Orcas veterinarian Jill Bates’ first novel will make its debut at Darvill’s Bookstore on Thursday, Sept. 15.
“My cheeks are so big I can’t fit through the door, I’m smiling so much,” said Bates. “[Writing the book] wasn’t hard work; you had to drag me away from it.”
A young male northern elephant seal was discovered washed ashore on the sand beneath the West Beach Resort pier early last Thursday morning. He looked exhausted, with strands of bull kelp wrapped around his head.
“His respiration rate was a little fast for that large of an animal,” said Ashley Briese, a third-year veterinary student from Oregon State University on an 8-week internship with the SeaDoc Society.
Mayor April will be serving luxury wine and cheeses to special guests of her VIP Soiree from 4:30-6 p.m. on Sept. 3.
The tented, white-linen affair at the Mayor’s home offers a unique opportunity for guests to hobnob with the bovine, brought to office in a special election sponsored by Orcas Island Children’s House.
The 2011-2012 Orcas Crossroads Lecture Series will delve into cosmology, America as an empire, the Human Genome Project, the future of news reporting and print media, and the first amendment and the internet.
If your lawn is sprouting dandelions and clover, your bok choy is going to flower and himalayan blackberries are sprawling over your fences, pat yourself on the back. You’re creating crucial habitat and fodder for the Western honeybee, apis malifora.
Come September, Suzanne and John Olson, Suzanne’s daughter Lola Pederson and her boyfriend Brandon Banducci will saddle up for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s two-day, 150-mile bike trek.
Public health specialist Dr. Richemond Jean-Baptiste visited Orcas on Aug. 7 as a guest of Helping Hands Noramise. He spoke about public health challenges in Limbe’, Haiti at a library gathering of Orcas supporters.
Orcas artist Katie Gray will release her new record, “Love Like Fire,” on Sunday, August 28 at the Odd Fellows’ Hall.
Hailee Marie Kukura has graduated from The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, earning two masters degrees with First Class Honours, U.K. (Sigma Cum Laude, USA) in architecture and history of art on June 29, 2011.
“Rock on the Rock Singers” is returning to the Orcas Center for another six-week series.
“This fun and highly entertaining group provides a great outlet for singers of all types,” said choir director Grace McCune.
Keary Taylor is the cheerful mother of two toddlers.
She is also the author of young adult science fiction and fantasy books that delve into dark angels and the loss of humanity through technology.
The San Juan Islands Conservation District is offering a class called “Horses for Clean Water” that will offer tips on managing mud and runoff in livestock pastures during the rainy winter season.
The Orcas Island Camera Club is presenting a photography show at Orcas Center in September.
The show is open to all Orcas Island photographers. The theme is “People.” Submissions that match the theme are strongly preferred, however, it is not required.
