It’s that time again of year again – time for the Lopez Cooperative Preschool’s Holiday Bazaar.
The 14th Annual Orcas Montessori Wreath Sale is now underway and taking orders for the 2008 Holiday Season.
Wondering what holiday gift to buy for your dog? The County Auditor’s office began selling 2009 San Juan County tags on Nov. 17.
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Throughout the 50 years that Rip and Julie Van Camp have been married, their core values have always encompassed three things: family, travel, and helping others.
When you enter Principal Roland MacNichol’s office, black and white photos of such greats as Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR, JFK, Martin Luther King, Jr., Langston Hughes and Ghandi hang on his walls. Inspirational words from the Dalai Lama are tacked up next to photos of the MacNichols’ family ranch in Idaho.
Rip and Julie Van Camp are winners of this year’s Dolly and Andy Holland Lopez Spirit Award.
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The story of a community is not easily told, but that is exactly what has been done in Lorrie Harrison’s new book, “Lopez Island Library: Sixty Years of Memories.”
Over Thanksgiving weekend, music lovers on Orcas, Lopez, and Shaw will have the opportunity to delight in the sights and sounds of the “Harvest Home” concert series.
“What I love about puppetry is its ability to make inanimate objects alive. You can take a piece of wood and it becomes a character that people believe in. We always feel like we’re doing our job well when these puppets made out of wood and fabric can make people laugh and cry,” says puppeteer Chris Carter.
First, let me apologize to the editor of the Islands’ Weekly who, day in and day out, strives to produce a respectable newspaper. However, as long as they continue to publish writers like me and articles like this, there is no chance. Which brings us to our topic: diarrhea. The definition of diarrhea is “An abnormally frequent or liquid fecal discharge.” Well, gee, that really doesn’t sound all that bad, does it? Yet diarrhea can be uncontrolled, messy, painful, embarrassing, debilitating, and dangerous if it goes on too long. I can also be a sign of something very bad.