You can sing along with Laura & Charlotte (yup, they’re English & they’ll surprise you), to get your day going:

The Northwest Currents program for the Skagit Valley College/San Juan Center Road Scholar program ended this morning, but yesterday’s schedule included a visit to the Cattle Point Interpretive Center with a sunny afternoon, as Ellen & Mary head to the water….

Let’s take a peek at things ’round here:

You can tell it’s the season for getting the walnuts dealt with, here on San Juan Island…..

• Hey, remember that cat who was lost? Nia reports he came home:

Ian,  Thank you so much for your help and concern about my lost cat, Poster. He must have put his kitty helmet on before jumping out of a car speeding down Roche Harbor Road at 5am! I walked that road, kitty treats in hand, three times! He walked home untold miles, up our back country lane with nary a scratch. He’s not sharing his adventure story though. That’s ok, I’m just so thankful to have him back!

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• Nina LeBaron tells me there’s a deal happening on Thursday night:

Oct. 18th – GMO Movie & Pizza at Grange Hall
Movie: “Genetic Roulette” by Jeffrey Smith
Where: Grange Hall, 152 First St. SJI
When: 7:00pm sharp Pizza & Salad/ 7:30 pm  Movie
Cost: $10 with proceeds going to Grange Hall Sound System & Vote YES on Initiative 2012-4 GMO Free SJI
Hosted by: Gallery 9

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• Hey, can you help Molly? She needs a place:

EMERGENCY HOUSING NEEDED. Due to unexpected circumstances, I must find a new place to live by October 26. My family includes a horse, lama, 2 cats and my dog, Xena.

Caretaking a farm would be my first choice. I would need to trade work for rent. I could also trade computer work for my rent. I have lots of experience working on farms, especially horse farms. I am in excellent physical condition and love working outdoors. My animals are all well trained and a joy to be with.

If you have a temporary or permanent solution for our homelessness, please call me at 378.9671 or email me at molly (at) rockisland.com.

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Kevin Ranker

• Lee Sturdivant reports there’s a meet & greet today at Democratic HQ at Democracy Corner:

State Senator Kevin Ranker will be in Friday Harbor to take questions from island residents on Tuesday, October 16 at 4pm. It is part of the continuing San Juan Democratic Party’s Q&A series at Democracy Corner, next to the Garden Path Café.

Ranker, who is running for his second term as state senator, is chair of the Senate Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters Committee, and can expect questions from islanders on the possibilities of increased shipping in local waters should the Cherry Point coal port become a reality. Senator Ranker also serves on the transportation committee, which deals with local ferry service. He lived for many years on San Juan Island and now resides with his family on Orcas Island.

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Yesterday, Stephen Robins tells the Pelindaba story to a visiting Road Scholar group, at the lavender farm….

OPALCO’s Suzanne has news – here is her press release:

In June 2012, as part of its regular construction work plan process, OPALCO submitted a loan application to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) for $38.4 million for system maintenance and improvement projects proposed for the next four years. OPALCO has just received word that this loan has been approved. As each scheduled project is completed over the next four years, the Co-op will be able to apply for reimbursement from RUS. There is no penalty if the funds allocated are not used.

Included in the approved total is $23.2 million for telecommunication and smart grid readiness. The Board is currently studying the feasibility of expanding OPALCO’s fiber network to provide broadband services to 90% of the County; the ability to secure loan funds was a key contingency. The availability of this federal loan, along with permitting predictability through the County Wireless Ordinance and the financial feasibility of the proposed business plan will inform the Board’s decision on how, or if, to move forward with the Broadband Initiative. Those decisions are yet to be made. Continue Reading

Remember how sunny it was last week? This was a photo of Turtleback Mountain on Orcas, shot from the Redoubt at American Camp by Road Scholar participant Kathy (thanks, Kathy!)

Let’s see what’s going on:

Yum….

• Hey, Hobbes is back in the kitchen after a summer of whale watching – here’s his recipe for this chicken with capers dish (right), as well as lots of other dinner (and breakfast & lunch!) ideas…check out his blog!

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• Watching the playoffs is even more exciting when you you know the people – here’s a note from John Bostrom:

Daniel Descalso…I coached that kid when he was in the 5th grade. Got a big hit in the 9th inning tonight and the St. Louis Cardinals are going to the NLCS! Proud!

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• Great to hear about this from Tom Doenges:

Hey, Ian – check this out!

