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Life On Orcas Island
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Saturday, December 10th
Eastsound Square Open House
5-7pm
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Kathryn Taylor
Chocolates
Chocolate
Gifts
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Wood's Cove
Sale 15-20% All Day
First day of
"The 12 Days of Xmas"
Sale
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Gordeaux's
60% Sale
All Month
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Olga's
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20%
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Leapin' Lizards
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30% Off
Sale
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You all are awesome!
Thank you for your loyalty and support
every season of the year!
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| 8 Dec 2011 |
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Holiday Open House
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Saturday, December 10th
Eastsound Square Open House
5-7pm
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Kathryn Taylor
Chocolates
Chocolate
Gifts
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Wood's Cove
Sale 15-20% All Day
First day of
"The 12 Days of Xmas"
Sale
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Gordeaux's
60% Sale
All Month
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Olga's
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Leapin' Lizards
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30% Off
Sale
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You all are awesome!
Thank you for your loyalty and support
every season of the year!
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| 23 Jul 2011 |
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UnPaving Paradise
I noticed that the southern section of the airport was being repaved.
How wrong I was.
It is being unpaved back to paradise.
That pavement is being removed and the meadow is being replanted.
Way to go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWwUJH70ubM
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| 22 Jul 2011 |
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Orcas Alchemy Tasting Postponed
Flip Flops and Lemon Drops - Summer Sidewalk Festival
Tomorrow, July 23rd
"Lemon Drops" Portion Postponed
Orcas Alchemy Tasting postposted due to so-so weather reports.
Stay posted for the tasting date.
"Flip Flops" portion still on!!
Shoe sale is still on - 30% off all shoes.
10-6
376-2900
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| 9 Jul 2011 |
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Hapa Happening On Orcas Island
Hapa Rocked at the Orcas Center last night.
Thank you Orcas Center and Hapa!
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| 9 Jul 2011 |
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Japanese Flower Arranging Classes
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| 9 Jul 2011 |
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Bison Skull 14,000 years old on Orcas
SUNDAY, JULY 17 WILL BE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SEE THE BISON FOSSIL AND THE LOCALE WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED IN OLGA.
This fund-raiser is a kick-off for the future growth and transition of our Orcas Museum from a collection of local log cabins to a museum now worthy of world-class recognition.
We are reminded that
1- The bison skull is the most complete skull of its size to have ever been found in the world.
2- It has been carbon dated to 14,000 years!
3- Our skull and collection of over 90 bones was in the top 10 of the most significant scientific discoveries in the WORLD in 2009 (Discover Magazine).
4- This discovery will change the science textbooks.
THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS FROM CANADA, CEDRO-WOLEY AND SEATTLE WILL JOIN US TO DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS 14,000 YEAR OLD BISON ANTIQUUS FOSSIL.THESE SCIENTISTS HAVE RECEIVED MAJOR RECOGNITION FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN OLYMPIA FOR THEIR STUDY OF THIS DISCOVERY.
MARTIN LUND AND GENE NEARY WILL ENTERTAIN US AND ORCAS STORE WILL CATER.
ORCAS EVENTS WILL HAVE US DECORATED WITH SPECTACULAR TENTS AND TABLE SETTINGS.
THE EVENT WILL BE ON TRAILHEAD ROAD, OLGA (THE OLD DNR ROAD TO OBSTRUCTION PASS PARK.)
COME ENJOY A SUMMER AFTERNOON BY THE POND! 4-7 PM
CALL THE MUSEUM AT 376-4849 FOR RESERVATIONS
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One of the challenges in archaeology is to take a familiar landscape and, by considering the known data from the paleo sciences, make it strange and unfamiliar and ripe with possibilities for strange and unfamiliar archaeology. Right here in the southern Salish Sea there is an excellent example of this coming to light. As the ice retreated at the end of the last glacial period, the Salish Sea saw dramatic changes in sea level (both higher, and lower), in vegetation (tundra, grassland, and forest) and in the animals present on that dynamic landscape.
Location of known Bison antiquus remains in Salish Sea. Source: Wilson et al. 2009.
