Posted March 10, 2013 at 4:58 pm by Tim Dustrude
Congratulations to all these fine students – Their hard work paid off. Check out this list! See how many you know…
3.30 – 4.00 GPA / 2.50 Credits
Spring 2012 & Fall 2012-2013
* Current National Honor Society Members
(gotta click for it – it’s a pretty long list!)
Posted March 10, 2013 at 4:33 pm by Tim Dustrude
St. Patrick’s Day Bake Sale To Benefit Wolf Hollow
Stop by The Marketplace, Thursday, March 14 between the hours of 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm for yummy cupcakes, cookies and other delectables at Wolf Hollow’s St. Patty’s Day Bake Sale….all proceeds go towards the rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned wildlife. Wolf Hollow appreciates your support!
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Calling all Fathers and Daughters!
Well, OK, not ALL fathers and daughters – Just the ones that attended Island Rec’s Father-Daughter Dance this year.
And got your complimentary photo taken.
And haven’t gotten your print yet.
You know who you are.
Call Island Rec at 378-4953 and make arrangements to pick up your photo.
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Skagit Valley College San Juan Center Enrolling for Spring Quarter
It’s not too late to register for Spring Quarter classes and workshops at the San Juan Center of Skagit Valley College. Spring quarter begins Tuesday, April 9th and runs through June 20th.
Have you ever wanted to learn about local marine ecosystems or write that novel? We have classes to awaken your mind and further your academic goals. Spring quarter offerings here include Oceanography, Creative Writing, Public Speaking and Math as well as the entire selection of online classes that Skagit Valley College offers.
Students at the San Juan Center can earn Academic transfer degrees or enroll in GED prep coursework, career training, computer workshops and community education courses all here on San Juan Island. In addition, students can study anytime, anywhere with online courses from a variety of disciplines through the eLearning program.
Prospective students can call for an appointment with San Juan Center Advisor/Counselor Sandy Harold. Sandy is available to assist any potential student with guidance through the admissions and registration processes, as well chart and plan an educational journey. Interested students can apply and register in person or by phone the San Juan Center in Friday Harbor at 378-3220.
Posted March 10, 2013 at 4:26 pm by Tim Dustrude
How about a wonderful Homestyle Dinner presented by the Food for Thought Program’s Chef 1.0 Student Interns and the FHHS Baking Class.
The Menu:
Meatloaf with Local Beef
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Seared Cabbage and Bacon (back by popular demand)
Fresh Garden Salad
Homemade Garlic-Herb Rolls
Roasted Apple Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting for dessert!
$10 Donation for adults and $5 for children under 12. Your donation supports the Food for Thought Program and the aspiring student chefs!
Dinner will be served from 5:30 – 7:30 in the High School Commons on Wednesday, March 13th.
Posted March 10, 2013 at 4:11 pm by Tim Dustrude
Just got this note in from Nancy DeVaux about the Notable Women’s Luncheon the other day:
Cynthia Brast received the Fellowship Award and $3,000 toward further education
Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor presented its annual awards at the Notable Women’s Luncheon March 6. The event celebrates the achievements of women in our community. The awards culminate a year of fund-raising by the largest service club on San Juan Island, and a well-vetted application process by its Best for Women committee.
The annual Luncheon is held in conjunction with International Women’s Day (IWD), March 8th. This holiday is celebrated globally and was officially designated by the U.N. in 1975. This year’s theme is The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum. Friday Harbor Mayor Carrie Lacher spoke on the theme, specifically mentioning the help and encouragement she received on her path towards becoming mayor from several women in our community.
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Posted March 8, 2013 at 10:52 pm by Tim Dustrude
Kirk is offering new daytime and nighttime classes this spring – Head on down to Isle Be Jammin’ and get signed up!
