Stephanie Sandwith & Dallas Osburn

ig_LS_Stephanie_Sandwith_Dallas_Osbarn-001 (45k image) Pat and Debbie Sandwith of Friday Harbor, WA. happily announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Sandwith (FHHS class of 2002) to Dallas Osburn, son of Mrs. Bobbi Jo Osburn and the late Mr. Dave Osburn of Santa Maria, CA.

Stephanie & Dallas both are 2008 graduates of Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, CA

A September wedding is planned at Rancho San Lorenzo in Los Alamos, CA
Future Mr. & Mrs. Dallas Osburn make their home in Santa Maria, CA

Why Bike?

By Kyle Loring

May is National Bike Month! And on Saturday, May 15th, a Share the Road community bike ride will take to the streets of Friday Harbor, and then Cattle Point Road, to spread the share-the-road message for bikes and autos. So why should you join others in that ride, or just go for a ride yourself as spring weather turns to summer? Well, here are just a few of the reasons:

It benefits your health with:

• Decreased risk of heart disease.
• Reduced risks from diabetes.
• Easier weight management.
• Muscle toning.
• Decreased stress, anxiety, and depression.

And as if that weren’t enough, here are a few of the environmental benefits:

• The WorldWatch Institute calculates that a 4-mile round trip by bicycle keeps about 15 pounds of pollutants out of the air we breathe.
• Of all air emissions in the U.S., motor vehicles emit 31% of total carbon dioxide, 81% of total carbon monoxide, and 59% of nitrogen oxides. (The Green Commuter)
• More trips by bike means less wear and tear on the roads, meaning less road construction and repair and all of the materials used for those activities.
• Riding a bike rather than a car reduces oil in our stormwater (anyone who has cycled our roads during a rain storm can tell you that they carry a LOT of oil).
• By avoiding gasoline, bicycles avoid the substantial pollution involved in gasoline production.

Cycling does add weight in one area-the wallet. The League of American Bicyclists estimates that a bicycle costs only $120 a year. In contrast, AAA estimates that the cost of operating a sedan for one year is $7,800. Of course, anyone who has made a couple trips to a bike shop can tell you that $120 may be a low estimate, but the trade from $3/gallon gasoline to the occasional chain grease or bike tire definitely keeps more cash in the pocket, and not in the hands of far-off oil barons.

So get on out and ride!

Elizabeth Erin & Jon Dylan Crosby Wed

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Therese and Dennis Pratt of Friday Harbor are pleased to announce the Sept. 4 marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Erin, to Jon Dylan Crosby, son of Teri Johnson and Lloyd Crosby of Missoula, Montana.

Father Raymond Heffernan conducted the ceremony at St. Francis Parish Church. The bride’s attendants included her sister, Jillian Pratt of Algonquin, Ill., and friends Adrianna Baryla of Chicago and Lauren Walsh of Anacortes. Serving as flower girl was the groom’s goddaughter, Seanisti Richardson of Friday Harbor.

The groomsmen were friends Mike Baker of Bozeman, Mont., John Richardson of Friday Harbor, and the bride’s brother, Geoffrey Pratt of Friday Harbor. Among the guests were friends and relatives who had traveled from Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Montana and Wisconsin.

Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the U.W. Friday Harbor Labs Dining Hall.
Dylan and Elizabeth will be residing in Friday Harbor.

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The San Juan Island Trails, Bike Trails Sub-committee held a fun group bike ride event on Saturday November 1st. Turnout for this event was impressive with almost 30 enthusiastic riders ranging in age from 4 years old to over 70 years old.

Saturday’s riders were a well rounded group whose goals include improving local non-motorized transportation and commuting options, bike safety improvements such as education, signage and multi-use trails, increasing awareness (of sharing roadways with cyclists) among local motorists, creating mountain bike trails, and just having a good time.

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San Juan Trails/Bicycle Trails

This Saturday 11/1/08 The San Juan Trails/Bicycle Trails group invites all cyclists on the island to join us in a fun ride.

Our first group ride event will start Saturday at 11:00 am departing from the FHHS Turnbull Gym parking lot. The ride will go around Turn point, and take approximately 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours depending on how fast you want to ride.

Every cyclist of any age and ability is welcome and encouraged to join us. Wear a helmet and plan to ride at your own pace. The only requirement is that you HAVE FUN!!

Drop in at the Farmer's Market before or after the ride in the High School Commons area for coffee, snacks or just to support the local farmers!

We plan for this to be the first of many regularly scheduled monthly, weekly, or bi-weekly rides , promote safety improvements and connect/unite local bicycle enthusiasts. Further rides will be announced.

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Wedding Announcement

ig_Sara_Grace-1 (36k image) On Tuesday, June 24, Sara Grace Johnson, originally of Friday Harbor, married Jason Vann, originally of New York City, at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon, California. The date is a special one: Johnson’s grandparents, parents, and sister were all married on June 24. Her parents also married at the Corinthian Yacht Club.

