Spring is in the air, and with the days getting lighter and daffodils on the ground, it is time to think about Easter. There is a host of entertainment and worship options this April, including a twist on an old favorite: The Easter egg hunt.
March 10 will be a day to remember for Friday Harbor teens. Thank you to United Way for their continued support of our island youth through the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition. More than 100 teens in grades 8-10 joined in for a full-day Leadership Summit to enhance leadership skills they can directly apply in their lives. Ten teen leaders from grades 11-12, who had received special facilitation training with Cynthia Stark-Wickman, San Juan Island Prevention Coalition director, created the theme for the day, “Unity in Community,” and guided their younger peers through the day.
At first I felt positive, like Richard Walker, about the San Juan Islands becoming a national monument. However, my association with CAPR San Juan, which is a non-partisan property rights group with people from all political parties, has provided me with some recent in depth information on how various laws and designations have historically affected properties and communities.
It was 4:53 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2010. A cataclysmic magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in Haiti. The earthquake’s epicenter was about 16 miles west of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince; 230,000 people died, 300,000 people were injured, 1 million people are now homeless. It is estimated more than 3 million people have been affected by the earthquake.
Thirty-five miles an hour is great for our islands. We pride ourselves on “island time.” We live here because of our surrounding beauty and want to take time to enjoy it. Our tourists come for that reason too and want to get away from the rush on the mainland.
We welcome sharing our islands with visitors, joggers, bikers, mo-peds, etc., and want them to go home happy, rested, and wanting to come back.
Councilman Myhr, I deeply resent your highly partisan claim that it is only a “small, vocal group of Republicans” who oppose the influx of vehicles never designed or intended to operate safely on narrow, hilly, rural roads to endanger the safety of all islanders. That statement is not only disingenuous, but is an outright falsehood.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion on this matter. But to turn this into a politically partisan issue is both dishonest and disgusting.
Geez, what’s up with all these people with their panties in a bunch because they might have to pass an electric vehicle? Do they really think the islands are going to be overrun with a billion of these quiet unobtrusive things creating gridlock in their driveway? I personally would rather have a NEV in front of me instead of one of Susie’s two stroke mosquitoes. Sorry, Susie, they look like fun, help the tourists walk on the ferry. You’re the best, but they are nasty little buggers. Anyway, I digress.
San Juan County has the worst derelict vessel problem in the state. Loaded with fuel, oil and other toxins, derelict vessels pose a tremendous environmental threat. The state Department of Natural Resources’ Derelict Vessel Removal Program should provide a no-interest loan to fund a local Derelict Vessel Removal Program coordinator. The loan would be repaid by in-kind services and costs recouped from owners of derelict vessels.
Al Nash died Sunday night in his sleep, two days after eulogizing his brother, Charles, at the brother’s funeral Mass. Mr. Nash was 86, his son-in-law, Robert Strasser said. The death was unexpected; Mr. Nash had gone to Sunday brunch with friends, then visited the Strassers, who had been taking care of his dog.
Are you interested in becoming more involved with the community and helping guide the town’s future development? The Town of Friday Harbor is looking for a volunteer to fill a vacancy on the town Planning Commission.
Friday Harbor’s new town attorney is a former deputy attorney general of the state of Hawaii. Mayor Carrie Lacher on Friday appointed Adina Kobayashi Cunningham town attorney, succeeding Don Eaton, who was appointed to the Superior Court by Gov. Christine Gregoire.
Senior attackman Ryan Guard had five goals and one assist to help lead the San Juan Dragons to a 9-6 win over Whatcom, Saturday at home. The win propelled the Dragons (3-1) to the top of the Skagit Conference.
Golf is often a game of “what ifs” that can mean the difference between a bogey and birdie, between placing and winning. For example, if they had counted the back nine score instead of the front Thursday at San Juan, Friday Harbor senior Tyler McKee would have won the match vs. Orcas, rather than finish fourth. If Orcas’ Jacob Hanson had warmed up, he might have done better on the first two holes and finished with 41, good enough for third, rather than 54.
