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VOLUME 37, NUMBER 13 • APRIL 1, 2014
Battlefield Band bridges the old to the new By Cali Bagby Weekly editor
Battlefield Band, founded by a group of friends in 1969 and named after the “Battlefield” area of Glasgow, has toured and performed throughout the world for more than 40 years. The band is currently made up of Ewen Henderson, Sean O’Donnell, Alasdair White and Mike Katz. They will perform at Lopez Center on Sunday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets in
advance are $20 for adults, $10 for youths and can be purchased online. Tickets at the door: are $20 for adults and $10 for youths. The Demonstration Workshop with Battlefield Band members will happen from 2 – 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 6 at Lopez Center. This opportunity is brought, in part, from a grant funded by WESTAF and NEA. The band will speak about some of the unique instruments used in the traditional Scottish music scene, demonstrating
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Members of the Battlefield Band. their skills and experience on these instruments. The Weekly caught up with Katz last week to find out more about his music and experiences as a Battlefield Band member. He plays the Highland bagpipes, small pipes, whistles, bouzouki, guitar and bass. Originally from L.A., Katz moved to Scotland at age 18 to study at Edinburgh University and put down roots, remaining there ever since. He played in the Scottish Gas Pipe Band and Ceolbeg before joining Battlefield Band. He joined Battlefield Band in late 1997. WEEKLY: Why is it important to bridge the old music to the new?
MK: I think this is an attempt to impress upon people that there is a continuous link culturally between music played in Scotland – or any culture for that matter – in the distant past and what is written and played in the modern day. This richness of what we have in a culture currently takes its depth from the variety and width of endeavor which proceeds it. Picasso for example, understood “con-
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Whether in a school on Kodiak Island or conducting Island Sinfonia, Ned Griffin has a simple philosophy – love what you are doing. “I would not enjoy rehearsal if I didn’t feel the orchestra was enjoying it and enjoying the music we play,” he said. Because of that joy, it was difficult to make the decision to retire after this season for personal reasons. He and his wife are avid travelers who love hiking and cycling.
“We want to travel while we still can,” said Griffin, who is nearing 70. “But it will be hard to leave Sinfonia.” You can see Griffin and the 24-person ensemble, from islands in the San Juan archipelago, that makes up Island Sinfonia on Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. at Grace Church. Admission is by donation. Griffin and his wife retired to Shaw Island in 2007. They had been educators in a two-teacher school on Kodiak Island. He joined Island Sinfonia as a trombonist almost immediately after moving to Shaw.
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Sunday, April 6th, 7:30pm
• 2014-15• Concert is made possible, in part, from:
Tickets: $20/adult, $10 youth at lopezcenter.org, PSR, Lopez Book Shop, Blossom & LCCA. 468-2203
Free Demonstration Workshop 2-3pm more info at lopezcenter.org
was introduced to lots of Scottish and Irish traditional music out with the piping tradition. My mother also does have some old Irish piping records, which I have listened to since I was a kid. WEEKLY: What’s the longest period you have been separated from your bagpipes? MK: Three weeks on a holiday once or twice. SEE BAND, PAGE 5
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ventional” art techniques and could draw realistic pictures and it is through that knowledge that he arrived at what he eventually produced. Without the past you have no future. WEEKLY: What drew you to Scottish folk music? MK: I have played the pipes since I was 10 years old but it was only really when I was playing in Edinburgh in a pipe band in the early 1990s that I
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For four seasons, Griffin happily played with his fellow musicians. When conductor Jack Lynch was ready to move on, Griffin was asked to take on the task. He agreed to take on the job. One of the favorite parts of his new position was choosing the music and exploring “lesser known works by mainstream composers and mainstream works by lesser known composers.” Griffin describes himself as enjoying classical music so much it’s really the only music that comes through SEE SINFONIA, PAGE 6
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Community Calendar TUES, APRIL 1 MUSIC: Dana Lyons’ “The Great Salish Sea” 7 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Best known for his hit comedy song, “Cows With Guns,” Dana will be touring throughout Washington and B.C. with his new album “The Great Salish Sea,” singing, telling stories, and raising awareness about the proposed coal, oil, and natural gas exports that are threatening our water, the salmon and the
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orca. Admission is a suggested donation of $10.
