Lopez AA meetings at the Children’s Center: Monday, Big Book, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 12×12, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon. Al-Anon family group meets every Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall of Grace Episcopal Church. Women’s meeting Wednesday, 4-5 p.m. (call 468-4648 or 468-0541 for location).
Washington State’s newest Scenic Byway is also the state’s first scenic route to include a “marine highway,” which is an historic canoe route of the Coast Salish peoples.
Bringing 15 different local conservation organizations together in a summit in celebration of Earth Day proved to be beneficial to all. “We all have similar goals,” said Lincoln Bormann, director of the San Juan County Land Bank. “It is helpful to meet like this to avoid working on cross purposes.”
The Enchanted Quilters of Lopez Island are offering a chance for all San Juan County quilters to get together for a day of sharing, talking about their craft, and socializing.
The Sea Goose, a 45-foot powered pontoon barge, was recently hauled out and underwent major work to turn her into “the mothership” for Islands’ Oil Spill Association, San Juan County’s only oil spill response organization.
From movie nights to storytelling to reading programs, the Lopez Library is a hub of activity for community members of all ages.
Lopez writers have been reading their work on the stage of Lopez Center since its grand opening in October of 1999.
With their sensitive skin and aquatic habitats, amphibians are some of the first creatures to feel pollution and environment change.
For the next month, Lopez Center is home to a vibrant collection of art created by Lopez Elementary students.
The diversity of organizations benefiting from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation’s latest round of grants represent the educational, technological, and social areas it strives to impact.
KLOI-FM 102.9 community radio station is on the air! Eight years after the concept of creating a local community radio station on Lopez Island was developed, the station went live on the airways on April 13.
To give you time to plan your entry, the 4th of July Parade Committee has announced the theme of the 2008 4th of July Parade on San Juan Island, “Island Animals on Parade,” a celebration of diverse island wildlife as well as special pets.
