Tom Waits calls him a “great force of nature.” T. Bone Burnett says he’s “a master … a virtuoso.” And on Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m., Friday Harbor gets the chance to experience that talent live when John Hammond makes his first appearance at San Juan Community Theatre.
San Juan Island is now host to the next generation of assistance animal. And she is only 24 inches high. You might not think a miniature horse would be a prime candidate for such service. However, local artist Jaime Ellsworth, an assistance-animal trainer, is one of few in the nation proving that supposition wrong.
If you haven’t made it into IMA’s “Green: on the edge” exhibit at the art museum, now is the time to do it. This thought-provoking show closes Sunday, Sept. 12. It’s the final exhibit at that location; IMA moves to temporary offices on Argyle Avenue the second week of October to accommodate the relocation of the Brown House to American Camp.
Lyndsy N. Taylor, daughter of Greg and Judy Taylor of Friday Harbor, graduated cum laude from Western Washington University, summer 2010. She graduated with a double major in Communication/Spanish and minor in psychology.
The San Juan Historical Museum hosts an “old island” historical home tour on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a unique opportunity to tour four historically significant homes each with wonderful grounds. Each home is over 100 years old. The tour is self-guided and at your own pace.
San Juan County children returned to school Sept. 1. The San Juan County Fire Marshal shares these safety tips from FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Barbara Phelps of Lopez Island, Wash., passed away Aug. 30, 2010 at home surrounded by family. She was 86. She was born Barbara Jean Plummer on Feb. 20, 1924 in Fort Collins, Colo., the daughter of Cecil and Velda Plummer. She was the oldest of three siblings.
Roy Berg, long-time resident of Lopez Island, passed away Aug. 27, 2010 in Mukilteo, Wash. He was 85. He was laid to rest Sept. 2 at a graveside service at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Everett next to his second wife, Bonnie Belle, who died of cancer in 1964.
Mary Margaret Gavin Champlin was born April 19, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois. She married David Champlin in November 1940. They moved to California where she was actively involved at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, as a Scout den mother, in Cotillion and PTA, and in camping, sailing and gardening.
Padraic McManus and Whitney Clem exchanged vows on Aug. 7, 2010 at the home of Terry and Phyllis Clem of Friday Harbor. Patt is the son of Judy McManus of Friday Harbor and Tim McManus of Coupeville, Wash., and Whitney is the daughter of Terry and Phyllis Clem of Friday Harbor.
Thirteen new or transferred teachers and support staff were welcomed to San Juan Island public schools Aug. 31 at a faculty and staff breakfast. The staff members are …
Three Southern resident orcas have not been seen for at least three months — one of the three hasn’t been seen since October. And that has the Center for Whale Research worried. When Darwin Norris collapsed during a bike ride up Flaherty’s Hill on Orcas Island last week, his family watched precious moments ticking away as they frantically tried to call 911. But because of spotty cell coverage, the call was routed to a 911 center in Canada. Within a day of County Council member Richard Fralick and Rich Peterson’s votes killing the Land Bank’s purchase of conservation and historical preservation easements on the property, Ag Guild member Mark Madsen said the Guild would try to get more time from the property owners and raise from other sources the $400,000 that would have been obtained from the sale of the easements. Those stories are the top stories in the Sept. 1 Journal of the San Juan Islands — in stores and newsracks for 75 cents a copy.
Following the successful run of Ed Strum’s comedy “The Connoisseurs” at San Juan Community Theatre comes the drama “Only a Ridgeline Away” by island writer Miguel Herbert. The piece is sober at heart and, SJCT executive director Merritt Olsen says, “It is powerful.”