I am ordering 6 of these drop boxes from this organization to distribute around town. It is a great way to recycle safely and they donate money back to this cause as well. I thought it would be nice to mention this so that when the boxes arrive, you could make a little blurb about it and where to drop these items off.

Thanks in advance for your support!

Tom 🙂

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• Speaking of good food & good eating, here’s a note from Anna Lisa from Duck Soup Inn:

Hi there, an update to let you know that we are now Friday, Saturday and Sunday for dinner. Our last night of the season is October 28. Come by soon!

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Colorful & good!

• Colors in your food – a great place to start! Here’s more from Dr. Bronwyn Bacon:

As I walked around the farmer’s market this weekend, I was thrilled at how easy it was to find a rich array of colorful fruits and vegetables.

After 15 minutes, I had a bag full of purple peppers, rainbow chard, deep green kale, blueberries, bright orange carrots, a light yellow lemon cucumber, and yellow, green, and red tomatoes.

So why am I so excited about a rainbow of different vegetables in my basket? The answer is phytochemicals!

Thats why in this article I’ll teach you all about phytochemicals and why they are so important to your health.

I’ll also tell you which fruits and vegetables are rich in these awesome nutrients!

(Check out her article in her blog, here)

On the loose…

My friend Nia’s cat is away….have you seen her? She was lost 3-4 days ago on Roche Harbor Road between the Vineyards & the ferry, and he is a five year old male. If you see him, please call Theo Krieger at 378-7294 or take him to any of the vet clinics on the island….

Today!

Let’s see what’s up!

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• The Candidates’ Forum is tonight – sponsored by the League of Women Voters:

San Juan Island: Friday October 12 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Middle School Commons

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• Mike Martin (the voice of the Wolverines) says:

On Friday night the FHHS Wolverines have a road game at Mt. Baker. The broadcast can be heard, in town at 1650 AM and anywhere at www.fhTinyRadio.com. Please let everybody know!

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• If you’re lavender user, you’ll want to know about this (and if you’re not, this will get you started)…here’s more from Amelia:

Pelindaba Lavender Special Event!

Throughout the month of October we distill gallons of pure lavender essential oil at our on-site distillery. During the distillation process hundreds of gallons of lavender hydrosol are also produced.

Come see the distillation process in action and fill your own container with bulk Organic Lavender Hydrosol at a very special price! Our Organic Lavender Hydrosol is an ideal means of bringing the all-natural antiseptic, cleansing and insect repellent properties of lavender essential oil to a wide range of personal care, household, work spaces and other uses. It’s organic, multi-use and produced right here on the island! U-Fill Price $3 per pound – be sure to bring your own clean container. Contact Website: http://www.pelindabalavender.com/

Dates: There are 4 dates for this event: October 12, 13, 20, 21

Location Including Street Address: Pelindaba Lavender Farm, 45 Hawthorne Lane, Friday Harbor Time: 12pm-2pm at the Distillery

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• It was cool to hear about this (you can also see Bo in The Crucible this weekend::

Dr. Bo Turnage of Friday Harbor has completed his advanced training education in oral surgical reconstruction, specific to bone grafting and implant placement. He received his instruction from Dr. Geoffrey Berg DMD, an oral reconstruction specialist from Oregon, Health Sciences University.

The ability to repair bone defects and to use oral implants to replace missing teeth and improve denture retention are procedures Dr. Turnage is proud to add to his practice and will make possible the convenience of accomplishing these procedures locally.

For more information please call or stop by Dr. Turnage’s practice at 180 First Street, Suite 9, 360-378-4913.  [email protected]

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• Here are a couple of soccer-related things, shared by Travis Ayers:

1.) Kevin and Rachel Porter are traveling to Africa to train soccer referees.  Please see Kevin’s note below and consider helping this cause!

This November my daughter, Rachel and I will be going to Tanzania and Kenya to teach several people how to be soccer referees. We will be going with a non-profit organization called New Vision Soccer (NVS). New Vision has over 120 boys involved in soccer in Tanzania and is starting a program for both boys and girls in Kenya. They are hoping to encourage girls to get involved in Tanzania also.

New Vision is promoting more than just soccer.  The requirement for these young people to play on a NVS soccer team is they must attend school. Often teenage boys and girls either stop going to school or cannot afford to attend secondary school.  New Vision helps to pay for some of the costs of school while using the opportunity to learn and play soccer to encourage school attendance.  

