Stephanie Ann Sandwith and Dallas Paul Osburn were married on Sept. 18, 2010 at the home of Joe and Janice Chaves on “Rancho San Lorenzo” in Los Alamos, Calif., at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
Islanders celebrated Halloween over three days, with a parade, a harvest festival, a very spooky haunted house, and, of course,…
The S-Club of Friday Harbor High School raised $245 for the Friday Harbor Animal Shelter at an Oct. 28 bake sale at Friday Harbor MarketPlace. The money will be used for food for the animals and any other needs.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Carrie A. McLeish (Friday Harbor High School Class of 1989) graduated from the U.S. Army’s School of Information Technology at Fort Gordon, Ga. on Oct. 29. Completion of the 950-hour Warrant Officer Advanced Course earned McLeish several certifications, including GIAC Certified Windows Security Administrator, Intrusion Analyst, Incident Handler, Systems and Network Auditor, Forensic Analyst, Penetration Testor and Firewall and Ethical Hacker. GIAC stands for Global Information Assurance Certification. Fewer than 100 individuals worldwide hold all these certifications.
John D. Lacher, father of Friday Harbor Mayor Carrie Lacher, died Monday, Oct. 25 after suffering a heart attack. He was 82. John was blessed with an easeful passing in the loving presence of wife Mary, daughter Lauren Cole, and son Kurt Lacher. John was born in Seattle, Wash. on July 24, 1928. John and Mary met at the University of Washington as students. They were married on July 8, 1950. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this summer. Children and grandchildren gathered from across the country to share stories, smiles and hugs that will long be remembered.
Come one, come all to the third annual Great Island Giveaway at Mullis Community Senior Center on Saturday, Oct. 30, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s fun and it’s free.
Local pianist Farhad Ghatan takes islanders on a trip from the Baroque to the Romantic eras — and adds a sprinkle of ragtime — in his piano concert on Friday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m., in the San Juan Community Theatre. Ghatan said his musical tour will steer the audience to such composers as Bach, Beethoven, Granados, Joplin, Mozart, Schubert.
Friday Harbor is a relatively small town, but its Halloween night might rank up there with much larger communities. There are a lot of ways to be creative, have fun and be safe.
Author, artist and illustrator Sam Connery will discuss and sign copies of his six books Nov. 6. 2-4 p.m., at Griffin Bay Bookstore, 155 Spring St. Connery may be joined by Paul Chadwick, a Disney storyboard artist who created the “Concrete” comic book character and with Connery authored “Let’s Cartoon!”
Friday Harbor High School’s Homecoming parade on Oct. 22 attracted a large crowd of Wolverine fans, family and friends, who followed the student floats from downtown to the high school. The Wolverines’ homecoming game against Lynden Christian was just as spirited, although the home team lost 27-13. The Journal’s Jane K. Fox produced this multimedia presentation of Homecoming 2010.
Chris and Betsy Pope of Friday Harbor are delighted to announce the births of two granddaughters: Ada Lillian Cauldwell Greene, born July 31, 2010 in Portland, Ore., daughter of Sarah Pope and Adam Greene. And Lucy Caroline Zaslow Pope, born Aug. 26, 2010 in New York City, daughter of Marika Hufford Zaslow and Saxton Pope.
BBC Radio 4 reporter Andrew Luck-Baker spent time with local whale researchers this summer to report on Tucker, a black Labrador trained to help researchers whale scat for study. Tucker is part of an elite team of detection dogs used by scientists studying a number of species, including right whales and killer whales.
The San Juan Historical Museum hosts authors Mike and Julia Vouri on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. for a presentation of the new book “Images of America – San Juan Island.” The museum’s newest book was published by Arcadia Publishing Co. as part of its Images of America series.
