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    First annual Orcas Island Writers Festival
    First annual Orcas Island Writers Festival
    July 29, 2008 12:54 pm

    The first annual Orcas Island Writers Festival will be held on September 4–7 in Moran State Park on Orcas Island.
    The goal of the festival is to create an enriching experience for writers and readers through classes, workshops, lectures, readings and informal gatherings.

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    Clint and Grace McCune
    TWIRL to perform new CD in Eastsound
    July 18, 2008 7:10 pm

    Hope … Hum … Stomp … Strum … This is the sound of TWIRL. Original music composed by sister-brother duo Grace (most recently starring as Belle in Orcas Center’s production of “Beauty and the Beast”) and Clint McCune. This band, with 15 years of touring and performing under their belt, brings an integrity and magic to the stage.

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    Last year’s winner Bill Gregory (left) handing over the 2008 trophy to Jerry Dupuis
    Jerry Dupuis wins President’s Cup golf tournament
    July 15, 2008 12:00 am

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    Tobacco costs to employers and employees | Column
    Tobacco costs to employers and employees | Column
    July 11, 2008 5:31 pm

    There are many reasons that people quit smoking. Some can quit just because they learn about the dangers of tobacco, or because they have a health scare. Increasingly, tobacco use has become a workplace issue: in the recent past, the desire to protect workers from second hand smoke resulted in a new state law that banned smoking in and within 25 feet of any building.

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    Pest control chemicals can quickly pollute Puget Sound
    Pest control chemicals can quickly pollute Puget Sound
    July 11, 2008 5:31 pm

    Garden and yard chemicals used by San Juan Islanders are likely to reach some water body in the islands within 48 hours due to our geology of thin soils over rock.

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    San Juan Island ecosystem protection efforts working
    San Juan Island ecosystem protection efforts working
    July 11, 2008 5:31 pm

    A new report points to the progress the residents of the San Juan Islands have made in ecosystem protection efforts – and how those efforts can be a model for the restoration of the entire Puget Sound ecosystem.

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    Idgy Vaughn
    Alternative country singer Idgy Vaughn to perform
    July 11, 2008 5:30 pm

    Coming up on Saturday, July 19, 7:30 p.m. at the Lopez Grange is Austin alt-country, honky-tonkin singer-songwriter Idgy Vaughn accompanied by guitar legend Will Sexton.

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    Abbey Road Live! on Lopez
    Abbey Road Live! on Lopez
    July 11, 2008 5:30 pm

    Imagine experiencing some of The Beatles’ most monumental and complex compositions live.

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    Splash of summer color on San Juan Island
    Splash of summer color on San Juan Island
    July 11, 2008 5:30 pm

    July 19 and 20 is the Splash of Summer Color weekend, a time for everyone to celebrate the fragrant harvest at the San Juan Island Lavender Festival, the fine art and crafts at the San Juan Island Summer Arts Fair and special guests, the Lummi Indian Artists.

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    Upcoming newspaper insert full of practical tips
    Upcoming newspaper insert full of practical tips
    July 4, 2008 4:19 pm

    Many say that the San Juans are paradise – so how do we keep them that way? An eight page full color insert coming out July 15 and 16 in all three local papers gives actions we can all take to help. Make sure you get a copy of “Caring for our natural resources … a way of life in the San Juans.”

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    The beat goes on … maybe
    The beat goes on … maybe
    By Dr. Bob Wilson • July 4, 2008 4:19 pm

    The beat goes on … maybe

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    Kathryn Thomas leads oxen Giz and Red and Debby Hatch steers the cultivator at Horse Drawn Farms.
    Everyone should have oxen
    By Debby Hatch • July 4, 2008 4:19 pm

    Drive along Baker View Road on Lopez toward Spencer Spit and it’s likely that you’ll see a car or two pulled over and people taking pictures of Ken Akopiantz leading a team of oxen yoked to a cultivator and Kathryn Thomas sitting on the cultivator guiding it through the rows of vegetables.

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    In changing health care world, you’ve gotta help yourself | Column
    In changing health care world, you’ve gotta help...
    By Marge McCoy • July 4, 2008 4:19 pm

    Here’s a revelation: the picture of healthcare is changing. Modern advances in medicine have brought about a quicker and more accurate diagnosis of many of the diseases and health-related problems that we face each day.

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    • Boater Safety Class on Orcas
    • Invitation to Apply: Certificate in Ecological Restoration in the San Juan Islands, 2023-24
    • County Park staff better equipped to respond to overdoses
    • Salish Sea Early Music Festival concert
    • Friends welcomes new director

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