The paths are dug, and the next step is to lay the paving stones (stacked on the left)....
The Community Projects class at Friday Harbor High is at it again…this time they’re helping dig & pave paths around the San Juan Island Historical Museum. Here’s more from Update reporter Collin Williamson:
Historical Museum Trail
It’s where you have spent hours upon hours of summer time enjoying yourself at the Pig War BBQ on the Fourth, Island Rec’s Music on the Lawn, or just visiting the Historical Museum. But new renovations at the Historical Museum will make summer time tours and use much easier than before.
Students Felix Baldwin and Jessica Mauldin and Mentor Doug McCutchen are currently digging and filling a gravel path that will make ease of access much easier for summer time activities.
Mentor McCutchen says: “The paths that we’re building will make it easier for our senior customers to walk the tour, and will show a distinct path as to where they are going. We’re making the path along the walls of the historical buildings for a reason – we wanted the field not to have a path running right down the middle of it, because the picnics and music that’s played there in the summer would be affected.”
Completion dates are not set, but Jessica tells me that the community could expect it as early as May.
Jessica and Felix are glad to be involved in this community project.“We originally were going to be out at Lime Kiln, but this project was closer to home and they have been waiting a longer time there (for the project to be completed). This project will benefit those who have a hard time walking on their own to take the guided tours as early as this summer.”
An Evening of Dreamtime: Curious about dreams?
Would you like to spend an evening participating in various methods of dream-work and dream-play? New dream journeyers and veteran voyagers welcome. Please come join us April 26th 7 – 9 p.m. Whether exploring your personal life or our collective reality, you can learn to use dreams for insight, creativity, problem-solving and guidance. No matter what kinds of dreams you experience, they always have something to teach you. During the evening we will explore different facets of dreaming.
Everyone who chooses will have an opportunity to share dreams and contribute to the spiraling magic of the collective dream.
Our Dream Group Evening will be led by Ann Marie Molnar: Experience MA. Hypnotherapist, Dreamtender, Tarot Reader, Dream group facilitator.
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• This event for tonight has been moved to the Grange at the last minute:
The Stewardship Network of the San Juans Presents: At the Water’s Edge – a FREE lecture series concerning our shared shorelines on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands.
LECTURE TONIGHT on San Juan, Thursday, April 26
7-8:30pm The Grange on 1st Street, Friday Harbor
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• It’s cool to hear our local chapter of Dollars for Scholars has been recognized…it’s a critical part of making local high school seniors’ university dreams come true – here’s more from Michele Meyer:
Hey, Ian!
I just wanted to share a bit of good news. We just got notice that our chapter has been awarded the Regional Chapter of the Year! We are all very excited and want the community to know that all of their efforts to participate in the events has not gone unnoticed. So a big THANK YOU to the San Juan Community for making this a positive and productive program!
Here is our notification:
This email is to notify you of your selection as the Regional Chapter of the Year. Your energy and dedication for the Dollars for Scholars mission has literally changed the lives of students in your community and region.
There will be a public announcement in the upcoming issue of the inTouch e-newsletter, and a more formal recognition letter coming to you soon. Along with the letter we will include your recognition award and the monetary award as well. In addition, your nomination will be considered for the National Chapter of the Year award, to be decided over the next month or so.
If you have any questions or comments, plese share them with me.
Again, congratulations June on your wonderful accomplishment, and thank you for the wonderful work you are doing for your chapter. Good luck in the National Competition.
Anytime you get Juno-award winning folks to come sing with you, you know you’re in good shape – Their self-titled full-length album release in 2009 not only won the group “New Emerging Artist” at the Canadian Folk Music Awards but also a Juno (Canada’s equivalent to the Grammys) for Roots/Traditional Album of the Year in 2010. The group was also nominated in the same category this year for their latest album, Let the Rain Fall …here’s the bio from the Good Lovelies’ website, and you can come hear them on Saturday at the Community Theatre
Good Lovelies – From Riches to Rags to Life on the Road
Funny and upbeat, with just a pinch of sass, the Good Lovelies‘ textbook three-part harmonies, constant instrument swapping and witty on-stage banter have enlivened the folk music landscape since they joined forces in 2006 for their first show at Toronto’s funky Gladstone Hotel.
