Ian Matthew Crawford and Whitney Anne Suzette Dyck married July 31, 2010 in the presence of family and friends, at a friend’s estate on Lake Samish in Bellingham. Ian is the son of William Crawford of Eugene, Ore., and Sandy Train of Bellingham. Whitney, a spirited island woman, was born on San Juan Island in October 1982. Her parents, Bob of Friday Harbor, and Pam, now of Lynden, drove her to their Cattle Point Road home three hours after her birth.
Something a little different is coming to the San Juan Community Theatre in October. “I’ll Be Back Before Midnight,” written by Peter Colley, is a special effects-laden comic-drama designed to make you laugh and jump in equal measures.
Randy and Melissa “Missy” Martin announce the birth of their son, Milo Riley Martin, born July 9, at Island Hospital in Anacortes. He weighed 9 pounds 3 ounces and was 22 1/4 inches long.
The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund has selected Kathleen Foley, director of education and outreach for the San Juan Preservation Trust, as one of six international 2010 Disney Conservation Heroes. Foley was chosen for her leadership of the Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project in the San Juan Islands, and is the only American to receive the award.
Twila May Stephens passed early Sunday, Sept. 19 at her home in Friday Harbor. She was 66. Twila migrated to the island shortly after her mother Sidonia Barker moved here in 1986. Twila was a jack of all trades, capable of fixing almost anything, in the most innovative ways. She loved anything Indian and was especially gifted at carving.
Classically trained Karnatak vocalist Archana Bennur will perform this traditional style of Asian Indian music Sunday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m., in the San Juan Island Library. Born into a family of classical musicians, Bennur has performed all over the world and is traveling the Pacific Northwest to educate others about this style of traditional music from India. Karnatak music evolved from ancient Hindu traditions, and most compositions have been written specifically to be sung.
Most of us enjoy looking at beautiful forests and lovely fields of wildflowers, but island-bred Ryan Browne views them with a keen eye — not for their beauty, but for the bounty they yield. Ryan is a forager, someone who goes out and searches for provisions — whether they be for food, medicine, soaps, cosmetics, tools or shelter. Where you and I might look out our backyard and see weeds, Ryan sees remarkably abundant gifts of nature.
For tourists and locals alike, the farmers market is a feast for the senses. The brightness of flowers and produce, the sweet and savory scents of food, the fun of local musicians, all contribute to this image of bucolic loveliness. Its loveliness, however, is not the whole story. Indeed, as Friday Harbor Farmers Market manager Rosa Blair said, people don’t realize that the market has been an incubator for some successful local businesses.
The first thing Shari Ashbaugh noticed was the smell. Or rather, the lack of it. After breaking her hip this summer, Ashbaugh was admitted to Life Care Center of the San Juan Islands, formerly Islands Convalescent Center, for rehabilitation. Like many people, Ashbaugh thought of Life Care Center as more of a nursing home — a place associated more with aging than regaining health.
The Whale Museum welcomes the Buffalo Field Campaign on Friday — today — 7 p.m., for an evening of music, storytelling and video presentation. Mike Mease, co-founder of the Buffalo Field Campaign, will be joined by powerful Native voices, including Lakota/Yaqui musician and activist Good Shield Aguilar, as well as Phoenix AfterBuffalo. Good Shield fronts the band 7th Generation Rise, which performs indigenous soul.
Bruce and Pam Wyckoff and Gigi Zakula are delighted to announce the marriage of their children, Amanda Wyckoff and Nathan Smith, on Aug. 28, 2010.
Aspiring illustrator Aaron D’Errico of Friday Harbor has submitted a design in a contest to find a new logo for the Stan Lee Foundation. And you can help him win. The foundation was established by the Marvel Comics legend to support art, education and literacy throughout the world.
The Board of Trustees of the San Juan Island Library has selected Marjorie Harrison of Scottsbluff, Neb., as the new library director. The hire was announced Wednesday. Harrison succeeds Laura Tretter, who resigned to move to the Bayfield Public Library near Durango, Colo.
