Spotted fawn season
Contributed photo
Black-tailed Deer fawns, like the one pictured here, are in abundance in the San Juan Islands in the month of May. Read the accompanying article by Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation to find out how you can increase their chances for survival.
Council selects Enumclaw administrator for county manager post | Update
Thomas has been city administrator of the city of Enumclaw, population 10,669, Wash., since 2010. Before that, he was director of the city's Department of Community and Economic Development for five years.
Home Tour coming this fall
This year’s annual Lopez Community Center Home Tour will be Sept. 14. It may seem a long way off, but mark your calendar now to save that date for the once in a year opportunity to see some of Lopez’s most interesting homes. This will be the 10th annual Lopez Home Tour, the largest, most important fundraiser for the Lopez Center for the Community and the Arts.
Lopez School Musical Theatre
For the sixth year in a row, students in Lopez School’s Musical Theatre class will present an original musical play developed in their semester-long course.
Is OPALCO ready for broadband? We don’t think so | Guest column
No doubt that better and faster internet would bring economic, educational and communication benefits. Speaking personally, it is frustrating to pay Centurytel for 1.5 megabytes of download speed only to get as low as 0.02 Mbps or no internet at all.
Lopez golfers qualify for state
After the state qualifying tournament the following people earned spots to the state tournament: Marné Cook, Sarah Reeve, James Brant, Sam Heller, Brytt Weber. They will leave May 19 and return on May 22.
Biodynamic Farming workshop
The San Juan Islands Conservation District presents its third workshop in the 2013 Landowner Workshops & Events series. This interactive workshop explores sustainable and biodynamic farming and takes place on Lopez Island, Wednesday May 22 from 10am – 1pm.
Leadership San Juan Islands Class IX graduates
Leadership San Juan Islands Class IX will hold its graduation ceremony Friday, May 31, 11:30-1:45 p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange, 152 First St., in Friday Harbor. Leadership Tomorrow’s Executive Director, Jan Levy, will be the keynote speaker.
Summer workshop registration in full swing
Summer on Lopez means several things: tourists, warm weather and Lopez Summer Workshops! The Lopez Island Family Resource Center is coordinating over 60 workshops this year, with over 75 individual class sessions.
Mobile Dental Clinic a success on Lopez
Twenty-eight patients were seen during the Dental Van’s third visit to Lopez Island on May 3 and 4. The Mobile Dental Clinic is operated by Medical Teams International and provides free dental care for individuals who have no dental insurance, and who cannot regularly afford to see a dentist.
Mulligan resigns
On Thursday, May 16, the OPALCO Board of Directors accepted George Mulligan's resignation from the board with great appreciation and gratitude for his five years of service.
