For this month’s book beat the Weekly went out on Lopez to get a little insight into what people are reading. With summertime comes better weather and bigger crowds, so does your reading change with the season? And just what is so great about reading in the summer time?
Hammock time has come again. Smell the fresh-mown grass, upend a cold one and nestle down with a diverting tale from the library.
“Native Plants, Textiles, Baskets: Inspired by Traditions of the Salish Sea” is the new show opening at Chimera Gallery June 12, and continuing through July 9.
The Fourth of July Parade is one of the highlights of celebrating the day on Lopez.
That yellow haze on your car is the sign of the allergy season. Millions of airborne particles of pollen and mold are entering your lungs right now as you read this. What are they doing in there?
June is “Dairy Month,” a designation begun in 1937 by the National Dairy Council as a way to encourage milk drinking and support dairy farmers. But before there were dairy associations promoting the milk, cream, butter, ice cream, yogurt and cheese we buy in markets today, many families had their own cow. And here on Lopez some still do.
Major Conjunction
Pacific Northwest artist Christa Malay’s work is being featured at the Governor’s Mansion Gallery. The exhibit opened May 12. The art pieces selected for this exhibition are images from her home and community on Lopez Island.
On May 11, a career spanning more than 40 years was celebrated. The only thing is, to the recipient Felicity Green, it didn’t feel that long at all.
Lopez Island stonemason David Anderson’s opinions are as strong as the materials with which he works. For example, he quickly…
Rita and Chris Elliott have a story about why they ended up doing what they do.
Watching the Wheels Turn…
