On the Island

Composting is garden club topic Thurs., June 18 at the Camano Center (next to CASA), the Camano Garden Club will host a 10 a.m. program on composting. Guest speaker is Janet Hall from WSU Island County Extension. She will demonstrate the construction of a compost bin from used pallets and a food composter from a metal trash can. The pallet composter will be auctioned off after the demonstration, with proceeds going to CASA. Attendees need to bring a sack lunch (beverage provided), or plan a no-host lunch at an island restaurant. After lunch, there will be a visit to a local garden. For more info., contact Gail Nilsson, 387- 4342, or Donna Wilson, 387-6720.

Annual barbecue salmon dinner set The annual barbecue salmon dinner will be held at the Camano Country Club Sat., June 27, B.Y.O.B., 5:30 p.m. Dinner will follow. There is a cost for members/guests only. The event is co-hosted by Jim and Cari Adamson.

Madrona Sirens to host open house The Madrona Sirens invite the public to an open house Thurs., June 25, 6:30 p.m. Attendees can view plans for the new Vista Fire Station, and have hot dogs with their families. Chief Mike Ganz will speak at 7:30 p.m., updating the bond issue, the new station and fire/EMS levies.

Mic night with Mark Duke Brindles/Lallys Pub presents a June 17 mic night with Mark Duke; June 19, Don Mailloux, June 20, Mark Duke, and June 21, Marcia Kester. Volleyball Sunday, 1-4 p.m., barbecue salmon plus. June 24, mic night again with Mark Duke.

Learn how to harvest, cook shellfish Harvesting and cooking shellfish is a June 24, 7 p.m. community presentation by Bill Griffith, Tom Perry, Pete Domato and Duane Hoekstra, Camano Island, WSU Island County Beach Watchers. The event will be at the Camano Multipurpose Canter, 141 N. East Camano Drive (blue building), and is part of the Fourth Wednesday informational series, which is sponsored by WSU Island County Beach Watchers. For more info., call 387-3443, ext. 258, or visit beachwatchers.wsu.edu/island.

Islanders potluck open to visitors The Islanders potluck will be Mon., June 22, 6 p.m., at the Lost Lake Clubhouse, 1469 Lake Dr. Attendees are asked to bring a friend, as the group is looking for new folks to join the potluck, a long-standing Camano tradition. Guest speakers and musical entertainment are also being sought. Monday's speakers will be from the Camano Library. For more information, call Billy or Chris Davis, 387-8278.

Free women's exercise class offered A free women's exercise class is in Camano Chapel gym Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9 a.m.: walking aerobics with video instructor Leslie Sansone.

For more information, call Kathy Harrison, 387-7202.

'Sound of Music' auditions next week Camano Island's Lyric Light Opera Company is holding auditions June 27- 29 at United Methodist Church in Stanwood for upcoming performances of "The Sound of Music." Potential performers of all ages should apply. See lyriclightopera.org for details, including performance schedule and locations. Brenda Mueller, founder and executive director, encourages both professional and amateur artists to participate. Lyric Light Opera of the Northwest creates theatre suitable for the whole family, using local actors, singers and dancers of all ages.

Father's Day pancake breakfast The Camano Country Club will celebrate Father's Day Sun., June 21 with a pancake breakfast cooked fresh by some local dads. The public is welcome. Breakfast is served 9 a.m. to noon, and includes coffee and orange juice with choices of all-you-can-eat, fresh-grilled pancakes, eggs to order, ham or sausage; or corned-beef hash, biscuit and eggs — all with live music.

'How clean is your water?' is topic

Lee First, field investigator for RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, will give an introduction to the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance's new mapping tool that identifies water quality concerns Wed., June 17, 7 p.m., at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 East Camano Dr. For information, call 387-2236, or email camanobwh@yahoo.com.

I sland tour of wildlife gardens Visit wildlife gardens at the second annual Camano Island Backyard Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour Sat., June 27, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The event is free to the public. Pick up maps at Camano Multipurpose Center (AKA — The Blue Building), 141 East Camano Dr., the day of the event. Besides the tour, the wildlife habitat will demonstrate how people can live in harmony with nature, show how any property can be a Backyard Wildlife Habitat, and promote awareness of the National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program — just by providing food, water, shelter and places to raise young. Information on native plants, wildlife, composting, as well as challenges faced on particular properties, will be available. The tour is sponsored by the Camano Wildlife Habitat Project of Friends of Camano Island Parks. For more information about the tour, call 387-1615 or e-mail sandy@koffman.net.

C.A.R.E. continues to discuss water Camano Action for A Rural Environment will have its regular 7 p.m. meeting Thurs., June 18 at the Terry's Corner Windermere office at the corner of Sunrise and SR 532/East Camano Drive. C.A.R.E. will continue the discussion of water issues on the island, discuss the TR Camano gas station/convenience store application, and discuss future activities. Call Tammy Finn, 387-3356, for questions or directions. CARE does not meet in July and August, so if anyone wants to contribute, they are encouraged to attend this meeting.

Republican Women meet June 23

The Camano Island Women's Republican Club (CIWRC) will meet at 12 noon, Tues., June 23, at the Lost Lake Community Center, 1469 West Lake Dr. on Camano Island. CIWRC welcomes new members and visitors from the island, Stanwood and the surrounding area. The club will participate in the Stanwood 4th of July parade, will host the annual home tour July 11, and will again have its food booth at the Stanwood/Camano Community Fair.

Register now for collectors car show Camano Senior and Community Center's 18th annual collectors car show and flea market is Sat., Aug. 8, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., featuring the South End String Band, pork butt barbecue, and beer garden. Register your cars at the center, or download the forms at www.camanocenter.org. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this event, call Karla at the center, 387-0222. Address: 606 Arrowhead Rd., Camano Island.

Curriculum sale by Lighthouse Co-op Homeschool curriculum sale by the Lighthouse Co-op will be Wed., June 17, 9 a.m. to noon, in the east room of Camano Chapel. For questions, call Susan, 629-4514.

Selah service at St. Aidan's

St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, located at 318 SR 532, Camano Island, will once again host a Selah service 7 p.m., Sun., June 21, consisting of music, meditative silence and scripture. All are invited; there is no entrance fee. For

more information, call the church office at 360-629-3969.

Creating your own bucketlist with Z Susanna, also known as Z, is doing an hour-long brainstorming class at the Camano Community and Senior Center, Thurs. June 25, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. "This is a good time of the year to look at all our wishes, big and small and what we want in our lives, no matter what the economy is doing.," she said.

Call for more information, 629-5040.

Register for Vacation Bible School Camano Chapel invites kids (ages 4 years old on up to those going into fourth grade) to hop on board the "Boomerang Express: It all comes back to Jesus," Vacation Bible School next week June 22-26, 9 a.m. to 12 noon each day. Registration is free. Travel to the Land Down Under for a week of hearing Bible stories, music and doing crafts. Contact Teresa Nicholas, 629- 0387, or Marian Kallicott, 387-7202, or e-mail mariankallicott@camanochapel.

org for further information.