How the Good Lovelies (Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough and Sue Passmore) got together is a bit of a mystery: Sue remembers meeting her band mates during a limbo competition, Caroline thinks they met at a chess tournament, but Kerri is convinced they first crossed paths during a bar fight… Whatever the story may be, the ladies immediately realized they had something special, so they hit the road on a mission to charm Canadian audiences coast to coast.
Their tireless rain or shine outlook and undeniable mutual respect have helped the trio weather years of constant touring. With jaunts to Australia, the UK and the US in their 2011 schedule, the Good Lovelies’ road-tested tenacity will bring them further afield than ever before.
Lighthearted songwriting and irresistibly buoyant dispositions have made them the darlings of the summer festival circuit, including spots at the storied Mariposa and Hillside Festivals and the Montreal Jazz Festival. They have toured with Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Cafe and appeared on stages and in studios with Broken Social Scene, Kathleen Edwards and Jill Barber.
In addition to their acclaimed holiday album, Under the Mistletoe (2009), which showcases old and new seasonal tunes (including three original songs), the Good Lovelies’ self-titled full-length album (also released in 2009) proved their blithe brand of folk music has year-round appeal. With this record, the Good Lovelies won New Emerging Artist at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. In 2010, this same album received a Juno for Roots/Traditional Album of the Year.
Let the Rain Fall, their third full-length album, was recently nominated for the 2012 Juno for Roots/Traditional Album of the Year. With equal parts city and country, highway and home, wistfulness and sass, the Good Lovelies’ good humour and self-assurance shines through from the toe-tapping start of “Made for Rain” to the sweet final notes in the French-flecked “Mrs. T.” In between, you’ll hear reflections on urban imperfections with “Backyard”, straight-up love songs like “Best I Know” and upbeat numbers like “Kiss Me in the Kitchen.”
The album, like the Good Lovelies, has a universal appeal, sure to please not just their fellow Canadians, but those south of the border and across the pond too.
Let The Rain Fall, say the Good Lovelies, confident that bright and breezy days lie ahead.
Fred conducts class in his one-room 1895-era schoolhouse....
When Fred Yockers told me at Christmas that he had joined the Historical Museum Board, I thought about how lucky they are to have this incredibly talented & creative spirit around.
You better behave!
At that time he told me about his plan – to re-create the school experience from 1895 for kids, as a living lesson.
The energetic & resourceful former FHHS drama teacher set the stage – he used one of the cabins on the grounds as his classroom, and set it up with desks, inkwells, period work, and the lessons of the day.
Then he arranged for twelve students from Friday Harbor Elementary to walk over for a three hour lesson, which included each kid receiving the name of an actual child who lived on the island in ’95. Misbehave? You got the dunce cap. Writing? That’s what inkwells & ink pens are for. Speaking well & posture count as well…and each student got the chance to dress for the school day with period clothes.
The school posed for a photo after the end of the day, looking way more serious than they were acting just a few moments before (people were much more serious in their photos, back in 1895....)...click on the picture for a much larger view.
The parents who attended to help walk the kids over told me the program was awesome, and that they were pretty sure this was a lesson in history that would stick. Way to go, Fred & the Historical Museum!
There will be more programs through May for elementary students from the elementary schools on the island.
The kids dressed up like it was 1895, and got books & writing materials (including a pen & ink) for their lessons....
• Did you hear about the apparently albino killer whale in Russian waters? Here’s more:
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• Here’s more from the Trails Committee for this month’s “Know Your Island Walk”:
That was the Loon Song sunset on Monday night, from the west side of San Juan Island....each beautiful day ending promises a beautiful day for the next morning....photo by Tamara Weaver.
On Saturday, April 28, from 1-4:00pm, come meet Doug McCutchen, Land Steward for the San Juan County Land Bank and Boyd Pratt, local historian and author. “They clear-cut all the forests to feed the lime kilns…or did they?”
Learn history, mystery, and myths about the limestone mining and lime production on San Juan Island, and how our unique natural history played an important role in its success. Meet and park at Lime Kiln State Park. Length is 1.5 mi. round trip. Terrain is wooded trail. Rating is easy-to-moderate. Dogs on leashes welcome.
