The Library Fair celebrated its 56th birthday on Saturday. Islanders and visitors showed up to browse books, eat delicious treats and listen to music. Here’s a look at the event:
I have a fear of birds, which I suspect originated on a beach trip with my father when I was eight. He thought it was hilarious to put bits of bread on my head to feed the seagulls. That event compiled with Hitchcock’s horror film “The Birds,” instilled in me a great fear of those winged-creatures equipped with cold, beady eyes and sharp talons and beaks.
During the summer, Wolf Hollow Rehabilitation Center resembles the emergency ward at a hospital. There is a room for x-rays and blood tests and quarters for injured “patients” that will be released as soon as they are healthy. Outside, a giant white board lists the types of patients currently in care at the center.
Orcas Island Library Fair has books, art and music
The Summit Learning Center’s walls are adorned with colorful images of nature and there is a distinctive woody smell like tree bark soaked in sunlight. Kokanee salmon fry swim in a large tank, newts crawl in a mossy sanctuary and pictures of native birds are everywhere.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which has been involved in the clean-up and monitoring of the debris, Japanese detritus will show up on North American shores for the next several years. Where and what types of debris might arrive is unknown.
Construction workers, landscapers and farmers may have a leg up on office workers when it comes to bone health, according to research on the positive effects of sun exposure.
A string of what locals call “suspiciously similar” burglaries in a Lopez neighborhood is leaving residents feeling not only violated, but angry.
Solid waste in the islands is evolving and county staff like Public Works Director Frank Mulcahy is optimistic that garbage and recycling collection is changing for the better.
The proposed Cherry Point Coal Terminal near Ferndale, Wash., has been causing an outcry on the islands, but local conservationists are concerned about multiple hazards.
The San Juan Islands Visitor Bureau has launched a project to simultaneously get people out of their cars, and onto the San Juan Islands Scenic Byway.
The western tent caterpillar, with its orange and black markings, is an unpopular visitor. Periodic caterpillar outbreaks result in defoliation, minor branch dieback, and in some cases, tree mortality, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Martin Lund’s ‘One World Music Festival’ celebrates its 10th anniversary with music of the 1960s and ’70s