For years now, we have known that one of the large land mammal species of the Salish Sea around 14,000 years ago was bison — and not just any bison, but Bison antiquus, the extinct giant bison. A number of remains of this creature have been found, mostly on the Saanich Peninsula and on Orcas Island, which is one of the largest islands in the Salish Sea, sitting just south of Saturna Island, close to the Canadian Border. Since these remains mostly clocked in at around 13,000 to 14,000 years ago, most archaeologists were interested in them primarily for their coolness factor and not because they seriously thought there might be relevance to early human presence here – these bison pre-date the Clovis Culture which was the consensual evidence for the first peopling of the Americas.
http://qmackie.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/orcas-bison/
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| 7 Jul 2011 |
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Crescent Beach Reserve
The Crescent Beach Reserve on Orcas Island is a great place to relax and take in the beautiful beach surroundings of Orcas Island.
The oysters are grown above the eel grass, so as not to disturb the delicate ecosysystem of the eel grass habitat.
Here are pictures of my stroll on the beach, that we are so lucky to have in our backyard!
Learn more:
http://tinyurl.com/6gx5yun
Jesse returned to her puppy phase.
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Hands Across the Sand 2010
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| 16 Jun 2011 |
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Banners
Banners going up in just a few.
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| 16 Jun 2011 |
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Solstice Labyrinth Walk
SUMMER SOLSTICE LABYRINTH WALK - Emmanuel Green.
Tuesday, June 21. Walk at your convenience.
The SUMMER SOLSTICE officially begins on June 21 at 10:16 AM Pacific
Time
SUMMER SOLSTICE - The longest day and the shortest night of the year.
This first day of summer is a time of self-renewal, a time to release
any sadness, fears and pains from your life. A time to celebrate your
blessings. A time to renew, manifest, enhance or release. Bring your
intentions into the labyrinth.
CELEBRATE THE SUMMER SOLSTICE. Come reconnect your spirit to the new
labyrinth, to the open ocean, the sky, the mountains, the earth. Come
to celebrate life!
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| 15 Jun 2011 |
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Solstice Banners
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| 14 Jun 2011 |
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Solstive Parade and Celebration
The 13th Annual Summer Solstice parade and celebration returns to Eastsound this Saturday, June 18th, at noon. The whimsical and always colorful foot parade will wind its way up North Beach Road ending at the Stage on the Green for free, fun local entertainment.
Kicking off the summer celebration with blazing retro surf tunes are The Sandfleas, Kevin Dickey (bass), Al Bentley (sax), Andrew Moore (drums) and Bruce Harvie (guitar).
Next on stage, the Turtleback Ceili Ensemble, an elastic group of musicians connected by a love of Irish traditional music with Lesley Liddle (concertina), Rachel Bishop (fiddle), Ethna Flanagan (bodhran), Dave Zoeller (guitar and concertina), Ben Sheppard (bouzouki) and Mark Morris (fiddle, octave mandolin and pennywhistle).
The Dustbunnies keep the dance party going with great world music funk and flair, Al Bentley (sax), Matthew Wallrath (tuba), Randy Jerzierski (drums), Randy Smith (guitar),and Ben Sheppard (bass).
Reggae and ska music wrap up the summer celebration with Fabrice Vanputten (rhythm guitar), Ben Sheppard (bass) and Andrew Moore (drums). The music performances are scheduled from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
This event is a celebration of creativity, community and summer co-sponsored by the San Juan County Parks and community volunteers. Parade participants are asked to gather on Haven Road near the Oddfellows Hall by 11:00 a.m. Simple rules, please no motorized vehicles, no written words, no livestock in the parade. A fun, family friendly event to kick off summer, Orcas style.
For more information please call 376-5458 or visit our website
www.orcasislandsolsticeparade.com
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| 13 Jun 2011 |
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Get Your “Orcas in Bloom” Garden Tour Tickets
The Orcas Island Garden Club hosts the annual garden tour “Orcas in Bloom” on June 25th and 26th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Beautiful woodlands, ornamental shrubs and perennials, a seaside garden, ponds, and 80 to 100 year old heirloom orchard trees are just some of the myriad of beautiful sights that can be seen at the six gardens this year.
A. Midge and Fritz KRAETZER Garden
This lovely woodland property along the north shore offers a large
fenced garden with a variety of ornamental shrubs and perennials, heaths
and heathers, maples, fruit trees and a vegetable garden. Visit the
seaside garden and enjoy the breathtaking view.
B. Bill WULFF Garden
Explore this beautiful woodland property with fenced garden featuring
ornamental shrubs and trees, climbing vines, fruit trees and mixed
perennials. Visit the vegetable and herb gardens and stop at the large
fenced vineyard. Linger at the pond to watch for leaping rainbow trout.
