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
At the Outlook Inn, Eastsound, Orcas, the inauguration celebration for 44th President Barack Obama took place on a frosty, foggy Tuesday; co-coordinator Nancy Schafer commented, “It was great! About 100 people came and there were adults as well as lots of kids; people were very much in a celebratory mood. We all watched a recording of the speech, and some other pieces put together by Chris Thomerson, a local media guru. One was a speech prior to the music performance on Sunday, as well as Pete Seeger singing This Land is Your Land. There was a strong community focus and lots of spirit. Obama himself visited in the form of a lifesize cardboard cutout….we ordered him through a store in Seattle with no way of getting him here….we were able to to transport him from Boeing field via Kenmore Air, but he got fogged in. Then the next day he was able to get on the flight, but only to Friday Harbor; this cardboard cutout went through a whole lot of trouble to make it here, but thanks to the coordination of people on different islands, he arrived safely.”
WASHINGTON — And so it was over. Just like that. The moving trucks behind the White House packed up 43 and unpacked 44. George W. Bush accompanied the man who had pilloried him up to the Capitol. Barack H. Obama was sworn in to office by the chief justice he had voted against confirming.
“I tried too much. I had a naive belief in my own power. I was intense and had boundless energy, but no longer.” Amalia Driscoll said as she turned off classical music playing in her apartment. A delicate yellow teacup rested beside a massive biography of FDR, open to where she had been reading.
OLYMPIA – Stagnant air that’s enveloping the state is causing pollution to build up, which poses risks to people’s health.
OLYMPIA – State Superintendent Randy Dorn unveiled his plans for a new state assessment system beginning in 2010, including the replacement of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning. Superintendent Dorn released details of his plan at a press conference in his offices on Wednesday morning.
Kim Bast, local chef, attended the Slow Food conference in Italy this past October. Out of a small group of individuals on Lopez, Bast was selected to attend the Slow Food international conference, Terra Madre, in October of 2008. There, delegates who represented one of four categories – food producers, chefs and cooks, food educators, and/or students – attended to share information, marvel at food products, and tackle the food issues on the horizon.
San Juan Thursday, January 22 Listen Up! for Adults 1:30 p.m. Mullis Community Senior Center lounge, free. The San Juan…
Island Rec in Friday Harbor is delighted to announce that beginning on Wednesday February 4, Co-ed Adult Volleyball is back on the slate of evening drop-in sports. Two courts will be set up, one for advance players the other for beginners.
OLYMPIA – Washington residents who want to burn debris from recent floods and storms should contact the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) or their local clean air agency for rules and permit information.
Farmers, ranchers and food providers are invited to learn about how to sell food products to the school distri ct and how to become part of the growing food network in the islands and the region.
Gov.Christine Gregoirehas re-appointed Joe Gaydos (VMD, PhD) to serve on the Northwest Straits Commission for a second four-year term.
Felicity Green has been practicing yoga since 1964 and in 1968 began teaching as well. But in 1974 she devoted herself to Iyengar yoga and is a founding member of the first group that started teaching Iyengar yoga teaching training in the United States. Green has spent a great deal of time in India studying with BKS Iyengar, the founder of Iyengar yoga, and she resides on Lopez Island, where she has taught Iyengar yoga for many years.
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