3rd ANNUAL ISLAND-WIDE YARD SALE DAY - Join your neighbors and clear your closets on Saturday June 28th. The sale runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. All islanders are invited to participate! A $15 fee, payable to SICC on the morning of the event, covers the costs of advertising, balloon marker, etc. To get your name and address on the map contact Amy Colvin at 425-503-8886 or colvin.ap@gmail.com by June 18th.

4th of JULY PARADE sponsored by the S.I. Community Club. (If Samish Island has a folklore, this is its prime event!) The Parade is open to all who want to march/ride from Fish Point to the Community Hall. No preregistration required, just get your group to the far end of Blue Heron Rd. by noon and check in with Kris Goodan. Questions? Call Kris, 766-6909.

The S.I. Marching Band will gather at the Community Hall at noon on July 4th. Practices are scheduled for Sun., June 29 and Weds., July 2 at the Hall. (The Marching Band will also be performing in this year's Berry Dairy Parade on Saturday, June 21 in Burlington.) New band members are always welcome - contact Gail Hopley at 766-6823 or ghopley@wavecable.com for more information.

Samish Island History Books will be on sale at the Parade event. The Garden Club will have notecards, hats and visors at their table as well.

2008 SAMISH ISLAND ARTS FESTIVAL- Planning is well underway for the 12th Annual Arts Festival, Saturday July 26 at the Community Hall. Once again there will be live music throughout the day, freshly cooked oysters and other edibles, and, of course, artists and their creations. If you are interested in participating as an artist and have not done so before, please contact Janene 766-6290 or Karen 766-5096. If you are not an artist but would like to be a part of the festival, in any fashion, please contact Karen at 766-5096. Whether you want to participate on the committee, sign up to be a vendor, or simply want to look for unique local artwork to purchase, the Arts Festival has something for you.

The EDGEWATER GARDEN CLUB does not meet in summer. Members are reminded to send their $10 dues to our new treasurer, Linda Larson, 9976 Samish Island Rd. Those interested in a field trip to Bellevue Botanical Garden on Tuesday, July 15, should contact Karen Hadman,766-5096, for more info. Enjoy your summer when it finally arrives!
---from Chuck Davis

Samish Island is a great place to live or visit year round, but the summer months sure are the most fun. The Island-wide Yard Sale has developed into a great social event, as well as a way to move some stuff from some people’s garages to others. The Parade on July 4 doesn’t just happen – if you want to help, give Kris Goodan a call.

Don’t forget tide calendars and community rosters are available at Blau’s.

Crab season, July 16-Sept. 30, Weds. thru Sat. plus Labor Day weekend, is not the whole story. Last year, WDFW opened the season early, with just a couple of day’s notice. You can sign up for e-mail notice of any changes at http://wdfw. wa.gov/lists. (A ticket ruins the fun.) The complete state sport- fishing regulations are available at
https:// fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/erules/index.jsp. Don’t forget little things like sinking pot lines (a line in a propeller can ruin an outboard), regulation escape openings, or the pot lid secured with cotton cord, and names and addresses on red and white buoys. The season starts at 7:00 a.m. the first day, at daylight other days.

A few people have been asking how do they arrange to rent the Community Hall. You can check the SICC web site at SamishIsland.net for a calendar of availability and info, or you can call Eileen Andersen at 766-8202.

Check out the new community cooperation blog - (http://www.samishsaves.blogspot.com/). Steve Hoffman has been working on a lot of ideas of how we can use a community blog to share rides, trips to town, tools and equipment, and some labor and services, all communicated a lot quicker than the monthly ads in the Shore Lines. Thanks Steve.
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At the May SICC meeting I volunteered to get a Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) organized for any interested island residents. This is a very intense class with a lot of hands on practice. It is 8 sessions long, 3 hours each time, with a practice drill at the end that can be up to 6 hours. There was a good show of hands of interested people. I need to know what time you would prefer it to be (day or evening), and which day of the week will work best for you, or the one day that would not work for you. My plan is to have the sessions on the island. I can be reached at 360-766-8107(h) or 360-708-0620(c), or email me at rwyckoff@wavecable.com. I'm sure you may have questions before committing and I can get those answered also. I think we could even do one this summer if there is enough interest for that. RutheiaWyckoff

SAMISH SENIOR SINGLES will gather for a “brown bag lunch at the home of Kathleen Packard, Friday, June 27th, 11 am. Any Island Senior Single welcome, 766-6752

Time for some SUMMER HIKING! Join us on Thurs, June 12th for some fun and vigorous exercise. Meet at 10 AM. at the Community Hall withhiking gear and a lunch. We’ll decide on a destination when we see Thursday’s weather conditions. Call Marlene 766-5093 with questions.

