Take Labor Day Off — you'll be running the rest of the week

Monday, Sept. 7 Labor Day

Tuesday, Sept. 8

Ferry Advisory Committee 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Friday Harbor at County Council Large Conference Room, Legislative Bldg. 55 Second St., Friday Harbor.

Free Lunch at the Orcas Island Community Church, provided by Gypsy Willow Catering and friends, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Open to all.

Polaris system, interactive County Maps provided by Geographic Information Systems teams, will be explained at 1:30 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center. Free and open to the public. For further information, call Melissa Crane at 370-0542.

Fire Department meeting 7:30 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Station. For agenda, call 376-2331.

Wednesday, Sept. 9

Guided Olga History Tour. 2:30 p.m. Begin at Orcas Island Artworks for an historical journey through Olga.   Business attractions include:  Orcas Island Artworks, James Hardman Gallery, Café Olga, Olga Pottery, Sweet Home Garden, Olga Store and Buck Bay Shellfish Farm.  Suggested donation of $5 with all proceeds going to Community projects. Contact Betty @ 360-376-5974 or leave message @ * 1.

Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee,  3:45 to 5:45 p.m. at the Deer Harbor Community Club, 4319 Deer Harbor Road.

PTSA monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the school library.

Thursday, Sept. 10

State Senator Kevin Ranker Open House in Anacortes, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The office is located in the City of Anacortes Municipal Building at 904 6th Street.  Regular business hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Friends of the Library Board Meeting, 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Orcas Library. 376-4985, www.orcaslibrary.org.

Port of Orcas Commissioners Meeting, 7 p.m. at the Airport Conference room.376-5285

Friday, Sept. 11

San Juan County Land Bank Commission Meeting 8:30 to 11:20 a.m. at the Council Hearing Room, San Juan County Legislative Building . Public Hearing for Proposed 2010 Expenditure and Acquisition Plan. Public comment time: 9 a.m. at 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor.

An Evening of Comedy, produced by Orcas Island Recreation Local talent provides skits, singing, improv, music and laughter. At the Orcas Center, 7:30 p.m.

“Brilliant Traces” at the Grange at 7:30 p.m. Full length play with Melinda Milligan and Norm Stamper playing characters who inhabit an Alaskan cabin during a blizzard. Tickets are $10 and available at Darvill’s or at the door. For additional information, contact Doug Bechtel at 317-5601 or doug@orcasactors.com

Saturday, Sept. 12

15^th annual Orcas Center/Island Market/Red Rabbit Farm Golf Classic. Begins at 9:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast. 11 a.m. tee time with lunch at the turn. Immediately following the game, there will be an awards ceremony and hearty buffet reception catered by Red Rabbit Farm.  Registration is $125 and includes greens fee, goodie bag, continental breakfast, lunch, reception buffet, hosted wine and beer bar, and a raffle ticket. Non-golfers are invited to join the fun at the reception, at a cost of only $25All net proceeds of the Golf Classic support Orcas Center programs and operations. Go to www.orcascenter.org for further information

United Way Day of Caring, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join members of Lions, Kiwanis and Odd Fellows 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the registration tent next to Orcas Center.  United Way board members will provide coffee and cookies for the cleanup crews on the school’s Vitality Trail, at Orcas Center and the Senior Center.Call 378-4121 for further information.

Writer’s Roundtable, 1 to 3 p.m. Judith Miller will lead a discussion of ”Laying in Food for the Winter: Hunting and Gathering Techniques for Writers.” Free – all are welcome.

OPAL Community Land Trust Annual Auction and Soiree at 5:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall. Contact Judy Whiting at outreach@opalclt.org .
“Island Grown, Island Raised,” benefit dinner/auction for Kaleidsoscope Childcare Center. 5:30 p.m. For tickets or donations, call 376-2484 or mail PO Box 1276, Eastsound WA 98245.

An Evening of Comedy, produced by Orcas Island Recreation. Local talent provides skits, singing, improv, music and laughter. At the Orcas Center, 7:30 p.m.

“Brilliant Traces” Play at the Grange at 7:30 p.m. Full length play with Melinda Milligan and Norm Stamper playing characters who inhabit an Alaskan cabin during a blizzard. Tickets are $10 and available at Darvill’s or at the door. For additional information, contact Doug Bechtel at 317-5601 or doug@orcasactors.com

Sunday, Sept. 13

Cascade Summit Bike Challenge. Riders can choose between destinations: the Cascade Falls Trailhead – 1 mile, the Mountain Lake Shelter – 2.2 miles, and the Mt. Constitution Summit – 5.7 miles. Registration cost for the ride is $30 per individual; kids 12 and under pay $15.Check-in for the ride is at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 at the Cascade Lake Day Use Shelter in Moran State Park. The ride begins at 10:30 a.m.Those who register can get a free Friends Summit Bike Challenge T-shirt (shirts sizes not guaranteed if registered after Sept. 1).The registration form is available at Wildlife Cycles, Eastsound Sporting Goods and online at www.friendsofmoran.com

“Poisoned Waters,” Hedrick Smith’s two-hour PBS documentary on Puget Sound and Chesapeake Bay, is being shown at the Orcas Center, starting at 4:30 pm.  Supper will be served between the two hours. Tickets are available at Darvill’s, Orcas Public Library and Orcas Center. $10 each. Only a limited number are left.

“Brilliant Traces” Play at the Grange at 7:30 p.m. Full length play with Melinda Milligan and Norm Stamper playing characters who inhabit an Alaskan cabin during a blizzard. Tickets are $10 and available at Darvill’s or at the door. For additional information, contact Doug Bechtel at 317-5601 or doug@orcasactors.com