PLEASE NOTE: A Discover Pass or a $10 day pass purchased on site will be necessary. Ted Schlund, SJ Marine Area Manager will greet us. Discover Passes will be available for purchase at a savings from in-town prices.
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• Come dance tonight at The Rumor Mill:
Join Cynthia of XYZ movement arts at Rumor Mill today from 5:30 to 6:30pm… Come and Dance with Cynthia as she teaches some fun Zumba moves. We will warm up the dance floor for the fabulous Henry James Band which follows right after at 7pm. Come and dance or just cheer us along! Bring your dancing shoes (good old tennis shoes will do)!
Free Zumba Class Cards will be handed out! For more info – call Cynthia – 317-7178
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How cool is that....Malcolm Wynn asked Amanda Brast to the FHHS Prom in a particularly island way, with driftwood that spelled out: "Prom?" And...she said yes! Photo by Malcolm....
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Can you help the Posenjak family? That's Allison & Bryan, with Nathan & Dylan...
• Elaine Kitchen and Sharon Link tell me that our friend Bryan Posenjak has leukemia & could use a hand – the family has an account at Islands you can donate to, and there is also a fund set up at Whidbey Island Bank.
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• It’s that time of year! Here’s more from FHES’ Marty Robinson:
Kindergarten Registration
Friday Harbor Elementary School welcomes the Kindergarten class of 2012-2013!
Registration for next year’s Kindergarten class will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1st and 2nd in the school office. Parents who wish to enroll their children for the 2012-2013 Kindergarten session should call the school to set an appointment. To be eligible, students must be five years of age by August 31, 2012. Please call the elementary school at 378-5209 ext. 1 to make an appointment.
Please bring your child’s birth certificate and immunization records. If needed, birth certificates may be obtained at the San Juan County Health Department. Their number is 378-4474.
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• That gray whale who washed up dead on the west side of Camano Island is being prepared for necropsy…researchers are unsure of the cause of death, and are puzzled, since most gray whales who are recovered are usually in poor health – this one wasn’t. Here’s more.
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Lovel Pratt
• Hey, she’s running again! The committee to re-elect Lovel Pratt wants you to know:
San Juan County Councilmember Lovel Pratt will run for re-election. Lovel Pratt is in her fourth year on the Council. “It is an honor to serve on the Council representing District 1,” said Councilmember Pratt. “I ask voters in San Juan South to give me the opportunity to continue my work on behalf of San Juan County. I have received a lot of encouragement to run for re-election. My constituents appreciate my dedication and accessibility, my responsiveness to their concerns and my hard work on behalf of San Juan County at the local, regional, and state level.”
Lovel Pratt said she is running for a second term because she wants to follow through on several important issues. “I want to make sure that San Juan County is on firm footing for the future,” she said. “There is continued work needed to identify and implement a long-term, sustainable budget; resolve solid waste issues and in particular self-haul options on San Juan Island; and ensure that the Council has a transparent and publically accessible decision-making process. Regarding the Council’s legislative priorities there is considerable work still needed, particularly on oil spill issues and the Cattle Point Road realignment project.”
Councilmember Pratt travels regularly to Olympia while the Legislature is in session to advocate for SJC legislative priorities, including improved oil spill prevention, readiness, and response; ferry transportation issues; and maintaining state funding for essential county programs and services. Councilmember Pratt represents the SJC Council on the Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC) Legislative Steering Committee, and was appointed by WSAC to represent counties on the Cross-Partnership Oil Spill Work Group and the Oil Spill Rule Advisory Committee.
Lovel Pratt says that she will continue to practice her own version of campaign finance reform by accepting a maximum contribution of $50 per person, including herself. Campaign contributions can be sent to:
Committee to Re-Elect Lovel Pratt
Kathy Cope, Treasurer
2551 Cattle Point Road
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
• I loved the cake that Felicity made for the Field of Dreams Fundraiser last Saturday – wow! And…she has a Mother’s Day special I wanted to tell you about, because San Juan Update readers always plan ahead AND love their mothers:
Mothers Day special from Cakes by Felicitations: Indulge your mother with breakfast in bed with a unique breakfast tray delivered to her door. This unique tray will include a plate of assorted fresh baked pastries and jam, a cup of fresh fruit salad, a fragrant flower, a her favorite magazine, a decorated cookie saying “I love you” – all presented on a wooden legged tray which is hers to keep.
