Posted October 9, 2013 at 5:25 am by Tim Dustrude
Here’s an email that popped in the other day… Charlie, is this thing still around?
Hi Tim , I saw a picture of a wrecking ball posted in the San Juan Island Update by Ian Byington on June 8, 2009 with a for sale sign on it apparently owned by Charlie Beacham. Wondering if its still around, etc.
Thanks, John
barrow1 [@] telus [.] net
Posted October 8, 2013 at 6:40 am by Tim Dustrude
Here’s an update from FH Sailing Club submitted by Ron DiCristina:
Jayne Hemmerich photo
San Juan Island’s Friday Harbor Sailing Club has had a busy summer with sailboat races, Mitchell Bay BBQ’s and numerous member cruises. Autumn is time to gather once again for indoor events, prepare for the big Round the County Race and other fall/winter boating activities.
FHSC invites interested boaters to attend our potluck meeting this Tuesday, October 8, at the Friday Harbor Grange. The engaging social hour begins about 5:30 pm and everyone ‘packs it in, packs it out’ including their dinnerware. This is followed by a potluck dinner and an educational meeting, which this week, is presented by Andy Schwenk, owner of Northwest Rigging.
The Friday Harbor Sailing Club is a friendly non-profit group of both sail and power boat enthusiasts, who organize, promote and encourage amateur sailing, sailboat racing and power boat activities. The group is a low key that knows how to have fun, not only while boating, but at meetings! New to San Juan Island? Want to become a member of the boating community? Give the Friday Harbor Sailing Club a visit.
For more info, membership inquiries or if you would like to attend the meeting, please contact Terry Lush at 360-378-7004 or email:
terry [@] sjihome [.] com. To learn more about FHSC, race info, photos and read the fabulous newsletters go to: www.FridayHarborSailing.com.
Posted October 8, 2013 at 6:21 am by Tim Dustrude
Chef Hobbes brings you a great sandwich idea this time. Makin’ me hungry!
Click to make your stomach growl
This is a brilliant way to use up leftover salmon and have a nutritious, killer sandwich for lunch or dinner!
Recipe for 4 sandwiches:
About a 1/2 pound cold cooked salmon
1/2 red onion very finely diced
1 stalk celery very finely diced
1/2 red bell pepper very finely diced
1/4 c Italian parsley, leaves picked and chopped
1 c Best Foods mayo
1 big pinch of cayenne pepper
salt and pepper
8 slices sourdough bread from Bakery San Juan
butter and a little olive oil for cooking
Mix all the ingredients together to form a stiff mixture, adding more or less mayo. Spread the mixture out evenly onto the bread. Place a little oil and butter in a heavy saute pan and put it on medium low heat, you want to warm all the ingredients up together and not brown the bread too quickly.
Bon Appetit! Chef Hobbes
Posted October 8, 2013 at 5:55 am by Tim Dustrude
Once again, Captain Jim Maya of Maya’s Westside Whalewatch Charters has some great photos to share. Just the other day he was out on the west side and saw our Resident Orcas heading south, and 5 Humpbacks heading north. Here are a couple of the photos he shared. Thanks Jim!
Orca breaching – Click for larger version – Jim Maya photo
Humpback diving – Click for larger version – Jim Maya photo
Posted October 8, 2013 at 5:28 am by Tim Dustrude
Odlin Park Volunteer Planting Party Provides Fall Fun for Everyone!
The San Juan County Parks Department invites Islanders to a join a Planting Party at Lopez Island’s Odlin County Park on October 26 and 27. It’s an opportunity to see the Park’s new features, spend time with friends, enjoy the outdoors, eat well. . . and plant some trees!
Volunteers will plant native trees and shrubs to create enhanced wetlands and wildlife habitat in the park. The planting party will run from 8:30 a.mm to 4:30 p.m. each day and volunteers can choose to help for 1 or up to 4 shifts over the weekend. The shifts start at 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Odlin Park Assistant Manager Sara Waugh says, “We have 800 plants and trees to get into the ground, and we are excited to work with park enthusiasts in completing this important re-vegetation project! Volunteers will be provided with the basic tools, training, and some delectable locally-produced refreshments to make this a great experience for everyone.” Continue Reading
Posted October 8, 2013 at 5:14 am by Tim Dustrude
I just heard that Friday Harbor grad, Clayton Banry is now working for San Juan Island EMS & MedEvac. Here’s the official announcement from the EMS website:
EMS is proud to welcome Clayton Banry as our newest Operations Assistant. Clayton graduated from Friday Harbor High School and has served the community in many ways including as Football Manager.
Clayton works with us each week to complete operational projects and assist the staff with agency tasks. Welcome, Clayton!
Posted October 7, 2013 at 12:55 pm by Tim Dustrude
The Hospital Trail is almost complete! They need volunteers to complete gravel laying on cleared paths and bench site areas. Also, “Weeders” are needed to clear grass, etc., from already-laid gravel.
Please join the Trails Committee on Saturday Oct. 12 & 19th at 9 am. Meet by the rock pile near hospital parking lot. Please bring
gloves, hoes, rakes, shovels, grass clippers & water.
