
What's up at the Labs? Find out Saturday, when the docks, grounds, research vessels, classrooms and the doors to the laboratories (the Labs has 10) will be open wide, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at UW Friday Harbor Labs annual Open House (there’s free popcorn, too).
The Community Arts and Theatre Society's annual Teddy Bear Picnic is Saturday, beginning at noon, at San Juan Community Theatre.
Sit back and take a virtual tour of Pacific Northwest lighthouses with historian and author Elinor DeWire, and meet lightkeepers and their families, their pets and even a ghost or two along the way.
San Juan Island's Bob Jarmin is headed out of the fire and into the frying pan, declaring his candidacy for the District 1, San Juan South, county council position.
Trailing 6-5 at the half, the Dragons rallied after the break, scoring the next three goals of the contest to take a 9-6 lead and grab an advantage they would maintain until the final buzzer.
By Russel Barsh and Madrona Murphy
Like true grasses on land, eelgrass responds to longer, warmer days by growing new leaves and sometimes forming small, inconspicuous flowers. Eelgrass competes for light with the mat of algae and diatoms [a single-celled algae] that floats above like green clouds.
Two days after claiming the league title, Friday Harbor sophomore Kendra Meeker, a state tournament-qualifier a year ago, nearly claimed a second consecutive crown, falling to to District champion Jordan Wyrick of King's High School by a single stroke in the District 1 playoffs, Saturday in Bellingham.
With a school 300m hurdles record in the bag, freshman Willie Blackmon joins senior Lucas Jagel (discus), junior Aaron Prager (long jump and triple jump) and sophomore Alaina Scheffer (javelin) in qualifying for the tri-district meet, which in turn is a qualifying event for the state 1A/1B/2B league meet set for Cheney on May 25 and 26.
Executive exchange: San Juan County, Lake Forest Park swap administrators
If the name Lake Forest Park sounds familiar, it should. That's where county Administrator Pete Rose is headed, and it's also the city from where it appears his replacement will come.
Discovery Day: science on display at UW Labs Open House, Saturday
What's up at the Labs? Find out Saturday, when the docks, grounds, research vessels, classrooms and the doors to the laboratories (the Labs has 10) will be open wide, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at UW Friday Harbor Labs annual Open House (there’s free popcorn, too).
Picnic full of the bears—'teddy bears', that is, Saturday
The Community Arts and Theatre Society's annual Teddy Bear Picnic is Saturday, beginning at noon, at San Juan Community Theatre.
FH spotlight: Pacific NW lighthouses, with author Elinor DeWire, Saturday
Sit back and take a virtual tour of Pacific Northwest lighthouses with historian and author Elinor DeWire, and meet lightkeepers and their families, their pets and even a ghost or two along the way.
Jarman tosses hat into District 1 county council ring
San Juan Island's Bob Jarmin is headed out of the fire and into the frying pan, declaring his candidacy for the District 1, San Juan South, county council position.
SJ Dragons prevail in post-season opener, 10-9 | Lacrosse
Trailing 6-5 at the half, the Dragons rallied after the break, scoring the next three goals of the contest to take a 9-6 lead and grab an advantage they would maintain until the final buzzer.
Eelgrass – a zoo of strange and small animals
By Russel Barsh and Madrona Murphy
Like true grasses on land, eelgrass responds to longer, warmer days by growing new leaves and sometimes forming small, inconspicuous flowers. Eelgrass competes for light with the mat of algae and diatoms [a single-celled algae] that floats above like green clouds.
Meeker claims 2nd place, Bolger, Rousar seal Tri-District berth
Two days after claiming the league title, Friday Harbor sophomore Kendra Meeker, a state tournament-qualifier a year ago, nearly claimed a second consecutive crown, falling to to District champion Jordan Wyrick of King's High School by a single stroke in the District 1 playoffs, Saturday in Bellingham.
Blackmon shatters school record; four Wolverines net berths at Tri-Districts | Track & Field
With a school 300m hurdles record in the bag, freshman Willie Blackmon joins senior Lucas Jagel (discus), junior Aaron Prager (long jump and triple jump) and sophomore Alaina Scheffer (javelin) in qualifying for the tri-district meet, which in turn is a qualifying event for the state 1A/1B/2B league meet set for Cheney on May 25 and 26.
In debate over Navy training, council should stick to its guns | Letters
Probably one of the most nefarious customs throughout the world is to ingrain in the minds of the new crop of young, pristine citizens each year that it is their solemn, sacred duty to take that step forward with their hands over their hearts, salute their national flag, pledge their souls to their home land and kill,kill,kill.
Priorities revealed by recent events | Letters
Priorities are often demonstrated by the public in their actions concerning issues of the day...Yet, an island son was found in a storage locker dead from an apparent drug overdose and I am willing to bet every dollar I have that no outraged citizen groups will be jamming the upcoming council meetings to demand that something be done about the pervasive and out-of-control drug trafficking in this county.