Advance orders required by May 4th. Call 317-5961 for more information. She’ll love you for it!
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• The Island Stage Left show “Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me” completes its run this week, and here are when the shows are (including an added Saturday performance):
Thursday 26th at 7:30
Friday 27th at 7:30
Saturday 28th at 4:00 and 7:30
Sunday 29th at 4:00
I know you’ll love it. I know you’ll be moved by it. Take it in, and cherish & savor an awesome performance.
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Dr. David France
• It’s amazing to think one our neighbors is getting the OBE (Order of the British Empire), but islander David France is….he’ll be traveling to London to receive the honor from the Queen on the fourth next month.
Dr. France is sometimes called Dr. Everton (that’s a soccer team in the UK) because of his work in helping with both football/soccer promotion & dealing with sports injuries…here’s more from the Everton fans’ website.
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• Sandy Strehlou wanted to share this neat event – here’s more:
Dear Island Friends, Gardeners and other cool folk:
I am writing to invite you to a local event this Friday. In honor of National Arbor Day and National Grange Month, the local Grange is having an open house with informational talks and displays on a broad range of agricultural and home-garden topics. Check out the program below.
This event is an example of the types of programs and activities that the “new” Grange is planning. Come see for yourself. Lots of your friends will be there.
Cheers, Sandy
Here’s the agenda for April 27th, 2:30 – 5:30 pm (refreshments will be available): Native plants/edible vegetation: learn about harvesting landscaping Master Gardener: ask your particular questions Composting: how to get it going once and for all Arborist: proper tree care practices Garry Oak Project: update on this amazing replanting project Community Garden on Blair St.: interface of the harvest with the high school Grains: local grain growing successes Poultry: focus on production, health, and coops Goats: milking and possibly shearing History: island farming, the Grange, and the Grange building
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• Jenny Lee works with Mark Anderson’s Orca Relief organization, and they have a presentation tomorrow night, as a fundraiser for their organization – here’s Jenny’s press release:
Emmy-Nominated Premiere: “Orcas: Are We Loving Them to Death?” Sea Shepherd Gallery, April 26, 7pm
Pam Pearson, Q13 FOX SVP and General Manager
Orca Relief Citizens’ Alliance is proud to host the film premiere of the Emmy-nominated investigative TV series, “Orcas: Are We Loving Them to Death?” After several major population crashes in the local killer whale population, the Q13 FOX (KCPQ-TV) News team reviewed the science and then went undercover on local whale watch expeditions to uncover the causes behind increased Orca deaths. The result is “The best TV series made to date on the daily experiences of our local whales,” according to Orca Relief Chair Mark Anderson.
Please note: this event was originally scheduled for Friday Harbor House, which canceled after receiving threatening phone calls. The event location has been moved to the Sea Shepherd Gallery.
This event will now be held at 7:00pm on Thursday, April 26 at the Sea Shepherd Gallery, 155 Nichols St., in Friday Harbor. Seating is limited, and tickets are available in advance. Continue Reading
Keeping the good doctor's flame alive in the next generation....
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since Marcia Zakariason passed away, and it’s great to hear that a group of islanders want to keep her memory with us with a scholarship – if you’d like to donate to this fundraiser, call organizers Diane Jangard at 378-6228 or Ginny Beaudoin at 317-5820, and be sure and set aside time on Saturday for this special event, which also features classical guitarist Amanda Brast & a thrash folk musician (that would be me) playing – here’s more:
On April 28 at 5pm, at the Mullis Senior Center, the first Magic Happens fund raising dinner will be held to raise funds for the Marcia Zakariason Scholarship for San Juan Island students planning a career in the healing arts and medicine. This planned annual award will be offered in memory of Dr. Marcia Zakairison, who gave so passionately to our island community and believed in fostering opportunity for young people to carry on in her tradition. The concept of “Healing arts and Medicine” can cover a broad range of specialty professions, from traditional medicine, to nursing, alternative medicine, physical therapy, mental health, and more. Dr. Zakarison wanted to make the world a better place and would be honored to know that any young person chose to pursue a career to that end.
