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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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    Men less likely to seek help for depression | Column
    Men less likely to seek help for depression...
    July 4, 2008 4:18 pm

    Each year depression affects about six million American men and the number may be much higher, as men seem more reluctant than women to seek help with this condition. There are several varieties of male depression: major depressive episodes, chronic, less severe on-going depression, and bipolar or manic-depressive illness. All of these conditions are highly treatable though many men don’t recognize or acknowledge the symptoms.

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    Art in View
    Art in View
    June 27, 2008 5:42 pm

    Lopez Island

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    Cascade Falls in Moran State Park
    Artist Profile: Peter Fisher, Orcas Island
    June 27, 2008 5:42 pm

    From the time Peter Fisher of Orcas Island was a child, he knew he wanted to share his love of nature and become an artist.

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    Children of the Revolution.
    Children of the Revolution return to Lopez
    June 27, 2008 5:39 pm

    The popular world music band Children of the Revolution returns to Lopez Center Saturday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m. after a two-year absence. The group will perform in the Outdoor Pavilion.

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    Lopez Island nonprofit looks to bring musicians to schools
    Lopez Island nonprofit looks to bring musicians to...
    June 27, 2008 5:39 pm

    Another great summer concert season is upon us, and one local organization is doing its best to bring some of the best jazz and blues acts to the island.
    Dean Jacobsen and his non-profit the Lopez School Music Advocacy Foundation have a series of music events coming up. All of the proceeds support the music program at Lopez School and help bring musicians for in-school sessions with the students.

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    Jennie Shortridge's new novel
    BookBeat
    June 25, 2008 12:03 pm

    Colleen Smith Armstrong reviews Jennie Shortridge’s new novel, “Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe.”

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    Purchase of Coffelt’s Farm provides for future of local agriculture
    Purchase of Coffelt’s Farm provides for future of...
    June 24, 2008 12:00 am

    The San Juan County Land Bank’s recent purchase of Vern and Sidney Coffelt’s Farm on Orcas Island has helped ensure a future for local agriculture. The 185-acre working farm spans Crow Valley, connecting Fowler’s Pond and Turtleback Mountain Preserve, and encompassing an expanse of scenic open-space, habitat resources, and productive agricultural land.

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    New summer schedule for ferries
    New summer schedule for ferries
    June 20, 2008 5:11 pm

    WSDOT Ferries Division launched its summer 2008 ferry schedule on Sunday, June 22, with additional vessels, sailings and service hours on the more popular tourism routes. The increased service levels will help locals and tourists alike take summer trips to the San Juan Islands, Whidbey Island, and Vashon Island. The summer schedule runs through Sept. 27.

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    Above:  Diana Bower in her Lopez Island studio. Diana Bower Lopez Island
    Lopez Island resident finds inspiration in hand-carved linoleum
    June 20, 2008 5:10 pm

    Diana Bower’s hands tell of 50 years of using ancient techniques to create words and images. She’s carved over 100 linoleum blocks, spending thousands of hours working with X-acto and gouging knives. Many four-inch by six-inch blocks convey pastoral scenes. Others are half that size, including a series of six she carved in intricate detail in 1981 to depict the jail cell of a fellow nuclear weapons resister.

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    Thanks to all who donated at the Lopez blood drive
    Thanks to all who donated at the Lopez...
    June 6, 2008 5:38 pm

    The following is from the Puget Sound Blood Center.

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    Todd Goldsmith and a favorite chicken.
    Lopez chicken farmers show reporter the ropes
    By Debby Hatch • June 6, 2008 5:37 pm

    Have you ever thought about raising a few chickens in your backyard? Talking with Todd Goldsmith and Diane Dear of T&D Farms, who have 88 Barred Rock laying hens, I learned that raising chickens is one part worry, one part daily chores and one part entertainment.

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    • Facing the Future with Confidence
    • Law Enforcement Presence at Spring Street School
    • Lopez Island School Campus Receives New Island Marble Butterfly Habitat
    • Boater Safety Class on Orcas
    • Invitation to Apply: Certificate in Ecological Restoration in the San Juan Islands, 2023-24

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