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Board of Directors
Michell Marshall, President
Susan Gudgell, Vice President
Mary Noesen, Treasurer
Mary Clure
David Johnson
Tom Maiuro
Mike Stolmeier
Ken Speck, Ex Officio
Staff
Lance Evans
Executive Director
Terri Gilleland
Manager
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PO Box 252
65 North Beach Road
Eastsound, WA 98245
Office: (360) 376-2273
Cell: (360) 317-1587
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Chamber Welcomes a New Member
CHRIS GILL / WESTBOUNDARY PHOTOGRAPHY
(Owner: Chris Gill)
I'm a full time photographer, and 35 year + resident of Orcas. This is not just a job to me, but a way of communicating. I want to help tell a story, whether it's the one of your wedding day or your family in a portrait photo, or of the world around us. Some photos have a deep meaning some are just fun and each has a story to tell. So I hope you stop by my website and stroll around a bit, see what you think. Hope to hear from you.
Website: www.WestBoundaryPhotography.com
Phone: 360-941-0941
Email: Send an Email
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Chamber Seeks Your Best Orcas Island Photos
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Amateur or professional, the Chamber wants to showcase your very favorite photographic image of Orcas Island. Each week, we will be placing at least one image in the Blast, sharing the beauty of the island with our over 1500 Blast email recipients. Just email the Chamber your image, and be sure to put the word 'photo' in the subject line. By submitting an image to us, you are indicating that the image can be featured in this email, and is your own image. Check your digital library, or grab a camera today and start sending them our way. Unfortunately, not all submitted images can be featured. |
Events This Week & Next on Orcas Island
ORCAS HIGH SCHOOL VIKINGS BASKETBALL (Friday, February 3) Cedar Park comes to town this week for our final home game of the regular season. Let's get out and show our Orcas Island support for our amazing athletes! Game Times 3:00 pm: Boys Varsity - High School Gym 4:30 pm: Girls Varsity - High School Gym 4:30 pm: Boys Jr. Varsity - Middle School Gym "A TASTE OF ORCAS HISTORY" EXHIBIT OPENING (Friday, February 3 from 5 to 7 pm @ Orcas Center) "A Taste of Orcas History" exhibit, hosted by the Orcas Island Historical Society, will feature selections of historic photos, documents, stories and objects from the museum archives, as well as a collection of photos from days gone by which have been carefully restored by Peter Fisher. Included in the collection will be photos and stories on the logging and fishing industries, the island's first schools, early merchants, Native American residents, the Moran family, and profiles of early Orcas Island homesteaders. The Orcas Island Historical Society will be hosting the opening of this month-long exhibit. All are welcome to attend the opening reception. Finger food, wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. LIVE MUSIC @ DOE BAY - TWO BANDS IN THE YOGA STUDIO, FREE (Friday, February 3 @ 7 pm) Come check out the music scene at Doe Bay! This Friday Doe Bay will officially introduce the Yoga Studio as a music venue with 2 live bands! "Shannon Steven and Her Fabulous Friends" and "The Strangled Darlings" will be rocking the house at starting at 7pm. Alcoholic beverages will be available for sale in the Studio, and there will be to-go service for food from the Café! Come check out what's going to be a great night of music! Make a night of it: Guests with dinner reservations in the Café will get free day use passes to the spa (for use that day only)! To make dinner reservations, please call the Café at 376-8059. INFORMATION: Call 376-2291 or www.doebay.com 'IRON LADY' ON-SCREEN @ SEAVIEW THEATER (Friday & Saturday @ 7:30 pm)
The Iron Lady is a surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world. Starring: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent. Rated: PG-13.
INFORMATION: Call 376-5724 ORCAS ISLAND 50K TRAIL RUN IN MORAN STATE PARK
(Saturday, February 4 begins at 7:30 am & 8:30 am) 400 runners are visiting Orcas Island this weekend! The Orcas Island 50k is quite unique in the trail running world. The course makes this race very special with it's old growth forests, tough climbs and views of the surrounding islands, mountains, and Puget Sound! It's these Orcas races that started the whole "Rainshadow Running" approach to putting on a race. Why Run Anywhere Else? The race isn't open to new entries, but if you are in the neighborhood, stop by and cheer these athletes on!
