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Another year, and the 106-year-old building would have been toast. That’s one assessment of the old carriage house at the San Juan Historical Museum. The old building is being restored, using funds from an easement sale to the San Juan County Land Bank. The carriage house is one of four original buildings from the King farm, a once expansive spread established in the 1890s. The carriage house contains numerous artifacts, including a horse-drawn buggy used by an early 20th century midwife.
David Lindley takes a break from his world tour with Jackson Browne to bring his eclectic and diverse musical talents back to San Juan Community Theatre, July 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $24 for adults, $12 for student reserved, with $5 student RUSH one hour before the show, if there are still seats available.
The Box Office is open Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online at www.sjctheatre.org.
Rhiana Franklin was runner-up in the KMPS 94.1 FM Colgate Country Showdown, June 25 at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma. She plans on competing in other showdowns scheduled in the state, with the hopes of advancing to the Colgate Country Showdown state final Sept. 5 at the Kittitas County Fair. State winners advance to the regional final. Regional winners advance to the national showdown.
The Journal’s Island Scene, in the June 30 edition available on newsstands late Tuesday, features all of the Fourth of July activities scheduled in Friday Harbor and Roche Harbor. In addition to the main story by Jane K. Fox, the section features a column of Fourth of July island memories by Howard Schonberger, an extensive What’s Happening! community calendar, and a profile of Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshal Al Sundstrom.
You only have to talk to San Juan parents to know the Missoula Children’s Theatre is on to something. “It’s a fabulous idea,” says BooBoo Keane. Her daughter Julia has participated in past Missoula productions and so Keane has had direct experience with the company. On paper, it looks like hard work: Two employees of the theatre hit Friday Harbor on a Sunday and in six days cast, produce and perform a finished piece of theater using upwards of 50 children. However, Keane says that although the schedule may seem grueling, the speed is rewarding.
The San Juan Islander, a newspaper that published in Friday Harbor from 1891 to 1914, is now available online. The newspaper is among nine newspapers — and more than 50,000 historic newspaper pages — recently contributed to Chronicling America, making Washington state’s contribution to the program a total of 16 titles and 92,000 pages.
San Juan Island singer-songwriter Rhiana Franklin has been selected by KMPS 94.1 FM to compete in the KMPS-Colgate Country Showdown, Friday at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma. Rhiana, 14, is one of 15 singers who will compete for a spot in the state final Sept. 5 at the Kittitas County Fair. State winners advance to the regional final. Regional winners advance to the national Colgate Country Showdown.
Friday Harbor’s five museums have formed the Friday Harbor Museum District, a collaboration to better promote the town’s museums and improve the museum experience for islanders and visitors. Museum District participants have developed a colorful brochure, to be distributed in hotels, inns and visitor centers on the island and the mainland, promoting the features of each museum, which are within walking distance of the ferry landing.
After graduating from Stadium High School in Tacoma, Violet moved to Seattle and raised her three children on Queen Anne Hill. During World War II, Violet was a Civil Defense precinct operator and Grey Lady nurse, caring for the wounded as they arrived on ships from the Pacific War. Her career spanned the hotel and lumber industries and many years as an administrative assistant for the Washington State Ferry system.
Kate Storms won first place and Lynette Cabrera won second place in the Pet Poetry Contest hosted by Peace of Mind Pet Sitting. Storms received a total prize package valued at $375; Cabrera received a total prize package valued at $175.
Findlay Maric Smith was born May 17, 11:15 p.m. in the Greenbank Birth Center, Whidbey Island. He weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and measured 19 inches.
Pat and Debbie Sandwith of Friday Harbor, Wash., happily announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Sandwith, Friday Harbor High School Class of 2002, to Dallas Osburn, son of Mrs. Bobbi Jo Osburn, and the late Mr. Dave Osburn, of Santa Maria, Calif.