FRI, APRIL 4 ARTS: Lopez Artist Guild show at Lopez Center for Community and the Arts is cancelled. SAT, APRIL 5 OUTDOORS: NWISA Island Cup 2014,Fisherman Bay on Lopez Island. Free for spectators. SUN, APRIL 6 WORKSHOP: Demonstration Workshop with Battlefield Band members, 2 p.m.,
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AA Meetings: Mondays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Wednesdays - 4 p.m. Women’s meeting at the fellowship hall at Grace Episcopal Church Fridays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Saturdays - noon at the Children’s Center Call 468-2809
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Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, free. MUSIC: Battlefield Band concert, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Tickets available at lopezcenter.org, PSR, Blossom and Lopez Book Shop. Read more about the concert on page 1.
TUES, APRIL 8 CLASS: Digital Photography Basics, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Lopez Library. $30 if paid by 3/25, $35 after 3/25. Ian Byington will teach you about your camera & what makes it work, and a short lesson on manipulating pictures. To sign up, call LIFRC at 468-4117 or visit their website at www.lifrc.org. APRIL 8- 9 CLASS: Learning Adobe Photoshop, 5 - 8 p.m., Lopez Library. $50 if paid by 3/25, $60 after 3/25. Ian Byington will cover the basics for making your photos even better, as well as the techniques you need to manipulate them. Open
to ages 14 & up. To sign up, call LIFRC at 468-4117 or go to www.lifrc.org.
tricks” and tools for creating your own arrangements in any season.
WEDS, APRIL 9 CLASS: Making it Stick: Crafting a Message They’ll Remember, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Lopez Library. Lopez Library. $15 if paid by 3/26, $20 after 3/26. In this useful workshop, Ian Byington will help business owners transform the way they communicate ideas. To sign up, call LIFRC at 468-4117 or go to www.lifrc.org.
SUN, APRIL 13 SERVICE: All Island Palm Sunday Service, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Lopez Island Community Center.
THURS, APRIL 10 MEETING: Lopez Island Garden Club, 9:30 a.m. and program 10 a.m. at Woodman Hall. Our topic this month is “Flowers Designed from Music.” Drawing from island gardens and wild island growth, three Orcas women design dramatic, unusual and clever arrangements, themed to the type of music that will be performed at the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival. Learn their “insider’s
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Thank You United Way The Lopez Children’s Center continues to thrive as it enters it’s second decade. We are providing preschool and childcare to more children and families than ever. As the director of the
Children’s Center I see daily the difference that our programs makes in the lives of our Island families. The children are learning crucial skills to prepare them for school and for life and parents are receiving support as
SAT, APRIL 19 OUTDOORS: Iceberg Point seashore life ID fieldtrip and hike. With a minus tide we have the opportunity to observe the near shore undersea life exposed. This rugged rocky point of land, called Hatch Point, extends out about 300 feet from the 30 foot bluff with a small trail to access the beach. An invited seashore biologist or a guide book will help us identify what we see. This is very slippery terrain, so trekking poles or a walking stick may be useful. This hike is a loop trip of about two miles, most all on good upland trail. We will meet at Agate Beach Park at noon. Advance sign up with Bob Walker, phone 360-
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SAT, MAY 17 OUTDOORS: Turtleback/ Turtlehead Loop hike on Orcas, This is a great opportunity to visit the new Turtlehead and connector trail completed in 2013 plus Turtleback all in one trip without putting in too many hours. We will start from the north trailhead, but leave a car at the south trailhead to bring people back and complete the loop. This will be a four to six mile hike depending on some options. The total hike will involve easy hiking terrain with great views and hopefully some wild flowers. Sign up with our leader Mike Moore for meeting time, ferry schedule, etc. at 360-468-3622 or email him at eroom@ rockisland.com. This should be an easy sign up for those on Orcas Island as well. For info, call Bob Walker (360 468-3397) with any questions or visit lopeztrails.org.
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they navigate the early years of parenting. However early learning is still mostly unfunded by the state and we rely on the support of our community and organizations such as United Way. The support that we
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Guest Column
San Juan Monument turns 1
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Rick Larsen kayaking at the dedication last year.
