Events and clubs

Upcoming events

17 January

“Why should I care what happens beneath the surface of the sea?” a lecture given by Dr. Debbie Kelley, Department of Oceanography, University of Washington.

Amazing things live on volcanic rifts deep in the ocean off our coast and elsewhere: Is this where life on earth began?

This it the first in a series of four lectures. The lectures will be held 7:30 p.m. every other Thursday atthe Commons at the University of Washington Labs at Friday Harbor.

All lectures are free and open to the public.

Call the San Juan Nature Institute, 378-3646, or visit the Institute website

19 January

Join the local San Juan Islands Audubon Society field trip on Lopez Island. Meet at Lopez ferry landing at 7:45 a.m. Expect to see golden eagles, peregrine falcons, trumpeter swans, northern shrikes, wintering ducks, and most of the 85 species recorded on the Christmas bird count on Lopez Island last month. Everyone welcome. Trip will last until midday. Bring snack. Call 468-2258 or 2962.

22 January

The January San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce meeting will be held 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Friday Harbor High School Library. Superintendent Steve Enoch will speak about San Juan Island schools and show us around a little.

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Friday Harbor Detachment 7 p.m. at the San Juan Island Library, 1010 Guard Street, Friday Harbor. Call Susan Eberhard, 378-3608.

23 January

The Friday Harbor Women’s Study Club meets 1 p.m. at the Grange in Friday Harbor. Steve Simpson, Director of the Port of Friday Harbor will speak on “The Port District’s Role in Transportation for San Juan Island.”

24 January

North Sound Regional Support Network meets 1:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Carnation Building, 117 N. First St., Suite 8, in Mount Vernon. The Network consists of Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties and exists to plan develop and implement a coordinated system of crisis response, community services, residential care and resource management for consumers of mental health services in the five northwest counties. Call (360) 416-7013.

25 January

The San Juan Island Medical Guild will host a reception for the new doctors, Michael Wingren and Greg Moran, 5:30 p.m. at the Inter Island Medical Center. Refreshments will be served.

1 February

Teen Book Club, 6-7 p.m. First meeting to discuss “The Fellowship of the ring,” by J.R.R. Tolkien. Meetings will be held first Friday of every month. Membership is free and the friends of the Orcas Library will provide copies of the book to the first 15 members.

2 February

Reception to honor West and Sue Davis upon their retirement from Saint David's Episcopal Church, 4-6 p.m. held at the church. After 36 years in the ministry, they will begin retirement here on San Juan Island. Persons in the community who would like to join parishioners at this event are cordially welcome. For more information please contact the church office at 378-5360.

Yoga Classes offered by Island Rec

Island Rec yoga classes that begin at the end of the month will be meeting at a new location, in the Great Room of the Sustainable Technology Building, located on Mullis Street. This new location provides a quiet and warm atmosphere.

Gentle Yoga is designed for participants who may have some limits to mobility due to age, lifestyle or injury meets on Tuesday afternoons. Healthy adults new to Yoga may choose a Level 1 class offered two mornings a week and one evening a week.

Level 2 Yoga, a class for students actively practicing meets on Monday evenings. Five and six week sessions are being offered beginning Jan. 29. Deadline for registration is Jan. 23.

All Classes include movement and postures, relaxation, breathing practices and meditation. Jean Turner, is a certified Instructor of Integral Yoga and Integrative Yoga Therapy and been teaching for over 15 years.

Detailed class information and registration forms are available from Island Rec’s Winter/Spring Program Guide that was mailed to all Island addresses and they can be printed off Island Rec’s new website.

Learn to be a babysitter

An American Red Cross Babysitting class is being offered by Island Rec for people 11 and older. Deadline to register is Jan. 25. This nine-hour class will meet on Saturdays, Feb. 2 and 9 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 pm.

This course will teach the responsibilities and outline the qualities of being a good babysitter. The class covers decision-making, supervision, safety, emergency situations, basic first aid, routine dressing, diapering and feeding scenarios.

The class consists of fun activities, videos and lively discussion to real life problem-solving situations. Participants will receive a babysitter’s handbook, a basic first aid kit and upon successful completion become certified in ARC Babysitting and Infant and Child CPR.

Check out Island Rec or call 378-4953.

Classes & Clubs

Lopez Island

Al-Anon Family Group, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. Legion Hall Trailer.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Monday, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday (women) 5 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 3 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. 468-2761.

Blood Pressure Checks, 10 a.m. to noon. Wednesdays. Lopez Island Medical Center. Free. 468-2245.

Chimera Co-op Arts and Crafts Gallery, business meeting first Tuesday of every month. Call for location and time. Call Lydia at 468-4998.

Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, Lopez Village.

Lions, 11:30 a.m. first Thursday, at the Senior Service Center.

Lions Board of Directors, noon, third Thursday, Galley Restaurant.

Lopez Artist Guild, 7 p.m. second Wednesday, Lopez Library conference room. 468-2159.

Lopez Ecumenical Singers, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays. School music room. New singers welcome.

Lopez Island Grange #1060, 7 p.m. first Thursday.

Open Writers Read, third Monday of the month, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Fire Hall.

San Juan County Food Processing Center Project Development Committee, second Monday, 6:30 p.m., Lopez Library. Call 468-4816 or 378-7172.

Teen Night (grades 9-12), 8 p.m. to midnight, Fridays. Lopez Grange.

