The Summit Bike Challenge, a casual ride through Moran State Park from Cascade Lake to Cascade Falls, Mt. Lake or the Summit, to raise money for Moran State Park projects will be held on Sunday, Sept. 7. Check-in for this family and community fun ride will be at 10 a.m. and the ride will start at 10:30 a.m from the Cascade Lake Shelter at Moran State Park. Tables along the route will be staffed by volunteers with healthy snacks and water. The cost is $25 for adults and $15 for kids under 12 years of age.
Fast approaching is the 14th annual Orcas Center/Island Market/Red Rabbit Farm Golf Classic. Earlier than in the past, the Golf Classic will be on Saturday, Sept. 6, immediately following Labor Day weekend. All net proceeds of the Golf Classic support Orcas Center programs and operations.
The youth soccer season begins Sept. 2 at 3:30. Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for children aged seven to 12 and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for children aged five and six. Registration forms are available at the school office, the public library, and the Orcas Rec. Program office (located in the Senior Center). Children aged seven to 12 will play at Buck Park and those ages five and six will play behind the elementary school. Games will be on Saturday mornings beginning Sept. 13. The last game will be on Oct. 25. More information is available at www.orcasrec.org.
The 10th Annual Steve Braun Memorial Triathlon will take place on Sunday, Aug. 31 at Orcas Island Moran State Park, at the Cascade Lake Picnic Area.
After recently being honored with the MVP award for Northwest A/B League softball, Orcas Island Viking shortstop Cara Peacock was been named to the All-State Softball Team on June 24. This honor is voted on by sportswriters from around the state. Peacock was one of four infielders selected to the first team representing Washington’s 2B division schools.
After losing by one stroke last year, Coach Bobby Olmstead and the kids creamed the cronies this year by winning eleven under par at the second annual Turtleback Open 18-hole scramble held last Sunday.
On July 20, the Funhouse will open a nine-hole mini-golf course on their grounds for an afternoon fundraiser from 1 to 4 p.m.
The temporary course is being constructed by a team of adult and teen volunteers from the Teen Expedition Group at Camp Orkila. The leaders of the group are Ian Wilkie and Samantha Creed.
San Juan County’s Environmental Health Manager Mark Tompkins reports that all of the County’s scheduled septic system inspection classes have been filled through December.
Cascade Lake Day For Children
Port of Orcas commissioners discussed land purchases, stipends and hangar leases at their July 10 meeting.