ORCAS HAS TALENT FINALE SHOW!
(Saturday, February 4 @ 6:30 pm at the Orcas Center)
Orcas Has Talent is a competition that showcases singers, dancers, musicians, comedians, and performers of all kinds. This show is about finding the best entertainer in our community. The winner will be chosen by audience vote and will be awarded $500! General admission tickets will be on sale at Darvill's Bookstore starting January 23. Adults $25, youth $15 (ages 12 and under). You can guarantee your ticket, no waiting in line! Become a Patron for Talent and buy your Finale show tickets now!! All net proceeds from the event go to the Orcas Island Prevention Partnership.
INFORMATION: OrcasHasTalent@gmail.com
ARTSMITH LITERARY SALON
(Monday, February 6 @ 7 pm)
Hear author Jason Skipper read from his novel Hutsle, followed by a spoken word open mic to showcase the latest works of island writers. At Kangaroo House Bed & Breakfast, 1459 North Beach Road)
INFORMATION: Call 360-376-2175 or visit www.orcasartsmith.org
ORCAS ANGELS HOST PRIME RIB DINNER BENEFIT
(Friday, February 10; 5 - 8 pm @ The American Legion Hall)
Orcas Angels will be hosting a Benefit Prime Rib Dinner on Friday, February 10th. This is a great opportunity to celebrate Valentine's Day while supporting a local non-profit. The Prime Rib is cooked by FIRE and we received amazing reviews from our last dinner in September. Thank you and we hope to see you there!
DEER HARBOR COMMUNITY POTLUCK
(Friday, February 10; 6:30 PM @ the Deer Harbor Community Center)
Join us for our monthly community potluck, 6:30 PM, the second Friday of every month, year round. The February 10 potluck will host the First Annual Deer Harbor Talent Show. Call Pam at 4110 for more information. Please bring a dish to share, your place setting, and beverage.
INFORMATION: Call 376-5404
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ON-STAGE @ ORCAS CENTER
(February 10 - 11 & 17 - 18)
The Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee is set in a small town in fictional Maycomb County, Alabama, 1933-1935, adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel, for four performances at Orcas Center Friday and Saturday, February 10-11 & 17-18 at 7:30 pm.The primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence, issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles. The play is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality.The Orcas Center production is directed by Robert Hall and performed by a local star-studded cast including Beth Baker, Aliza Diepenbrock, Warren Hero and Paris Wilson. Tickets for To Kill a Mocking Bird are $15 for adults and $11 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center Members and may be purchased at
www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon- 4 pm.
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Classes & Seminars
ON THE THRESHOLD: ADVENTURES IN POETRY
(Tuesday, January 17-February 21, 6 sessions; 1 - 3 pm @ the Public Library)
JoEllen Moldoff, Facilitator. Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney wrote: Poetry is more a threshold than a path, one constantly approached and constantly departed from, at which the reader and writer undergo in their different ways the experience of being at the same time summoned and released. In this 6 week class we will read, discuss and write poetry. A variety of poems will be offered to stimulate the conversation about how poems work and to develop our craft. There will be a variety writing exercises and assignments to help generate new poems. Fee: $15, for copying costs and donation to library-- payable to the instructor on the first day of class.
YOGA AT DOE BAY
(3 times/week in February!)
Join Doe Bay yoga instructors Rachel, Rebecca and Luca for some energizing relaxation! Vinyasa Flow yoga classes are drop-in and cost $10, props & mats provided. The January schedule is posted on our events calendar online at http://doebay.com/calendar.html , or call the front desk for class times, 360-376-2291.
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Announcements
FEBRUARY SPECIAL @ ORCAS SPA & ATHLETICS
Celebrate your love this month with giving the gift of health & wellness. For the entire month of February we are offering ˝ off of our Couples Enrollment Fee & 20% off our Couples Massages. Gift Certificates available.
INFORMATION: Call 376-6361.
SUPPORT CAMP ORKILA
Doe Bay will be donating $1 from each pizza sold during February's Open Mic Pizza nights to Camp Orkila. All the money raised will go into a scholarship fund to benefit local youth and families. Orkila is dedicated to building healthy, confident and connected youth through outstanding outdoor experiences. Come join us on Thursdays in February to support Orkila with good fun and fun times. The Café is open from 5-10pm and Open Mic begins at 7:30pm.
