Help islander win superhero design contest
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Aaron D’Errico, of Friday Harbor has submitted a design in a Talenthouse contest to design an original superhero outfit, judged by comic book icon Stan Lee.
May 23, 2012
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Kid creations equal beautiful art
“Party Birds by the Sea” created by Mathew Chasanoff’s kindergarten students for the Food for Thought Benefit this Saturday night is a perfect example. Orcas jewelry designer and artist Michele deLong generously gave her time to work side by side with the kids for many hours to imagine and create this delightful masterpiece.
May 23, 2012
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Snowpack, Spring Floods, and Why the Northwest is Better than California
Yes, the weather has turned cool and wet again, with snow falling in the higher passes and upper mountain slopes. Paradise at Mt. Rainier received ten inches yesterday (see pic). But we have a really good snow pack and lots of water for this summer. Here is the latest snow pack in terms of percentage of...
A Bunch of Flowers
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Farm-to-Ship Family Sail aboard the Schooner Adventuress
New this summer, nonprofit Sound Experience hosts a Farm-to-Ship Family Sail aboard its 99 year-old historic schooner and Puget Sound’s environmental tall ship Adventuress.
May 22, 2012
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Bob’s brew boasts best of the cider and mead fest
Known to most of us as just plain Bob, no one was probably more surprised than he was to hear his name announced as the first place winner of the Orcas Island Cider and Mead Festival Home Brew Competition with his 2002 Hard Apple Cider.
May 22, 2012
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The Many Shades of Lupine
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Solar Eclipse from Space
Let me show you something that is pretty amazing.It was cloudy over most of the Northwest and thus we were unable to see the annular solar eclipse from the ground...disappointing! But if you can't see it from the ground, why not enjoy the view from space?Can you see the eclipse from one of the National...
A Warbler, An Owl, and A Starling
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Annular Eclipe Cloud Update
Sunday noon update: the warm front is moving through and the rain is ending over western WA. Some breaks and thinning of the clouds can be expected during the next few hours.An annular eclipse--the sun is not completely covered by the moonTomorrow (Sunday) between roughly 5:30 and 7:30 PM PDT an annual eclipse of the...
First Annual Clean and Sober Community Dance May 26
In the interest of giving back to the community, a group of clean and sober islanders have planned a dance for all ages at Oddfellows Hall on Saturday, May 26, 8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
May 18, 2012
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