By Rep. Rick Larsen Special to the Weekly
One year ago the persistence and vision of the San Juan Islands’ community paid off: nearly 1,000 acres of pristine lands and shoreline in the San Juan Islands became a National Monument. While the landscape and wildlife remain relatively unchanged since the dedication ceremony last year, the new designation offers peace of mind for residents and visitors alike who can now enjoy the area’s ecological and recreational opportunities knowing they will be preserved long into the future. San Juan Islands community members understand the importance of the environment in which they live. The preservation effort for the National Monument designation recognized the uniqueness of the islands and their role in Puget Sound’s health, from a small cluster of lichen right up to our resident orca whales. Community members also understand that the islands’ diversity drives tourism, an important economic engine for the region. The monument’s designation is a testament to the dedication and patience the community demonstrated in achieving its goal. As the monument’s newly appointed manager Marcia deChadenedes recently
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said, managing the diversity of the monument would not be possible without the many partnerships between public and private organizations, as well as the commitment of volunteers from the community. Par tnerships have brought us to the one-year anniversary of the monument. Hundreds of individuals and organizations from both business and environmental interests joined together with the common aim of preserving this landscape. After community members set their sights on permanent protection for the area, I committed to helping this citizen-driven effort, along with Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. We met with many groups in the community to understand the preser vation goal. And in the summer of 2011 the senators and I introduced the San Juan Islands National Conversation Areas Act. Recognizing that unfortunate partisan opposition to the movement of any public lands legislation may slow the legislative process, the community kept pushing for a solution. In mid-2012 I requested that President Obama use his authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate these areas as a National Monument.
Under this “dual-track” strategy, Senators Murray and Cantwell, Rep. Suzan DelBene and I tried one more time legislatively to achieve preservation for the region by reintroducing the Act in early 2013. A year ago, President Obama heard your voices and created the national monument. The efforts at the federal level succeeded because of the unwavering dedication of the community, a community that will continue to be essential in maintaining the monument as Manager deChadenedes begins her leadership role and the Resource Advisory Committee comes together to create a management plan. I look forward to continued partnership with local, state and federal organizations to carry out the national monument designation. Together we must make sure these lands remain in the care of the community as they always have been while keeping them open for both residents and visitors to enjoy. At the dedication ceremony last year the importance of partnerships was underscored by the thoughtful words of two student attendees from the San Juans. Graham Crawbuck and Reyna Ellis expressed excitement about the strong
turnout at the event, and hope for the lands that had brought them so much joy. “You know, I feel so privileged that I get to live on this – on these beautiful islands, and that this land will be saved and preserved for my children,” Ellis said. Just as I visited these islands with my family as a child, and as Graham and Rayna have done, I hope that my children will one day bring their kids to enjoy the San Juan Islands National Monument. WSU Master Gardeners Presents
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Orcas Island
BIRD & WILDLIFE festival
Celebrating Birds and Wildlife on Orcas Island Speakers, Workshops, Activities & More Walks, talks, workshops, wildlife marine tours, and activities for everyone April 10 - 12, 2014 April 10 • Kickoff Dinner with guest speaker, Thor Hanson April 11 & 12 • Festival Events will include, but will not be limited to: • A community parade featuring bird and wildlife costumes • Bird / nature walks with local birding experts, including Kim Middleton • Kayak and boat trips to explore the coastal environment or the marine habitat • Kids’ activities, including bird mask making and storytelling • Workshops on birding and wildlife painting and photography
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IT’S ELECTRIFYING! OPALCO HEARS FROM MEMBERS AT TOWN HALL MEETINGS: A RECAP Thank you to the members who joined us at a series of Town Hall meetings in March. A total of 83 members attended the meetings (San Juan: 43, Orcas: 23, Lopez: 17). A Town Hall meeting on Shaw Island is scheduled for May (date TBD). We had very positive and productive conversations; board members, staff and members all benefited from the opportunity to talk face to face. Board President Chris Thomerson gave a presentation covering Energy, Energy Savings and Broadband (slides available at opalco.com/about/news/) and then opened the meetings up for questions and conversation. For those who couldn’t make the Town Hall meetings, here is a recap with links to our website for further reading. Energy: OPALCO’s Core Business. Over the past three years, energy (purchase of power, operation of the electrical distribution system) represents 94% of OPALCO’s budget. In discussing energy, the Board emphasized safety as the top priority and discussed the lineman injury in 2013. The changing power supply landscape was also discussed. Thomerson said, “While maintaining relations with Bonneville Power Adminstration (BPA), leadership is exploring alternate power suppliers to counter Tier 2 (market) rates—and to anticipate our generation sources post 2028 when our current contract with BPA ends.” Members wanted to know if new sources of generation would be renewable. General Manger Randy J. Cornelius answered, “We will look to serve the membership with the cleanest, low-cost power we can find. Renewables are very attractive to us, but we will have to purchase whatever resources