CALENDAR of SPECIAL ISLAND EVENTS &
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
© 1993, 1998 by Friends of Island Library (FOIL)
(for further information on Island Clubs, Organizations & Associations)
| approx. Date |
Event |
Sponsor |
| February |
Music, Books and Sweets |
Beach School PTO |
| March |
Spring Dance |
Beach School PTO |
| March/April |
Roadside Clean-up & Lunch |
L.I. Community Club |
| March/April |
L.I. Cemetery Clean-up Day |
Whatcom Cemetery Dist. No.2 |
| Easter Sunday |
Island Kids' Egg Hunt |
L.I. Church |
| April |
Plant Sale and Silver Tea |
Civic Club |
| April |
Island Library Spring Clean-up |
Friends of Island Library |
| April/May |
School Spring Play |
Beach School PTO |
| Early May |
School Rummage Sale |
Beach School PTO |
| Memorial Day weekend |
L.I. Artists' Studio Tour |
individual artists |
| July 4th weekend |
Pancake Breakfast |
L.I. Community Club |
| July 4th weekend |
FOIL Book Sale |
Friends of Island Library |
| July |
Annual Island Rummage Sale |
L.I. Church |
| Late July |
All-Island Auction (held every 3rd year) |
Beach School PTO, LICC, L.I.Church |
| July/August |
Home and Garden Tour (occasionally) |
Friends of Island Library |
| Labor Day weekend |
L.I. Artists' Studio Tour |
individual artists |
| Early September |
Island Parade and Fair |
L.I. Church |
| Early September |
Car ferry drydock |
Whatcom County Engineers |
| Mid September |
Salmon Barbecue |
L.I. Community Club |
| Late October |
School Halloween Party |
Beach School PTO |
| Early November |
Flu Shot Clinic |
Whatcom Health Dept. |
| Early December |
Christmas Bazaar |
L.I. Grange |
| Early December |
Holiday Kids' Party |
Island Library |
| Early December |
L.I. Artists' Studio Tour |
individual artists |
| Mid December |
School Winter Program |
Beach School PTO |
| Mid December |
FOIL Book Sale |
Friends of Island Library |
| Mid December |
Christmas Ship |
LICC & Beach School PTO |
Ongoing Community Activities
| Late May through September |
Farmer's Market |
Individual growers, crafters, etc. |
| every 3rd Friday |
Pinochle Parties |
L.I. Grange |
CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Beach School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) ...
2nd Tues., alt.months, 2:30 pm
Beach School, 3786 Centerview
Road. Contact Arria Merrill 758-2779.
For parents and teachers of Beach School students.
The group sponsors: Spring Dance (Mar); Spring Play (Apr/ May); Rummage Sale
(May); Christmas Ship (mid-Dec); Winter Program (mid-Dec).
Boys & Girls Club of Lummi Island
758-2828 PO. Box I
A club for young people, ages 6 to 18, living on or visiting Lummi Island. Activities
include sports, games, arts and crafts, computers, dances, and excursions for hiking,
swimming, museums, etc. Boys &Girls Clubs are dedicated to providing services for
youth and helping them to develop qualities needed to become responsible individuals and
future leaders. The Lummi Island club publishes a quarterly newsletter with activities and
schedule information and a membership handbook. Memberships are $17 per year, with
scholarships available. The Boys & Girls Club of Lummi Island is an extension of the
Boys & Girls Club of Ferndale. Island members are welcome to visit the Ferndale Club.
Civic Club ......................................................................2nd
Thurs., 1 pm
Church Fellowship Room,
3913 Legoe Bay Road. Contact Lois Peterson, 758-2405.
A social club which welcomes all Island women.
Meetings include a program and refreshments. Founded March 8, 1916, the club continues to
raise and donate money for Lummi Island community uses. It sponsors the Plant Sale and
Silver Tea (late April) and a table at the Christmas bazaar.
Friends of Island Library (FOIL)
.............................. 1st Tues., 7:30 pm
Island library, 2144 S.
Nugent Road, PO. Box 90. Contact Karly Tucker, 758-7145.
Under the Whatcom County Library System, each
community must supply and maintain a building to house the WCLS books. FOIL does this for
Island Library and relies on fund-raising activities and donations. Income-producing
efforts include book sales; Home and Garden Tour (occasionally); slide shows (winter); and
The Lummi Island Pages.
Isle Aire Beach Association
Contact Craig Smith, 758-2500.
General meeting, Second Saturday in July. For
property owners in Isle Aire Beach subdivision.
Lummi Island Community Club .................4th
Wed, 6:30 pm potluck, 7:15 pm meeting.
Grange Hall, 2220 N.
Nugent Road, PO. Box 163. Newsletter editor Paul Davis, 758-2414.
Phone list Susan Watson, 758-7449.
Goals are to inform residents and to provide a forum
for community concerns. Meetings include entertaining and informative programs of
community interest. The club raises money for donations to other non-profit Island
organizations and community services. It sponsors the LICC Newsletter; L. I. Phone List;
Roadside Clean-Up (late Mar); Pancake Breakfast (July 4th weekend); Salmon Barbecue
(mid-Sept); and Christmas Ship (mid-Dec). LICC's Office of the Archivist collects and
protects items pertinent to Lummi Island history. Contact Paul Davis if you can donate
originals or copies of historical documents, obituaries, family histories, photographs,
early real estate abstracts or anything else of historical significance.
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