ISLANDERS IN THE NEWS:
---Marcel Rousseau, Coast Guard Ensign is among those receiving Coast Guard Unit Commendation for saving 20 crew members of a sinking fishing boat in the Bering Sea in March.
---Aaron Cohen was accepted into both State Patrol and Mt. Vernon Police. He was sworn into the Mount Vernon P olice Dept. April 17th, and began the Academy in May.
---Stuart Nash graduated summa cum laude May 24th, in Civil Engineering from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, and is currently seeking work in this region.
---Ryan Bart was one of 20 h.s. seniors named recipients of the Ignatian Leaders Scholarships at Gonzaga University for academics, leadership qualities & community service, providing $20,000 over four years.

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR in Girls’Track and Field, as per the June 6th Skagit Valley Herald: Congratulations, Danielle Nordlund, featured in several Sports Section photos in May, winning at State in the long jump and running for the State relay title for B-Ed. “It’s that kind of versatility that has college coaches looking at Nordlund as a potential ‘heptathlete,’able to perform across the broad spectrum of track and field events.“ Good luck, Danielle!

Samish Island Hats/Visors – Samish Island “crab” logo hats and visors are available again in both blue and khaki (hats $15, visors $10). The hats are very high quality with a leather adjustment strap and fit all sizes well. For sale at the Garden Club table at the 4th of July parade and at the Summer Arts Festival, or by calling Denny Organ at 766-5234. They make great gifts for summer island visitors!

Skagit Valley College will hold classes at the Soothing Waters warm water pool right here on Samish Island, with registration through the college by calling 416-7873. It’s a 4-week series beginning on June 24th and ending July 16th.
Water Exercise: 9-9:55 a.m. on Tuesdays ($49.)
Warm Water Bodywork Basics I - Tuesday's and Wednesday's from 1 - 2:30 ($89., --over 60 years: $27.30)
Warm Water Bodywork Basics II (prerequisite WWBB I) - Tuesday's from 2:30 - 4:00 ($89.,-- over 60 years: $27.30)
For other Soothing Waters classes-soothingwaters.net/766-8403

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY -- JUNE 15

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FOR SALE: Old hay, Good for garden mulch. $1/bale – U Haul. 766.6501

FREE stuff: We are about to begin our remodel (finally!) and would rather have some house parts be re-used than turn into landfill. The potential list includes a not new but solid working dishwasher, a fairly new 8’ wide Milgard vinyl sliding door, vintage ’72 cooktop and oven, a newer oval/tan colored bathroom sink, an older stainless kitchen sink, possibly the ’72 vintage kitchen cabinets as well as older interior doors/windows and tub/toilet. If interested, call Denny or Bonnie at 766-5234.

FREE: 9.5 ft. fiberglass dinghy. 766-6160

WANTED?: Does anyone need a partial concrete load? I am having a concrete truck come out with 2 yds on a Sat. in June. (or Fri. 6/20). Call Mike @ 766-6704

WANTED: Fill dirt. Please call Tim at 360-421-6470

HOUSING RENTALS:
--- 3 bedroom, 2 bath, modular home on 2-1/2 acres. Children OK, pets OK. $975. 766-8722
---2 bedroom, 2 bath dbl.-wide mobile on quiet dead end street, near beach/tidelands access. New paint/carpet last yr.; inclu. washer/dryer/dishwasher. Yr.-round $850 month + first, last, deposit. Available Aug. 1st. 766-7420.

AIRBRUSH TANNING: Now offering a safe alternative for tanning, an all natural way without the harmful effects of the sun. DHA reacts with the amino acids in the top layer of skin to produce a tan that looks natural and lasts about a week. We have solutions to match any skin type. Perfect for special occasions or pre-vacation tans. Call Tammy Vandyke at 360-770-1674 or Staci Barcott at 360-708-4650 for an appointment!

HYDRANGEAS?: Wishing for some offers of yard grown blossoms for a family wedding mid August. We don't need too many blossoms but more than are growing in our yard. Gracious thanks in advance. Please call: 766-6450. Ann

Landscape design & maintenance. Call Debbie Emerson, 766-5095. 20+ yrs. experience on Samish Island.

Shores Lines Deliverer needed for a route that includes some 35 homes (east half of Halloran + Samish Terrace) on the Tuesday following the first Thursday of each month. Call Kathleen, 766-6752

Items for the next Shore Lines should be submitted in writing to Kathleen Packard, 9920 Samish Island Rd. Next deadline 5 pm on July 3rd (first Thursday), 766-6752.

Community Club Board of Directors, Samish Island Community Club, P.O.Box 268, Bow, WA 98232

Chuck Davis
President
766-6705

Astrid Aamot
Vice-President
708-6116

Fran Hansen
Secretary
766-7104

Linda Strobel
Treasurer
766-4082

Steve Hoffman
At-Large
766-4488

Amy Colvin
At-Large
425-503-8886

Charles O'Hara
At-Large
766--0224