Archive for February, 2013
Lummi Island Wine Tasting March 1-2 ’13
The Way of the Dodo Like many species before it and many to follow, the Dodo was eliminated from the roster of currently living things about 400 years ago. Until then it had thrived on Mauritius, where life was so easy that it had evolved away from its ancestors’ ability to fly. Accounts of what […]
Lummi Island Wine Tasting February 23 ’13
Library Fund Update Thanks to all of you who responded to our request to contribute (again!) to support the Island Library remodel and upgrade. Special thanks are extended to those friends who gave from as far away as California and Colorado–wow, your gifts are deeply appreciated! We hope you will continue to support the project […]
Lummi Island Wine Tasting Presidents’ Day Weekend February 16 ’13
Library Fundraising Drive Continues! We have heard from many of you that our blog last week was helpful in raising awareness about the challenge and opportunity the library remodel project represents to our community. While no one took us up (yet!) on our offer of purchase credit to anyone committing to four months of online […]
Lummi Island Library Benefit Wine Tasting Valentine Week ’13
Getting Serious About Our Library Fund As most of you now know, the Island Library is long overdue for upgrading. The original home that was purchased by FOIL (Friends of the Island Library –– essentially all of us) back in the mid-nineties took several years to pay off. Lots of necessary upgrades were postponed to […]