Soccer is a worldwide sport. These boys and girls have an opportunity to play against other teams once a week for most of the year. &nbsp ;However, they have no trained referees.  Their present method of choosing referees is to pick an honest spectator to referee the game.  Rachel and I have the opportunity to teach the laws of the game to a select group who will then become the official referees of the area.

We are very excited about helping in this venture. We also thought it would be awesome to have our soccer community in Friday Harbor help these children in Tanzania and Kenya. Our Idea is to provide the NVS Club referee uniforms for those who participate in the referee clinic. We expect 10 to 15 participants. Each of these uniforms cost about $50.
If anyone from the Friday Harbor Soccer Community is interested in donating or would like more information please contact Kevin Porter at 378-7035; cell# 298-0794; kid86dad (at) gmail.com.
Since this is a non-profit organization any donation can be tax deductible

Thank you very much
Kevin & Rachel Porter

2.) Clare Meeker is offering a workshop at the Library on how to make soccer balls on Sunday, October 14th at The San Juan Island Library from 2-4pm.

Clare says:

I am a local children’s book author and part-time resident of Friday Harbor. I recently published a book for 7-12 year olds called Soccer Dreams: Playing the Seattle Sounders FC Way which is licensed by the MLS.

In the workshop, we will make soccer balls out of recycled plastic bags tied with nylon rope like Todo, the main character in my story who played soccer with this type of ball in Kenya, like kids all over the world. 

I will also talk about some of the teamwork tips the coach and Sounders FC players shared when I interviewed them for the book. Soccer Dreams combines a fictional story with full-color photos and profiles of the Sounders FC coach and players.  A flyer can be seen here.

Inquiring minds want to know….Rob Simpson’s Conscientious Projector series has a re-showing of Experts Speak Out, tonight at 5pm at the Library. This film reviews the collapse of World Trade Center Building #7….followed by a Skype meeting at 6:45 with one of the experts. What really happened that day? Rob’s not a conspiracy theorist, and offers information that has important questions that still haven’t been answered, including: How in the world could that happen?

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Here are Rob’s remarks, to fill you in on what this is about:

“Dad, if you won’t look at this, there is no hope for the rest of us.”

A challenge coming from one’s own child.   Does that sound familiar?

Gery Warner of Vancouver, BC had heard rumors….but he really, really didn’t want to “go there.”  Besides, he was busy running an international business.

Gery runs International Tentnology Corp out of Vancouver, BC.  He employs many people including some top engineering PhD’s. He himself is a structural engineer.  But, because of his son’s plea, he finally took several days off to examine technical evidence and conclusions presented to the public in a report by NIST (the US National Institute of Standards & Technology).

Responding to public pressure, NIST released a 2008 Report into why World Trade Center Building #7 collapsed.  Ever hear of it?   47-stories in less than 7 seconds.  It happened on 9/11.  No one wants to ponder this building’s demise.  No one wants to talk about it.  Mass media won’t touch it.  So, most citizens have not even heard about it.

WTC #7 was not hit by an airplane.  It suffered a couple of smoky office fires in the morning, most of which had gone out.  Then suddenly at 5:30 PM, 47 stories went into a free-fall….flat as a pancake in 6.5 seconds.  It didn’t tip over.  It fell into itself exactly where all its strength had been a split second before.  It was as if hundreds of supporting steel girders vanished in the blink of an eye.

NIST concluded it was all due to office fires.

Gery knew something was amiss here.   How could they come to such a conclusion?  He decided to engage his team of engineers at International Tentnology.   Skyscrapers are designed to stay standing when there are fires.  That way, people can escape without fear of the building collapsing around them.  Firefighters count on it.

By law buildings are filled with fire retardant furniture and rugs.  Any fire burning inside would not have been very hot…maybe 750 F.  It takes a blast furnace to melt steel.  It takes temperatures over 2700 F to do the job.   Obviously, 2700 degrees cannot come from 750….the second law of thermodynamics.  Your stove top does not turn to molten metal no matter how long you leave the flame on.

And that wasn’t all that didn’t make sense.

Spurred on by curiosity, Gery’s team became involved with a peer-reviewed group known as Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth.  As of today, over 1700 worldwide have reviewed and endorsed their collective research.   There numbers are growing by the day.   All are calling for a new investigation.