Dr. Marcia Zakarison came to San Juan Island in 1993 with her husband and two young daughters. She worked at family practice clinics in La Conner and on Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Islands. In 2000, she accepted a permanent position at the InterIsland Medical Center in Friday Harbor. Dr. Zakarison quickly became highly respected for her compassion with patients, professionalism and leadership working with the medical staff at the InterIsland Medical Center. At IIMC, Dr. Zakarison practiced clinical and emergency medicine and was the San Juan County Medical Program Director before her death in 2007.
Dr. Zakarison most loved her family, playing music, healing patients using her skill in medicine and sharing her sympathy and passion for the human spirit. It was the ‘healing’ qualities that Dr. Zakarison possessed that she will be most remembered for. Dr. Zakarison truly believed every young person should have an equal opportunity for the best quality education possible.
Please join us on April 28, at the Mullis Senior Center to celebrate her life and accomplishments and support this truly island cause. Tickets and further information can be obtained directly from Coldwell Banker, San Juan Island office, at the door, OR by calling Diane Jangard at 378-6228 or Ginny Beaudoin at 317-5820.
Looking for a place to eat? Here’s where you get more bang for your eating-out dollar – helping graduating students from FHHS & SSIS & GBHS make their college dreams come a little closer…see ya there!
Update: Jamie found the horses! Here’s her report:
Good news! Horses were found this morning!! They were happy to see us and trotted all the way home!!
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Here’s the previous note:
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On the loose....
Just got a note from Jaime Ellsworth….
Last night someone left our gate open by accident and my three mini horses escaped. Miller Road/Crestview Drive area. If anyone should see them and report it to you, would you please call Jennifer or me at 378-5259, 378-7480 or 360-298-1276. Scout is chestnut and white, Cricket is dark brown and white and Pearl is solid chestnut. They stand about 30 inches high. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jaime Ellsworth
Karrie Cooper & The Stewardship Network of the San Juans are presenting this lecture series:
We are bringing an 8-part lecture series concerning our shared shorelines to Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands.
Part 1: At the Water’s Edge Lecture Series
The Invisible Shoreline: A Video Tour of the NearshoreEcosystem
Join filmmaker John F. Williams on an exploration of the shoreline from a diver’s perspective. Let the magic of video show you some of the invisible parts of the shoreline…things that are too small or too slow to see, things that are hidden in the water, or things that are hidden in plain sight. Catch glimpses of processes that go unseen from the shoreline and gain an understanding of the services that nature provides at the water’s edge.
Lopez Island Tuesday April 24 7-8:30pm The Center for Community and the Arts 204 Village Rd, Lopez Village Orcas Island Wednesday April 25 7-8:30pm Senior Center 62 Henry Rd, Eastsound San Juan Island Thursday April 26 7-8:30pm Mullis Center 589Nash St, Friday Harbor
Celebrate Your Island on Earth Day
Sunday, April 22, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Brickworks Plaza, 150 Nichols Street, Friday Harbor
On April 22, more than one billion people around the planet will “Mobilize the Earth” and participate in Earth Day 2012. The Stewardship Network of the San Juans is excited to bring the community together to celebrate our island and the numerous environmental gifts it gives us.
Attendees will enjoy music by Rhiana Franklin, participate in a community art project and learn about local environmental stewardship programs and how they can get involved. All ages are welcome and encouraged. Find out more about the global Earth Day movement here: www.earthday.org/2012
Brought to you by the Stewardship Network of the San Juans, San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild and many community members, teachers and students.
Pictured are students from Stillpoint School, who participated as a group in the Great Island Clean-Up during their walk to and from the library on Friday. Here is what Mrs. D and Mrs. K (the directors of the school) had to say: "We wanted to share a picture of our students enjoying the Great Island Clean-Up. They loved cleaning the roadsides, but were shocked by all the litter and garbage they found. Cleaning the road really made an impression on our students, and brought the message home that we have to help take better care of the Earth. We loved being involved as a school. One of our Kindergarten students said, 'I wish the Great Island Clean-Up happened every single day!'"
Let’s see what’s going on ’round here:
• The report from Baltimore is that our Orca Bowl (from FHHS) team placed ninth in the country – wahoo! Way to go, you guys!!! We’re proud of you!