are available to meet the needs of our members.” Foster Hildreth, Assistant General Manager explained that we are working with regional cooperative utility groups such as the Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative and Northwest Rural Utlities to explore joint acquisition ventures that give us greater access to resources as the end of BPA contract approaches. Power Grid Control Backbone. To date, OPALCO has $3.45 million invested in our grid control backbone ($3.3 million in Utility Plant plus $120K in BPA submarine cable fiber leases) on the balance sheet (opalco.com/about/finances/). These costs are allocated to the entire membership—just like a submarine that connects the system between two islands is covered by all—and every member benefits from cost efficiencies and greater risk mitigation that the system provides. Previously, we would send two linemen in a boat to an outer island to investigate and resolve an outage—often in the dark of night during dangerous storm conditions. Today, through our grid control (or communications) backbone, a lineman or engineer can most often diagnose the fault, reroute and/or restore power from the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) display from a safe distance. OPALCO continues to expand our backbone to improve safety and connect electric field devices and plans to expend another $7.5 million over the next four years to meet system, safety and evolving needs on the electric side. Thomerson clarified that the Co-op continues to pursue the purchase of a wireless (700MHz) licensed spectrum for our network, but is still in negotiations. The spectrum would “become another powerful tool in our grid control backbone toolbox,” said Hildreth “and help us to solve critical gaps in field communication and safety for first responders county-wide.” Co-op Finances. The Board answered questions from the membership Co-op finances. Thomerson said, “We run a tight ship. OPALCO consistently ranks in the very top of our industry in rigorous audits and independent reviews.” He explained the checks and balances process for the review of the Co-op’s financial health, operations and maintenance, capital projects, acccounting and controls through Moss Adams and the USDA-Rural Utilities Services. The Co-op’s financial statements are available online (opalco.com/about/finances/), and are published quarterly in board packets. The upcoming annual report will publish the 2012-2013 Combined Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations. Energy Savings. Thomerson showed charts (opalco.com/about/news/) that demonstrate how OPALCO values energy savings (energy efficiency and conservation) and local distributed (renewable) power as resources for meeting our energy needs now and in the future. General Manager Randy J. Cornelius talked about the Co-op’s partnership with non-profit organizations, led by the San Juan Islands Conservation District, to increase outreach, education and member participation in these areas. This partnership will also promote and manage OPALCO’s community solar initiative, giving members an opportunity to own a share of a local solar generator, which will be located on Co-op property. Learn more at opalco.com/energy-services and also sanjuanislandscd.org/energy/ and stay tuned for upcoming Energy Fairs this May and June. Island Network: Broadband. Many in attendance at the Town Hall meetings were most interested in broadband, and how OPALCO will make our memberowned backbone available to the membership. Thomerson gave the history of Island Network, a division of OPALCO formed in 2004 to share our co-op infrastructure with members—and introduced John Graminski, the new Manager of Information Services. Island Network has $426,272 on the balance sheet, listed as “Non-Utility Property” (opalco.com/about/finances/). There are currently 28 members in 54 locations connected to our backbone through Island Network including three Internet Service Providers (ISPs), NoaNet (schools, libraries, etc.), public safety agencies and local businesses. A local ISP complained that Island Network costs were too high. Every Island Network connection pays for itself; costs will come down as more members connect. Graminski is conducting a cost of service study to create updated pricing and a business plan for all Island Network members, including ISPs. Per the Board directive in November (opalco.com/about/finances/), the moratorium on new connections has been lifted and a handful of new services are being connected in population centers (Eastsound, Lopez Village, Friday Harbor) where capacity and fiber connection points are currently available. New connections are made just like the electric side: members pay the cost to bring the infrastructure to their location, and then a monthly subscription fee. New connections will be based on member demand; this is a ‘pull’ not a ‘push’ situation. We expect to transition to a new business plan in early 2015; members who want to connect now can request new service through our website (www.opalco.com/island-network). Island Network staff will respond with an estimate for cost of connection, if service is available in your area; or, if not, a timeline for when to expect it. Maps of the preliminary plans for expansion are included on the website (www.opalco.com/island-network). Members on Lopez asked if wireless technologies will be deployed through Island Network. Thomerson answered, “If we are successful in purchasing the licensed spectrum as a platform for safety and field communications, we will make that ‘tool’ available as a wireless connection through Island Network— which will greatly expand the reach and bring costs down, compared to fiber.” Board member Vince Dauciunas explained that his neighborhood is already organizing to share the cost of bringing an Island Network connection to their remote Roche Harbor area homes. It is challenging to get the attention of our 11,000 members. We encourage you to engage with us throughout the year: read the bill inserts and e-bill messages, attend our annual meeting on Saturday, May 3rd, read the annual report (online in mid-April), subscribe to our email newsletter, the Co-op Connector and our Energy Savings blog, Sharing the Load, visit us at the County Fair and attend informational meetings on your island as they are offered.