At last month’s Conscientious Projector screening at the San Juan Island library, we got to do a live Q&A with Gery.  He shared with us how this was just the beginning of their discoveries.

Through the Freedom of Information Act, they acquired all the computer modeling created by NIST as part of their 2008 explanation into the collapse of WTC Building #7.   Spending their own time and money, they began their own private investigation.  They studied NIST’s computer model of the building’s collapse for almost two months.

What they found astonished them further. There were literally 1000’s of errors built into that model…the model NIST used to “explain” the building’s failure.

There were so many errors that Gery told us that it could not possibly be the result of incompetence.  He declared the NIST report to be an out and out fraud.

After that our Q&A got really interesting.

Interacting with someone involved in independent forensic investigation was insightful, to say the least.   Here was someone who was brave enough to subject himself to our questions and scrutiny.  It was an amazing and informative evening.

Because this story is so important, there will be an “Extra Projector” screening this Friday at 5:00 PM of the Architects & Engineers new DVD.  There will also be another live SKYPE Q&A with a different member of the Architects & Engineers investigative team.

Come and see what we can find out with our questions and/or challenges.  Doubters are welcome.  Those who have heard a different story are welcome.

It will be in the Library Conference room starting at 5 PM.
For those who saw the film last time, but want to be a part of the new Q&A,
plan to arrive by 6:45 PM.

At the end of our last SKYPE interview, Gery left with us a final thought:

A lot of effort has gone into keeping the technical details hidden from the public and discrediting those who question it.  Based on their research, one can only assume it must be really important to some group of people somewhere that the public does not figure things out.

But, that may be too late now.  This could be the second “shot heard round the world.”

(No one can tell us WE don’t live in interesting times.)

Please come.   Bring friends.

We won’t be discussing politics.

Only engineering.

Only science.

Mary-Brooke

Mirabella Skin Care Moves to New Location in Friday Harbor

Mary-Brooke Barger, owner of Mirabella Skin Care, is excited to announce that she has moved her practice to 818 Mullis Street, Suite #2.

“This move just happens to coincide with 25 years in practice, so look forward to a season of special promotions”, says Mary-Brooke, a WA Licensed Esthetician and Massage Practitioner.  “My decision to move is in part a matter of convenience for my clients, and the larger space will allow me to offer additional products and services.  I have recently contracted with local photographer, John Miller and now have some of his amazing photographs available for purchase.”

Mary-Brooke specializes in Microdermabrasion, Microcurrent Facial Toning, and LED Photo-Rejuvenation.  She also offers European Facials, Therapeutic Massage, and Lymph Drainage Therapy. She offers the internationally acclaimed Dermalogica® skin care products and will be expanding her retail to include Derma-Minerals™ Make-Up.

Open Door Tuesdays are an opportunity to visit her new location, browse skin care products, or ask questions about skin care.  Consultations and product samples are always complimentary, either by drop-in on Tuesdays, or other days by appointment.  And if you drop by be sure to fill out an entry form for a drawing to be held at the end of the year, to win an entire year of Dermalogica® skin care!

Drop by! Mirabella Skin Care, 818 Mullis Street, Suite #2, 378-4250,

See what you think…

Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.

Looking out over the strait at Lime Kiln State Park last Sunday….

Let’s take a look around the island, as the fog rolls in, an our late summer turns ’round:

• Just heard that our head librarian is moving on….Margie Harrison came here a couple of years ago & has been fantastic for the library & the community, and she’ll be much missed. She’s here till the end of the month….

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“Canal Crossing” by David Price

• There’s a new art display at the Theatre lobby – here’s more:

A new display at the Community Theater opens on October 10th and runs through October 24th, featuring the artwork of David Price.  Mr. Price, a retired forester, came to San Juan Island from Idaho in 1989 and took up painting shortly afterwords, initially with watercolors, but for the past decade he has worked with oil paints as his primary medium.

I love the new seasonal banners on Spring Street & around town! The photos are by Mike Bertrand & Matt Pranger – great way to welcome folks to town & to brighten up the streets!

The lobby display features landscape paintings that he has photographed from western US wilderness areas to castles along the Danube River in Eastern Europe, from quiet beaches in Mexico to the tundra flats of Alaska and, of course, scenes painted on location here on beautiful San Juan Island.  Theatre lobby access is permitted every day during box office hours and during scheduled performances.

