Local Author talks to whales
posted 11/26/02
Have you ever wondered what our whales think about boats, life, love and pollution? Now you can find out. Mary J. Getten, local author, naturalist and animal communicator has just released her new book Communicating with Orcas: The Whales’ Perspective. She will present a free talk at 7 p.m. December 4, 2002 in the San Juan Island Library meeting room. Book signing will follow.
Getten’s interest in marine mammals began in 1987 when she was a volunteer at the Marine Mammal Center, a hospital for seals and sea lions in Sausalito, CA. After four years there, she moved to Orcas Island and was soon involved with the marine mammals here. Getten worked as a naturalist on whale-watch boats in the San Juans for ten years and spent thousands of hours observing and interacting with the resident orcas of this area. During that time she was also a coordinator of the San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network and on staff at Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
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Holiday Library cards available
posted 10/26/02
It's time to order your Holiday Cards from the Friends of the San Juan Island Library.These cards are large 5" X 7" folding cards beautifully printed on a quality coated paper, and include envelopes. Each card has a sensitive message printed within, and the back of the card contains the name of the painting, a statement about the artist, and tells your friends that these card purchases support programs and acquisitions of the San Juan Island Library.
Purchase now directly from the library, or look for special sales stands in local stores starting Saturday, November 9, 2002. MORE INFORMATION
New photo book captures the charm
of San Juan Islands' ferries
posted 06/25/02
Riding the ferries week after week, year after year, islanders rarely reflect on the big boats' simplistic beauty or even consider the complex operation of the routes in the San Juan Islands. Photographer Robert E. Demar and writer/designer Robin Atkins expose the charm of the islands' fleet in Nautical Highways: Ferries of the San Juan Islands. MORE INFORMATION
A passion for patchwork
in Friday Harbor
posted 06/01/02
San Juan Islanders Krispie Staude and Dot Merlino want to share their passion for quilting. Patchwork Passion opened last fall as a workshop, studio and classroom for quilters. Sunday, June 2 the business, located above the ferry landing, is expanding into retail sales. "We want to give quilters a chance to sell their quilts," said Staude. FULL STORY
Hieronymus' composition
performed at the Olympics
posted 02/24/02
San Juan Island resident Richard Hieronymus' Olympic moment was thirty years in the making. "The Indian Ballet," a composition he wrote in 1972 while working as a music arranger in Hollywood was performed Feb. 19 at the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympics. MORE INFORMATION
Accidental hermit writes
about Orcas Island
posted 07/25/01
Noël Murchie probably shouldn't have been knitting while overseeing a SAT exam. The ensuing scandal and a failed romance led the fifty-something woman to flee the Hawaiian Islands. She ended up spending a year living a mostly solitary existence in a run down cabin on Orcas Island.
A toe-curling talent:
Bordi's book hooks socks fans
posted 06/27/01
"I feel like the Stephen King of socks," says Cat Bordi, sitting in the
courtyard of Island Wools and smiling at a stack of best-selling books with
her name on them, "except I'm not scary." MORE INFORMATION
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