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Ask your child about ‘Buddy Bench’ Ask anyone in the elementary about the new Buddy Bench, a shared idea between members of the Lopez Elementary ASB and the MS/HS D.R.E.A.M. Team. The new buddy bench is a designated seating area where students feeling lonely or upset can seek peer support. Older and younger students painted this wonderful gift of friendship and presented it to the elementary students on Tuesday. “It’s a great way for kids to demonstrate they care for each other,” say Della McCullough, school bus driver and advisor to the older students who supported the Elementary ASB in this project. “Principal Lisa Shelby and her young ASB leaders, were so excited to take on this project.” So the next time you are at the school and want to make a new friend – sit on the buddy bench – its a wonderful new fixture at our school.
San Juan Island Fire and Rescue assists with Oso mud slide
San Juan Island Fire Rescue has deployed Assistant Chief Brad Creesy and Administrative Assistant Carolyn Hudson to assist with the management of the rescue and recovery efforts at the Oso mud slide. Assistant Chief Creesy will be assisting with plan-
ning efforts. Hudson will be staffing the finance section of the Incident Management Team. Their deployment could last as long as 21 days. San Juan Island Fire Rescue participates in this program because those involved gain valuable “real world” experi-
ence and are able to make personal connections with people and agencies that would be called upon to help should a major emergency ever strike San Juan County. Most costs associated with these deployments are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Homeless in San Juan County This year’s “Point-InTime” count of persons without housing in San Juan County identified 65 people. Forty-four of those people, including children and disabled persons, were living out of doors, in vehicles, or in abandoned buildings. The remaining 21 people were staying in temporary, unstable living arrangements, often with friends or family. The state mandated count was conducted on Thursday, January 23rd. Agencies not open on the day of the count were authorized to conduct the survey on their business day closest to January 23. Count organizers and volunteers worked with local family resource centers, food banks, churches, healthcare providers,
senior centers, libraries, the sheriff’s office, and many other community support service providers
to conduct the count. The count was initiated by the State of Washington in 2005 (RCW43. 185C).
Request for Catering Bids for OPALCO’s annual meeting May 3, 2014 aboard the ferry. Healthy lunch offerings should include sandwich options including a vegetarian offering to serve 500 people. Includes set-up, service and clean up. Caterer must be able to board at Friday Harbor at 5:50 a.m. OR Lopez at 6:35 a.m. OR Anacortes at 7:35 a.m. Submit your bid no later than April 4 to Bev Madan at bmadan@opalco.com or 183 Mt Baker Road, Eastsound 98245. Call 376-3549 for more information.
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WEEKLY: How has your time growing up in California affected your music? MK: I don’t really know what effect growing up in California had on my piping but certainly playing other kinds of music informs the way I think. Making up raucous music with my pals taught me how to put things together. Just playing “stream of consciousness” music – most of which is of no interest – occasionally gave me good ideas. For more information about the Battlefield Band visit their websiste at www. battlefieldband.co.uk or visit www.orcascenter.org.
LOPEZ VILLAGE PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE The San Juan County Council has formed a citizens’ advisory committee, Lopez Village Planning Review Committee, whose purpose shall be to develop a Sub-Area Plan for the Lopez Village Urban Growth Area. The San Juan County Council seeks to fill seven (7) membership slots to represent Lopez Island. Members are appointed by the County Council. The LVPRC shall be responsible for making recommendations on the formulation of the Lopez Village Sub-Area Plan, including but not limited to land use, capital improvements, development regulations, landscaping, parking, storm water, habitat, and pedestrian connectivity. If you are interested in volunteering or would like information, please visit our website: www.sanjuanco.com. An Application is available online. Click on “Council” on top green-colored ribbon, then “Download Advisory Committee Application” on left blue-colored ribbon. Applications will be accepted thru April 7, 2014. Applications received after that date will be retained for future consideration. Feel free to call Susan Kollet at 370-7470 or email sueko@sanjuanco.com if you have any questions.