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• What’s going on with Fish for Teeth lately? Cool stuff – here’s more from Matt:

Fish for Teeth brings ToothMobile back for the third time.

Fish for Teeth is continuing its mission to provide dental care for Islanders who cannot otherwise afford it.  The most recent September 8^th clinic provided dental care for 17 island neighbors, with roughly $6000.00 worth of dental services performed.  To date, in 2012, between 3 clinics on San Juan Island and 1 on Lopez, nearly $50,000 in dental services has been provided.  Not bad for our 1^st year and Lopez Island has one more clinic scheduled for November 30 and December 1^st.  

This special thank-you goes to all who’ve graciously given of themselves to make this happen.  This is an entirely volunteer effort that could not be possible without the generous contributions from individuals, local businesses and organizations.  No one, not the dentists, the hygienists, the dental assistants, the clinic support individuals, or those that work so hard on the taco sales, are paid.  This past dental clinic was staffed by Dr. Michelle Reynolds, Jill Akins, Dr. Mike Horn, Erin Quinn, and Tami Doenges.  As always a special thanks to Dr. Horn for coordinating the dental volunteers.

Until this past summer, the clinics have been funded entirely by individual donations and our fish taco sales.  Within the past three months, the Rotary Club donated $3,750.00 a portion of their proceeds from their Concours d’Elegance event in August; the American Legion Auxiliary donated $1,000 and the Soroptimists club donated $300, with at least that much coming from additional contributions from individual members.  We can’t thank them enough; their donations will go a long way in providing much needed dental care.

The application intake sources are San Juan County Public Health Department, San Juan and Lopez Family Resource Centers.  Mullis Center provided the space for the dental clinic.  Thanks so much for what you do, over and over.  The Clinic Coordinator was Margaret Johnson, with help from Nancy Best, Kathy Hagn, and Liz Pillow.

Wells Fargo Bank provided the venue to sell our tacos.  Ace Hardware proved invaluable with gracious assistance in a number of ways.  Cynthia Burke offered use of her commercial kitchen for the preparation of the fish taco ingredients and ordered some of the ingredients.  Paul Hopkins donated the use of table, chairs, and pop-up tents.  Molly Finch donated water.  Matt’s Fresh Fish donated the Alaskan rockfish used in the tacos and Pablito’s Taqueria offered his super-delicious salsa at cost.  Steve Feinstein, owner of Mullis Street Storage, recently donated storage space to us in order that we can more easily store and transport the equipment we use for the taco sale.  Jeannine Earnhart was instrumental in designing our new brochure so that we can better describe ourselves to patrons and potential donors.  Jeannine also designed and updates our posters.  Thank you, Jeannine and also thank you to Travis Ayers of Luxel Corp, who donates the printing of the posters.  Of course, thank you to the Fish For Teeth Taco Team who brought it all home, netting $2000.00, enough to pay for our brochures, signs and fund another clinic.  Way to go!

What a wonderful community we live in!  What an amazing community effort we’re involved with.  Thank you so much for being a part in something so much bigger than ourselves!

“Taco Team” members:
Linda Degnan-Cobos, Laurie Duncan, Jean Griffin, Kerwin Johnson, Margaret Johnson, Gabriel Conway, Sharon Lannan, Matt Marinkovich, Maureen Marinkovich, Pauline Mulligan, Chad Peterman, Aimee Urata.

Fish For Teeth Board:
Matt and Maureen Marinkovich, Dr. Michael Horn, Margaret Johnson, Aimee Urata, Mark Anderson and Tami Doenges.

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• Here’s Chris Teren’s video on Facebook of the Northern Lights – it’s a time lapse that squeezes an hour into 30 seconds….you’ll say “Wow!”

Click here!

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Tonight! See you there!

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c1900 Saloon Best (today the Blue Water Bar and Grill & Sotheby’s Realtors). Photo courtesy of the University of Washington Archives.

• There’s a walking tour this weekend:

Historic Downtown Friday Walking Tour–this Saturday!

Saturday, October 13, 2012, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Join Town preservationist Sandy Strehlou for a free guided tour of the downtown historic district. Great stories about Friday Harbor’s colorful past await, rain or shine. Meet at Memorial Park, located at the intersection of Front Street @ Spring Street. Some hills, walking shoes are recommended. For more information: [email protected] or 360.378.2810 during business hours.

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• Here’s Chris’ picture of the Northern Lights, shot from American Camp looking towards Lopez Island….

