nearly 300 photographs wouldn’t have been exhibited.
George and Lin Dodge (setup)
Tsolo Dann (setup)
Susan Eberhard (setup)
Anand Khokha (setup)
Rebecca Smith (setup and booth)
Andy Zall (setup, judge, and booth)
Tim Dustrude (judge)
Jeff Armin (judge)
Barbara Cox (booth)
Barnaby Zall (tear down)
Thanks also the the San Juan County Fair staff that put it all together in the first place.
Do me a favor. If you happen to know any of these folks, if you happen to see any of these folks, tell them thanks. This year’s San Juan County Fair Photography Department Exhibit and Competition wouldn’t have worked without their help.
Miles Crossen
San Juan County Fair Photography Department Superintendent
Posted August 29, 2017 at 5:35 am by Tim Dustrude
Garage Sale Saturday, September 2nd from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon. No early birds please.
Near the corner of Egg Lake and Beaverton Valley Roads – Watch for signs.
We sold our boat so we have crab-shrimp pots, line, buoys, galley supplies, lawn chairs, propane stove, furniture, nick knacks. New chimini, plants, planters.
11:00 – Half off marked price.
Posted August 28, 2017 at 5:50 am by Tim Dustrude
The Eclipse 2017 (and what happens now?)
The San Juan Island Library held several educational programs leading up to the eclipse. We had a solar eclipse prep day for children to make personalized San Juan Island pin-hole projectors, and Raena Parsons of the National Historical Park gave a talk and presentation.
The Library distributed more than 1,500 free solar eclipse glasses to island residents and visitors so people could safely view the eclipse on August 21. The glasses met the ISO 12312-2:2015 International Safety Standards for direct viewing of the sun.
On the morning of the eclipse, hundreds of people blanketed South Beach and the Library Youth Services staff hosted an activity booth to commemorate the day. Attendees made sun prints using special photo paper that created an image when exposed to sunlight.
It was a truly wonderful experience.
So what now? Well, if you have left over glasses, drop them by the San Juan Island Library. The Library is coordinating with Astronomers without Borders (AWB) to give used eclipse glasses a second chance through a voluntary collection program. AWB has partnered with Explore Scientific to send the glasses to schools in South America and Asia for when solar eclipses cross those continents in 2019. Continue Reading
Posted August 28, 2017 at 5:49 am by Tim Dustrude
Registration begins on Monday, August 28 at 10 AM at the Library for the Junior Ranger’s Club sponsored by the San Juan Island National Historical Park Service, San Juan Island Library and San Juan Island Family Nature Club.
Call 360-378-2798 or stop by the San Juan Island Library to register.
What is this club?
Where will the club meet?
Weekly Themes:
Meeting Days at the Library from 3:15 to 4:15 PM:
Saturday Exploration Days:
Transportation provided to and from the Library to site locations.
Posted August 28, 2017 at 5:48 am by Tim Dustrude
The thug life. All day – every day, that’s our jam. We used to be adorable, fluffy puppies, but life on the inside has a way of hardening a dog, and now we’re a bonafide pack of savage chihuahua mixes. I’m Coco Puff, the leader of this pack. That’s Dakota and Petie, my home boys, with me.
Ha-Ha! Had you going there for a minute, didn’t I? We’re actually not so tough, but we like the big dogs to think we are. Gives us street cred. Between us and you? We’re cuddly lap dogs who just need to find homes of our own where we can be rehabilitated to live productive lives on the outside. Stop by the animal shelter to meet us soon. Tell the warden you want to meet “the thugs”.
Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor
111 Shelter Road
(360) 378-2158
Posted August 28, 2017 at 5:47 am by Tim Dustrude
The first semester FHHS Community Service-Learning Class will begin August 31st. This class utilizes committed adult mentors who will guide students through the completion of a service project related to community improvement – both locally and globally.
This is a great opportunity for a “win-win” partnership between students and local organizations. If you have a community improvement service project in mind, a fifteen minute in-class presentation time can be arranged on September 5th, 6th or 7th , from 2:00-2:55. Please contact Jenny Wilson at [email protected] for more information.
Thank you very much for your continuing support and interest in our students!
Jenny Wilson
FHHS Teacher
And
Maude Cumming
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Posted August 28, 2017 at 5:46 am by Tim Dustrude
(Re)Connecting with Nature: An Evening with Mike Cohen
How can we cultivate connection with nature in a time when we’ve never been so separated? How can we work to re-unify humanity with the life of the Earth?
Mike Cohen- scientist, counselor, applied ecopsychologist, traditional musician, and naturalist- believes it can be done through the conscientious and scientific exploration of our own senses.
For over 50 years, Mike has worked to develop techniques of reconnection that use not only 5 but 54 senses to connect to nature and natural areas, and to ourselves within each present moment.
At the core of Mike’s practice is the concept of the Earth as a living organism, with each of us inseparable from it. By using our senses to locate ourselves within the greater organism of Earth, we can learn to align ourselves and our lives with the needs of a healthy planet.
Please join us at the San Juan Island Grange, 152 1st St, Friday Harbor, Thursday, August 31st, as Mike discusses his work in depth and teaches techniques to “create mutually beneficial relationships with Earth’s self-correcting ways, and help others do the same.”
The program will begin at 7pm and, in typical Grange fashion, will be preceded by an optional potluck and meet ‘n’ greet at 6!
Michael J. Cohen, Ph.D., Ed.D., is Director of Project NatureConnect, Institute of Applied Ecopsychology, Organic Psychology, Educating, Counseling, and Healing with Nature (ECHN).
(Re)Connecting with Nature: An Evening with Mike Cohen is part of the Grange Lecture Series, which strives to foster social and political engagement, discussion, and to maintain our historical Hall as a home for celebrations and programs.
The San Juan Island Grange has been a community of growers, makers, and keepers since 1931.
The Grange is non-partisan, and so is this event. All are welcome, including kids!