The bride is currently living in Mountain View, CA, and working as a guidance counselor in East Palo Alto. The couple met while Johnson was working in a group home on Long Island and Vann was working as an accountant in Manhattan. They plan to make their home in California.

Sara Grace, an alumna of Spring Street School and Stanford University, is the daughter of George Johnson and Milene Henley.

Jessica & Ian Joujan

ig_DandN_Hall--1 (47k image) David & Nadine Hall are excited to announce the recent wedding of their daughter, Jessica Elizabeth Hall to Ian Charles Joujan.

Jessica was born in Arcadia, Cal. and her family moved to Oak Harbor, WA in 1991 and then to Friday Harbor in 1993. She graduated from Friday Harbor High School in 2005 and she also graduated from Skagit Valley College in the Running-Start Program with her AA degree in 2005. She is currently a senior majoring in English at Colorado Christian University (CCU). It was at CCU where she met Ian.

Ian was born in Zambia, Africa from missionary parents, Janet & Klaus Joujan and later returned to the states and lived in Tennessee after his father passed away. He then moved to New Hampshire when his mom married Lou Milanesi and where he graduated from Kearsarge Regional High School in 2003. Ian is also a senior at CCU working towards a BA in Youth Ministry and a minor in Sound Recording and will graduate in Dec. 2008.

They were married on May 17, 2008 in Littleton, Colorado at Three Trees Chapel with their families and friends in attendance. Jessica’s maid of honor was her sister Katie Hall of Friday Harbor. Her bridesmaids were Kim Kennedy of Friday Harbor and Helen Joujan of Germany. Ian’s best man was his brother Alex Joujan of Philadelphia. His groomsmen were Jacob Hall of Friday Harbor and his step-brother Jason Milanesi of New Hampshire. Special songs were written and sung by Dennis Pasek of Woodinville, WA and Ian’s Uncle Gary Hicks and his sister Anna Joujan both from Tennessee, accompanied Dennis with vocals and guitar. The ceremony was done by their pastor Shawn Johnson of Red Rocks Community Church. Many family & friends from Arizona, California, Michigan, Washington, Tennessee, New Hampshire and Colorado were able to share in this very special day.

They honeymooned in Park City, Utah and will continue to live in Lakewood, Colorado until school is done or life takes them someplace else!

Town To Lose Another Historic Building? Perhaps Not

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(Photo from the Cottage Living magazine sent as press release by Strehlou)

The turn of the century home of Virgil Frits, the onetime Editor/Publisher of the old Friday Harbor Journal may go the way of other historical buildings in Friday Harbor: to a landfill; unless someone steps forward to save it, by moving it

“That building will be torn down over my dead body!”, so said then County Commissioner Darcy Neilson after the County purchased the property for possible future expansion of county administrative buildings That was then, but now the building will be scheduled for demolition unless someone, or some group, steps forward to save it, by moving it. And Neilson may yet play a role in saving it.
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(Building as it currently exists)
Just when the demolition of the building could occur is an open question, and according to County Administrator Pete Rose, the destruction of the building “Is not on my radar screen”.

The building has been rented out by the County, but is now vacant. The County does not have a historical board or committee, but the Town of Friday Harbor does and as far back as 2004 there was concern by the Town of Friday Harbor’s Historical Preservation Review Board that the County would demolish the building, The Board -which is only an advisory board to the Town, - had discussed “various strategies for encouraging the community to work together to save this structure”.

On July of last year, Sandy Strehlou, the historic preservation coordinator for the Town, wrote a letter to the editors of Cottage Living, suggesting they feature the house in their "Does my house have potential?" section.

It has taken until this month, but the house is now a one page feature in the magazine. So has it helped “to find someone who would move the building to a lot elsewhere in town, thus retaining some of its historic context,” as Strehlou hoped it would?.

Yup, but a number of offers have come from people in other states. One cannot help but wonder if they have any idea of what would be involved -or the expense- in a cross-country move of the building, but the story has also helped attract local attention.

While we were interviewing Strehlou, a man came into the office and said he and his wife were in the process of investigating buying a lot an moving a house onto it, and expressed an interest in accepting the Frits house. Strehlou gave him a packet of information on the building, and some encouragement.

He is not alone in thinking about it. Darcy Nielsen sent Strehlou an email from Albania, and said she owned property on San Juan Island, and would consider moving the house onto her property in order to save it. So far it appears that Strehlou’s idea of national publicity may pave the way for moving the building, and since the County is now in the middle of spending a pile of money to remodel the Carlson Building for the Council’s administrative needs, it is unlikely the Frits building is going to be torn down anytime soon.

For additional information on the building, Sandy Strehlou can be contacted by email at sstrehlou@fridayharbor.org. or by phone: 378-2810