Lopez Island News Archives

“I think it's just a way of finding illegal immigrants on the islands and it has nothing to do with homeland security”

Border patrol checks at the Anacortes ferry dock are upsetting may people who live in San Juan County. via KING-TV Seattle

“Last month I only tagged two signs on Orcas and two on Lopez”

Last summer when San Juan County Code Compliance Officer Jeff Wasnick began enforcing the County's Ordinance which prohibits most off-site advertising signs, he tagged 40 signs on Orcas one day and 20 on Lopez ... via Tacoma Daily Index

“I have been honored to coordinate Beach Watchers' training for these special volunteers”

The third class of San Juan County/WSU Beach Watchers graduate Thursday after attending nearly 100 hours of classroom training and field experience about the San Juans' marine and watershed environment. via Tacoma Daily Index

“The district is a very visible high energy user and has a big environmental impact on our community's ecology”

As an old Chinese proverb says, "If we don't change our direction, we are likely to wind up where we are headed." The Lopez Island based Citizens Stop Climate Change is sponsoring a conference on Friday, April ... via Tacoma Daily Index

“A student came up with the idea”

For the next month, Lopez Center is home to a vibrant collection of art created by Lopez Elementary students. via Tacoma Daily Index

“In the one-day event we make enough profit to help keep the village restrooms open. Tour de Lopez pays for half the costs to maintain the restrooms and grounds for the year. That's a huge factor in doing this”

The 2008 Tour de Lopez sold out a month before its event date. The annual bike tour of Lopez Island, which is non-competitive and open to all ages, has grown from a one-day event with several hundred people to ... via Tacoma Daily Index

A house being moved from Bakerview Road to Port Stanley Road on Lopez Island clipped trees and spread fiberglass insulation along the six-mile route late Thursday night and early Friday morning, April 11. via Tacoma Daily Index

“I'm impressed with the talent here on Lopez that has put this station together”

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 last weekend. via Tacoma Daily Index

The San Juan County Sheriff's Department reported responding to these calls: March 17: A Lopez Island man faces criminal charges after his dog bit a neighbor's dog during a clash of canines in the 300 block of ... via Tacoma Daily Index

“There are quite a number of possible locations on Orcas and Lopez Island but they need some additional improvement to make them safe.”

RideShare has come to Orcas Island. Owen Cheevers and Andrew Youngren of Orcas Island have taken the lead from Liza Michaelson, of San Juan Island, who created San Juan RideShare. via Tacoma Daily Index

“San Juan County continues to lead the region in protecting the marine environment. The success of our work depends on the many partner organizations and individual citizens who will be participating with us in ... our projects.”

County government and agencies are working together to ensure that the environment of the county's islands and waters is protected. via Tacoma Daily Index

Get a taste of spring at new Anacortes gallery shows - Petal Bounty,' A 38 by 50-inch oil on canvas by Alfred Currier, is one of a dozen pieces by the artist in - Skagit Legacy,' a highly anticipated show of ... via Anacortes American

“I'm very pleased by the response of the scientific and environmental communities in developing proposals for new aquatic reserves”

The San Juan Marine Resources Committee and the state Department of Natural Resources invite the public to three open houses to discuss the proposed San Juan Aquatic Reserve on state aquatic lands that surround ... via Tacoma Daily Index

“We decided to reduce the impact in half by allowing only unicyclists to take part.”

The Lopez Chamber of Commerce has announced that this year's Tour de Lopez, scheduled for Saturday, April 26 will be for unicyclists only. via Tacoma Daily Index

“As I came down Center Road this morning, I looked over to see if there were any swans on the lake and there he was”

Teri Linneman shot this picture of the Loch Ness monster this morning, in Hummel Lake on Lopez Island. via Tacoma Daily Index