Orcas Island

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Thursday; 5:30 p.m. Wednesday; 5:30 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m. Saturday; Closed Women’s Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday; Teens’ Meeting 6 p.m. Monday. Benson Hall. 376-8294.

Al-Anon (For Families of Alcoholics) Mondays at 7 :30 p.m. in the Benson Hall in Eastsound.

American Legion Post 93, 8 p.m. fourth Wednesdays.

“Byte Me,” computer information exchange, third Wednesday. Orcas Library. 376-8881.

CPR Class, 7 p.m. Eastsound Fire Hall. First Monday. Free but registration required. 376-2331.

Doe Bay Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, Doe Bay Fire Hall.

Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. Saturdays, Eastsound Village Green.

Giraffe Language (nonviolent communication), 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Eastsound Airport Meeting room. 376-5970.

Kiwanis Club, 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Doty’s A-1 Cafe. 376-2202.

Lions Club, noon, Wednesdays. American Legion Hall, Horseshoe Highway and Olga Road. 376-4752 or 376-5770.

Orcas Choral Society, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Orcas Center.

Orcas Island Community Band Rehearsal, 7 p.m. Mondays, School Band Room.

Orcas Island Disaster Response Team, 6:30 p.m. Second Tuesdays, OPALCO, Eastsound. 376-5413.

Orcas Food Bank, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, behind Dr. Davis’ office, Mt. Baker Road.

Orcas Island Garden Club, 10 a.m. Third Wednesday, Orcas Center. 376-2671.

Orcas Island Master Gardener Plant Clinic, noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Island Hardware.

Parent Toddler Group, 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Family Resource Center. Space is limited. Call 376-6406 to register.

Writing Exercises, 9:30-11:30 a.m. second Saturday. Orcas Island Public Library. Sponsored by Friends of the library. 376-4985.

San Juan Island

After School Drop-In Recreation, Wednesdays and Fridays, 3-5 p.m., Friday Harbor Middle School Commons. Games, crafts, music and refreshments. Free. Open to all middle school-age kids. Home schoolers welcome.

Al-Anon, (for families of alcoholics), Monday noon, St., David’s; Wednesday noon, St. Francis; Thursday 7:30 p.m. St. David’s.

Alateen, call 378-4903 for information.

Alcoholics Anonymous. Sunday: Noon, S.J. Island Library, 7 p.m. at St. Francis; Monday 6 a.m., S.J. Recovery; noon, Boy Scout building at Fairgrounds; 8 p.m. at St. Francis; Tuesday: noon at St. David’s; 8 p.m. (men) at St. Francis; 8 p.m., (women) at S.J. Recovery; Wednesday: 6 a.m., S.J. Recovery; noon, Boy Scout building at fairgrounds; Thursday: noon at St. David’s, 6:30 p.m. at S.J. Recovery; Friday: noon at St. David’s, 8 p.m. at St. David’s; Saturday: 6 a.m. S.J. Recovery; 6:30 p.m. at S.J. Recovery.

American Legion Bingo, 7 p.m. Wednesdays. American Legion.

American Legion Post 163 Auxiliary, 7 p.m. second Thursday.

Amnesty International, 5 p.m., first Monday, San Juan Library meeting room. 378-4431.

Animal Protection Society, 2 p.m. first Monday, Animal Shelter. 378-2158.

Barbershop Singing Thursdays at Skagit Valley College, Friday Harbor, 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. Call Ted Roell, 378-4732.

Bible Study, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Word with Power Bookstore. 378-2122.

Boy Scout Troop 90 meets Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m., in the Scout House, County Fairgrounds.

Breast Cancer Support Group, 11:45 lunch, first Tuesday of every month. Call Judy Marracci, 378-8305.

Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meets the fourth Tuesday of month, 7:30 a.m., in the Chamber office.

Chamber of Commerce members’ meeting/mixer, second Tuesday of month, 5:30 p.m. Location varies.

Friday Harbor Food Bank, open Wednesdays, noon to 2 p.m. Call 378-2915.

Friday Harbor Kiwanis Club, Thursdays at noon, American Legion Hall.

Friday Night Live, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Friday Harbor High School Hall Gym. Music, games and special events. Open to all high school-age teens. Free.

Island Rec Teen Council, every Tuesday, 12:20-1 p.m., Friday Harbor High School office. Plans and facilitates teen recreation program. New members welcome.

Island Rec Trails Committee, second and fourth Tuesdays, 4:30-6 p.m., Skagit Valley College San Juan Center, downstairs. Call Lee Sturdivant, 378-2648.

Overeaters Anonymous, 9 a.m. Saturdays, St. Francis Church Parish Hall, 378-2910.

San Juan Island Grange, business meeting, first Wednesday of the month, 11 a.m.

San Juan Horticulture Society, second Wednesday of every month, 10 a.m., Islands Community Church. Followed by potluck. 378-1895.

San Juan Pilots Association board meeting, first Tuesday of every month, 5:15 p.m., Friday Harbor Airport Unicom Building meeting room. Open to the public. Call Charlie Lindenberg, 378-6855.

Scottish Country Dancing, Sundays, 5-7 p.m., Dance Workshop II, Friday Harbor. Call Bill Patterson, 378-4992.

Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor meets Wednesdays, noon to 1 p.m., in the American Legion, downstairs, Friday Harbor.

Women’s Study Club, fourth Wednesday of each month (except November and December), 1 p.m., Friday Harbor Grange. Call Betty Stewart, 378-8293.

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