Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor thanks the 160 people that attended the 11th annual St. Patrick’s Extravaganza on March 13 at the San Juan Island Yacht Club. The gracious audience enjoyed live music from Opa, the wit and charm of auctioneer (and Soroptimist) Farhad Ghatan, food from Becki Day of Vinny’s Ristorante, and the efforts of all the Soroptimist volunteers.
Only seven weeks remain to have entries created, fired, glazed, photographed and submitted in order to be included for acceptance into this year’s regional August-September ceramic art event.
With themes like “Trousers of Terror,” “PowerPants!” and “Cirque du Slaque,” Captain Smartypants brings cerebral humor and talented voices to the San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, 7:30 p.m. The nine-man ensemble brings the “best of the best” to the Whittier stage as they celebrate a decade of their zany, yet thought-provoking live stage shows.
With some works of drama, the title is self explanatory: “The Cherry Orchard,” “The Dining Room,” “The Birthday Party.” Although such titles do not give away the plot, they do at least provide a clue to setting or context. Not so with the upcoming Friday Harbor Middle School performances.
The Master Gardener Program would like to thank the community for their great support of the Native Plant Sale on Feb. 27. This is a major event for the San Juan County Master Gardeners and your support and enthusiasm for native plants is wonderful.
A couple of months ago I purchased a used, but very nice ($70,000 new) mower for the estate I manage where it previously took some 40 hours to mow. I cut the time down to about seven hours and started thinking of other cost-effective areas to solicit and mow. The mower cuts 11 feet at a time, is comfortable and quiet.
It’s 7:30 a.m. now as diesel engines come to life, idling loudly in the cool morning air, as if waiting for something. Barely 15 minutes later the stillness of the morning is shattered as a 1,000-pound metal shaft is repetitively rammed into solid bedrock as if in defiance of the very ground we stand on. The sound of metal cutting saws, yelling voices and the sights and smells of a commercial contract job add to the intrusive cacophony.
We are proud to serve as your lifeline here in our community. As a public safety agency, we rely on federal and state grants to maintain and enhance our service to you.
President Obama is only going to pick two or three from the list of 14, but we hope the San Juans are among those selected for national monument designation. The only lands directly affected by the designation would be those owned and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. — some 900 acres, including conservation areas and small islands. Those lands are considered Areas of Critical Environmental Concern and are already protected: No camping, no development, no fires, no motorized vehicles. Pedestrian use only. National monument status could result in more resources for conservation.
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Department issued this statement at 12:27 p.m. Thursday regarding the search for burglary suspect Colton Harris-Moore.
Investigators may be closing in on Colton Harris-Moore, the teen fugitive suspected of burglarizing businesses and homes in San Juan and Island counties.
Burke passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 12, two days before his 89th birthday. He grew up rather mischievously as an Indiana farm boy in a large, loving family. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He met his future bride, Virginia Neiman of San Diego, while convalescing in a military hospital. His service allowed him to attend Purdue University on the G.I. Bill, graduating as an electrical engineer.
An increase in garbage rates is the top news story, and a story about a local woman who was a World War II pilot is the top feature story, in this week’s Journal of the San Juan Islands. The edition is available at newsstands late March 16, and will be in subscribers’ mailboxes on March 17.
