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Last update: 7/9/10
Calendar of Events:
Event dates for the next two months are updated. Other months may not be accurate yet.| July 2010 | |
| July (all) | Skagit Burn Ban status is on the Skagit Fire Marshall's Outdoor Burning Page. Burn bans often go into effect around July 15, but keep checking... |
| July (var) | Shakespeare Northwest plays are presented this summer, at various locations. |
| July 1 | Inspect boats, engines, gear, etc. for crabbing, fishing and boating season. Be safe, be environmentally friendly. |
| July 1 | Shore Lines deadline 5 p.m. to Shore Lines editors (Kathleen Packard or Nancy Liggett). |
| July 3 | Samish Island Marching Band meets at 7 pm at the Community Hall for practice for the parade tomorrow. |
| July 4 | Fourth of July Parade & events, sponsored by the SICC begins around 1:00 p.m. Floats and participants begin forming at noon at Fish Point. Participate with humor for your neighbors' enjoyment. The Samish Island Marching Band starts the parade at 1:00 p.m. sharp! Notecards, hats, visors, Samish Island Book, will be for sale at the Community Hall. |
| July 5-9 | Vacation Bible School at Samish Island Memorial Chapel, 9:30 to 11:30 am each day. |
| July 8 | All of North Puget Sound is closed to recreational shellfish harvesting, beginning today, until biotoxin levels go down. The shellfish ban includes clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, geoducks and other species of molluscan shellfish. Crab is not included in the closure, but officials say "crab butter" and crab entrails should be discarded, and only the meat should be eaten. |
| July 14 | Save the Samish - A community meeting at Edison Elementary School Cafeteria to discuss the water quality problems in the Samish watershed, and how to protect our waters. 6 p.m. open house, 6:30 program. |
| July 14 | Crabbing season for the island (Area 7E) begins at 7 a.m. Summer crabbing is Wednesday through Saturdays only, plus the entire Labor Day weekend. "Winter crabbing" is open Wed to Sat., Sept 8 - 30. |
| July 20 | Community Club Board Meeting, 7 p.m. |
| July 23 | Samish Senior Singles, meet at Fred Smiths, 9578 Samish Island Rd at noon. If the harvest is bountiful, we'll be crabbing it. Call Fred 766-6883 or Betty Chowka, 766-8032 for more info. |
| July 24 | Annual Samish Bay Bivalve Bash and Low Tide Mud Run at the Taylor Shellfish Farms, Bow, WA |
| July 30 | Community volunteers needed to help set up the canopy for the arts festival, 1:00 p.m. |
| July 31 | Annual Samish Island Arts Festival - at the Community Hall, from 10 am to 5 pm. Information for artists, call Janene at 766-6290. Live music, grilled oysters, Sigi's lunch and cinnamon rolls, great vendors. Plan now to attend. |
| August 2010 | |
| Aug. (all) | Skagit Burn Ban status is on the Skagit Fire Marshall's Outdoor Burning Page. |
| Aug (var) | Shakespeare Northwest plays are presented this summer. Various locations. |
| Aug 5 | Shore Lines deadline 5 p.m. to Shore Lines editors (Kathleen Packard 766-6752, or Nancy Liggett). |
| Aug 6-8 | Anacortes Arts Festival, Anacortes - first weekend of August |
| Aug 11-14 | Skagit County Fair, Mount Vernon - usually during first week of August |
Aug 17 |
Community Club Board of Directors Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Hall. All community members are welcome to join us. |
| Aug 27 | The Samish Senior Singles |
| Aug 30 | End of Camp Kirby's Summer Camp Season. |
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| September 2010 | |
| September - all | Skagit Burn Ban status - check the Skagit Fire Marshall's Outdoor Burning Page. |
| Sept | Shore Lines deadline 5 p.m. to Kathleen Packard. |
| Sept | Community Club Board and business meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Hall. |
| Sept | Island Artists: sign up now if you are interested in having a table at the Holiday Show in November. Phone 766-6548 to register by Sept. 15. |
| Sept | Summer Puget Sound Dungeness crab reports must be submitted electronically or postmarked by .... This covers the period of June to September .... http:/fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/wdfw/puget_sound_crab_catch.html. |
| Sept (a Sunday afternoon) | Community Potluck and Salmon Fry, 5 p.m. at the Community Hall. Bring salads, side dishes and desserts to this Community Salmon Barbecue. SICC furnishes the salmon. Come & enjoy good food and good company. If you have a source of green alder for the fire pit, let Chuck Davis know. "Map Your Neighborhood" folks will make a short presentation. |
| Sept | Oyster Run, Anacortes (motorcycle traffic & noise affects most of the Skagit Valley, Anacortes and Edison) |