INVITATION TO SPONSOR THE 3RD ANNUAL STUDENT CHEF COMPETITION!
On March 31, one of the neatest events on Orcas will occur again, and your business can be part of it. The Orcas Island Farm to Cafeteria Committee will be conducting the Third Annual OISD Student Chef Competition at the public school. All students, K through 12 in the Orcas Island Public School District including Waldron are eligible to submit entries for consideration in the competition, and the public will be invited to watch and cheer their favorite student chef on to victory. There will be no charge to anyone coming to watch the event. Any individual or business may be a sponsor of the Competition on many levels: Copper Kettle ($50), Silver Spoon ($100), Golden Spatula ($250), or Platinum Platter ($500). Sponsors will be prominently listed in our promotional materials and programs and gratefully appreciated! Sponsorships enable us to give generous prizes to all the competitors, provide equipment and items needed for the competition, as well as ensure the ongoing endeavors of the F2C Program. Sponsorship checks should be made payable to OIEF and mailed to OIEF PO Box 782, Eastsound, WA 98245. Be sure to put "Student Chef" on the check.
INFORMATON: Contact Madie Murray at 376-3371 or gomadie@gmail.com
ISLANDS' SOUNDER HAS A SWEETHEART DEAL FOR ADVERTISERS
(Call Cathi today!)
The Sounder is preparing to publish a special Valentine's Day section on February 8, complete with heartwarming stories about islanders! We are offering low-cost opportunities to highlight your business or send a message to your sweetie. All ads will receive free spot red color. The minimum ad size is a 2 column by 2 inch ad for $58! Call Cathi Brewer at 376-4500 or cell: 298-1679. Deadline is February 1 so order soon!
INFORMATION: Call Cathi Brewer at 376-4500 or cell 298-1679. Deadline is February 1 so order soon!
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Shop the Rock
CHERRY T'S HAS SWIMSUITS!
That's right - we said it - SWIMSUITS! Please check out our selection before your next trip or swimming lessons or ..... Be sure to "like us" on Facebook so we can keep you informed of any future sales or events. Open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
INFORMATON: Call 376-2080.
WOOD'S COVE WINTER HOURS
Winter Hours - Monday - Saturday, 10:30 am - 5:30 pm & Sundays, 10:30 am - 4 pm. Starting February 26 closed on Sundays. Valentine's "All You Need is Love" Storewide* Sale February 11,12,13,14. (*except local artisans).
INFORMATION: Call 376-2900 or visit lifeisgood@woodscove.com
CROW VALLEY OPEN WEEKENDS!!
Crow Valley Pottery 'In Town' re-opens this week for the 2012 season!! We'll be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday till Valentine's Day-and then 7 days thru the season as usual!! And we already have lots of new pottery and other offerings to start the year off right! Of course, 'The Cabin' re-opens in Spring!
INFORMATION: Call us @ 376-4260.
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Restaurant News & Dining Deals
SUPERBOWL PRE-GAME SHOW @ THE KITCHEN
(Friday, February 3 & Saturday, February 4)
Duh! Of course we like football! In honor of this great annual demonstration of all that America stands for, we're serving up spicy homemade chili, cheese toast and onion rings with ranch dressing on the side! Our chili has Jones Family Farm beef sirloin, a variety of beans, tomato, herbs, and chilis de arbor. We'll have cheddar cheese-rosemary toast, a pile of onion rings on top of that, and ranch dressing on the side. Yee Haw! --$14. Friday & Saturday (not game day of course, this is a pre-game show). Go Mariners!
INFORMATION: Call 376-6958.
INN AT SHIP BAY DINING ROOM OPEN FOR FEBRUARY HOLIDAYS!
The Dining Room at Inn at Ship Bay is open for February Holidays! Please join us for dinner Friday, February 10th through Saturday, February 18th (closed Sunday & Monday, February 12th &13th) for Valentine's Day or to celebrate the President's Day holiday week-end before we re-open for the 2012 Season in March. Also, we will be having a Wine Dinner with Jed Steele of Steele on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Details to come..... Here is to a Fantastic 2012 for us all!
