News
Youth mentors needed for Lopez Family Resource Center
The Lopez Island Family Resource Center's Mentor Program is looking for mentor volunteers. The Mentor Program matches youth…
News
Booster Club is $3000 away from winter sports goal
The Boosters have received $3000 in donations. With the OIEF matching grant of $5000, the organization is $3,000…
News
Public comment needed on proposed changes to geohazard and frequently flooded areas ordinance
The San Juan County Council has requested public comment on a few potential changes to the draft ordinance…
Sports
Islands Baseball and Softball League meeting for interested volunteers
The Orcas and Lopez Islands Baseball & Softball League will be meeting next week to begin pre-season planning.…
Life
SeaDoc honors scientist who helped eliminate toxic chemical flows into Salish Sea
SeaDoc Society contributed the following award announcement: BC Scientist John Elliott, who helped eliminate dioxin and furan discharge…
News
‘The Big One: Tsunami and Quake Impacts of a 9.0 Cascadia Quake’ talk to be hosted by county emergency management
The San Juan County Department of Emergency Management is hosting two lectures by Tim Walsh, State Geologist for…
Sports
Lopez volleyball tops Grace Academy
Lopez finished out their 2011 home schedule with a decisive victory over the Grace Academy Eagles. Lopez took…
Life
League of Women Voters releases ‘They Represent You’ pamphlet
The local chapter of the League of Women Voters has produced a flyer for public distribution called "They…
Letters to the Editor
Ideas for generating tourism on ferries | Letter
Tourism generates 120 million dollars a year for the San Juan Islands. People don’t know about the San…
Letters to the Editor
Critical Areas Ordinance update is about hard choices | Letter
Soon you will have the option of implementing, in a robust way, the recommendations of highly trained scientists,…
Letters to the Editor
Orcas Island Prevention Partnership thanks United Way | Letter
On behalf of Orcas Island Prevention Partnership (OIPP), we wish to express our appreciation to the United Way…
Letters to the Editor
Choose Dwight Guss for Port of Orcas commissioner | Letter
I have been an Orcas Port Commissioner for 16 years and have known Dwight Guss for eight of…
Letters to the Editor
Chuck Todd’s family is thankful for support | Letter
The family of Chuck Todd would like to take this time to thank our island family and friends…