Eating extravaganza to benefit wildlife rehab center

As the superhero of the animal world, the rehabilitation center treats injured creatures big and small, provides public education and conducts non-invasive research.

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updated 10:43 AM May 22, 2013

5-24-13 The Humpback Stayed and Transients Showed Up!

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Blogs 9:31 PM May 24, 2013 Whale of a Porpoise, a Community Blog

Fecal Matters: No Contact Advisory for Cummings Park and Les Davis Pier on Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA

BEACH Program Update On May 24, 2013, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department issued a no contact advisory for Cummings Park and Les Davis Pier on Ruston Way in Tacoma, WA. The closure was issued due to high fecal bacteria counts in the water. The public is warned not to make contact with the water until further notice. The Health Department will continue...

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Blogs 1:28 PM May 24, 2013 ECOconnect, a Community Blog

Power-outage will affect Ecology online applications (May 31 – June 2)

Ecology Notification Maintenance work is planned for the Ecology building in Lacey, beginning Friday, May 31st at 5:00 PM through Sunday, June 2nd. During this time, the power will be turned off to our data center, temporarily shutting down many of Ecology's online applications. Applications that will not be available include: Areawide Remediation Environmental Information...

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Blogs 9:46 AM May 24, 2013 ECOconnect, a Community Blog

5-23-13 To See Orca Yesterday One Had To...

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Blogs 4:56 PM May 23, 2013 Whale of a Porpoise, a Community Blog

Around the Sound: Work underway at the K Ply cleanup site

By Connie Groven, Site Manager, Toxics Cleanup Program Here the K Ply smokestack is being covered so that asbestos can be scraped from the surfaces the port could reach. January 29, 3013 The past few weeks have seen a lot of activity at the K Ply cleanup site (also known as PenPly or Peninsula Plywood)....

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Blogs 4:33 PM May 23, 2013 ECOconnect, a Community Blog

OCS students take field trip

Students in grades one through eight at Orcas Christian School enjoyed a three-day field trip to Victoria, British Columbia from May 8 to 10.

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updated 10:36 AM May 22, 2013

Wedding announcement

Piper Marie Fohrman of Orcas Island, daughter of Adam Fohrman of Texas and Jaccie Fulton of California and Devin Michael Baker of Orcas Island, son of long-time Orcas residents Michael and Rocky Baker. They were married on Saturday, April 27.

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9:19 AM May 22, 2013

5-21-13 Magic Land

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Creamy Broccoli Gluten Free Beer Cheese Soup

How does a hot … steamy … creamy … cheesy soup sound right about now? Cool rainy weather, snow or just a festive weekend puts me in the mood for my favorite Creamy Celery Broccoli Gluten Free Beer Cheese Soup!  I would like to give a big shout out to my Gluten Free Foodies in...

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Blogs 7:00 PM May 21, 2013 Gluten Free Foodies, a Community Blog

Four-Letter Words

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Blogs 10:40 AM May 21, 2013 Iris Graville: bloggerbyconvincement, a Community Blog

Lifestyle Blogroll

  • ECOconnect
    Washington State Dept. of Ecology's blog
  • Enchanted Quilters of Lopez Island
    Alexander spins tales of local quilters, quilt-making and quilt-backed fundraising efforts on her home island, Lopez. She says the Enchanted Quilters of Lopez Island was formed in 1984 to raise funds for the Lopez Senior Center, and the group has conjured up almost one raffle quilt per year since.
  • Gluten Free Foodies
    Celebrate the foods that you can eat!
  • Iris Graville: bloggerbyconvincement
    Writer Iris Graville lives on Lopez Island. She blogs about life and faith, Quakerism, war, sacred spaces and more, also finding time to write about projects like building her own wooden kayak. Graville is also the author of Hands at Work, inspired by a showing of Summer Moon Scriver’s black-and-white photographs of hands.
  • Land and Sea
    This group's aim is "supporting and advocating for clean, fair, healthy food and sustainable agriculture, with an emphasis on directly supporting our local farmers and producers." The blog is packed with information on community slow food events, food safety and ways to get involved, as well as links to relevant movies, websites, internships and job opportunities.
  • Lopez Island Kitchen Gardens
    A regular blog about kitchen gardens, where people who love to garden and to cook grow vegetables, fruit and herbs for their kitchens.
  • Orcas Island Camera Club
    The Orcas Island Camera Club blog publishes announcements of upcoming photography events and contests.
  • Whale of a Porpoise
    This blog is filled with photos of the San Juan Islands' resident orcas, identified by name. There are audio clips of the orcas communicating as well. The author is Jeanne Hyde, a Friday Harbor resident.