| Sept | Edgewater Garden Club meets at the Community Hall. Coffee and visiting 9:45 a.m., business meeting 10:15. See the Garden Club Program for 2009-2010. Garden Club is collecting wire coat hangers for wreathmaking in late November. Bring anything you have please! |
| Sept | Samish Senior Singles, 11:30 a.m. at ...... Need a ride? Call ... |
| Sept 30 | Soothing Waters closes for the season. |
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| October 2010 | |
| Oct 31 | All-island Halloween Party (kids of any age 3-93) |
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| November 2010 | |
| Nov 6 | No holiday arts festival in 2010; perhaps next year. |
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| December 2010 | |
| Nov to Feb. | If winter storms leave you without power, heat, or ways to cook, come to the community hall - the oven, cooktop and heat are propane, and North Beach often has power & lights when other part of the island do not. Bring games, food to cook, and enjoy the time with others in the same situation. Contact the Community Club president for the key or more information. |
| December | Tide Calendars adjusted for Samish Island are available at Blau Oyster. $2.50, makes a great stocking stuffer. All sales benefit SICC. |
| Dec 2-4 | Garden Club: Join the fun of making wreaths and swags to benefit Camp Kirby, The Samish Island Fire Department and Friendship House. We start at 10:00 a.m. and work until 2:00 p.m. each day. Bring greens from trimmings, windfalls, etc. Bring hand pruners and wire cutters. Everyone is invited to come and learn how, and to help make wreaths for community mailboxes and doorways. |
| Dec 3 | Shore Lines deadline 5 p.m. to Shore Lines editors (Kathleen Packard or Nancy Liggett). |
| Dec ? | SAMISH SENIOR SINGLES will celebrate this holiday season by putting aside the "brown bags." and having a potluck. |
| Dec 4 | If you ordered a garden club wreath, you can pick it up at the Community Center on Dec. 4, Friday from 4-7 p.m. No Saturday pickups this year. |
| Dec 19 | Samish Island Christmas Program and Holiday Party, 7 p.m. at the Community of Christ Curch. The "Samish Island Sitting Band" begins playing at 6:30 p.m. Samish Island Band meets at 5:30 for final program rehearsal. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. Kitty Bluhm needs people for the Christmas program. If you sing, tell stories, have a poem to read, a skit to offer, or just like to help out somehow, contact Kitty at 766-4236. Bring a plate of goodies to share if you can, and stay to share Christmas greetings with neighbors. See Christmas Program web page. |
| Dec ? | Samish Island Memorial Chapel Christmas program, 7:00 p.m. Favorite carols, refreshments. Everyone is welcome. |
| Dec ? | Community of Christ Church Special Christmas Observance, at 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome. |
| Dec 31 | Annual membership dues may be paid anytime for 2010, but if you would like to be in the island directory, places pay by January 31. SICC Board recommends $15 to help pay for the Shore Lines and hall needs. You may also donate for special projects during the year, if desired. |
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| January 2011 | |
| Jan | Shore Lines deadline 5 p.m. to Shore Lines editors (Kathleen Packard or Nancy Liggett). |
| Jan | Mike Judy has produced the 2010 Tide Calender in the Judy tradition. Also, Chuck Davis produces the 2010 S.I. Tide Graphs, which uses a different format. Both are available at Blau's, for $3.00 each. |
| Jan | Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve offers many winter classes. Sign up now for January and February classes. |
| Jan | Yoga class, every Tuesday, 10:00 to 11:30 p.m. C of C Church. Through March. Join the 12+ members and feel the stretch. |
| Jan | The Community Club Board of Directors meets on second Wednesday this month. 7 p.m. Community Hall. Election of officers, etc. |
| Jan | Time to renew your membership in the Samish Island Community Club. Annual dues are $10.00. Send a check to SICC at the address below. Also, fill out a directory card if you want to be in the directory. |
| Jan | Community Potluck and Annual Meeting, 5:00 p.m. Bring a dinner dish to share and come join your neighbors. Elect officers, have a good program, enjoy the winter night away from home with good friends. |
| Jan | Samish Senior Singles: meet at Kathleen Packard's house 9920 Samish Island Rd. 12 noon. Bring a brown bag lunch. |
| Jan | Garden Club at the Community Hall.- 9:45 for coffee and socializing, brief business meeting at 10:15 a.m. Program: Ornamental Grasses. |