Kirk is quick with a song on the ukulele in his music store, Isle Be Jammin’ – Tim Dustrude photo
Isle be Jammin’ Performer’s Showcase
Ry Cooder – The Isle Be Jammin’ dog
Call 378-5151 for times & details. Tell Kirk you saw him on the Update. And give his dog a pat when you pop in. Ry was posing there all handsome, with those puppy dog well-aren’t-you-gonna-take-my-picture-eyes – so when you give him a pat, you can tell him you saw him on the update as well.
Posted March 8, 2013 at 10:23 pm by Tim Dustrude
A landmark marriage equality play highlights the next edition of San Juan Community Theatre’s free Readers Theatre series: On Book!
Director Julie Laidlaw and a cast of 21 island actors, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact, present the play “8” on the Whittier Stage on Monday and Tuesday, March 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Written by Academy Award-Winning screenwriter (Milk and J Edgar) Dustin Lance Black, “8” chronicles the historic federal trial that challenged California’s Proposition 8, which stripped gay and lesbian couples of the right to marry. Black’s script draws on trial transcripts and first-hand observations of the courtroom drama as well as interviews with the plaintiffs and their families.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. with festival seating. A “talk back” with representatives from the island’s legal, social and professional fields about the play’s issues will engage the audience and cast after each performance.
For more information on the series and other Theatre events, visit www.sjctheatre.org
Posted March 8, 2013 at 11:20 am by Tim Dustrude
Just heard from Suzanne Olsen of OPALCO that there are cool things happening over on Orcas Island in preparation for this year’s Youth Rally over in Boise, ID. Here’s Suzanne…
CAMERON SCHUH TO LEAD 2013 CO-OP YOUTH RALLY
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 22
2013 Youth Directors. Cameron Schuh in the center of the back row – Contributed photo
Orcas High School senior Cameron Schuh, a 2012 OPALCO scholarship recipient, was elected by his peers at the 2012 Co-op Youth Rally to return this year as a Youth Director. This one-week program for high school sophomores and juniors, established in 1986, educates students about rural electrification and grassroots organization, helps them develop leadership skills and also provides some good summer camp fun.
At a planning meeting for the 2013 Rally this month in Boise, Cameron once again rose to the top when he was elected President of the 2103 Youth Directors. For 2013, OPALCO will again be selecting three students to receive the Nourdine Jensen Cooperative Youth Scholarship ($500) and, with Cameron, attend the Co-op Youth Rally and leadership camp at the College of Idaho. Applications are available online at www.opalco.com; the deadline is March 22.
“This is a life-changing experience,” says Schuh after the 2012 Rally. “I have met so many new and interesting people and am making friendships that will last a lifetime.” Lopez High School senior Marné Cook said of her experiences at the Youth Rally, “I had an amazing time. I met so many incredible people. There was always something to do and I learned so much. The speakers were engaging, interesting and exciting. On top of the wonderful seminars, they planned these epic activities: water park, roller skating, bowling and dances. We even had a talent show. They did a perfect job of balancing education and fun.”
2012 OPALCO Youth Director Connar Smith participating in a team building exercise – Contributed photo
The three students from San Juan County (along with OPALCO chaperones) will join with up to 100 peers from rural electric co-ops in Idaho, Alaska, Oregon, Wyoming, and Utah for a packed schedule of leadership-building activities and fun social events. The Rally, scheduled for July 8-13, is hosted by the Idaho Consumer Utilities Association, which also sponsors additional scholarship awards and leadership opportunities to participating students who demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities during the Rally.
2013 OPALCO team at the Youth Rally – Contributed photo
All sophomores and juniors from OPALCO member households are eligible to apply. The competition guide book and application are available online at www.opalco.com. Scholarship winners will be chosen based on a personal interview and will receive their awards at OPALCO’s 76th annual meeting on the ferry, scheduled for Saturday, May 4. Applications must be received by 4:30 pm on Friday, March 22.
OPALCO is a member-owned cooperative electrical utility serving more than 11,000 members on 20 islands in San Juan County. OPALCO provides electricity that is 95% greenhouse-gas free and is generated predominantly by hydro-electric plants. OPALCO was founded in 1937.
