Posted November 28, 2013 at 10:36 am by Tim Dustrude
Black Cat Friday
Our local Animal Shelter’s answer to Black Friday….
Any black cat adoption comes with 20 lbs of litter, 20 lbs of cat food and an adoption fee of $20 to approved homes. Come on in to the Shelter and meet the cats! They’re all ready to go home and celebrate the holidays with you. Click here for more info.
Posted November 28, 2013 at 10:30 am by Tim Dustrude
The artists of the Surina Business (Art!) Park are holding a Holiday Bazaar and Opening their studios this Holiday weekend. Studios will be open from 10am – 5pm Friday – Sunday.
If you have ever wondered what goes on behind the magically tiled green doors of Friday Harbor Tile or what the mysterious mural is all about come by and check it out. There will also be other artists hocking their wares.
Expect to see paintings, prints, jewelry, mugs, bowls, tiles. Artist include Daniel LoBue of Friday Harbor Tile and Thomas C. Haag of the Pituitary Gallery.
This is a great opportunity to meet some local artists and find that extra special gift especially since you will be in town for the Holiday Marketplace anyway!!
Here is a link to the Facebook event.
Posted November 27, 2013 at 10:54 am by Tim Dustrude
The eighth annual “Turkey Trot”, a 5K (3.1 mile) run, walk, trot or crawl, will be held on Thanksgiving morning, November 28, at 9:00 am. Registration will take place beginning at 8:00 am in front of the Friday Harbor Suites, the location of the start and finish, rain or shine…..or snow.
Registration fees will be $5.00 and two cans of food for adults and $2.00 and two cans of food for kids under 12. Participants will have the option of providing food for human or animal consumption. Proceeds and food from the Turkey Trot will go to the Friday Harbor Food Bank and Friday Harbor Animal Protection Society.
The Turkey Trot is produced by Island Athletic Events, LLC with special thanks to Kings Market, Friday Harbor Suites and San Juan Island Fitness.
For more information, contact San Juan Island Fitness, 378-4449.
Posted November 27, 2013 at 5:37 am by Tim Dustrude
Merri Ann Simonson from Coldwell Banker sends over this invitation to say hello to Vicki…
Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands Inc. is pleased to announce Vicki Telford has joined our real estate team. Vicki moved here from the Flathead Lake resort community of Bigfork, Montana where she owned and operated a real estate firm. Vicki has an adventurous nature, loves the outdoors, being active in community and is eager to continue her work in a profession she is passionate about. Vicki doesn’t know a stranger so if you see her out and about feel free to walk up and introduce yourself.
Posted November 27, 2013 at 5:20 am by Tim Dustrude
Helen over at Island Stage Left sends this reminder for you…
Just a reminder that you can bring friends and family this week (and up to Dec 15th) to Island Stage Left’s latest play, “Other Desert Cities” – a family drama set at Christmas in Palm Springs. Be prepared to laugh and cry! This is a dynamite script with which everyone can identify and the reviews have been superlative.
Come half an hour early to be sure of a seat.
San Juan County Fairgrounds
– Island Stage Left
Posted November 27, 2013 at 5:12 am by Tim Dustrude
Rebecca Parks, Events Coordinator with the San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce encourages us all to Shop Early and Shop Local to help support our local island economy.
Posted November 26, 2013 at 5:37 am by Tim Dustrude
FHHS Seniors were among the many volunteer callers in this year’s Phon-a-thon
The San Juan Public School Foundation is pleased to report their annual Phon-a-thon raised approximately $61,000. As always, 100% of these funds go directly to the school to support essential curriculum improvements. SJPSF thanks the students, parents, teachers and many other volunteers for calling community members October 2-3, and Market Chef and Food-for-Thought for providing dinner for the volunteers. We thank our island community for their very generous support of our award-winning schools.
Posted November 26, 2013 at 5:30 am by Tim Dustrude
The deadlines for Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor awards and scholarships are approaching fast. Local women are encouraged to apply for the Women’s Opportunity Award, the Violet Richardson Award, and the Fellowship Award. Please pass this information to qualified candidates you know!
The Violet Richardson Award honors a young woman age 14-17 who is an active volunteer. For more information, contact Val Keaton,
val [@] valariekeaton [.] com or 425-869-1534. Completed applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on December 1, 2013.
