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Yesterday I went to ClearWater Design in the County to purchase and pick up this year's spring raffle prize. And as you can see in the picture, it's beautiful red canoe which cheered up a not so beautiful day. ClearWater Design has generously been selling us, at a...

On January 16th 2013 I left on a trip to Tanzania, Africa with the Journey of Hope. We flew for a total of 18 hours, with a layover in Amsterdam, finally arriving in Moshi, Tanzania. We spent 17 days in Tanzania, with the majority of our time spent in Kilema. In...

Winter Is For Baking by Dorothy Fletcher Although I do cook all year round, much to Fletch’s relief, I especially like baking in the winter.  And if we are stuck in the house because of a snow day, it’s definitely time to start baking. I often make bread or if I’m...

              Kai Freeland loves to sail. “When the wind fills the sail and my friend Jeff (Lyall) and I go out on the Bay, is the best feeling”, he says. When water turns to ice, 23-year-old Kai has found another way to “sail”:...

Well......I started this penny jar on April 11, 1993 on the day that my granddaughter was born.  It took me almost a year to completely cover the bottom of the big jar.  By the time my granddaughter was 3 she still could not reach the level of the pennies when she...

January Michael O & John Stewart February Robin & Scott      

  Sailing may be over for the season but fundraising never sleeps! And thanks to our volunteer bakers (who, by the way, generously donated both their time and the ingredients), we had another successful Bake Sail. Baker Island (yes, Baker—what a coincidence) was...

Winter Jobs at QS   The boats may be put away for the winter but there are still things to do. Parts break and need repairs. A Martin 16 rudder needs chips filled in and the hole for the pin that holds it up needs rebuilding. A new dock box for storage has been built...