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The LSJI Governance Challenge Day “Mock Town Council.” Pictured from L to R: Lucas Limbach, Kai Sanborn, Cathy Kromer, Russell Guerry, Katie Fleming, Armando Nunes, Sam Leigh. Kim Secunda was on this panel but missed by the camera. Cohort IX of Leadership San Juan Islands was immersed in learning specifics of local governance on Feb. 8. This was session two of the five-month program. Initial class check-ins, breakfast and teaching related to coursework took place at the Friday Harbor Firehall. A quick walk to the Town Council Chambers led to a brief introduction to Robert’s Rules of Order with Jim Hooper. Members of the cohort then took their assigned positions and played out roles associated with the town council process and citizen participation. This exercise was led by Steve Hushebeck, with support from Town Clerk Amy Taylor. Mayor Carrie Lacher (Alumni III) wrapped up the morning session by clarifying the mayor’s role in our county’s only incorporated municipality. The working lunch included a presentation by Marilyn O’Conner (Alumni I) on the role of ports in San Juan County. This
was followed by Duncan Wilson, Town Administrator, who shared Friday Harbor’s history and visions for the future. The early afternoon sessions were divided between Judge Don Eaton in the superior courtroom, and Sheriff Rob Nou in the district courtroom. Moving into the county council chambers for the later afternoon, Council Chairman Jamie Stephens briefly explained the structure of San Juan County government and talked about the changing role of the county council. Linda Lyshall presented material on state and local policies including examples from the Growth Management Act and the Critical Areas Ordinance. Kit Rawson followed with a presentation on the history of tribal and state relations in regards to natural resources and his experiences as a marine manager for the Tulalip Tribe. For more information, visit www.lsji.org.
‘Broken Consort’ concert “Shakespeare's Broken Consort” will be presented on Saturday, March 23 at 5 p.m. at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church. The suggested donation is $15 or $20; 18 and under free; other students $5. As part of the third annual Salish Sea Early Music Festival, the show features renaissance flutist Jeffrey Cohan, violinist Courtney Kuroda, violist Steven Creswell and harpsichord-
ist Kyobi Hinami. The program will explore music from England, Italy and France from Shakespeare’s lifetime, performed on instruments that Shakespeare would have been familiar with. For more information visit www.salishseafestival. org. Additional performances in the San Juan Islands: • Lopez Island: Saturday March 23 at 1 p.m., Grace
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Church. • San Juan Island: Sunday, March 24 at 7 p.m., San Juan Island Grange.
“Twill be a grand time for all on Saturday, March 16 when the 13th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes the streets of Eastsound. They are marching a day early this year because “we felt that with businesses open there will be more participation.” The invitation is open to all: those who are Irish, who wish to be Irish or are grateful not to be Irish! Marchers, decorated vehicles and even floats are welcome. Costumes are heartily encouraged. Participants will gather at Island Market parking lot at 11:30 a.m., and set off as soon as they are organized.
Orcas High in the 1950s Orcas Island Historical Museum is presenting “Kids of the 1950s” as part of its monthly History Matinee series at the Orcas Senior Center on Sunday, March 17 at 3 p.m. Hear the stories of what it was like to go to high school way back
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then, as told by several of the “kids” (now in their 70s) who were there. How big was the school? Did Orcas ever beat Friday Harbor in
basketball? How did the Orcas Football team get started? What did they do for fun – authorized and otherwise?
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The Orcas Island Public Library and Humanities Washington invite the community to a conversation with Anu Taranath, a member of the 2012-14 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau. This free event will take place on Friday, March 15 at 11 a.m. at Orcas Island High School. Her talk is entitled “The World in Washington: An Exploration of Literature and Our Lives.” Taranath teaches world literatures at the University of Washington, with a focus on Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean and U.S. communities of color. She is the recipient of numerous distinctions, including inclusion in the Seattle Weekly’s “Best of Seattle 2008.”
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