C. Jeffri COLEMAN & Michael RIVKIN Garden
Located at Crow Valley Pottery, this historic homestead property offers a
fenced garden with ornamental shrubs and perennials, charming sheds
and whimsical garden art. Special features include a memorial garden,
an heirloom orchard and unusual plants imported from Europe.
D. Barbara and Steve SPENCE Garden
Lovely rock gardens at this unfenced sunny waterfront property feature
native plants, ornamental trees and shrubs and mixed perennial beds. The
fenced garden contains vegetables beds, cutting flowers, roses, berry
cages and fruit trees. Don’t miss the replica of a real suspension bridge.
E. Phyllis and Robert HENIGSON Garden
This sunny property with water view offers a large fenced garden with
ornamental shrubs, trees, mixed perennial beds and a swimming pool.
Another fenced garden contains berry cages, vegetable beds and a
greenhouse. Take the woodland path to visit the fenced cutting garden.
F. Fred WHITRIDGE Garden
An expansive fenced property along the shoreline offers numerous
gardens and panoramic water views. Explore rock gardens filled with
ornamental shrubs and mixed perennials. Stroll through the wisteria
arbor to visit the reflecting pool. This former dairy farm houses a barn,
chicken coop, antique farm machinery, ponds and extensive orchards.
Tickets are $20 and are available now at Darville’s Book Store, Smith & Speed Mercantile, Driftwood Nursery, and at the Master Gardener’s booth at the Farmers Market. Tickets will also be available at Island Market or any garden on the day of the tour. The ticket includes a map and short description of the property. The gardens may be seen in any order
For more information about the Orcas Island Garden Club visit www.orcasislandgardenclub.org.
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| 13 Jun 2011 |
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Orcas Island Exchange New, Improved ART (Appropriate Recycling Technology) Show
Saturday, June 18
Orcas Island Exchange New, Improved ART (Appropriate Recycling Technology) Show at the Solstice Parade and Village Green.New categories this year are:
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Art Show - art made from materials from the Exchange
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Fashion Show – fashion made from materials from the Exchange
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Tool & Functional Object Show – ditto but useful, repurposed stuff
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Your Stories Show – share your stories and photos about ways the Exchange has influenced your life over the years. Register to enter your items. Forms and more information available at the Exchange and Bucking Doe Studio and Store. Drop off your stories and photos at the Exchange. Enter your art, objects, fashion and your personal stories and photos of how the Exchange has touched your life. If you can’t bring the item send us a photo and a description.
Summer Solstice Parade The theme is ‘Around the World’ Everyone is welcome in the fun, floats, dance routines, music, etc. Parade starts at 12 noon. For details, go to www.orcasislandsolsticeparade.com. Contact Laura @ 376-5458.
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| 13 Jun 2011 |
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Martin Lund’s One World Music Festival – Viva La Musica!
Martin Lund’s One World Music Festival – Viva La Musica!
turns up the heat for the ninth edition of “One World Music Festival”, a Funhouse fundraiser. 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center. Line-up includes three-time Latin Grammy nominee, Jovino Santos Neto Trio; North West’s vocalist of the year, Gail Pettis; master swing violinist, Paul Anastasio, virtuoso flutist, Jeffrey Cohan, The Orcas Horns and The Fiddlin’ Four! There will be a pre-show “FIESTA”! from 4 to 6 p.m. at “CHILADAS” (previously Bilbos), where twenty percent of all Fiesta food sales will be donated to the Funhouse. To get up close with the musicians, you can donate $75 or more and can sit in “Club One World” located on stage during the performance. Call The Funhouse at 376-7177 for VIP ticket sales. Tickets through Orcas Center: $28, $24 (Orcas Center members), $15 (students). Call 376-2281 or visit www.orcascenter.org
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| 13 Jun 2011 |
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Farmageddon: The Unseen War on American Family Farms Movie
Postponed: Farmageddon: The Unseen War on American Family Farms Movie at the Odd Fellows Hall at 8 p.m. “Farmageddon” tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent ac-tion, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies, and seeks to figure out why. $5 donation to cover costs. Co-Sponsored by Food Masters and the Orcas chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Note: the dvd was delayed in shipping, so the movie showing has been re-scheduled for next week.