The Women’s Opportunity Award helps a woman improve her life through education and skills training. A woman who is the primary wage earner in her household and is pursuing a degree may apply for this cash award. For more information, contact Sharon Pigman,
sharon [.] pigman [@] gmail [.] com or 378-2949. Completed applications are due by December 15, 2013.
The Fellowship Award will be presented to a woman who is returning to school for postgraduate study leading to an advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D.) For more information please contact Joyce Sobel at
jsobel [@] rockisland [.] com or 378-4921 or Lenore Bayuk at
bayukll [@] rockisland [.] com or 378-3636. Completed applications are due by January 10, 2014.
To learn more about Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor or to download applications visit www.sifri.org.
Posted November 26, 2013 at 5:00 am by Tim Dustrude
EDC offers workshop on the Basics of WordPress
For those who were waitlisted or unable to attend the last session, the San Juan County Economic Development Council will again present a 3-hour workshop on the basics of building a website or blog using WordPress – an ideal platform for businesses and organizations. The workshop will be held at the San Juan Island Library’s community room on Tuesday, December 17th, from 9 a.m. – noon
The course material will be presented by Bryan Hoyer, who built his first website in 1995 on realizing the World Wide Web would change the way we promote and inform ourselves. Bryan is an inventor and successful entrepreneur who spent 25 years in Silicon Valley before moving to the Islands in 2007.
The workshop is ideal for budding businesses that need an online presence, for organizations looking to keep their members informed, or for entrepreneurs looking for something more flexible than social media. WordPress offers fully customizable, free web software that can be used to create a site in almost any format.
Participants will learn the fundamentals of producing a website or blog using the WordPress personal publishing system, and each participant will leave the class with a live site up on the web.
Details: Tuesday, December 17th, from 9 a.m. – noon. The class will be held in the community room of the San Juan Island Library in Friday Harbor. Cost: $20. **Advance registration and laptop with wireless required**. Call 360-378-2906 to reserve your space, or email:
info [@] sanjuansedc [.] org.
The EDC thanks the San Juan Island Library for hosting this event. We also thank San Juan County, the Town of Friday Harbor, the Port of Friday Harbor and the Port of Lopez for supporting our Business Education Series.
Posted November 25, 2013 at 5:47 am by Tim Dustrude
Good news – Siri the dog has been adopted! So we’re replacing this week’s Pet of the Week with this announcement:
Teenagers! We [The Animal Shelter] still have several adorable teens left over from the summer kitten season. They are delightful to be with – so playful and cuddly! As much as we love having them around, we really hope they won’t have to spend their entire youth here at the shelter… Wouldn’t you love to add one or two to your family and watch them grow into beautiful cats? Stop by the shelter to meet Babette, Betty, Frankfurter, Olivia, Buttons, Checkers, Jackie, Bess or Axle…we promise you will be charmed. (www.apsfh.com).
Posted November 25, 2013 at 5:40 am by Tim Dustrude
Several events are planned for the upcoming holiday season at The Whale Museum. All events include refreshments and are free and open to the public.
Kicking it off is the Town Tree Lighting on Friday, December 6. From 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., everyone is invited to enjoy holiday treats and goodies at The Whale Museum.
On Saturday, December 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., local artists & authors featured at The Whale Museum will be on hand to share their work (location: The Whale Museum gallery).
On Monday, December 9, beginning at 6 p.m., Robin Jacobsen gives an “If these walls could talk…..and sometimes they do” historic presentation and tour of the Odd Fellows Hall building (location: The Whale Museum exhibit hall).
A super fun afternoon is planned for Wednesday December 11 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. when authors Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit will share stories and sign copies of their newly released book, The Lost Whale: The True Story of A Whale Named Luna.
At 6 p.m. that evening, San Juan Island Cheese is hosting a wine & cheese reception (location: The Whale Museum gallery).
The last event will be a fun experience for kids of all ages! On Friday, December 13 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. educators will help kids make holiday stockings in the gallery. Upstairs in the Kids’ Room in the Exhibit Hall, kids and families can have their holiday photo taken with the big orca.
At each event, a different coupon will be available for featured sale items at the next event.
If the events aren’t enough, The Whale Museum is offering great discounts on merchandise in the Gift Shop. Over Thanksgiving weekend, take advantage of the additional 30% off all merchandise. Local? Through the month of December, you can enjoy a 10% “locals shopping local” discount. The discounts are in addition to the membership discount. Not a member? Join today! Come participate in these fun holiday events and find the perfect gifts this season.
