Matt Bachmann is a practical composer — writing songs with the intent that they will be heard by an audience. That’s why over the last year he has been creating music for his own group — the JEM Jazz Trio.
Because of her motivation, dedication and optimism — Lilo Rustmann has made a difference in the community
Each island tends to have a signature, when it comes to traffic sign damage.
On Lopez, vandalism typically involves bullet holes, but on San Juan the incline is simply to pull signs out of the ground and leave them on the side of the road. On all three islands, San Juan County Public Works has had to clean signs shot with paintball guns.
Borrero visited the Occupy Wall Street movement in September and returned to his home in Friday Harbor inspired to write the song “Rise Up.” Within a few weeks of its inception, the song was recorded with local musicians Teddy Deane, Jonathan Piff, Benj Ross, and Borrero’s mom Gretchen Gubelman.
SJ Prevention Coalition and Island Rec host a healthy, happy party
Poor economy puts people and their cats and dogs out of homes
It was six nights before Christmas, at 6:30 p.m., on the corner of Front and Spring Street when two islanders danced in the glow of holiday lights to songs played on saxophone and upright bass.
“It all happened really fast,” said Quinn, who celebrated the salon’s first year anniversary this month. “It’s all very breath-taking, it has been a fast first year it has been a lot busier than I expected.”
Shocked by the sudden passing of two members in his small island community, Stanley Greenthal started writing down wishes he imagined one might experience before dying — and words just started to tumble from his pen. It was like trying to catch someone else’s words running around in his head.
Police say beware of anything involving cash transfers
Over 50 vendors from all four islands gathered at the Artisans Holiday Market on San Juan Island to offer an array of items including jewelry, sweets, bodycare products, art and more.
What do train sets, apple cider, strings of colored lights, music, an auction and fishing all have in common?
They are just a few things to look for in the wide array of events starting Thursday to kick off the month of December.
Barbara Cable – this year’s winner of King’s Market annual four-minute shopping spree sponsored by the San Juan Island Lions Club – collected a total of $736.33. And all of the merchandise will go to the Friday Harbor Food Bank.
