Island Guardian

Friday, March 30th

Free Vision & Hearing Screenings At Market Place

The Lions Health Screening Unit (LHSU) will visit San Juan Island on March 30 & 31, 2007 from 10am to 4pm each day. The purpose is to screen the public for vision and hearing acuity, glaucoma and diabetes detection, and blood pressure screening.

Sponsored by the San Juan Lions Club, these screenings are available for free of charge. The LHSU is a program of the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing, a 501©(3) charitable nonprofit organization founded in 1969 by Lions Clubs in the Northwest. The LHSU operates under the Lions motto “We Serve” and is staffed by volunteer health professionals and Lions Club members. Since 1997, this professionally equipped mobile unit has traveled throughout Washington and Northern Idaho providing vision, hearing, glaucoma, diabetes, and blood pressure screening to more than 30,000 people annually, including 25,000 school children.

The LHSU is able to keep its service free through the efforts of civic-minded volunteers, local Lions Club sponsorship, and the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing. For more information, call Sally Browne (360-370-5711) or Stacie Baisch, Au.D. (360-298-1369).

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Thursday, March 8th

Dinner And Auction To Benefit PTA

LUCK OF THE IRISH SPREADS THROUGH FRIDAY HARBOR ELEMENTARY - Dinner And Auction To Benefit FHES PTA And Playground Upgrade

Lads and lassies, their families and friends will be wearing green and giving the green on Friday, March 16. The Friday Harbor Elementary School PTA is holding a St. Patrick's Day Auction and Dinner inside the elementary school cafeteria and gym from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The PTA's biggest fundraiser of the year, the auction raises money for special events and activities at the school. The PTA board members are also hoping that this year enough will be raised to pursue improved playground equipment for the school."The play structure is twenty years old," said Co-President Kim Ott. "Like most things after twenty years it needs a good upgrade."

The evening's dinner includes a catered meal by Laurie and Tim of The Market Chef (Shepherd's Pie, soda biscuits, macaroni and cheese, and salad). For dessert, the school's 5th grade Bake Sale will feature gourmet cakes and home baked goodies. A limited number of dinner tickets are available and must be purchased in advance at the school for $10 per adult and $5 per child.

Guests do not need to purchase dinner tickets to attend the silent and live auctions, which will feature dozens of items donated by local businesses, including two roundtrip tickets on Kenmore Air, restaurant and hotel gift certificates, food and gift baskets, and stays in Mexico and at a Mt. Baker Ski Cabin.

While adults make their bids, children will be entertained and busy throughout the evening with craft activities, storytelling, and the return of Magic Biggers!
For more information on the PTA Dinner and Auction, contact
Kim Ott at 378-8735.

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Wednesday, March 7th

Tickets For St. Patrick's Day Dinner & Auction

Soroptimist_St_Pat-Tickets-1 (67k image) Claudia Piff and Kristen Mouk selling tickets at Market Place

Tickets on Sale Now The eighth annual St. Patrick's Day Extravaganza, sponsored by Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor, will take place Saturday, March 17 at the San Juan Island Yacht Club. As in previous years there will be two seatings for this event. Both seatings include a full holiday dinner, dinner music, and raffle drawings. A cash bar will be available.

The first seating, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., will feature the Island Irish Session and a silent auction. Tickets for the first seating cost: Adults $15, Seniors (62 plus) and Children (under 12) $10.

The second seating, beginning at 6:30 p.m., will feature dinner music by Island Irish Session. A live auction follows. Tickets for the second seating cost: Adults $20, Seniors (62 plus) and Children (under 12) $15.

Tickets are available at The Toy Box, The Garuda & I and from Soroptimist members. Tickets will also be sold at the following times: Friday Harbor Marketplace and Kings Market on Saturday, March 10th; Friday Harbor Marketplace on Friday, March 16. Unsold tickets will be available at the door. Raffle tickets will also be available at the markets during ticket sales and at the Yacht Club the night of the event.

The St. Patrick's Day Extravaganza is the Soroptimist primary fund-raiser of the year. Proceeds will be used to provide local scholarships and fund a wide variety of programs to help islanders in need. Plan to support this event by attending with your family and friends. If you are unable to come to the party, consider purchasing tickets for others who would like to attend. For more information, please call Mitzi Johnson at
378-5442.

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Friday, March 2nd

March 3 Announcements & Stuff To Do

Island Rec. First Aid & CPR Classes Saturday March 3. Be prepared for an injury or life-threatening emergency that could take place in your home or workplace. Island Rec is offering both a First Aid Class and CPR Class on Saturday March 3. First Aid runs from 9am-1pm followed by a CPR class from 2-5pm. Participants can register for either or both classes. Cost is $20 per class and pre-registration is required. Registrations accepted at Island Rec through Friday from 1-5pm. Registrations forms can be printed off from www.islandrec.org or found in Island Rec's Winter/Spring Program Guide. Completed registrations accompanied by a check can be dropped off at Island Rec during non business hours. Call 378-4953 for further information.

The San Juan Historical Museum presents a new series of talks. March 3, the Museum offers "Modern Technology for Discovering Your Past," a genealogy how-to for the 21st century. Visitors will learn about the various on- and off-line resources currently available to help trace family histories, and the basics of how to begin. Speaker TBD.

SJI's Brownie Troop 183 sets up "shop" this March with cries of: "Get your Thin Mints. Get your Somoas!"
The annual Girl Scout cookie drive kicks off on Friday, March 2. The dozen members of Troop 183 will be hosting a cookie table outside Islander's Bank from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and parading through downtown Friday Harbor. The troop will also be at several locations during the month, including King's Market on Sunday, March 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Marketplace on Mondays, March 5 and 12 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Relay for Life is set for July 28 and 29 in Friday Harbor, but now is the time to gather together and get motivated. This year's Kickoff takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 3 at the Inns of Friday Harbor at 410 Spring Street. Please join us for food, fun, prizes and entertainment.

Relay is an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp out, barbeque, dance, and take turns walking around a track relay-style to raise funds to fight cancer. At nightfall, participants will light hundreds of luminaria around the track in a moving ceremony to honor cancer survivors as well as friends and family members who have lost the battle.

If you wonder what it is like to participate, come to the Kickoff and talk to others. If you've been involved before, the Kickoff is a good time to reconnect with other relayers. For more information about this year's Relay visit www.sjirelay.org.

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