Posted March 7, 2013 at 7:42 pm by Tim Dustrude
Last Call for Activity Providers!
Island Rec is still recruiting for local organizations that would like to participate in the 23rd Annual Children’s Festival by hosting an activity. In keeping with this year’s festival theme — ¡Attention! Creation Zone! – activity providers will be joined by the likes of architect David Waldron, the Imagine Children’s Museum, Kevin Roth & Francie Hansen of “Trash to Treasures” fame, and many others.
It promises to be a day filled with opportunity for kids to put their imaginations to work designing and creating. To be included in the festival, organizations interested in joining the fun are urged to submit their activity proposals to Island Rec no later than March 25th. Inquiries should be directed to Sally Thomsen, play [@] islandrec.org, or Jason Davis, jason [@] islandrec.org.
The Children’s Festival will take place Saturday, May 4th, 10am-2pm at the Fairgrounds building. For more information, please call 378-4953 or visit www.islandrec.org
Posted March 7, 2013 at 7:40 pm by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor High School Jazz Band Student Michael Hoeller triumphs at Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
“Outstanding Young Artist” Michael Hoeller
Friday Harbor High School jazz student Michael Hoeller trumpeted his way to an “Outstanding Young Artist” designation at the annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival held at the University of Idaho February 22-24. The Friday Harbor High School Jazz Band directed by Matt Frost competed with 150 other high school bands, about 3,000 students in this festival billed as the “largest educational jazz festival in the world”.
The Jazz Band competed in the High School B division and had an excellent performance. There were 30 Outstanding Young Artist (HS) awards given at the festival. For his featured solo, sophomore trumpeter Michael Hoeller played Duke Ellington’s “Echoes of Harlem,” which was originally composed by Ellington for his star trumpeter, Cootie Williams in 1936. Additionally, the band attended multiple clinics, listened to many other jazz ensemble performances, and attended the Lionel Hampton New York Big Band professional concert Saturday evening.
And in other FHHS news:
Friday Harbor High School Students Dominate 40th Annual High School Regional Art Competition
Friday Harbor High School art teacher Andrew Anderson is thrilled to learn that five of the seven art pieces selected to represent Northwest Educational District 189 in the 40th Annual OSPI High School Art Competition are the work of five Friday Harbor High School art students. The five winners include seniors Will Kromer, Kaylen Meeker, Robyn Roberts, and juniors Ellery Von Dassow, and Alaina Scheffer.
The NWESD region serves 35 school districts in five different counties. Approximately 16 percent of the state’s K-12 public school students are served in this region’s school districts, which range from large to small, urban to rural. For five of the seven art pieces to be selected from the Northwest Region illustrates the quality of the FHHS art program as well as the talent of its art students.
This achievement is spectacular when you factor in the rules which allow the larger schools to submit more students work than the smaller schools. There will be an awards ceremony on March 15th between 5:00pm-6:30pm at the Everett School District Educational Center. The regional winners will go forward to compete in the State competition against the State’s other eight districts regional winners.
Posted March 7, 2013 at 7:37 pm by Tim Dustrude
Thrinley Dimarco is hoping you can help fund a computer for her Tibetan friend Khedup. Here’s her story:
SKC is a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center here on San Juan Island. While we support the displaced Tibetan people and their culture both inside and outside of Tibet, finding a computer for this young monk is not a project of the Center. It is a personal project of mine for which I am solely responsible. I am soliciting contributions so Khedup Dor, my Tibetan monk friend, can buy a computer which he needs for his studies. Since it is risky to send an actual computer to India, I am sending the contributions to Khedup so he can buy a computer there.
What Khedup needs is an Apple MacBook Air, 13″ screen. When I asked about perhaps a less expensive computer, the director at the school said they have a horrendous problem with viruses there in India and the Mac solves that problem. Continue Reading
Posted March 7, 2013 at 7:08 pm by Tim Dustrude
Deanna Eltinge over at the Port sends this airport update:
The Port of Friday Harbor recently received a rebate in the amount of $4,720 from OPALCO’s Commercial Lighting Upgrade Program for the installed LED taxiway signs and lights at the airport.