INFORMATION: Call for reservations @ 376-5886.
NEW LEAF CAFE RE-OPENS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3!
We've missed you! Come in and see what we've been up to these last months. Our space is looking more beautiful than ever and we have some fantastic new menu items to share. We have lots of fun things up our sleeves this season and some that are only for our special email subscribers, so go to our website and sign-up for New Leaf Love Letters! Hours: Dinner: Thursday - Monday 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Breakfast: Saturday and Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. New Leaf Lounge opens every day at 5:00 p.m. *TWO* HAPPY HOURS FOR YOU- Weekdays (Thursday, Friday, Monday): 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
INFORMATION: Reservations strongly encouraged, call 376-2200.
VALENTINES DAY AT DOE BAY!
(2 NIGHTS! Saturday, February 11 and Monday, February 13)
Celebrate your love at Doe Bay! On Saturday the Doe Bay Café will host a 4 course prix fixe aphrodisiac themed dinner with optional wine pairings. The cost will be $50 for the meal and $20 for the wine pairing. On Monday we will host a special Movie Night and are offering ˝ price bottles of wine! Space is limited for both events so reserve your spot by calling the Cafe at 360-376-8059.
INFORMATION: Call 360-376-2291 or www.doebay.com
CHILADAS FEBRUARY HOURS
Happy Hour 3 pm to 6 pm and Dinner with ' Smokin' Dishes' from our mesquite grill, 4 pm on...Wednesday through Sunday. Lunch on Saturday from noon to 4 pm. The dining room is now available for daytime meetings, private luncheons and/or celebrations. Call Julie for details, 376-ORCA (6722). Free WiFi too!
INFORMATION: Call 376-ORCA (6722).
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE LOWER TAVERN Friday, February 3, 9 pm - Live Music with the Blackberry Bushes, a 5 piece String Band. They are Fun, Energetic, Foot Stomping, Put Your Dancing Shoes On!! Sunday, February 5, 3 pm - Superbowl Party!!! Game Time 3 pm with 5 HD TV's- Surround Sound. Great Buffet! Tuesday, February 7 - Open Mic Night Tuesday, February 14 - Open Mic Night Benefit for Bruce Harvie INFORMATION: Call The Lower @ 376-4848
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT ALLIUM
-We are now accepting reservations for Valentine's Day, $49 for three courses per person, set menu only. We will also have sweetheart deals on select bottles of wine.
-Aloha Fridays coming in February. Show up on Fridays with your best Aloha shirt or bikini top and get $2 off a Mai Tai or a Blue Hawaii!
-Open for dinner Thursday through Saturuday from 5:30. Open for brunch on Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm.
INFORMATION: Call 376-4904 for reservations.
AGAVE IS OPEN FOR OUR "STAY AT HOME" ISLAND FRIENDS! (Hours are Wednesday-Monday, lounge opens at 4:30 pm, dining room at 5 pm) -Tonight at Agave's Thursday Trivia, we will have 2 special hosts, and try out a new format. First game starts at 7, we hope to see you there! - Super Bowl Sunday is February 5th. We will open at 2:30 pm, game begins at 3 pm. We will be serving bar appetizers, and offering special drink prices. Come and watch the game by our cozy fireplace. INFORMATION: For reservations call 376-1422. FRIDAY NIGHT PUB NIGHT IS BACK! @ THE ORCAS HOTEL Fridays is Pub Night - Join us @ 5 pm for dinner and 6 pm for music with Martin Lund & Friends. Saturdays is Sushi - We have a full sushi menu for you to try! Wednesdays is Prime Rib - Dinner features Tossed salad, Prime Rib (Harris Ranch grass fed all natural beef), Baked potato, Asparagus & Yorkshire pudding. $28 12oz; $22 8oz. INFORMATION: Call 376-4300 for reservations. Open 7 days a week!