To RSVP or for questions and information, email Cinda at:
cpiemna [@] rockisland [.] com
Posted October 7, 2013 at 5:43 am by Tim Dustrude
Meet Cashmere! This sweet and playful girl is about 2 years old. She loves people and making new friends. She would be best as an indoor/outdoor cat as she has a lot of energy to burn! Her confident attitude would make her an excellent mouser! Come in and meet this lively girl who just wants to find her forever home. Call the shelter at 378-2158.
Posted October 7, 2013 at 5:36 am by Tim Dustrude
The good folks at Printonyx have a new thing they’re doing on Fridays. A little positive energy being generated over there. Check this out!
Wherever you are, share some GOOD NEWS with those around you!
Everyone seems to always focus on Bad News: just watch the evening news. But the reality is that there is Good News everywhere! You just have to look with a new perspective. Is the glass half empty or half full?
I may have missed a ferry, but then I was able to have a two hour long conversation with a friend who was behind me in line. What am I going to focus on?
Join Printonyx for “Good News Fridays“, where Printonyx is a Good News Zone ONLY! While you wait for your copies, enjoy some lemons that we’ve made into lemonade. Share your Good News while you are here!
Like us on Facebook and you can post your good news there!
Posted October 7, 2013 at 5:20 am by Tim Dustrude
Personnel Changes & New Office Hours at Community Development and Planning
San Juan County Manager Mike Thomas has announced a number of changes in the County’s Community Development and Planning Department, including new leadership, and longer operating hours.
“For the past few months, our Director of Community Development and planning, Rene Beliveau, and I have been discussing his department and future plans. This week, in consultation with the County Council, I concluded that everything was in place to make the announcement,” said Thomas. Beliveau will continue serving in his position until November 3, 2013.
Beliveau moved into the department director’s position in July of 2009 with the departure of then-director Ron Henrickson. In a move described as “streamlining and realigning” the department in the wake of severe budget cutbacks, Beliveau retained his responsibilities as the County’s building official as well as assuming the administrative duties of running one of the County’s largest, highest profile departments.
County Manager Thomas praised Beliveau for bringing expertise and professionalism to a department during difficult times – as the County was going through cutbacks, and dealing with volatile regulatory issues including mandatory updates to the Critical Areas Ordinance and other Growth Management Act Issues; and through a change in the form of County government.
“As he told me, this was not a position he sought out. It was a tough job and he put everything he had into it,” Thomas said. Continue Reading
Posted October 7, 2013 at 5:19 am by Tim Dustrude
Funding Available For Project Development For Salmon Recovery Projects
Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration funding is available for project implementation and development for salmon recovery projects in the San Juans. The funding can be used towards completing an existing salmon recovery project or towards getting a salmon recovery project closer to being ready for future capital funding requests. There is no minimum request and the maximum request is $200,000. Letters of intent are due October 14th. For additional information contact Barbara Rosenkotter, Lead Entity Coordinator for Salmon Recovery, by email at:
barbarar [@] sanjuanco [.] com
or by phone: (360) 370-7593.
Posted October 7, 2013 at 5:17 am by Tim Dustrude
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The Annual Flea Market and Crafts Fairs are back! One will be held on November 9th and another on December 7th.
They are looking for vendors of all types including:
These fun community events will be full of new surprises so you won’t want to skip out this year. Applications are available at www.sjcfair.org.
Posted October 6, 2013 at 12:15 pm by Tim Dustrude
Parks and Fair to Host Community Meeting on Drive-In Movie Plans
The San Juan County Parks and Fair Department will host a meeting on October 15th to share details and receive community input about the 2014 Drive-In movie event series.
The meeting will include a presentation reviewing the Fairgrounds overlay, event details and logistics, and discuss how it fits into the overall plan for the use and development of the Fairgrounds.
Public comments will be welcomed.
Posted October 5, 2013 at 11:14 am by Tim Dustrude
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I am having a celebratory opening for my new art studio & gallery in Surina Business Park. Please join me on Friday October 11th from 10-8 at enamora! Hope to see you there.
Posted October 5, 2013 at 8:23 am by Tim Dustrude
“Funkalicious” show of October 5 is Cancelled
Bad news… the performers are in Wyoming and they are snowed in. This weekend’s performance of Beleza is cancelled. Please contact SJCT for more info. www.sjctheatre.org
Posted October 4, 2013 at 12:40 pm by Tim Dustrude
This is just an idea at this point, but SJCT and Island Stage Left want to put some feelers out there and see how much interest there is. If you’re interested in this, send an email and let them know…
Ed. Note: – This post is updated to include the following: This is a joint idea to be developed IF there is interest, between Island Stage Left and San Juan Community Theatre.
We have what we think is a very exciting idea and want to see if it might fly – literally! I am thinking about taking a group of island folk on a theatre tour to London, Stratford-on-Avon and possibly Dublin (The Abbey Theatre).
It would be a guided tour, with details yet to be determined, but probably for 2 weeks, in either spring or fall, and with the idea of renting a big house in London and staying in a hotel in Stratford and Dublin. I would be your guide for preshow preparation and post show discussion – and, of course, London is my home town and theatre my area of expertise, so hopefully I might be quite useful!
We would love to get an idea of the level of interest. Any response would be much appreciated.
You could just reply:
We are also toying with the idea of making one or two places available for people who might not otherwise be able to go.
Please send us your response. It will help us immensely.
Thanks so much,
Helen
Island Stage Left
1062 Wold Rd
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
360 378 5649
stageleft [@] centurytel [.] net
www.islandstageleft.org