The Whale Museum is located in Friday Harbor at 62 First St. N. Founded in 1976, The Whale Museum’s mission is to promote stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research. In addition to providing exhibits, the Museum also provides programs including the Marine Naturalist Training, Orca Adoption Program, SeaSound Acoustics Program, Soundwatch, San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network, and the Whale Hotline. The Whale Museum can be found on-line at www.whalemuseum.org.
Posted November 25, 2013 at 5:37 am by Tim Dustrude
Victoria Compton from the San Juan Economic Development Council sends this letter to share with you…
Dear All,
Thank you again to those of you who came to the OPALCO meeting [Thursday], or who sent an email to speak up for improved telecommunications in San Juan County. I’m extremely happy to report that your voices were very much heard by the community-representative board of OPALCO. I commend and thank the OPALCO board members for their vision and steadfast devotion to our islands’ community.
OPALCO will accelerate expansion of their local member-owned high-speed data infrastructure to provide internet, phone and emergency communication services to their members. Please see this link for more info: http://www.opalco.com/news_article/opalco-board-enthusiastically-supports-broadband-acceleration/.
Victoria
Victoria Compton
Executive Director
San Juan County Economic Development Council
Posted November 24, 2013 at 2:57 pm by Tim Dustrude
The SJI Garden Club is having its Holiday Potluck meeting 4at the Mullis Center on December 3 at 12 Noon. We welcome everyone to join us for this special time! It is a wonderful opportunity for potential new members to become acquainted with us and for returning members to enjoy the hospitality that they have known in the past.
At this meeting, we are thoughtful of the Kiwanis Toy Drive and the Food Bank and ask attendees to provide either an unwrapped toy and/or a nonperishable food item for the Food Bank. If you choose to join us for this wonderful event, please call Marguerite Bennett (378-8524); e-mail
posygal [@] gmail [.] com or contact Pat Penwell (378-6473) or
iwp [@] rockisland [.] com no later then November 30. Hope to see you at the meeting!
Posted November 24, 2013 at 12:16 am by Tim Dustrude
Greetings Pre-holiday Islanders,
Here comes Thanksgiving, one of our favorite holidays. (What a great concept… a holiday that reminds us to be thankful.)
And, if you can make it on Monday the 25th (at 7:00 in the library), we are screening a rather upbeat film about the secret life of crop circles.
The more you dig into the details around this subject, the more fascinating it becomes. I’m sure we’ll have fun talking about this one.
Hope you can make it.
—
Rob Simpson
PS. Yes….there will be Friends Of The Library popcorn, hot tea and coffee….but no turkey.
Posted November 23, 2013 at 5:56 pm by Tim Dustrude
The Port Commissioners invite the public to attend an update meeting on the Port’s Waterfront Master Plan and to meet the Spring Street Site design teams on Tuesday, December 3rd at the Friday Harbor House conference room. The workshop will begin at 5pm, with presentations scheduled to begin at 5:30pm.
The Port has begun the process of rebuilding the Spring Street Landing building, destroyed by fire a few months ago. The Commissioners of the Port of Friday Harbor have steadily moved forward on this project by contracting with engineers and architects to create a waterfront commercial building [that] the San Juan Island community will be proud of for years to come. Demolition of the damaged building will take place soon.
This will be a great opportunity to give feedback on the early design concepts of the Spring Street Landing building. Light refreshments will be provided. For questions, contact Deanna Eltinge (360)378-2688.
Posted November 22, 2013 at 11:23 pm by Tim Dustrude
Jade Cooper Yockers and Melanie Cope are juniors from the Friday Harbor High School Community Projects class.
Our community project goal is to raise $1,000 for the Animal Shelter’s Spay and Neuter voucher program. It is a really great resource for anyone who needs financial help for spaying or neutering their pets (for more info check out www.apsfh.com or visit the Animal Shelter)! We still have $204.50 left to raise and one week left for our project.
If you have a dog that needs two enthusiastic dog walkers please contact us ASAP! Any donations would be greatly appreciated and all proceeds go to the Animal Shelter!
Jade Cooper Yockers – 360-298-1870 or
jadecooperyockers [@] gmail [.] com
Melanie Cope –
melanie [.] kaitlyn [@] gmail [.] com