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Lopez Fire and EMS at Firefighter Stairclimb There were 1,311 steps and 788 feet of vertical elevation to challenge the firefighters and EMS squad of Lopez in a race to the top. Rising 76 stories above the cityscape of Seattle, the Columbia Center Tower hosts the opportunity for 1,800 firefighters to support the motto, “climb, conquer, cure.” Dressed in full gear, firefighters from 282 different departments from across the world ascend 69 flights to race the clock and reach
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CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY CHURCH, There’s Always a Place for You! CTK gathers at 10:00 a.m. in the school multi-purpose room at 86 School Road. Come as you are! More info at www.ctkonline.com/lopez. Email: lopez@ctkonline.com Phone: 888-421-4CTK ext. 819. GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, welcomes you to worship with us on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Fisherman Bay Road at Sunset Lane. 468-3477. Everyone welcome! COMMUNITY CHURCH, Please join us Sun. mornings. Adult Bible study, 9:30. Worship Service, 10:30. Nursery (birth3 yrs) and Jr. Church (4-12 yrs) provided during worship service. Small groups meet throughout the week. 91 Lopez Rd., in the village. Pastor Jeff Smith 468-3877. www.ourlicc.org LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA) Please join us for worship and children’s Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. in Center Church on Davis Bay Road. Also in Friday Harbor at 11:00 a. m. in St. David’s and in Eastsound at 1:15 p.m. in Emmanuel. Pastor Anne Hall, 468-3025 QUAKER WORSHIP GROUP Meetings will be Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at the home of Ron Metcalf, 6363 Fisherman Bay Road. Children’s program. Everyone welcome. Phone 468-2129. Email: lopezfriends@gmail.com ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH Come worship with us at Center Church on Davis Bay Rd. We welcome you to join us for Mass at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Call 3782910 for Mass times on San Juan and Orcas Islands BAHÁ’ÍS OF LOPEZ ISLAND Meet regularly for devotions, study of the Bahá’í Writings, and spiritual discussions. For dates and times, please email bahaisoflopezisland@gmail. com, and visit our blog at www.bahaisoflopezisland.blogspot. com for additional information about the Bahá’í Faith.
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ISLAND SINFONIA Founded in 1984 • Musicians from San Juan, Lopez, Orcas and Shaw Presents a concert of beautiful and beloved orchestral works Sunday, April 6, 3pm at Grace Church Free Admission And Plenty oF PArking For more inFo CAll: 468-4422 donAtions WelCome • tAx-deduCtible
Network research curator. “But we won’t know anything conclusive until tests are done.” Although the laceration looks similar to a propeller wound, researchers must wait until an official necropsy is performed to know the true cause of death. The dolphin appears to possibly be an adult or sub adult. Official measurements will be taken at a later date. Pacific white-sided dolphins travel in numbers varying from a dozen to many hundreds. These dolphins reach a length of
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the open ocean … sometimes they make trips into inland waters like the Strait of Juan de Fuca,” said Eric Eisenhardt. According to Jen Olson, stranding coordinator for the Marine Stranding Network, a herd of Pacific white-sided dolphins was last seen in our waters on
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vision and tireless work in creating one of the finest recycling, reuse and trash facilities in the state of Washington. The board of the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District regrets to
announce that Neil turned in his resignation on March 24, effective March 25. Neil cited irreconcilable differences related to pending policy on issues of volunteer shopping at the Take-It-Or-
April 5th ~ 6th We are getting really yummy with our pear-centric food crawl. Bring your appetite and your sense of adventure and take a trip though flavor-town! SPRING SENSATIONS EVENTS: ALL MONTH! Pear map to all things pear-fectly delicious in town
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March 18, 19 and 21 in the Haro Strait region and by Vancouver Island. This is the second stranding of 2014. The first was an adult harbor seal.
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seven to eight feet and weigh up to 300 pounds. They eat squid and small schooling fish such as anchovies, herring, sardines, and hake. It is believed they feed largely at night. The pacific whitesided dolphin is commonly found in the coastal waters of the North Pacific. “They typically live in
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Leave-It reuse facility. Over the past two-plus decades Neil has become the face of our Lopez dump, with many locals naming the reuse facility “Neil’s Mall.” He has been instrumental in numerous changes that enhance recycling and re-use options, and has been passionate about enabling our community to move towards zero-waste. Not only a visionary, Neil worked on the daily, not-sopleasant tasks of running a clean facility, and many patrons know Neil as the person they saw sweeping the deck, cleaning up a paint spill, or helping people unload their garbage. The district board recognizes the huge challenge it faces in replacing Neil, and asks for community support and patience as it works through this difficult transition period.
April 12 Total Experience Gospel Choir April 12 Leavenworth Ale-Fest April 17 Music at the Mountain April 19 Easter Egg Hunt April 19 Icicle Creek Chamber Players April 20 Easter Bruch at Sleeping Lady April 26 Dinner & Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte
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