This lighting replacement was part of the Taxiway ‘A’ Realignment project in the summer of 2012. The lighting project included the replacement of 34 signs and 186 taxiway edge lights with LED fixtures. We estimate the Port will save 30% each year in electrical usage.
Upgrade will save Port money
The total Taxiway project costs came to $3.4 million, and the lights and signs totaled about $300,000 of that amount. The Port of Friday Harbor obtained a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to pay for 90% of this project. About $90,700 came from Washington State Department of Transportation, and about $250,000 from the Port.
The Port intends to replace the runway lights with LED technology in 2014. These cost saving efforts reflect the Port Commission’s goal of reducing operating costs at the Airport by using less energy.
Posted March 6, 2013 at 8:17 pm by Tim Dustrude
Island Stage Left presents “A Number” by Caryl Churchill – About a father and son, it’s a psychological thriller that lasts only one hour on stage, but will have you talking about it long after the curtain falls!
San Juan County Fairgrounds – 4H Building (Marie Boe Building now)
March 21st thru April 21st Thursdays thru Saturdays at 7:30, Sundays at 4:00
Admission free. Donations appreciated.
Go to www.islandstageleft.org for more information.
Posted March 6, 2013 at 8:13 pm by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Grange #225 invites you to attend a Town Hall meeting with Sheriff Rob Nou.
Domestic Violence, Drugs, DUIs will be the main topics.
Sheriff Rob Nou
Thursday, March 14, 2013 6:00 PM at:
Skagit Valley Community Room
221 Weber Way, Friday Harbor
Bring your law enforcement questions and concerns.
Refreshments will be served
Please let your friends and neighbors know.
Posted March 6, 2013 at 7:28 pm by Tim Dustrude
Ken Clark created this video to help create interest for the recruitment of volunteer firefighters. Right now the fire department is in much need of volunteers. “We need all the support we can get” he says. Check out the video and call San Juan Island Fire and Rescue at 378-5334 for more information.
Posted March 6, 2013 at 5:25 am by Tim Dustrude
This Saturday, March 9th
Isle Be Wed, the only wedding show in the San Juan Islands is back and bigger for 2013.
A collection of San Juan Island vendors teamed up to launch the first annual Isle Be Wed wedding show, celebrating island wedding fare available to brides and grooms throughout the San Juan Islands in 2012. Now, the show has grown to encompass all of the San Juan Islands and will also showcase three hosting venues on show day. The show’s coordinator, Felicity Milne, of Cakes by Felicitations, is thrilled with the growth of the event thus far, saying “Because of the overwhelming growth of destination weddings in the San Juan Islands, we literally ran out of room! Showcasing the many talents of our local vendors available for special events on our beautiful islands meant that we needed three venues on two islands!”
For more information check out the Press Release.
Posted March 6, 2013 at 5:16 am by Tim Dustrude
Join Cynthia Burke, owner of Cynthia’s, Of Course catering company as she shares the simplicity and fun of creating Sushi. An evening of information, interactive & hands on activity as you learn to roll your own Sushi using simple to creative ingredients. Cynthia will explain many of the ingredients and tools used in the preparation of sushi, with some tricks she has garnered over the years. Cynthia learned to make sushi while living in Hawaii and successfully ran a small wholesale Sushi company catering to the local stores. Don’t worry, she won’t be teaching you the famous “Spam Musabi” Hawaiian style of sushi!
You will leave the class feeling confident in rolling sushi and creating a wonderful Sushi evening of your own with friends and family. Cynthia will be providing you with a recipe packet, your own rolling matt, nori and wasabi! The class will last approximately 3 hours with plenty to eat and complimentary beverages. An enjoyable evening amongst friends!
Class Dates: Wednesday – March 13
Tuesday – March 26
Where: A lovely private home on the Westside
Cost: $50.00
Please contact Cynthia at 360-317-7178 for more information or email her: info [@] cynthiasofcourse.com.