| Jan | Calling all Samish Island Photographers: send us your great island photos for consideration for the S.I. Directory cover. Send tiffs or jpegs, or drop off printed copies by January 31. A vertical format photo works best. Contact Gail Hopley, 766-6823, or ghopley@wavecable.com |
| Jan | Duck-hunting season ends, according to WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife web site. |
| Jan | Directory Deadline - Annual membership dues may be paid anytime during the year, but if you would like to be in the island directory, places pay by January 31. SICC Board recommends $15 to help pay for the Shore Lines, Fourht of July Parade, Summer Arts Festival, Halloween party, Holiday Arts Festival, Christmas Program, and other meetings and potluck dinners. Thanks for your support each year! |
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| February 2011 | |
| Feb | Shore Lines deadline 5 p.m. to Shore Lines editors (Kathleen Packard or Nancy Liggett). |
| Feb | Yoga class, every Tuesday, 10:00 to 11:30 p.m. C of C Church. |
| Feb | Happy Valentines Day. Remember this quote by Paul Tillich: "The First Duty of Love is to Listen." |
| Feb | Community Club Board Meeting, 7 p.m. at the Community Hall. The agenda will include planning Community Club projects for the year, and scheduling our meetings. Send your suggestions and comments via any Board member. New Board members are joining us this month. |
| Feb | La Conner Smelt Derby. |
| Feb | Garden Club meets at the Community Hall at 9:45 a.m. for coffee and visiting. Business meeting 10:15. |
| Feb | Samish Senior Singles |
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| March 2011 | |
| Mar | Samish Island Directory is now available at Blaus for $3.00. |
| Mar | Shore Lines deadline 5 p.m. to Shore Lines editors (Kathleen Packard or Nancy Liggett). |
| March Tuesdays | Yoga will continue each Tuesday through May, 9:30 a.m. to 11:am at the Community of Christ Church. All are welcome. $10. |
| Mar | Community Club Board of Directors Meeting at the Community Hall. 7:00 p.m. |
| Mar | Edgewater Garden Club Meeting. Coffee social 9:45, business meeting will begin at 10:15 AM. |
Mar |
Samish Senior Singles |
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| April 2011 | |
| April 1-30 | The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is ongoing in April. |
| Apr 1 | Shore Lines deadline 5 p.m. to Shore Lines editors (Kathleen Packard or Nancy Liggett). |
| Apr 19 | Community Club Board of Directors, 7 p.m. at Community Hall |
| Apr | Earth Day |
| Apr | Samish Senior Singles |
| Apr 27 | Edgewater Garden Club Meeting, 9:45 am to noon. |
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| May 2011 | |
| May | Shore Lines deadline 5 p.m. to Shore Lines editors (Kathleen Packard or Nancy Liggett). |
| May | Community Club Board of Directors Meeting, 7 p.m. |
May |
Edgewater Garden Club - The monthly meeting begins with coffee & visiting at 9:45. A brief business meeting follows at 10:15 a.m. Potluck Brunch follows the meeting. Committee sign-ups, Membership, Election of officers, and paying dues for next year. |
| May | Samish Senior Singles meet |
| May | Mount Vernon Farmer's Market Opens for the Summer Season, May 20 to October 16. |
| May | Memorial Day: We especially remember those who have given their lives. |
June 1 |
Summer Residents: Welcome Back! Consider contributing to the community club annual dues $10, which brings you the newsletter, helps support the community hall, and promotes community events. Send dues to the Samish Island Community Club Treasurer at the SICC P.O. Box with your directory card filled out. Don’t forget tide calendars and community phone directories are available at Blau’s, most of the summer. Summer fun with an overflow group? You can arrange to rent the community hall. Check the SICC web site for the hall schedule, then call Eileen Andersen at 766-8202 or email info@samishisland.net |
June |
Shore Lines deadline 5 p.m. to Shore Lines editors (Kathleen Packard or Nancy Liggett). |
June |
Annual Samish Island-Wide Yard Sale Day is this Saturday. Plan your garage sale for this day. Time is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. All islanders are invited to join in for the $10 fee for collective advertising, balloon, markers, etc. |
| June | Camp Kirby Fundraiser |
June |
Samish Island Community Club Board Meeting, 7 p.m. |
June |
Berry Dairy Days (Burlington) |
June |
The Edgewater Garden Club invites garden-loving islanders to visit Guemes Island for their annual garden tour. |
June |
Samish Senior Singles meet |
| June | Samish Island Marching Band meets at 7 pm at the Community Hall for practice for the parade. (no tables - they will still be at the garden tour) |
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