Desi Whalen won fourth place and $500 at the Washington State American Legion Oratorical Contest. Desi, the daughter of Carol Whalen and Ron Whalen, both of Friday Harbor, is a junior at Friday Harbor High School.
Frances Josephine (Mickey) Cahail passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, in the Islands Convalescent Center at the age of 100. She was born October 21, 1909, south of Friday Harbor near Madden’s Corner to Julius Oscar Bergman and Mary Ellen (Madden) Bergman. She was the third of five children.
Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor are celebrating Friday Harbor’s Centennial with more than 100 members. San Juan Island’s club was founded in 1996 by a group of women who shared the vision of a service organization focusing on the needs of women and children. Forty-four islanders signed the charter, of which 13 are still active members of the club: Lenore Bayuk, Carrie Brooks, Judy Cornell, Lynn Danaher, Phyllis Davis, Debbie Dickinson, Pat Hansen, Nancy Hanson, Carol Jackson, Mitzi Johnson, Judie Ross, Annette Schaffer and Vicky Thalacker.
Rosary will be recited Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. and Mass will be celebrated Feb. 20, 11:30 a.m., in St. Francis Church in Friday Harbor for Frances “Mickey” Cahail. Mrs. Cahail died at 11:50 p.m. Feb. 12 in Islands Convalescent Center. She was 100.
Fredrick William Bourland Sr., a Friday Harbor resident and former general manager for Valmark, went home to be with his Lord and Savior following complications from radiation treatment for lung cancer.
He was 73. His life was a testimony of commitment to God, his wife, family and friends.
The King made early Valentine’s Day visits Friday as part of a fund-raiser for Spring Street International School.
Director Susan Williams is holding auditions for one of the most beloved musicals of all times Feb. 15 and 16 at 6:30 p.m. The auditions for “My Fair Lady” (book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe), will be held in the San Juan Community Theatre’s PARC Building, 70 Saltspring Drive.
The third and final weekend of the 2010 Islands Playwrights Festival features two short plays and a monologue focusing on San Juan Island people, places and memories.
Gene and Kelle Wilson are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Kyle, to Melanie Johnson, daughter of Dave and Kathy Johnson of Erie, Colo.
William King was not totally sure how he came to be dressed as an American Indian, but he had some idea. “You changed the costume idea and didn’t tell us until the last minute,” he said to Elle Guard. Guard, adorned in more elaborate dress and makeup than King, was unapologetic. “We,” she said, indicating herself and friend Hannah Snow, “are better at dressing up.”
Mahius Concord proposed to his long-time girlfriend Kristina Collins at the Space Needle during the New Year’s party. They both attended Friday Harbor High School. Mahius, son of Eric and Laura Concord, graduated in 2003, and currently works as a computer technician. Kristina, daughter of Liz and Dan Collins, graduated in 2004. She then graduated from New York Institute of Photography in 2006. Kristina currently works as a freelance photographer.
Teams from Friday Harbor placed first and fourth in the Washington State Ocean Sciences Bowl, or Orca Bowl, Saturday in Seattle. Friday Harbor High School’s Stewart Bell, Audrey Olshefsky, Nick Roberts, Matthew Skeels and Hannah Snow won first place. Friday Harbor’s B team of Nicki LeBaron, Graham Ellis, Elle Guard and Gavin Guard placed fourth. The students were coached by Max Maliska, a graduate student at the U.W. Friday Harbor Labs; and Nick Frazee, a teacher at Friday Harbor High School.
Dr. Frederick Ellis, a founding member of the San Juan Preservation Trust, died in his Shaw Island home Feb. 5. He was 93. No funeral arrangements had been set by press time Monday. Visit SanJuanJournal.com this week for updated information.
