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editor@sanjuanislander.com or classifieds@sanjuanislander.com or ads@sanjuanislander.com phone: 360.378.3748 or 360.298.0711 fax: 360.378.9748 - San Juan Islander, P.O Box 1298, Friday Harbor, WA 98250

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Only a few weeks remain in the school year and it is time for the Friday Harbor Middle and High School bands to show off what they've learned in separate free concerts next week. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, the 6th, 7th and 8th grade Friday Harbor Middle School bands have their turn on the Whittier stage at San Juan Community Theatre. Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. the Friday Harbor High School bands perform. The concert band is performing the world premiere of Tight Squeeze,  a new composition by island resident Alex Shapiro. It is part of the national Composers and Schools in Concert program.

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Community News

Tour San Juan Island Historic Homes May 18 Thursday, 16 May 2013 San Juan Island Historical Museum offers an opportunity to step inside some of the unique and history-filled houses on the island, during the Historic Home Tour slated from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Saturday, May 18, 2013. Most of the six homes on the tour this year were built in the late 1800’s, with one notable exception: a modern home filled with the antique collection…

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Island Writers deadline for fair entries July 10 Island Writers (formerly the Written Word) is seeking new and unpublished writings for this year's San Juan County Fair. Stories, poems, non-fiction: choose your favorite genre and submit by July 10th, 2013. Information can be found at: www.sanjuancountyfair.org . Click on the links tab to access our website. Or visit the Island Writers website at:

Obituaries

Christopher Keith Marsden August 29, 1946 – December 17, 2012 Saturday, 18 May 2013 Chris Marsden, a long time resident, business owner and pilot in the San Juan Islands passed away December 17, 2012, after a tragic accident on December 13th in his hangar at Boeing Field in Seattle. chris-marsdenChris was born in Spokane, WA to A. Keith and Ruth U. Marsden. He was the third and only boy of four children—sisters Bonnie and Lynda…

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WHAT IS EMF? Sunday, 12 May 2013 Avatar_MarkWEarnhart Electric and magnetic fields (EMF) are invisible lines of force that surround any electrical device that is plugged in and turned on. EMF are made up of waves of electric and magnetic energy moving together (radiating) through space. Electric fields are produced by electric charges and magnetic fields are produced by the flow of current through wires or electrical…

INKLE

May 18

Directions: Beginning at the left and using the five clues, fill in the open spaces below with five overlapping words.

Total Squares: 24
Difficulty Level: 1 2 3 4 5

CLUES:

  1. OF, RELATED TO, OR LOCATED IN A CITY
  2. LARGE HANDKERCHIEF, USU. BRIGHTLY FIGURED AND COLORED
  3. ...

    INKLE | Sat, 18 May 2013

Letters to the Editor

98 % of donations to United Way stay in community Friday, 10 May 2013 To the Editor:     I very much enjoy reading the positive articles you post on your website. It is wonderful to read about the good things happening on our community, and about the many ways we support each other. I wanted to write to you about another very positive aspect of our community: the many benefits of charitable giving. Although not everyone can direct…

Announcements

Engagement Announcement: Ayanna Mancuso/Brian Sprawka ayanna-mancusoRobert Mancuso and Yvonne Buijs-Mancuso of Friday Harbor wish to announce the engagement of their daughter Ayanna to Brian Sprawka, son of Gregory and Cheryl Sprawka of Austin, Texas. The happy couple met in Boston, Massachusetts, where they currently reside.

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A New Stellium and Full Moon in Scorpio April 22 - 28, 2013 Avatar_trianaelanThe Aries stellium went out with the expected violence and now we have the Sun, Venus and Mars in solid Taurus. This will be a month of seeking solidity, quality, security and loyalty. It will also be a month of stubbornness and unyielding mind sets for those so inclined. Taurus is the sign of the abundance of spring and the profusion of growth as well as fertility.…

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