Abundant numbers of young salmon are using our local beaches and shorelines for food and shelter, confirming that the San Juans play a critical role in the recovery of Puget Sound salmon. Those were the findings of leading fishery experts gathered at a Salmon Recovery Technical Workshop held January 26 and 27 at the University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs.
It is the time of year for Soroptimist club’s Saturday of Service project for the community. And, the Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor has come up with another great community event. This community recycling/swap meet will be Saturday morning, February 21, 2009 at the Mullis Center. Chairman Pat Hansen says “The premise of the event is that people will bring good, clean, functional items that they no longer need or want, and in exchange, they can take home other things that they do need or want.” So in these rough economic times, this event offers the opportunity to renew, refresh, recycle and exchange items and ideas in a pleasant social atmosphere.
The Islands Sinfonia and Ginni Keith will present the first of a series of benefit concerts for the Lopez Family Options Program, which comes under the umbrella of services offered by DVSAS (Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault of the San Juan Islands). The program will feature works by Haydn, Mozart, Bach, and Williams. Desserts, hot beverages and good conversation will all be had after the concert, which will be held at the Lopez Island Community Center at 3:00 p.m. on Feb. 21. There will be a requested $15 donation at the door that will go to help fund FOP (the Family Options Program).
On January 24, one day before Robert Burns’ actual birthday, January 25, 1759, the Scottish Country Dancers of San Juan Island hosted a Burns Supper to celebrate the life and times of this inspiring Scottish poet and lyricist. This year was especially important, as it marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, or the Bard of Ayrshire, as he is also known.
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Residents of the San Juans and Anacortes will rally Feb. 18 in Olympia to pursuade legislators to preserve ferry funding. They hope to go armed with vox populi, in the form of a petition. The petition is online at www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?plancfcp&101
BOSTON — It must be the world’s longest-running game of ideological pingpong. In 1984, Ronald Reagan aimed an overhand smash at international organizations, pledging that America would no longer give family planning money to any group that even counseled or referred women for abortions. Ping.
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Budget cutbacks everywhere are causing local programs to pursue different and creative ways of maintaining services. This is especially true of the county park services, whose amenities and locations offer sanctuary to visitors and islanders alike.
Island Rec’s Start Smart Sports Development class for 3-5 year olds filled up so quick that a second session has been added. The second session will be held on Saturdays, Feb. 14th-March 21 at 11:15 am-12:15 pm.
Friday Harbor, Wa. — A new research paper published by researchers working closely with The Whale Museum shows that the endangered killer whales of Puget Sound raise their voices in direct proportion with increasing underwater noise; that increasing underwater noise correlates with increasing numbers of vessels in the neighborhood of the whales.
On February, 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Gene Helfman will give a free public lecture entitled “Fascinating Fishes of the Pacific Northwest” for the Orcas Island Marine Lecture Series. This lecture also will be given for the Lopez Community on February 4th at 7 p.m
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