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.
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.
County prevails in 'open meetings' lawsuit; appeal 'likely'
Although Judge Alan Hancock discussed and dismissed a number of factual and legal issues associated with the case, the crux of his decision, based upon Washington appellate precedents, stated that, “for the purposes of OPMA, a meeting occurs only if a majority or quorum of the governing body is present.”
Music that moves the soul comes to Lopez
There are numerous perks to watching Ruthie Foster perform. Two highlights are her bright smile and powerhouse voice that shakes not only the walls of any room, but moves your soul.
Parks’ volunteers help keep the land beautiful
Many people visit county parks on Lopez to enjoy the beaches, camp, have a barbecue with friends and family, or hike on the trails.
Of frogs and fungus | Natural History
Something is killing the world’s frogs and other amphibians, and some biologists regard the plague as the greatest ecological disaster since a small asteroid struck the earth roughly 65 million years ago – something thousands of times larger than the Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over south central Russia earlier this year.
Council airs dissatisfaction over aerial photos contract
Controversy over a contract for high-tech aerial photographs of San Juan County clouded the final meeting of the six-person council on May 7.