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| 13 Jun 2011 |
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Whales
J pod has been see all weekend in the usual areas around the islands. L pod came in and went out on Saturday. The L's tend to come and go much more than J pod especially this time of year. Soon we'll start getting reports of K pod (I hope) coming in to the islands.
This in from Deer Harbor Charters.
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| 13 Jun 2011 |
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EASTSOUND CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS OPEN HOUSE
EASTSOUND CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS OPEN HOUSE
(Thursday, June 16 from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)
San Juan County Public Works Department is holding an Open House for the Eastsound Constructed Wetland project in Eastsound on Thursday, June 16, 2011 from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., at the Village Green County Park. This concerns a constructed wetlands facility to detain and treat road runoff and storm water prior to discharge to the bay. At the Open House, final plans will be available for viewing. The project is scheduled to be advertised for bids on June 15 with construction scheduled for early fall of 2011.
INFORMATION: Call Shannon Wilbur, Project Manager @ 360-370-0522
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| 12 Jun 2011 |
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The wonders of going to our Dump
I went to the dump this morning, as is my wont on Sunday mornings, to recycle lots of shoe boxes plus more.
I consider myself one of the luckiest people to get to drive to our dump.
Leaving town this morning was an extreme low tide and lots of people were walking on the bottom of the sea in between
Indian Island and the front of The Outlook Inn.
At the Y in the road, Don Thompkins sheep were out grazing. Baby sheep have to be one of the cutest babies. And yes, there was the provervbial single black sheep this year. Lots of photo ops a couple of months ago. So sweet.
Shortly, on the left are those precious billy goats in the area of our senior's painted hut. Then the lone horse and then the lone cow. On the right, sits that tranquil pond with the seasonal cormorant standing on the little piling.
Then the gracious view of crow valley and our beloved Turtle Back Mountain.
Onward to the dump, I am always curious to see if the flamingos are out "grazing" They were out in full regalia this morning.
The flamingos were all facing one of my favorite views when it is clear. Looking down the grange to the snow capped Olympics.
For some reason this view brings up nostalgic feelings of backpacking and camping in isolated spots. In the early 70's I spent a month in the four corners, also the San Juans. We hiked and camped for a month, always on the move. We never saw another person the entire month. Pretty incredible stuff. The Olympics at the foot of the grange reminds me of that lovely moment in my life. Hm?
Ahead right hand turn into the transfer station. Good sign is no one lined up on the street. Woo hoo, only one person in front of me. I appreciate the dump very much. It is good for my head.
Then the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. THE EXCHANGE!
Any one starting up a 12 step program for exchangeaholics? Let me know.
And Jesse got a bisuit from Ronnie. We are both happy "campers"
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| 4 Jun 2011 |
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Perfect Saturday on Orcas Island
Life On Orcas - Summer is here. Great Saturday today.
Low Tide, -2.0 at 1:21pm. Indian Island Marine Health Observatory was on hand at the head of Fisherman's Bay in Eastsound http://sites.google.com/site/indianislandproject/
The sun got up early, and we hovered around the low 60's. Tomorrow 65- Lake Day!
.Saturday, Farmer's Market had a grand turn out today.
The wood fired oven was reading itself for a busy pizza day. Rob Kirby was sauteeing oysters, yum, and I choose a pampposa for lunch today. Not disappointed at all.
There was a lot of produce and flowers on hand, as well as our artisans booths. Farmer's Market on Orcas Island is open every Saturday, 10am-3pm http://www.orcasislandfarmersmarket.org. It is a wonderful, diverse Saturday market. Come on and visit us there.
And the author of "Growing a Garden City" spoke today on the stage on the village green (home of our Sat, market), Jeremy Smith.
Doe Bay hosted a Wild Foods Workshop today. Good weekend to visit and live on Orcas.
Chatted it up with some friends in my shop about their foundation The Planetary Coral Reef Organization. http://www.pcrf.org/
So happened, the marketing director for our SeaDoc Society http://www.seadocsociety.org was also in the shop. That was a good chance meeting. Ideas and information flowed. Gotta love those random moments. I was the lucky one.
Tonight, the Orcas Island Community Band is playing at the Orcas Center. 7:30pm Admission is a donation.
And there is a Contra Dance at the Oddfellows tonight.
Keep check in for more soon.
ORCAS ISLAND SOLSTICE PARADE AND FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND.
June 18th-June19th. What a great combo weekend.
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