Leadership San Juan Islands (LSJI) announces that the deadline for applications for its 2009 program is Nov. 7.
The San Juan County Fair will host two giant Flea Market and Craft Fairs, Saturday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008.
The Olga Community club potluck is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 8. Social hour will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
The lecture series Crossroads: Ideas for a New Century will continue on Friday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center. Juliet Stumpf, professor of immigration and citizenship law at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Ore., will speak on “Crossing New Borders: Making Sense of the U.S. Immigration Debate through Law, History, and Politics.”
Marine Science Lecture Series: Dr. Scott Pearson will give a presentation on two fascinating seabirds, rhinoceros auklets and tufted puffins. The public is asked to park in the upper parking lot at Camp Orkila. Shuttle service from the parking lot to the talk is available before and after the lecture. 7 p.m. Free. Info at 376-3910.
Jeremiah Bernhardt, M.D. is a third-year family medicine resident from Seattle’s Swedish Medical Center who arrived at Orcas Family Health Center (OFHC) in the middle of October to complete a month-long rotation under the supervision of David C. Shinstrom, M.D. Over the past few years, several third-year residents have done a similar rotation, noting the time spent at OFHC served as a valuable learning experience for rural medical practitioners.”
The San Juan County Council has appointed Johannes Krieger and Andy Holman to the San Juan County Marine Resources Committee, a citizens’ committee that supports research, promotes stewardship of marine resources and advises the County Council on Marine Resource issues.
The public Cemetery District Meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Library Meeting Room.
San Juan County Sheriff Bill Cumming confirmed this week that break-ins continue to occur in Eastsound businesses, including one at the Sheriff’s Office off Mt. Baker Road.
To some, the pending elimination of a juvenile probation job may sound like a reasonable move in these tight budgetary times.
On Oct. 28, at the third of four Orcas Island Fire District (OIFD) meetings to determine the proposed 2009 budget, fire commissioners, Chief Mike Harris and Captain Rick Anda spent more than an hour listening and responding to public questions and ideas.
The Orcas Island Post of the American Legion invites the public to attend ceremonies in observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Post Hall on Crescent Beach Road.
