“To me it’s the best time to be an author”.  Laurie McLean

LISTEN on this LINK show starts at 1:15pm PST. And will go on the KWPA website as a podcast March 1st.

Laurie McLean is an agent at Larsen Pomada Literary Agents in San Francisco. She represents adult genre fiction (romance, fantasy, science fiction, horror, westerns, mystery, suspense, thrillers, etc.) as well as children’s middle grade and young adult books.

For more than 20 years Laurie ran an eponymous public relations agency in California’s Silicon Valley. She is wise in the ways of marketing and publicity, negotiation, editing and a host of other business-critical areas. She is also a novelist herself, so she can empathize with the author’s journey to and through publication.

FOR LATER LISTENING - IOALaurieMcCleanLitAgent0113_12

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HAPPY PRESIDENTS DAY!

First annual Shamrock 5k run/walk

Times: Saturday March 17th St. Patrick’s Day 

8:30am Kids Dash (8 & Under)                                                                                                    9:00 am 5k Run/Walk                                                                                                              10:30am Awards Ceremony

                                            Starting Place: Coupeville Track (behind Elementary School)

Entry fees (includes shirt*): $25.00 pre-registration – $30.00 day of race

Race day registration: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. @ Coupeville Track

Pre-registration: Register online (see below) or mail printed registration form by March 8th, 2012

Register online: Click here to register via active.com

Prizes: Top Male & Female finisher for each age division will receive awards. (at least)

Contact information:  shamrock5k@coupevillepreschool.org

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ISLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM in Coupeville 

Feb. 4 thru Apr. 15; The Owl and the Woodpecker  

A fun and informative traveling exhibit from Seattle’s Burke Museum, celebrates the diversity and habitat of our two of our regions feathered friends through Paul Bannick’s book – The Owl and the Woodpecker.

Come see this wonderful exhibition ~ and bring the whole family.

Paul’s Book will be available for purchase at the museum gift and book store.

 The Owl and the Woodpecker (The Mountaineers Books, 2008), continues to be one of the bestselling bird books in North America, and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award for general non-fiction. National Public Radio’s blog recommended The Owl and the Woodpecker as one of the top five photography books of 2009.

Read Paul’s article about the inspiration, shooting and writing of his book in the Seattle Times  - by clicking the title below

From owls and woodpeckers, an indication of our future, and inspiration to fix it

WHIDBEY CHAT will have Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers on TODAY – Martin Luther King Day – to chat about the good work they do helping others on Whidbey.  

ANNUAL CENTRAL WHIDBEY HEARTS & HAMMERS VOLUNTEER WORKDAY - SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012

IF YOU NEED HOME REPAIR ASSISTANCE – THIS MAY BE FOR YOU

If you are a Whidbey Island homeowner in the Coupeville School DIstrict in need of volunteer help on your home, please telephone (360) 240-2964 and leave a voice message. A Hearts & Hammers intake volunteer will contact you and ask you a few questions to get you started through the process. If you have an immediate need involving health and safety issues in your home, please let us know that too.

Typical one-day volunteer efforts include but are not limited to projects such as:

• Deck repairs or replacements
• Roof or gutter repairs
• Wheel chair ramps
• Yard cleanup
• Plumbing repairs
• Electrical repairs
• Small carpentry repairs

Hearts & Hammers helps those who can demonstrate a physical or financial need. Homeowners who are financially and physically able to carry out home repair and rehabilitation projects DO NOT qualify for our assistance.