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• Yep, it’s true – the FHHS softball team beat Lynden Christian 4-3, with Emily Guard scoring the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh, on Saturday – way to go, Wolverines!
Over in Lynden, our soccer guys lost to a tough Lynden Christian team 7-0….
Meanwhile, our baseball team gave tough Meridian all they could handle before dropping a 2-1 squeaker on Thursday.
Maddie's dress on display on the runway (that's a model, not Maddie!) in LA this weekend....
• Just heard from Maddie Leiren (FHHS ’09) that her creations were shown yesterday in a prestigious fashion show in Los Angeles – here’s more (and…way to go, Maddie!):
I was featured today in the California Fashion Symposium runway show in the fashion district of Downtown Los Angeles with two of my garments!
The show is by selection only and features the best of the best of Californian schools’ fashion programmes, so it was really exciting knowing I was one of few California fashion students whose pieces made it into the show.
The runway show took place in the California Market Centre which is home to some of the biggest showrooms in California where LA Market Week and held each season buyers from stores come to order their selections to carry in their shops.
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• Did you know Johnny Moses will be speaking at the meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship today (Sunday) at 10am at the Mullis Center? See ya here…
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• On the loose – here’s the report from Michael Rolfe on Saturday, late:
Hey Ian!
We had two peacocks in our back yard this morning….they were too fast to get a picture, and headed off to the West toward the Solid Waste Transfer station (we are up on Terrace Dr, just outside of town). I know we don’t have native peacocks here, so I figure they may just have gotten loose from someone’s yard.
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• This presentation for parents is a good deal – here’s more from Debbi Fincher about Gloria De Gaetano, for a conversation on the teen brain and communication:
Gloria is back by popular request! We had Gloria here about 4 years ago. As part of our “Author Series” with our partner, the San Juan Island Library, Gloria offers parents her expertise on the issue of Digital Media and the Developing Mind! Gloria’s approach is very respectful and gives parents real ideas on how to motivate media-saturated kids! Come feel supported in your role as parent in these challenging times:) This Wednesday, April 25th FHHS Commons, 6pm-8pm.
Looking ahead...future generations are counting on you & me.
If we’re going to get there, we need to make every day an Earth Day…and the task isn’t too big for us! It’s going to take us all doing a little bit to add up to the great work ahead….I like the way one of my favorite writers, Wendell Berry, puts it:
The real work of planet-saving will be small, humble, and humbling, and (insofar as it involves love) pleasing and rewarding. Its jobs will be too many to count, too many to report, too many to be publicly noticed or rewarded, too small to make anyone rich or famous.
Celebrate the earth today & start scheming what you’re going to do.
Last time I saw Steve (left) was 2006 at Haley's, when he dropped by the island to wish Scott Bell well when he stepped down as the facilities guy at the school district....
• Looks like our old schools superintendent Steve Enoch is a finalist for the Seattle School District’s supe job – he left here for the Mead School District in the early part of the decade (2001), and has lately been in California at the San Ramon School District for the past four years, from which he resigned as of June, earlier this year.
• Speaking of California, I heard from former islander Elise Dufour that Avon’s daughter Alina had a grand opening last night of her Thai truck “Pop up Peanut” in Berkeley…like mom (Golden Triangle), like daughter…
She also says Devorah will be singing at the Sea Otter Classic Bike run at Laguna Seca just outside of Monterey from today to Sunday….
She also reports that Jesse Terry is getting married.
Thanks, Elise, for keeping us in touch!
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• The Tease play this weekend at Herb’s, both Friday & Saturday nights! That’s Tim Lance on vocals, Tim Dustrude on guitar, Thomas Sandstrom on lead guitar, Steve Cutting on bass and Mister Conrad on the drums…they rock!
That was Jenny & Cody when they moved back to the island in 2009 as they were first married....(looking into the sun at a soccer game, as you can tell).
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• You knew that Cody & Jenny (Guard) Anderson moved down to California last week, right?
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• The Bean’s Open Mike is tonight from 7-9pm, and across the street at The Rumor Mill, Tony & T:FLO are putting on their band-backed karaoke, with Laura Chorba singing on Saturday night.