Click to enbiggen this awesome picture – even cooler when you see the large version! Photo by Chris Teren

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Alison Engle’s colorful & beautiful art brightens up the Farmers’ Market….

Witches? Dreams? Possessed? John Proctor (Daniel Finn) tries to calm Betty (Fiona Small)….photo by Duvie Dow.

I got a chance to see The Crucible at the Community Theatre this past weekend, and I can tell you: Wow.

(Here’s the writeup from before, as well as the Theatre’s remarks & times & prices.)

This is not the version you saw or read in high school….this is a brilliant & alive version that helps you see why Arthur Miller won a Tony award for it, and why the poetry & brilliant script are used as examples of good story telling, at so many levels.

But more than that – it’s a parable of the way people are when mass hysteria kicks in. At times riveting, sometimes ironic, and often bone-chilling, this show covers the emotions that are behind what happens when the crowd takes over. It’s scary to think it happened then, and scary to see parallels in our own recent history. Some folks who have told me they miss the play told me it was “depressing,” but I think it would be more depressing to miss it, as well as the conversations it will start in your head & with the folks you see it with.

Eric Concord turns in one of his finest performances on a San Juan stage as Judge Danforth, presenting the judge with both power & nuance. Daniel Finn returns to the theatre as the noble John Proctor, with Deb Langhans as his wife, and they both turn in performances that humanize this show – they aren’t the rigid Puritans from your high school class version. They are your easy-going next-door neighbors, likable & approachable, but caught in the web of the story. The entire cast weaves the story in a strong performance that moves the story forward…this is a well-told tale, that will stick with you long after the final curtain.

Let me know after you see the show if you agree.

You’ll be glad you saw it, and felt it.

Saturday night is “Talk Back” night – the cast comes out after the show to take questions & discuss the show with audience folks who stay after (they did that last Saturday, and it was cool to hear more about what went into the show, and to hear what the players got out of it.)

This Thursday’s performance is “Bargain Night.” Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for student reserved. Tickets for all other performances are $22 for adults and $11 for students reserved. Plus, Student RUSH tickets for the remaining performances are FREE! (Student RUSH is available starting one hour before each performance).

Judge Danforth (Eric Concord) reads the charges to John Proctor (Daniel Finn, far right) as Giles (John Davis, next to Daniel), Rev. Hale (Scott Mapstead), and Mr. Cheever (Frank Mulcahy) look on. Photo by Duvie Dow.

Jim Maya caught the colors of the sunset in the evening sky last week….click to see a larger version!

I know you were out & about this past weekend,w ith the beautiful warm autumn weather & the sunny skies & friends all around – here are a few of the folks & things we saw:

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Roche Harbor Fishing Derby: Kramer Baisch with his 6.5lbs catch…photo by Kevin Holmes, cheered on by Bill Shaw

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Thyme for the parade….Marty Ahart has the thyme in the Farm Parade last weekend….

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A photographer was shooting a wedding on the balcony of the hotel in Roche Harbor last weekend, with even the littlest bridesmaids….

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Good to catch up with Merle (Merle’s Masonry) Turman on the ferry this past weekend….check with him about your masonry needs, and don’t you think it’s time to get the chimney cleaned, before the season really gets underway? Call him today….

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It was fun to meet Alice’s friends from off-island – Alice Hurd brought Lan (left), Suzanne, Alice herself (red coat) and Janie at the Farmers’ Market on a sunny Saturday…..

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Great to see Diana & Mike Stepita at the Theatre’s amazing production of ‘The Crucible’ last weekend…they just celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary. Congrats, you guys!

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It’s always good to see Friday Harbor Middle School teacher Tina Jones (on a walk with her friend)….she’s back in the classroom this fall.

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Pretty sure that crow was looking to see if Kevin or Brian left the keys in the boat, last weekend at Roche Harbor…..

Alisa Shoultz

Tim Dustrude continues his series with photos & stories about people around the island – here’s more about Alisa at Jensen Shipyard:

Alisa Schoultz is the smiling person who greets you (most of the time) when you pop into the marine store at Jensen Shipyard, or call on the phone….
(Click here for the rest of the story)

Photographer Tim Dustrude has put together a series of photos & stories called This Is Our Town about folks around the island, and his work is a regular feature here in the San Juan Update. Tim has been a professional photographer for over a decade, and does great work. Check out his website.