Continuing Restaurant Specials
OPEN MIC AND PIZZA NIGHT AT DOE BAY CAFÉ (Thursdays @ 7:30 pm) Join island visitors and residents to share music, spoken word, and other performances on the night when we come together in that ancient ritual of community and communion: good pizza! Each month a local non-profit receives $1 from each pizza sold. This month Camp Orkila's Partners with Youth Fundraising is the benefactor, and the money raised at Doe Bay will be kept on the island to benefit Orcas Island kids. Please come out to buy a pizza, enjoy the entertainment, and support a worthy cause! The Café open is open from 5-10pm and Open Mic begins at 7:30pm. (Back to top) |
Continuing Art & Museum Shows
ORCAS ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUM
(Open Saturdays from 11 am - 4 pm)
Come see the first phase of our Bison Antiquus exhibit, on display now in the Main Exhibit Hall, including a beautiful replica of our 14,000 year old complete bison skull, considered to be one of the finest specimens of its kind in the world. OIHM Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 11 am to 4 pm.
INFORMATION: Call the museum @ 376-4849
MORAN MANSION MUSEUM TOURS
(Open Daily 9 am - 9 pm)
The Mansion is open to the public for a self-guided tour from 9 am - 9 pm daily. The tour is free.
INFORMATION: Call Rosario @ 376-2152 ext. 300
ROSARIO MUSIC CONCERT AND HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
(Saturdays at 4 pm)
Enjoy a presentation of music and photography that walks guests through the history of the Moran family and the Rosario estate with Christopher Peacock. Highlights of the presentation include the historic Moran Photograph Collection, Phantom of the Opera music performed on the Mansion's 1,972 pipe Aeolian organ with the silent film, stories of the Mansion's most colorful residents, and Christopher's original piano compositions played on the 1900 Steinway Grand Piano.
INFORMATION: Call Rosario @ 376-2152 ext. 300
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Public Meetings on Orcas Island
- San Juan County's public meeting list is found here.
Thursday, February 2 (3 pm). Eastsound Planning Review Committee
(Eastsound Fire Station). Meets first Thursday of the month.
Special Meeting
Tuesday, February 7 (10 am - 3:15 pm). San Juan County Council Meeting (Outlook Inn). Agenda items include: Public Hearing on an Ordinance Adopting Voter Precincts; Action on Clapp Easement; Solid Waste Management Update including Orcas Requests for Proposals. The agenda and related materials may be obtained 3 days prior at the County website at www.sanjuanco.com/council/default.aspx or at the Council offices during each business day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For more information please contact the Clerk of the County Council at (360) 370-7470.
Tuesday, February 8 (9 am - 11 am). Orcas Island Public Library Board (Public Library). Call 376-4985 for more information. Meets the second Tuesday of the month.
Thursday, February 9 (12 noon - 1:30 pm). Orcas Island Park & Recreation District (Eastsound Fire Station). Meets second Thursday of the month.
Thursday, February 9 (6 pm). Port of Orcas Commissioners meeting (Airport conference room). The Port will meet on the second Thursday of the month at 6 pm. Call 376-5285 for more information.
Saturday, February 11 (7:30 am - 3 pm). Charter Review Commission (Orcas Hotel).
Tuesday, February 14 (4:30 pm). Eastsound Sewer and Water District meeting (East side of Airport, at end of Cessna Lane). Regularly scheduled on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
Tuesday, February 14 (7:30 pm). Orcas Fire District Commissioners meeting (Eastsound Fire Hall). Call 376-2331 for more information. Regularly meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
Wednesday, February 15 (3:45 - 5:30 pm).Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee (Deer Harbor Community Center). Call 376-3199 for more information. Public is welcome. Regularly scheduled on the second Wednesday of the month.
Thursday, February 23 (5:30 pm). Orcas Island School Board meeting (School library). Call 376-2284 for more information. Regularly meets on the fourth Thursday of the month.
Wednesday, February 29 (5:30 pm). Sustainable Orcas Island meeting (Public Library). Call 376-4985 and with Phil for more information. Meets last Wednesday of the month.
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The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce works daily to support our community's businesses and organizations. Please support Chamber of Commerce members when making your buying decisions. The value of a dollar spent locally cannot be overstated. Think Local - Buy Local - Orcas First!
The Chamber of Commerce is happy to answer any questions you have about our beautiful island!
Sincerely,
Lance Evans, Executive Director
Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce
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