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• Here’s sneak peek at the items up for auction at tomorrow’s Field of Dreams fundraiser….
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• On Sunday, the Historical Museum will sponsor (at The Grange) historian Boyd Pratt, who will help present & then moderate folks’ stories about rabbits on the island from 3-5pm – come on by! Here’s the scoop:
Rabbit Tales 1930s – 1970s
A fireside chat about the history of rabbits on San Juan Island from the 1930s to 1970s.
Location: The Grange Hall, 152 North First Street, Friday Harbor
This will be a casual, informative and entertaining gathering of island families sharing stories about the bygone days with rabbits. Historian Boyd Pratt will present a slide show on the history of island rabbits and then moderate the story-sharing portion of the program.
Please bring your rabbit tales to share, and any historic island rabbit-related photos or memorabilia. Refreshments will be provided.
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Quote of the day: “Only kings, editors, and people with tapeworm have the right to use the editorial ‘we’.” — Mark Twain
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That's Kyle’s father, Eric Jangard; Grandmother Kay Erickson; Kyle and mom, Diana Jangard....
• The Daughters of the American Revolution selected Kyle as their essay winner – here’s more from Minnie Knych:
San Juan County Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated their a thirty year anniversary with a luncheon honoring the 2012 essay contest winner.
Friday Harbor Middle School eighth grader Kyle Jangard was honored at the DAR luncheon on April 17. For his prize winning essay, Kyle received a certificate and a check for $100 in addition to a medal for history achievement.
The topic of the essay was “Young America Takes a Stand: The War of 1812”. The contest open to all students in grades 5-8, is an annual contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution San Juan County chapter. The topic varies from year to year. This year’s topic is in honor of the 100th anniversary of the War of 1812, a turning point in American History.
The Jangard family was well represented at the luncheon. Kyle’s parents, Diana and Eric Jangard and his grandmother, Kay Erickson attended to see him receive his award. Kyle’s award winning essay was forwarded to the state DAR for judging at the next level of the essay contest.
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• It was nice to hear from Suzy Juul how things are going, in the wake of last weekend’s terrible events in their family (here’s that story) – here’s her update, including how to donate to help out:
Thank you, Ian, for printing this story of Derrin, I am at a loss for words. But here is an update…
FAMILY AND FRIENDS UPDATE: A Trust Fund has been set up for Michele, Savannah and Heather. Anyone wishing to financially contribute to this may send checks to: Bank #7 Juul Family Fund 1003 Oklahoma Ave Woodward, OK 73801
Heather is doing much better! She’s off the ventilator and answering “yes or no” to questions, along with nodding her head. Hoping for leg surgery on Friday. If all continues to go well, she may get released from the hospital in 2 weeks.
Unfortunately, all 3 of the Allen-Juul’s family dogs did not survive. They were laid to rest on the family property.
Funeral arrangements have not been finalized yet. However, it will not occur until Heather is released from the hospital. For friends and family in Santa Rosa, California area, preliminary arrangements are being made to have memorial there. Will post info asap.
Michele and Savannah have been incredibly brave through this horrible tragedy!! They both appreciate all the love and support that have been given to them.
The Thorpe family wants to acknowledge all of Derrin’s friends and coworkers who have helped lift some of Michele’s burden by going through the debris which was once their family home and for guarding their few possessions left.
Many or all of them from Derrin’s work, TriCan. I don’t know who you are, but THANK YOU SO MUCH! I know my brother would be so thankful to you! A special thank you also to TriCan Co. who has been unbelievably generous by paying for a hotel for Michele and Savannah, near the hospital. TriCan has also offered to pay for airline tickets for Derrin’s dad, Torkil Juul and myself, Lisa Thorpe, Derrin’s sister.
Many companies/corporations would not offer this type of support, but TriCan has.
Wolverine goalkeeper Michael Barsamian punches the ball away in the second of half of FHHS' closely played 3-1 loss to Coupeville yesterday. Friday Harbor was within 2-1 for most of the second half after Sam Stewart's goal kept it close in the team's last home game. Photo by Susan Mazzarella.
It was sad to hear that The Band’s drummer & singer Levon Helm passed away today – here’s a little remembrance of him from “The Last Waltz” back in the 1970’s:
